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		<title>The Best Marketing Automation Tools for B2B Lead Generation</title>
		<link>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2012/01/27/the-best-marketing-automation-tools-for-b2b-lead-generation/sales-management-skills</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:57:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although there are many out there who promise they have found it, there really is no magic bullet for lead generation.  When you get right down to it, the best marketing automation tools are the ones that put you in the right place at the right time, that being when the prospect is most likely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Should B2B Sales Managers Assign Sales Territories?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:50:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great question!  In fact, this subject has been debated among sales managers for years, and will continue to be for many years to come.  The reason is that there are as many ways to distribute B2B sales assignments as there are sales managers! The best way to distribute your b2b sales assignments is situation specific.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is It Time to Fire Your Non Producing Sales Rep?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:52:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many sales managers often ask themselves what they should do with their non producing sales respresentatives.  Is it time to sever the employer &#8211; employee relationship and let them go? To answer that question you first need to ask yourself if the non performing sales rep knows what needs to be done to be successful.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Can You Increase the Productivity of Your Sales Team?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:38:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A task.fm website visitor recently asked me to how can you increase the productivity of your sales team.  As it is a question I receive regularly, I thought I would share my answer here. The best thing a sales manager can do to increase the sales productivity of their sales team is to show them the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Eliminating Sales Quotas Increase Profits?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:58:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was recently asked by task.fm to answer a question received by one of their website visitors.  The question was:  Can eliminating sales quotas increase profits?  It&#8217;s an excellent question, so I thought I would share my answer here. Can eliminating sales quotas increase profits?  Absolutely not!   It simply won’t work in a performance based career.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sales Management Is No Place For Your Ego!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:05:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Successful sales managers understand they will be more successful when they work through and with other people, namely their sales team. They are confident with their personal selling abilities, but they also know that they will be more successful if they teach their team to sell and make them feel good about themselves while doing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where Do You Set The Bar?</title>
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		<comments>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2011/09/20/where-do-you-set-the-bar/sales-skills/quick-sales-tips-sales-skills#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:20:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether you are dealing with customers or managing a sales team, if you keep saying yes to exceptions, they will become expectations. Aim Higher! Susan A. Enns, B2B Sales Coach from B2B Sales Connections www.linkedin.com/in/susanenns, www.facebook.com/B2BSalesConnections, or www.twitter.com/SusanEnns]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Forget About Your Top Sales Performers!</title>
		<link>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2011/09/09/dont-forget-about-your-top-sales-performers/sales-management-skills</link>
		<comments>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2011/09/09/dont-forget-about-your-top-sales-performers/sales-management-skills#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:34:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you spend most of your time working with the sales representatives on your team who produce the least amount of sales? If you can&#8217;t remember the last time you did a joint sales call with your top performer, you need to make some changes. The 80/20 rule says: You spend 80 percent of your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Shorten Your Customers Buying Cycle!</title>
		<link>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2011/08/18/how-to-shorten-your-customers-buying-cycle/sales-skills</link>
		<comments>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2011/08/18/how-to-shorten-your-customers-buying-cycle/sales-skills#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:26:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert J.  Weese</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I used to work in an industry where the summer was a dead time for the sales team. The customers would shut their production down for a week or two. Contacts were on vacation and nothing moved. Then late August and early September would come and sales would start happening. This resulted in the sales [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Better Way To Publish Sales Contest Results</title>
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		<comments>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2011/08/10/a-better-way-to-publish-sales-contest-results/sales-management-skills#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:27:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to sales contests, it is important to communicate a sales representative&#8217;s progress towards winning. The more excitement you can generate, the better. In fact, many managers believe that the communication about the contest is more important than the prize itself.  When publishing the results, don&#8217;t just report how much has been sold [...]]]></description>
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