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		<title>Close now or forever hold your peace!</title>
		<link>http://jasonawood.com/2010/07/06/close-now-or-forever-hold-your-peace/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:33:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Defiant One</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been asked to touch on a specific subject by some of my readers and although I usually don’t do that, this subject seems to be timely.
The only thing that will hurt your sales efforts more than the “hard” close is the “no” close. Too often, reps assume that a prospect is not ready <a href='http://jasonawood.com/2010/07/06/close-now-or-forever-hold-your-peace/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>What smart companies do to position their reps to win!</title>
		<link>http://jasonawood.com/2010/02/15/it-still-boils-down-to-doing-your-homework/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Defiant One</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The number one failure that can be found in most companies is the diligence applied to doing their homework. Sales rep expectations are high, as they should be, but support is low. I’m not referring to Post-it notes and cell phones. Instead, I am referring to the basic market analysis that can make or break <a href='http://jasonawood.com/2010/02/15/it-still-boils-down-to-doing-your-homework/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Controversial: Most reps lack sales talent!</title>
		<link>http://jasonawood.com/2010/02/11/controversial-most-reps-lack-sales-talent/</link>
		<comments>http://jasonawood.com/2010/02/11/controversial-most-reps-lack-sales-talent/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Defiant One</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this blog, we talk about real truths that relate to sales and marketing. It does not take a genius to understand these principals but it does take a certain amount of willingness to fight the PC police and the typical corporate culture. If you are in sales or hire sales reps, then you know <a href='http://jasonawood.com/2010/02/11/controversial-most-reps-lack-sales-talent/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>MBA stands for “More Bureaucracy Ahead” in sales</title>
		<link>http://jasonawood.com/2010/01/31/mba-stands-for-%e2%80%9cmore-bureaucracy-ahead%e2%80%9d-in-sales/</link>
		<comments>http://jasonawood.com/2010/01/31/mba-stands-for-%e2%80%9cmore-bureaucracy-ahead%e2%80%9d-in-sales/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:45:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Defiant One</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is normally at this point that a weaker and more politically correct writer would begin by excluding groups of MBA graduates from this statement. Even though that would weaken ones stance to do so, watering down bold statements is just not my style. If you have an MBA and you are in charge of <a href='http://jasonawood.com/2010/01/31/mba-stands-for-%e2%80%9cmore-bureaucracy-ahead%e2%80%9d-in-sales/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Control: A Mirage or an Essential Sales Element?</title>
		<link>http://jasonawood.com/2010/01/15/control-a-mirage-or-an-essential-sales-element/</link>
		<comments>http://jasonawood.com/2010/01/15/control-a-mirage-or-an-essential-sales-element/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:06:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Defiant One</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Dynamic]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While most companies think they have a firm grasp on their internal sales process, very few do. The natural inclination of sales management is to exert a modicum of control over their reps and their reps actions. By doing this, they are able to report on things like daily movements of their staff, customers that <a href='http://jasonawood.com/2010/01/15/control-a-mirage-or-an-essential-sales-element/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>It’s not you, your reps, or the economy; it’s your sales process!</title>
		<link>http://jasonawood.com/2010/01/12/it%e2%80%99s-not-you-your-reps-or-the-economy-it%e2%80%99s-your-sales-process/</link>
		<comments>http://jasonawood.com/2010/01/12/it%e2%80%99s-not-you-your-reps-or-the-economy-it%e2%80%99s-your-sales-process/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Defiant One</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have ever wondered how a company can have a talented sales staff and still struggle with sales, you are not alone. The reason for this is because they lack a good process. As our economy continually evolves, so to do the individuals within in it. Attempting to engage prospects in the same way <a href='http://jasonawood.com/2010/01/12/it%e2%80%99s-not-you-your-reps-or-the-economy-it%e2%80%99s-your-sales-process/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Positioning the Pitch</title>
		<link>http://jasonawood.com/2010/01/11/positioning-the-pitch/</link>
		<comments>http://jasonawood.com/2010/01/11/positioning-the-pitch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:46:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Defiant One</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Too often, sales people sell based on raw advantages of their product or service without qualifying the reason for their presentation. A detailed explanation may be accurate and may have merit but what this kind of selling lacks is a point. The first few moments of a pitch should directly address the reason for consideration <a href='http://jasonawood.com/2010/01/11/positioning-the-pitch/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Seminar Sales Tactics Never Work!</title>
		<link>http://jasonawood.com/2010/01/04/seminar-sales-tactics-never-work/</link>
		<comments>http://jasonawood.com/2010/01/04/seminar-sales-tactics-never-work/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:24:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Defiant One</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Training]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Needs based selling, branding, top down selling, and 100 other solidified tactics crack me up! The mere assumption that selling can be done in the parking lot before the meeting ever takes place is laughable. Let’s take some of these one at a time.
Needs Based Selling; the name gives it away. Identify the need and <a href='http://jasonawood.com/2010/01/04/seminar-sales-tactics-never-work/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why in-house marketers fail, almost always</title>
		<link>http://jasonawood.com/2009/12/06/why-in-house-marketers-fail-almost-always/</link>
		<comments>http://jasonawood.com/2009/12/06/why-in-house-marketers-fail-almost-always/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:43:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Defiant One</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s not that defaming marketing people that work directly for companies will be of any sales benefit to those of us on the other side. Each company makes their decision to hire firms based on many different reasons. However, understanding why outside firms are almost always more effective having not come from industry specific experience <a href='http://jasonawood.com/2009/12/06/why-in-house-marketers-fail-almost-always/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>To Target or to Prospect, That is the question!</title>
		<link>http://jasonawood.com/2009/12/03/to-target-or-to-prospect-that-is-the-question/</link>
		<comments>http://jasonawood.com/2009/12/03/to-target-or-to-prospect-that-is-the-question/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Defiant One</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It may seem as though I am simply parsing words, but nothing could be further from the truth. The intellectual laziness of some sales reps, makes it difficult to even have this conversation. Prospecting is a phrase used to describe the act of contacting people/companies that may have a use or a need for your <a href='http://jasonawood.com/2009/12/03/to-target-or-to-prospect-that-is-the-question/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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