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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>I Hate Cold Calls!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 22:12:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert J.  Weese</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[‘I hate cold calling”. Have you heard that line a thousand times or more in your sales career?  Or how about the promise to “never make another cold call again”.  Let’s not forget the ever popular “cold calling is dead”.  Of course there are tons of books, articles, blogs and tirades about the death of [...]]]></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>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:32:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert J.  Weese</dc:creator>
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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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		<title>Sales People and the Dreaded “WHATEVER”</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:42:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert J.  Weese</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was recently announced that the most annoying saying in the English language is “whatever”.   At first I dismissed the trivial nature of the finding with my own thoughts of “who cares” and then I realized the reason this has become so prevalent can be seen as a warning to sales people &#38; marketing departments [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Listen Your Way Into More Sales by Marshall W. Northcott</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:22:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since founding SMP Strategies (a.k.a. Elite Training Systems) in 2001, I have partnered with dozens of sales organizations in varying capacities to elevate individual and team performance and increase overall revenue generation and profitability.
Through the delivery of public workshops and customized on-site training, I have educated thousands of consultative sales professionals using personally developed training programs.
Authored three books on the disciplines of professional selling which are available in retail stores across Canada.
Contracted by several organizations to develop and build customized sales training programs and manuals for internal client usage.
Have worked in a one-on-one coaching capacity with hundreds of individuals to sharpen mindset, elevate sales skills, broaden business knowledge, enhance managerial abilities and implement proven strategies and processes for personal and professional success.]]></description>
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