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Emanuel Carpenter

Emanuel Carpenter is the author of A Job Ain't Nothing But Work and the novel Where is the Love?. His work has been published by Little, Brown and Company, the Midwest Book Review, Rock Publications, and Bylines Publishing. Carpenter is a graduate of Capital University and a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.

He has prospected for some of the best brands in the world, including Salesforce.com, Freightliner, and SAP. Carpenter lives in Greater Atlanta.

Carpenter lives in greater Atlanta with his family.

 

How to Dominate in Cold Calling and Earn Six Figures Doing It
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Published: April 18, 2012
Words: 29565 (approximate)

You can earn $100,000 a year cold calling!

What’s more, you can do it without ever calling anyone at home or closing a single deal yourself. Written by a former gatekeeper turned lead generation expert who still makes up to 80 calls per day, this book will give you the skills you need to become a business-to-business cold calling expert. In it you will learn how to:

  • Get Past Gatekeepers
  • Get High-Ranking Executives on the Phone
  • Say the Exact Words to Create Interest and Set Up Meetings with Decision Makers
  • Start a Lead Generation Program From Within Your Company
  • Leave Voicemails That Result in Returned Calls
  • Use E-mail, Social Media, Direct Mail, and Press Releases to Enhance Calling Efforts
  • Use Vetting Strategies to Avoid Calling Lists with Bad Data
  • Provide Highly Qualified Leads to Companies Whose Products Sell For Six Figures or More.
  • And So Much More…

 

Dead Guys Don't BuyDead Guys Don't Buy: A Winner's Guide to Cold Calling LIVE Prospects Successfully
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Paperback: 160 pages
Publisher: Forest Wade Press (April 2, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0977107140
ISBN-13: 978-0977107148
Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches

Does cold calling give you cold feet? Ask the average salesperson that question, and he will honestly tell you yes. If you're one of them we have good news; help is on the way! "Dead Guys Don't Buy" is filled with helpful and well-thought-out advice for professionals who must cold call well for a living. This book includes instructions on how to create a primo calling list so that you don't waste time calling dead guys, how to get past gatekeepers, when and when not to leave voice mails and how often, how to overcome objections, "The 10 Commandments of Cold Calling," and much more. It's the perfect reference guide for those who struggle with the challenges involved with cold calling and want to master the art of prospecting.

 

A Job Ain't Nothing but Work: Confessions of a Corporate Negro
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Paperback: 108 pages
Publisher: PublishAmerica (September 15, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1413703232
ISBN-13: 978-1413703238
Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.6 x 0.3 inches

This office based book documents the stupidity that people endure when going through the process of finding, working, and losing a job. Carpenter discusses creative ways of dealing with a range of topics such as receiving rejection letters, using the bathroom at work, understanding the psychos you call co-workers, getting sentenced to a cubicle, the consequences of not being a "team player," getting fired, plotting your revenge, and many other side splitting topics that are sure to keep you bent over with laughter.

 

Where Is the Love?
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Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Forest Wade Press (October 20, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0977107108
ISBN-13: 978-0977107100
Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches

As his wife packs to leave him, a bitter sales manager on the verge of his second divorce from Angela, his Southern Belle wife, reminisces about their relationship as well as the relationships of his past. This includes his relationship with his first wife, whose name he will not utter for fear of invoking demons, his experience with his first love, Jessica, with whom he shared his first sexual experience, his times with Brandy, his high-school sweetheart, and even a rendezvous with Una, a woman he meets on a business trip in Germany who does not speak English. Before it's all over, he hopes to get over his past, deal with the present and move on with his life. This book pulls no punches when discussing the pitfalls and hardships of love, sex, marriage and divorce. It is an edgy, sexy, witty and realistic page turner that examines the fragility of relationships.

 

Some Books Reviewed by Emanuel Carpenter for AALBC.com

The Black-Print: Black America's Blueprint for Achieving Wealth, Prosperity and Respect by Malik Green
http://reviews.aalbc.com/the_black-print.htm

Such a Pretty Face By Gabrielle Goldsby
http://aalbc.com/reviews/such_a_pretty_face.htm

Grandpa! Tell Us a Story; Drinking From Ancient Wells by Orchester Benjamin
http://aalbc.com/reviews/grandpa_tell_us_a_story.htm

Black Man under the Deep Blue Sea: Memoirs of a Black Commercial Diver in Southeast Asia By Tony Wells
http://reviews.aalbc.com/black_man_under_sea.htm

Shadows of the Blues by Whitney J. Leblanc
http://reviews.aalbc.com/shadows_of_the_blues.htm

Never As Good As the First Time by Mari Walker
http://aalbc.com/reviews/never_as_good_as_the_first_time.htm

 

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