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		<title>Here’s a Great Low Risk Alternative to Buying A Franchise or Starting Your Own Business</title>
		<link>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2011/12/09/here%e2%80%99s-a-great-low-risk-alternative-to-buying-a-franchise-or-starting-your-own-business/channel-sales-management-skills</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:29:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert J.  Weese</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most often when someone decides to become their own boss they only consider the two most common ways of getting into business for themselves. 1. Start your own business 2. Buy a franchise business Starting your own business burdens you with a 98% chance of failure within three years plus all the inevitable growing pains, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>B2B Sales Connections Earns Two Online Marketing Awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 20:32:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Small & Medium Business Management]]></category>
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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>
		<link>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2011/01/31/btob-marketing-important-trends-in-2011/small-medium-business-management</link>
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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>$3-Million Dollar Voice Mail</title>
		<link>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2010/09/30/3-million-dollar-voice-mail/sales-skills</link>
		<comments>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2010/09/30/3-million-dollar-voice-mail/sales-skills#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 20:48:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert J.  Weese</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Skills]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, Susan posted  a blog that generated a lot of discussion on the merits of leaving a voice mail. There were numerous comments left debating both sides of the issue. I would like to relay a quick voice mail story that happened at one of my clients this past week. The clients sales team had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is It Time to Close the File On That Stalled Prospect?</title>
		<link>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2010/07/07/close-file-stalled-sales-prospect/sales-skills</link>
		<comments>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2010/07/07/close-file-stalled-sales-prospect/sales-skills#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 03:57:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert J.  Weese</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As sales professionals we’ve all most likely had this problem with a prospect at one time or another.  They were a hot prospect sending you all the right buying signals and then all of the sudden they switched off.  Now they don’t return your calls.  They are unresponsive to your emails and you are left [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canada, the World is Watching our Recovery</title>
		<link>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2010/04/23/canada-the-world-is-watching-our-recovery/small-medium-business-management</link>
		<comments>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2010/04/23/canada-the-world-is-watching-our-recovery/small-medium-business-management#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:37:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert J.  Weese</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the last few weeks my email in box has been experiencing a new trend. International companies have been contacting me looking for Canadian businesses partner who can import, sell and distribute their products.  These international business people have been watching the recovery of the Canadian marketplace and see it as a great opportunity to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Over 85% of Customers Leave Because of Your Perceived Indifference!</title>
		<link>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2010/04/19/over-85-of-customers-leave-because-of-your-perceived-indifference/small-medium-business-management</link>
		<comments>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2010/04/19/over-85-of-customers-leave-because-of-your-perceived-indifference/small-medium-business-management#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert J.  Weese</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Small & Medium Business Management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I ran out of my communication record forms the other day and had to reorder more from the supplier. I have been using  them for over 15 years and still find it a great method of tracking conversations and follow-ups that will be entered into my electronic CRM.  The problem occurred when I tried to reorder [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Power of Networking</title>
		<link>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2010/03/02/the-power-of-networking/sales-skills</link>
		<comments>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2010/03/02/the-power-of-networking/sales-skills#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:31:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert J.  Weese</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Skills]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Technology is creating a new generation of teens and adults who believe the only effective communication is Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, &#38; text messages.  I will be the first to admit you need to know how to use these technologies if you want to grow your business  but even major online social forums are incorporating the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Semi-Retired Sales Professionals Needed!</title>
		<link>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2010/01/07/semi-retired-sales-professionals-needed/sales-career-advice</link>
		<comments>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2010/01/07/semi-retired-sales-professionals-needed/sales-career-advice#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:28:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert J.  Weese</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Career Advice]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a growing movement in small and mid-sized Canadian companies that are searching for ways to connect with recently retired or semi retired business professionals. They are in need of people who can provide knowledge and experience in areas their own management team is lacking.  Many of these companies have built successful organizations but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Better Questions to Create More Sales Wins</title>
		<link>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2009/11/09/better-questions-to-create-more-sales-wins/sales-skills</link>
		<comments>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2009/11/09/better-questions-to-create-more-sales-wins/sales-skills#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:32:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert J.  Weese</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Skills]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Look for Unrecognized Problems &#38; Unanticipated Solutions One of the best sales questioning techniques I ever learned was from a former boss &#38; mentor.  He delivered a training session that taught us when a customer gave a key requirement statement we had to take a moment and ask ourselves “which means”?   The key was to [...]]]></description>
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