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		<title>Selling Major Accounts: Strategic Approaches Pay Off</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Arnoff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Do you experience any of the following with your key accounts? Missing information, which if discovered earlier in the sales cycle, would either improve your closing odds or disqualify the opportunity? Difficulty gaining access to the ultimate decision makers? Stalls after proposals and quotes are submitted An increase in negotiation attempts Heightened competitive activity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tough Times Sales &amp; Marketing Strategies</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:19:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Arnoff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[      Even during the worst depression, approximately 20-25% of the companies in your industry increase their sales!  Are you one of them?  Do you have the right strategies? In our current economic climate, many salespeople and managers are indeed looking for effective ways to boost their results.  Here are some &#8220;tough times&#8221; sales strategies in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Discounting:  Don&#8217;t Do It !!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 21:52:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Arnoff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Closing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sales Strategies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Customers are trained to asked for discounts and negotiate.  Why?  Because salespeople often oblige and fail to realize that the customer already perceives a benefit and wants to maximize value by getting these benefits at a lower price.  And salespeople, hearing repeated price objections, begin to themselves believe that their products and services are not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Effective Sales Meetings</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 22:48:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Arnoff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ask any salesperson.  Sales meetings can either be a very positive, motivating experience or a boring waste of time!  While many sales managers make a real effort to stage effective sales meetings, many meetings still fall short of salespeople&#8217;s expectations.  Below are some ideas for revving up your sales meetings: SET AND PUBLISH AN AGENDA: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You Get What You Negotiate</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 22:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Arnoff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Closing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been said, &#8220;you get what you negotiate&#8221; and &#8220;if you don&#8217;t ask for it, you&#8217;ll never get it.&#8221;  Indeed, one hallmark of a sales pro is his or her success in negotiating business deals. Effective negotiating is a matter of both skill and attitude.  So, use the following tips to negotiate your way [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Pain, No Gain: Avoiding Stalls and Delayed Closes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 21:17:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Arnoff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Closing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Questioning & Needs Assessment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Having analyzed successful sales practices at more than 250 firms over the last 20 years, we&#8217;ve seen one key practice that differentiates average sales performers from great ones&#8211;their ability to uncover and then magnify prospect/client pain (needs) to motivate quick action and achieve higher sales levels. Indeed, any decent salesperson can sell within the customer&#8217;s time frame, educate them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Generating Incremental Sales via Customer Service Teams</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 22:35:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Arnoff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Customer Service Selling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Strategies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[   Companies facing sales challenges are finding innovative ways of boosting sales without significantly increasing their costs or staffing levels&#8211;how? They&#8217;re developing programs that allow their customer service and technical support teams to identify needs and leads, cross-sell, up-sell and help close key accounts.  To pave the way for success, these companies usually provide their service people, who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Traditional Sales Closes &#8212; An Ineffective Strategy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 22:23:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Arnoff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Closing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Performance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, closing sales can be difficult, especially during the Great Recession.  Although we can&#8217;t control macro economic factors, we do have control over our sales approach and ultimate results.      In fact, recent research indicates that, particularly in sales requiring multiple sales calls, the use of classical sales closing techniques can negatively impact conversion rates and sales [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sales Team Coaching Pays!</title>
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		<comments>http://sales-alliance.com/sales-team-coaching/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:18:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Arnoff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Coaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[  Several studies confirm that one-time sales training seminars do not result in permanent improvement in sales skills or behaviors.  Why? When salespeople tried a new technique, they often felt awkward.  And the technique may not have worked for them the first or second try.  Consequently, salespeople often &#8220;scrapped&#8221; the new, unsuccessful sales technique and reverted back to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Successful Sales Questioning Techniques</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:03:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Arnoff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Questioning & Needs Assessment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[                                                        In sales situations there are questions that, although we hesitate to call them &#8221;dumb,&#8221; are inappropriate or even detrimental to sales results.  For example, asking an executive-level prospect a question such as &#8220;what does your company do?&#8221; or &#8220;what are your company&#8217;s main products?&#8221; shows the decision maker that the salesperson hasn&#8217;t done his or her homework.  Moreover, if the prospect does choose to [...]]]></description>
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