. . . . . . . . . . . "Closing is a sales term which refers to the process of making a sale. The sales sense springs from real estate, where closing is the final step of a transaction. In sales, it is used more generally to mean achievement of the desired outcome, which may be an exchange of money or acquiring a signature. Salespeople are often taught to think of _targets not as strangers, but rather as prospective customers who already want or need what is being sold. Such prospects need only be \"closed\"."@en . . . . . . "1090628461"^^ . . . . . . "Closing (sales)"@en . . . "6569590"^^ . . . "8102"^^ . . "Closing is a sales term which refers to the process of making a sale. The sales sense springs from real estate, where closing is the final step of a transaction. In sales, it is used more generally to mean achievement of the desired outcome, which may be an exchange of money or acquiring a signature. Salespeople are often taught to think of _targets not as strangers, but rather as prospective customers who already want or need what is being sold. Such prospects need only be \"closed\"."@en .

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