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		<title><![CDATA[Bill Gate's Absolute Worst Sales Pitch]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=6788]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Bill Gates using the computer game Doom to sell Windows.  Ugh! by Geoffrey James]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:30:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sales Culture: Interview with Bill Gates]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=6761]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A brief, previously unpublished interview with the Gates. by Geoffrey James]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:30:27 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Overcome Your Fear of Cold Calling!]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=6792]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Keith Rosen on how to overcome the fear of cold-calling. by Geoffrey James]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:30:50 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Reach ANY Executive in 10 Easy Steps!]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=6723]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A ten-step process for getting a meeting with a C-level executive. by Geoffrey James]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:30:28 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Persuasion Gifts: Do's and Don'ts]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=6772]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A video explaining how to "gift" prospects to develop an opportunity. by Geoffrey James]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:30:01 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[QUIZ: Choose the Best Customer Champion]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=6748]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Test your ability to select the right customer "sponsor" by Geoffrey James]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:30:56 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How to Bypass a Customer's SPAM Filter]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=6709]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Five rules for ensuring that your sales email gets through. by Geoffrey James]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:56:10 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Will Microsoft Disable PCs With Pirated Content?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=6676]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Might Microsoft disable systems with pirated software on them? by Geoffrey James]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:30:51 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sales Reps as Superheroes!  Good Idea?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=6670]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A comic book with superhero sales reps!  Will it sell? by Geoffrey James]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:30:02 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Annoying Co-Workers: A Field Guide]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=6071]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A gallery of really irritating people you work with. by Geoffrey James]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:39:33 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is Sales Forecasting Worth the Effort?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=6622]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Sales forecasting is mostly a useless political exercise. by Geoffrey James]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:54:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The 7 Laws For Buying B2B]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=6606]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The secret rules of a professional buyer. by Geoffrey James]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:30:37 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[10 MORE Sales Tips from "Seinfeld"]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=6595]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[More sales tips from the popular television program. by Geoffrey James]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:30:01 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pay the Bonuses But Fire the CEOs]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=6592]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Don't stiff the sales pros; fire the banking CEOs who hired them. by Geoffrey James]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:30:32 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Are Sales Objections Real?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=6589]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you spending too much time answering objections? by Geoffrey James]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:30:31 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Can an Introvert Succeed in Sales?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=6577]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A brief investigation of the psychology of selling. by Geoffrey James]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:51:51 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How To Kill an Objection -- For Good!]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=5212]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A technique from Tom Hopkins for answering sales objections. by Geoffrey James]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:30:45 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Quiz: What's the Best Opening Question?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=6550]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[How to turn an airplane conversation into a sales opportunity by Geoffrey James]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:30:15 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[6 Ways to Really Irritate a Customer]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=6545]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A tongue-in-cheek list of things not-to-do when calling on customers. by Geoffrey James]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:19:35 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Can You Survive a Layoff?  Find Out Now!]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=6531]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A quiz to assess your ability to cope with corporate downsizing. by Geoffrey James]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:30:59 -0800</pubDate>
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