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		<title>The Best Marketing Automation Tools for B2B Lead Generation</title>
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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>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>&#8220;Because we have always done it that way!&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2011/07/28/because-we-have-always-done-it-that-way/sales-management-skills</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:20:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever been in an internal meeting and asked “why do we do that?”, only to receive the response “because we have always done it that way”?  Have you ever heard a prospect say the same thing in response to one of your fact find questions?  In my opinion, this is a very dangerous [...]]]></description>
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		<title>B2B Sales Connections Earns Two Online Marketing Awards</title>
		<link>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2011/03/31/b2b-sales-connections-earns-two-online-marketing-awards/small-medium-business-management</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 20:32:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am very pleased to announce that B2B Sales Connections has received two awards for our online marketing efforts. In addition to this blog, A Sales Compass, being recognized by Proteus B2B Marketing as “One of the Top B2B Blogs on the net”, we have also been chosen as a 2010 Constant Contact All Star Award Winner. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BtoB Marketing: Important Trends in 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is some great information from Chris Chariton, Vice President of Supplier Marketing and Marketing Services for GlobalSpec about business to business marketing trends for the  upcoming year. Aim Higher! Susan A. Enns, B2B Sales Connections www.b2bsalesconnections.com, www.linkedin.com/in/susanenns, or www.twitter.com/SusanEnns BtoB Marketing: Important Trends in 2011 By Chris Chariton 2011 is here and that means B2B [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get Organized With Excel Calendar Templates</title>
		<link>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2011/01/04/get-organized-with-excel-calendar-templates/sales-management-skills</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you turn the page to the New Year, I thought I would share with you a great website where you can download some great electronic and printable calendar and planner templates.  Vertex42 is a leading provider of Spreadsheet Templates, Calendars, and Calculators for Microsoft® Excel®, OpenOffice.org, and Google Docs.  Check out their free calendar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Reasons to Vote in the Municipal Election</title>
		<link>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2010/10/06/1943/small-medium-business-management</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 15:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert J.  Weese</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week a friend and fellow toastmaster Christin Fraser delivered a short speech on the impact of voting in the upcoming municipal elections. I was impressed by her “to the point” presentation and asked for a copy of her speaking notes to be used in our blog.  Christen researched her topic well and has put [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Life Threw a Curve Ball…And Now We’re in Business!</title>
		<link>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2010/08/04/life-threw-a-curve-ball%e2%80%a6and-now-we%e2%80%99re-in-business/small-medium-business-management</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Life Threw a Curve Ball…And Now We’re in Business! Here is my interview with Bizoomi.com, a great website for small business! http://bizoomi.com/2010/08/02/3028/ Aim Higher! Susan A. Enns, B2B Sales Connections www.b2bsalesconnections.com, www.linkedin.com/in/susanenns, or www.twitter.com/susanenns]]></description>
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		<title>What You Must Do Immediately When An Employee Leaves Your Company</title>
		<link>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2010/07/27/what-you-must-do-immediately-when-an-employee-leaves-your-company/sales-management-skills</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been trying to track down a billing issue with a company for over a month.  After sending yet another follow up email to my account manager today, I finally received a response.  It started out by saying “So-and-So is no longer with our company…”  The first thing that crossed my mind was how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seven Brutal Truths About Running A Successful Business</title>
		<link>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2010/06/11/seven-brutal-truths-about-running-a-successful-business/small-medium-business-management</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a great blog post from Lisa Larter about running a business.  Thought I would share it.  http://www.lisalarter.com/BlogThoughts/?p=351 Aim Higher! Susan A. Enns B2B Sales Connections www.b2bsalesconnections.com, www.linkedin.com/in/susanenns, or www.twitter.com/SusanEnns]]></description>
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