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		<title><![CDATA[The Next Great Sales Tool: Marijuana?!?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=6358]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[When it's legal, will sales professionals get stoned with their clients? by Geoffrey James]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:20:54 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sales Tool: Are You Ready to Close?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=5685]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[      Here's a quick way to assess whether you're ready to close.Â Â  Before asking for the business, ask yourself the following six questions YES or NO.    	Have you already helped the customer in some way?  	Does the customer think your offering...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:30:31 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Use First Impressions as Sales Tools]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=5145]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This week we're discussing opening remarks.Â  (CLICK here to vote on your favorite!) Amazingly, many people still believe that it's best to start a sales presentation exactly like every other business presentation -- with a personal introduction, a summary of the presentation, or a funny story. I think that's nuts....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:24:53 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Twitter as a Sales Tool?  Uhhh... No.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=4893]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[There's been plenty of silly-speak floating around about using Twitter as a sales tool.Â  For example, one article "Increase Your Business Sales Using Twitter" has spawned all over the web.Â  Here's a quick excerpt:  Yes of course, you can make money from twitter, and you can turn a good...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:40:53 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Poll: Promo Items as Sales Tools?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=697]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Starting this year, sales reps for drug companies will no longer be able to provide doctors with pens, coffee mugs, staplers, etc. emblazoned with product and corporate logos.    I'll bet that pharmaceutical sales reps aren't all that crushed.    I have never, ever, bought a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:30:24 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Never Cold Call: Alternative Sales Tool To Cold Calling]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1143289]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Cold calling used to be a very effective tool in sales. However, the effectiveness of this sales technique is waning. Many people are not too keen in entertaining unexpected calls and visits anymore because of the sheer number of cold calls they receive everyday. It is very likely for a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Extraordinary Experiences as Sales Tools]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=610]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The following video is an interview with Mike Pierce, a sales professional and sales trainer who ran two marathons in Antarctica.  I like this video because it shows that you don't have to go up in space ship or date a princess in order to become truly memorable. by...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:30:29 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Best Sales Tool: Smartphone or Notebook?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Best Sales Tool: Smartphone or Notebook?Smartphone or Notebook?I don't think smartphones are up to the task for someone who must stay "connected."  The issue -- screen size.  (Sorry to hear about the stewardess's comment, Geoffrey.  I feel your pain.)I'm a technology junkie (gadgets, hardware and software, too)....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:23:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Best Sales Tool: Smartphone or Notebook?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=345]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[    I've been catching some buzz among the salesfolk community that they're in love with their smartphones.  Today's smartphone (whether Iphone, Blackberry or whatever) is now capable of reasonably-sized emails, CRM support, contact management, and even simple presentations (fed through a monitor, natch.)   ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:30:16 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Questions To Ask Interviewers]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=397495]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Asking juicy questions also tells your interviewer you've done your homework. It shows you understand the key issues and challenges likely to be involved in the job. In fact, you may find your effort to gather information is a more effective sales tool than your astute, insightful answers. This paper...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Web 2.0 as a Sales Tool...Not!]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/5208-13076-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=1281&messageID=5245&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Web 2.0 as a Sales Tool...Not!Agree to DisagreeThe review sites do a very good job of filtering out specious reviews --not all but most.What we forget is that in a cusotmer centric approach it was always about the customer -- the customer now has the means to take back control...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:43:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Web 2.0 as a Sales Tool...Not!]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=168]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A great truism of writing about business and technology is that whenever you try to inject sanity into the discussion of some over-hyped techno-fad, somebody is virtually guaranteed to respond with computer industry conventional wisdom.  Earlier this week, I posted a criticism of Web 2.0.  (It's HERE.) ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 04:00:48 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why Industry Analysts are Sales Tools]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=96]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In the Catching Flack blog, the normally brilliant Travis Van complains about analysts stealing your ideas and putting them into their reports.  Say what?  This is a problem that every firm should have.  The whole point of dealing with analysts is to get them to see the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 06:08:06 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why Industry Analysts are Sales Tools]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/5208-13076-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=809&messageID=3012&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Why Industry Analysts are Sales Toolsonly when the analyst has influence ...My main points (or at least, what I was trying to say ...) were that when your target customers are NOT reading the said analysts reports ... and the analysts are lifting your perspective on the landscape (without any...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:38:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Open Houses Can Be a Useful Sales Tool]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=266081]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The author was taking the pulse of the local real estate market a few days ago, and was interested to learn that, in some of the neighborhoods where sales have slowed to a crawl, open houses are again in demand. Although most real estate agents the author knows have never...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ford hopes high-priced supercar proves powerful sales tool.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5553/is_200411/ai_n22267601]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[By Terry Box, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune  Business News    By Terry Box, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune  Business News  ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Nov 2004 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Client testimonials are a dynamic sales tool.(Viewpoint)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5262/is_200405/ai_n20387618]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The words of a satisfied customer are powerful tools for building  trust, promoting your business reputation, and increasing sales and  profitability. Testimonials "speak" to potential customers in  an honest, believable way, so let your custo  The words of a satisfied customer are powerful tools for building...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Morbid curiosity as a sales tool.(Prime Time)(John Ritters television show will continue despite his death)(Brief Article)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5053/is_200309/ai_n18346774]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Here's the regrettably indelicate question of the week:  What's the impact of John Ritter's death on ABC's upfront  sales packages?       For now, buyers and the network say, probably none. Sources say no  buyers have asked to be let out of his...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Listening: Your Best Sales Tool]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=49515]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This article says that the most important skill you can develop is the ability to listen and understand customers. It also explains few tips on the importance of becoming a great listener. Listening is hard work that pays off in the long run. Be an excellent listener and build trust....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Make Your Web Site a Sales Tool 2]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=49537]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This article says that businesses that survive this initial Internet craze will be those that know how to implement marketing strategies that work on, and off, the Internet. It also explains few key strategies for developing an Internet marketing strategy that leads to sales like developing an Internet marketing plan,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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