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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>What To Do When Your Customer Asks for a Discount</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:24:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t automatically offer a discount when a customer asks for one.  Justify your value first.  Before you drop your price, ask the customer what they would like to remove from the package.  Psychology proves that people would rather pay more than lose something they see as valuable to them. For more quick sales tips, download [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seek Inspiration&#8230;How to Stay Motivated</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:28:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you wake up every day excited to face the world, finding new ways to motivate yourself?  Are ready to tackle the challenges and take advantage of the opportunities that have crossed your path?  Do you find yourself delirious with joy at the thoughts of what’s possible for you?  If your answers to the above [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Start The New Year Off Right With These Free Tools from B2B Sales Connections!</title>
		<link>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2012/01/16/start-the-new-year-off-right-with-these-free-tools-from-b2b-sales-connections/sales-skills</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:14:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sales Career Advice]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy New Year! It’s at this time of the year when many of us evaluate the past and look forward to a better future. To help you make 2012 everything you want it to be, we wanted to offer you some of our most popular sales tools for free from the B2B Sales Connections Free [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Your Glass Half Full or Half Empty?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:26:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post comes to us from Paul Letendre, a sales executive with extensice experience in food service sales. Half-Empty? It’s part of the ballgame, we will get discouraged from time to time.  At this time of year, it is especially common.  There is a lot of business uncertainty as to what the New Year will bring.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Best Sales Activities for December!</title>
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		<comments>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2011/12/15/the-best-sales-activities-for-december/sales-skills#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:02:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you look at the calendar, there are really only about 5 selling days left in the year.  You are hurrying around, doing whatever it takes to close every sale possible before year end so you can make quota and earn your annual bonus.  However you are waiting until after the holidays to prospect for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Can You Increase the Productivity of Your Sales Team?</title>
		<link>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2011/11/28/how-can-you-increase-the-productivity-of-your-sales-team/sales-management-skills</link>
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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>Wishing For Sales Improvement Is Not Enough To Make It Happen!</title>
		<link>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2011/11/23/wishing-for-sales-improvement-is-not-enough-to-make-it-happen/sales-skills</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:54:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was sitting in on a sales meeting recently. One sales representative whose sales results exceeded all the other representatives combined was being praised for his outstanding sales results by his manager. Another sales person whose results put him very close to the bottom of the leader board asked what the secret was to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The New Business Etiquette</title>
		<link>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2011/10/19/the-new-business-etiquette/sales-skills</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Technology has changed our lives forever.  We can now communicate with virtually anyone, anywhere at any time.  However, technology has also created a new set of rules for what I consider acceptable and unacceptable behavior.  Some believe this new business etiquette to be generational in nature; that since those who are younger grew up with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where Do You Set The Bar?</title>
		<link>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2011/09/20/where-do-you-set-the-bar/sales-skills/quick-sales-tips-sales-skills</link>
		<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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