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		<title>What Is Your Next Step To Close The Sale?</title>
		<link>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2011/07/20/what-is-your-next-step-to-close-the-sale/sales-skills</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 13:02:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many sales representatives absolutely dread their monthly sales forecasting meetings with their sales manager. Why? Often, it is because they really don’t know what is the next step to close the sale. More importantly, they also don’t know when that step is going to happen. As such, their forecasting accuracy is less than desired, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Your Sales Proposal Too Long?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 16:14:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regardless of how expensive or complicated your product is, a written proposal should not be longer than 6 pages. Too much information can actually slow or halt the sale, not move it forward. Your prospect only needs just enough of the right information to make a logical buying decision. Did you need of want detailed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your First Sale Is The Next Appointment!</title>
		<link>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2010/06/03/your-first-sale-is-the-next-appointment/sales-skills</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:23:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A common concern I hear from sales representatives is that they have trouble booking appointments to present their recommendations to their prospects.  Everything goes well in the needs analysis meetings, but when it comes time sit down and present the solutions, the prospect won’t return their calls. One of the biggest mistakes made by sales representatives [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sales Quote &#8211; Presentations</title>
		<link>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2010/02/09/sales-quote-presentations-4/sales-quotes</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:13:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Do not say a little in many words but a great deal in a few.&#8221; &#8211; Pythagoras 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>Put Your Price Quote On The Order Form!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:11:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you sell a simple or transactional product where the customer can make the buying decision very quickly, don’t write the price on a brochure when the prospect asks for a quotation.  Write the price on an order form instead.  Not only will this give the prospect the information he has requested, but it will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Your Proposal Too Long?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:32:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://b2bscblog.com/?p=1187</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Regardless of how expensive or complicated your product is, a written proposal should not be longer than 6 pages.  Too much information can actually slow or halt the sale, not move it forward.  Your prospect only needs just enough of the right information to make a logical buying decision.  Did you need of want detailed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You Can&#8217;t Sell Unless You Make Your Presentation!</title>
		<link>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2010/01/25/you-cant-sell-unless-you-make-your-presentation/sales-skills</link>
		<comments>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2010/01/25/you-cant-sell-unless-you-make-your-presentation/sales-skills#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:48:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you having trouble booking appointments to present your recommendations to your prospects?  Everything goes well in your needs analysis meetings, but when it comes time to sit down and present your solutions, the prospect won&#8217;t return your calls?  One of the biggest mistakes made by sales representatives is that they finish a needs analysis [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Proposal Templates Free Up Sales Time</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://b2bscblog.com/?p=1128</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Successful sales representatives know that proposal templates are a huge time saver when creating quotations.  All that should be needed to customize a proposal for a particular prospect is to change the customer information and the financial considerations.  Many studies show that sales people only spend about 25% of their time selling.  If you have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Is Your Price?</title>
		<link>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2009/11/26/what-is-your-price/sales-skills/quick-sales-tips-sales-skills</link>
		<comments>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2009/11/26/what-is-your-price/sales-skills/quick-sales-tips-sales-skills#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:10:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://b2bscblog.com/?p=861</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How do you tell your prospect your price? If you add adjectives like &#8220;our usual price&#8221;, &#8220;the suggested list price&#8221;, or &#8220;our regular price&#8221;, you are actually inviting the prospect to negotiate and ask for a lower price. Instead, try &#8220;the price is&#8221; and simply state the fact. Aim Higher! Susan A. Enns, B2B Sales [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Would You Like Some Fries With That?</title>
		<link>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2009/11/20/would-you-like-some-fries-with-that/sales-skills/quick-sales-tips-sales-skills</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:17:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Add related products to all of your proposals.  The reason fast food employees always ask you if you want some fries with that is because many people say yes.   Suggestion selling works.  You have nothing to lose and everything to gain, so why not ask?  The worst that can happen is you prospect says no.  [...]]]></description>
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