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		<title><![CDATA[Quiz: What's the Best Icebreaker?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=5375]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Scenario: You've just started an on-site sales call with a C-level customer executive.Ã‚Â  The handshake and greeting was cordial enough, but as you sit down, you sense a certain coldness.Ã‚Â  It's crucially important that you establish rapport with this decision-maker.Ã‚Â  Failure means you'll miss your quarterly quota.Ã‚Â  You need to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 05:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How to Cope with a Sales Disaster]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=4805]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This morning's post "Can This Sales Call Be Saved" presented five sales call disasters.Ã‚Â  Most bad sales calls aren't that dramatic, but they can still cause problems, and keep you from making quota.Ã‚Â  Here are five rules to remember when an important sales call goes south:    	RULE...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:30:02 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Quiz: Can This Sales Call Be Saved?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=4792]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[What can you do when a sales call goes bad?Ã‚Â  O'm not talking about the typical blip in the sales cycle.  I'm talking about a disaster that makes you cringe when you think about it, even years later.    Here are five classic real-life sales call disasters....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:30:38 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A Bad Sales Call: Funny Video]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=2298]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[It's Friday afternoon, so it's time for the funny sales video of the week. This short film shows a sales call that goes bad...really bad.Ã‚Â  However, note that the novice sales rep did get a signed deal.        [poll id="175"] by Geoffrey James]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:30:58 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[QUIZ: How To Save a Failing Sales Call]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=2271]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Scenario: You're meeting face-to-face with a prospect for the first time. You've done your planning and your research and you've entered the meeting with the right attitude.Ã‚Â  Even so, the prospect seems disengaged and uncommunicative, and you're not learning anything useful or moving the sales forward.Ã‚Â  If something doesn't change...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 05:30:23 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Importance of Strong Incentives]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2422-13723_23-238684.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Liz Cobb, founder and CEO of Makana Solutions, explains that compensation is what drives sales behavior. Good or bad, incentive plans can have unintended consequences. She shows how her company's visual tools can help sales managers design an effective plan.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:25:15 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The 5 Main Reasons Sales Calls Fail]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=2191]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ever wonder why some face-to-face sales calls win, but others fall flat?Ã‚Â  Wonder no more.Ã‚Â  According to sales uber-guru Neil Rackham, there are five main reasons for failure during a B2B sales call.Ã‚Â  And, luckily, they're ALL within YOUR control.Ã‚Â  Here they are:    A sales call is...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 11:30:43 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[General Motors Corporation March 2009 Global Sales Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-14028_23-284140.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Brian Johnson - Barclays Capital. Brian Johnson - Barclays Capital  In terms of the German-style scrappage program which the president endorsed yesterday  or, excuse me, on Monday - you mentioned a 1 million number. Ford had a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:29:07 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ford Motor Company March Sales Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Operator Instructions  Your first question comes from Rod Lache &#8211; Deutsche Bank Securities. Rod Lache &#8211; Deutsche Bank Securities I had two questions, first maybe you can give us some color on the cost of the advantage program, how is that just relative to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:30:18 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How to Research Prospects Faster]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chip Terry, VP & General Manager of Sales Intelligence at Zoom Info, explains how his company helps salespeople to qualify, not just quantify, good leads. By gathering data before a sales call, he says salespeople can save time for both themselves and their prospective clients.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:25:26 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sales Call Mistake! Don't Do This!!!]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=1617]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Occasionally I run across a particularly vital and informative example of sales training.Ã‚Â  This very short (1.5 minute) video provides an excellent illustration of something that should definitely be avoided during an important sales call.Ã‚Â  See if you can spot the dysfunctional behavior...       ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:30:43 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sales Call Mistake! Don't Do This!!!]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=1617]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Occasionally I run across a particularly vital and informative example of sales training.Ã‚Â  This very short (1.5 minute) video provides an excellent illustration of something that should definitely be avoided during an important sales call.Ã‚Â  See if you can spot the dysfunctional behavior...       ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:30:43 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Managing Change for Better Sales]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A changing economy can make your sales team underperform. Simon Frewer, Senior Engagement Manager of SEC Solutions, says the best way to manage change is to understand exactly what it is each salesperson on your team does, and then give them objective information on how to improve. By outlining how...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 09:19:41 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How to Handle an Insane Customer]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=667]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[    What do you do when the customer truly goes over the line?Ã‚Â  Here's a real-life situation that happened to one of Sales Machine's regular readers.Ã‚Â  It started as a typical "disgruntled customer" encounter but then escalated as follows:  I did my best to let the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:30:43 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[General Motors Corporation Global Sales Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-14028_23-257464.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, we will now proceed with the analyst portion of the question-and-answer session. (Operator&#8217;s Instructions). One moment please for our first question. And our first question comes from the line of John Murphy of Merrill Lynch. Please proceed with your question. John Murphy...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:45:31 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How to Have a Perfect Sales Call]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=661]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A video where SellingPower publisher Gerhard Gschwandtner interviews Linda about her new book and the idea that ever sales professional can have a perfect sales call. by Geoffrey James]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:30:01 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Video: a Psychopathic CEO?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=644]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This morning's post asked whether you would take "A Psychopathic CEO on a Sales Call?"Ã‚Â  Here's a video of a CEO who I would only take on a sales call if I wanted to completely creep out my customer.Ã‚Â  (Note: the still shot for the video shows the guy grilling...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:30:40 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A Psychopathic CEO on a Sales Call?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=575]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[    A couple of weeks ago, I posted a list of excellent suggestions from Gerhard Gschwandtner about "How to Sell in a Down Economy". Ã‚Â  One of those suggestions was: "Send the CEO out to sell.  If the CEO hasn't spoken with ten customers in the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 05:30:41 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Best Sales Questions To Ask On A Sales Call]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1166651]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[It's easy for prospective clients to get so caught up in life's day-to-day obligations that they miss the big picture, pushing aside major ongoing problems for the moment. But moments become hours, hours become days, days become years? And the customer's problems remain unsolved, buried in the quicksand of daily...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Coaching for Sales Managers]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2422-13723_23-212018.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Linda Richardson, Founder of Richardson Training, explains how managers can use her new book "Selling Power" to coach their employees. She breaks down a sales call into 5 steps-- connect, explore, leverage, resolve and act--to guide you through.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:53:18 -0800</pubDate>
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