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	<title>A Sales Compass - A Blog by B2B Sales Connections</title>
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	<description>B2B Sales Connections - Helping You Achieve Your Sales Potential!</description>
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		<title>Sales Quote &#8211; Motivation</title>
		<link>http://b2bsalesconnections.com/wpblog/2010/03/17/sales-quote-motivation-46/sales-quotes</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:36:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;If you think you are too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito.&#8221; &#8211; Anita Roddick
Aim Higher!
Susan A. Enns, B2B Sales Connections
www.b2bsalesconnections.com, www.linkedin.com/in/SusanEnns, or www.twitter.com/SusanEnns
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		<title>Trade Show Budget Been Slashed?</title>
		<link>http://b2bsalesconnections.com/wpblog/2010/03/16/trade-show-budget-been-slashed/small-medium-business-management</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:34:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Small & Medium Business Management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Has your trade show budget been slashed?  Is your display just a way for your competitors to check you out?  No new prospects visiting your booth, only those you invited to the show?  Try an open house at your office location instead.  It is less expensive, takes less time to set up, and it can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Always Send a Cover Letter!</title>
		<link>http://b2bsalesconnections.com/wpblog/2010/03/11/always-send-a-cover-letter/sales-career-advice</link>
		<comments>http://b2bsalesconnections.com/wpblog/2010/03/11/always-send-a-cover-letter/sales-career-advice#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:25:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert J.  Weese</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Career Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cover letter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[How to get Hired]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[How to get more job offers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resume]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://b2bsalesconnections.com/wpblog/?p=1332</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent 6 month study conducted by an independent research group found that job seekers who apply to on line ads with both a resume and cover letter are 5 times more successful in landing interviews when compared to candidates who only include a resume. 
So if you want to improve your odds of landing the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Email Etiquette</title>
		<link>http://b2bsalesconnections.com/wpblog/2010/03/10/email-etiquette/sales-career-advice</link>
		<comments>http://b2bsalesconnections.com/wpblog/2010/03/10/email-etiquette/sales-career-advice#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:42:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Career Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[b2b sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business to Business Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[email]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Email is becoming a very important business correspondence tool, however few people use it to communicate effectively.  Here are some tips:

Keep your email short and to the point.  Always think to yourself, what is the purpose of this email?  Know what you want and what you are asking for, and then make a short and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Sales Training Really Necessary?</title>
		<link>http://b2bsalesconnections.com/wpblog/2010/03/09/is-sales-training-really-necessary/sales-management-skills</link>
		<comments>http://b2bsalesconnections.com/wpblog/2010/03/09/is-sales-training-really-necessary/sales-management-skills#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:21:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Management Skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[b2b sales]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is sales training really necessary?  To answer that question, you need to look at the facts. 
Numerous studies show that 25 percent of sales representatives produce 90 to 95 percent of all sales. Clearly, most sales people are not selling up to their potential and therefore not making the incomes they could, nor producing the revenues [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where You Should Prospect</title>
		<link>http://b2bsalesconnections.com/wpblog/2010/03/08/where-you-should-prospect/sales-skills/quick-sales-tips-sales-skills</link>
		<comments>http://b2bsalesconnections.com/wpblog/2010/03/08/where-you-should-prospect/sales-skills/quick-sales-tips-sales-skills#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:32:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Quick Sales Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[b2b sales]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[prospecting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is wrong to believe that every company can and will buy from you.  For example, it is unlikely sell restaurant equipment to retail clothing stores.  You could try, but chances are you would just be wasting your time.  In the same way that sports fans see mostly beer commercials and Saturday morning cartoon viewers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Build Credibility</title>
		<link>http://b2bsalesconnections.com/wpblog/2010/03/04/how-to-build-credibility/sales-skills/quick-sales-tips-sales-skills</link>
		<comments>http://b2bsalesconnections.com/wpblog/2010/03/04/how-to-build-credibility/sales-skills/quick-sales-tips-sales-skills#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:49:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Quick Sales Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[b2b sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business to Business Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[organization]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you carry a portfolio binder with you when you are on sales calls?  Make sure you add copies of reference letters, customer lists, and other testimonials.  That way you are always prepared to show them and build your credibility whenever the need or opportunity arises.
Aim Higher!
Susan A. Enns,B2B Sales Connections
www.b2bsalesconnections.com, www.linkedin.com/in/susanenns, or www.twitter.com/SusanEnns
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		<title>The Power of Networking</title>
		<link>http://b2bsalesconnections.com/wpblog/2010/03/02/the-power-of-networking/sales-skills</link>
		<comments>http://b2bsalesconnections.com/wpblog/2010/03/02/the-power-of-networking/sales-skills#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:31:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert J.  Weese</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[b2b marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[b2b sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business to Business Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[How to get more job offers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[personal development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sales presentations]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://b2bsalesconnections.com/wpblog/?p=1298</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Technology is creating a new generation of teens and adults who believe the only effective communication is Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, &#38; text messages. 
I will be the first to admit you need to know how to use these technologies if you want to grow your business  but even major online social forums are incorporating the use [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sales Quote &#8211; Motivation</title>
		<link>http://b2bsalesconnections.com/wpblog/2010/03/02/sales-quote-motivation-45/sales-quotes</link>
		<comments>http://b2bsalesconnections.com/wpblog/2010/03/02/sales-quote-motivation-45/sales-quotes#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:52:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Quotes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[b2b sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business to Business Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motivation]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://b2bsalesconnections.com/wpblog/?p=1293</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Things may come to those who wait, but only what&#8217;s left behind by those that hustle&#8221; &#8211; Abraham Lincoln
Aim Higher!
Susan A. Enns, B2B Sales Connections
www.b2bsalesconnections.com, www.linkedin.com/in/susanenns, or www.twitter.com/SusanEnns
]]></description>
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		<title>What Do Your Customers Have In Common?</title>
		<link>http://b2bsalesconnections.com/wpblog/2010/03/01/what-do-your-customers-have-in-common/sales-skills/quick-sales-tips-sales-skills</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:27:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan A. Enns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Quick Sales Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[b2b sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business to Business Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[organization]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[sales tools]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://b2bsalesconnections.com/wpblog/?p=1283</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What do your customers have in common?  How many employees do they have?  What industries do they operate in?  How often do they use your product?  What related products do they also use in addition to your product?
When you start to track your past successes, you can identify commonalities that help you define who is [...]]]></description>
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