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		<title>How Sales People Should Organize Their Time</title>
		<link>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2012/02/17/how-sales-people-should-organize-their-time/sales-career-advice</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:20:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I overheard a sales rep say, &#8220;I would love to sell more but I just don&#8217;t have the time to prospect.&#8221; In the same week, a friend said &#8220;I would love to be healthier but I don&#8217;t have the time to work out.&#8221; Please! When we say we don&#8217;t have the time to do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Different Way To Deliver Product Training</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:13:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Product knowledge is critical for a sales representative&#8217;s success.  After all, every sales representative must understand the product or service they are selling, otherwise they couldn&#8217;t sell it. The mistake most sales managers make however, is they conduct long product knowledge sessions, sometimes lasting for days, and all the time is spent memorizing features and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Follow The Job Ad Instructions!</title>
		<link>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2012/02/01/follow-the-job-ad-instructions/sales-career-advice</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:19:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Career Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[b2b sales]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[All job ads include the potential employer&#8217;s preferred method for you to apply for the available position. Some prefer a resume by email, others still prefer fax, while others request you apply via the company&#8217;s website. Whatever the stated method, you should follow the instructions and apply as directed.  Applicants who call a recruiter when [...]]]></description>
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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>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Management Skills]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Small & Medium Business Management]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[business management]]></category>
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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>
				<category><![CDATA[Quick Sales Tips]]></category>
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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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		<comments>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2012/01/19/seek-inspiration-how-to-stay-motivated/sales-skills#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:28:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>christopher@invokeselling.com</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Skills]]></category>
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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>How Should B2B Sales Managers Assign Sales Territories?</title>
		<link>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2012/01/18/how-should-b2b-sales-managers-assign-sales-territories/sales-management-skills</link>
		<comments>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2012/01/18/how-should-b2b-sales-managers-assign-sales-territories/sales-management-skills#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:50:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Management Skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[b2b sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business to Business Sales]]></category>
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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>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>
		<comments>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2012/01/16/start-the-new-year-off-right-with-these-free-tools-from-b2b-sales-connections/sales-skills#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:14:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[b2b sales]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[goal setting]]></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>
		<link>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2012/01/12/is-your-glass-half-full-or-half-empty/sales-skills</link>
		<comments>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2012/01/12/is-your-glass-half-full-or-half-empty/sales-skills#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:26:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[b2b sales]]></category>
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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>Is It Time to Fire Your Non Producing Sales Rep?</title>
		<link>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2012/01/10/is-it-time-to-fire-your-non-producing-sales-rep/sales-management-skills</link>
		<comments>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2012/01/10/is-it-time-to-fire-your-non-producing-sales-rep/sales-management-skills#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:52:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Management Skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[b2b sales]]></category>
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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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