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		<title>Why Your Prospect Can&#8217;t Return Your Voice Mail</title>
		<link>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2011/05/17/why-your-prospect-cant-return-your-voice-mail/sales-skills</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 15:46:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems like one of the most discussed topics in the online sales networks these days is how can sales people get more prospects to return their voice mail messages.   My answer to you is, regardless of the actual message itself, you first have to stop making the mistakes that make it impossible for the [...]]]></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>Just Making More Calls Doesn&#8217;t Guarantee Sales Success</title>
		<link>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2010/10/18/just-making-more-calls-doesnt-guarantee-sales-success/sales-skills</link>
		<comments>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2010/10/18/just-making-more-calls-doesnt-guarantee-sales-success/sales-skills#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Skills]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you find that there are just not enough hours in a day?  Are you working long hours, making call after call, but you still don’t sell enough to even come close to reaching quota?  If you answered yes to these questions, you may be one of the many sales representatives who mistakenly believe that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When You Should Prospect</title>
		<link>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2010/01/27/when-you-should-prospect/sales-skills/quick-sales-tips-sales-skills</link>
		<comments>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2010/01/27/when-you-should-prospect/sales-skills/quick-sales-tips-sales-skills#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:35:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Quick Sales Tips]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is dangerous to believe that every company in your target market can buy from you at any time. For example, it is unlikely that you would lease a new car today when your current lease still has two years left. Know how often your prospects buy your products. This is not the same as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Slow Down When Leaving a Voice Mail</title>
		<link>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2009/10/21/slow-down-when-leaving-a-voice-mail/sales-skills/quick-sales-tips-sales-skills</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:32:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No one returning your voice mails? That&#8217;s probably because you are speaking too fast! When you are leaving your phone number on a voice mail, write it down at the same time. That will ensure you speak slowly enough so that your voice mail recipient will be able to write it down too! Aim Higher! [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Telephones Blunders Can Be Killing Your Job Search!</title>
		<link>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2009/08/29/5-telephones-blunders-can-be-killing-your-job-search/sales-career-advice</link>
		<comments>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2009/08/29/5-telephones-blunders-can-be-killing-your-job-search/sales-career-advice#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 14:51:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert J.  Weese</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you committing 5 Telephone blunders that are recking your business opportunities? ]]></description>
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		<title>To Script or Not To Script!</title>
		<link>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2009/08/11/to-script-or-not-to-script/sales-skills</link>
		<comments>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2009/08/11/to-script-or-not-to-script/sales-skills#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:32:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Skills]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://b2bscblog.com/?p=89</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Whether it’s a prospecting approach, a fact find, or a presentation, there has always been plenty of disagreement among sales professionals as to whether what will be said should be scripted ahead of time.  Those that say that every sales call should be scripted, regardless of its purpose, believe that without a preplanned script, important [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stuck In Voice Mail?</title>
		<link>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2009/08/10/stuck-in-voice-mail/sales-skills/quick-sales-tips-sales-skills</link>
		<comments>http://www.b2bscblog.com/2009/08/10/stuck-in-voice-mail/sales-skills/quick-sales-tips-sales-skills#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:05:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don’t always leave the same voice mail messages for prospects.  Script a series, each with a different benefit statement.   With persistence, sooner or later one benefit message will induce the prospect to return your call. Aim Higher! Susan A. Enns, B2B Sales Connections www.b2bsalesconnections.com]]></description>
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