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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>Is This a Sales Meeting or a 12 Step Program?</title>
		<link>http://jasonawood.com/2010/04/05/is-this-a-sales-meeting-or-a-12-step-program/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 18:36:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Defiant One</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever sat through a long sales meeting that sounded more like a support group? If you have been in sales for more than 5 minutes, I am guessing the answer is yes. The manager or owner stands in front of the sales team and goes around the room. “What do you have going <a href='http://jasonawood.com/2010/04/05/is-this-a-sales-meeting-or-a-12-step-program/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sales Training, Finding the Right Combination</title>
		<link>http://jasonawood.com/2010/03/30/sales-training-finding-the-right-combination/</link>
		<comments>http://jasonawood.com/2010/03/30/sales-training-finding-the-right-combination/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Defiant One</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It never ceases to amaze me. Companies look for very specific qualities in sales reps that have nothing to do with selling. After a while, these new reps struggle to hit their numbers and to save face, everyone agrees to bring in outside sales training.  Usually the VP of Sales will seek outside consultants to <a href='http://jasonawood.com/2010/03/30/sales-training-finding-the-right-combination/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>This catastrophe is brought to you by your friendly academic community!</title>
		<link>http://jasonawood.com/2010/02/23/this-catastrophe-is-brought-to-you-by-your-friendly-academic-community/</link>
		<comments>http://jasonawood.com/2010/02/23/this-catastrophe-is-brought-to-you-by-your-friendly-academic-community/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:57:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Defiant One</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Savy]]></category>
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I love this clip from “Back to School”! Not only is it funny, but is also very instructive. Academics all over the country are trying to add their two cents in the discussion about the course of action we should take with our economy. Business professionals that were trained by these people have infiltrated corporations <a href='http://jasonawood.com/2010/02/23/this-catastrophe-is-brought-to-you-by-your-friendly-academic-community/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>People buy from people…Always!</title>
		<link>http://jasonawood.com/2010/02/19/people-buy-from-people%e2%80%a6always/</link>
		<comments>http://jasonawood.com/2010/02/19/people-buy-from-people%e2%80%a6always/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:22:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Defiant One</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Sales Pitch]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Truer words were never spoken! Through the entire sales process, you will never sit in front of a stock symbol or a tax ID. It is always the people that represent a company that drive and make decisions based on a myriad of factors. Sometimes it is all based on ROI and sometimes it is <a href='http://jasonawood.com/2010/02/19/people-buy-from-people%e2%80%a6always/'>[...]</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>
		<comments>http://jasonawood.com/2010/02/15/it-still-boils-down-to-doing-your-homework/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Defiant One</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Dynamic]]></category>
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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>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing Approaches]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Training]]></category>
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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>If only we were as smart as… Baseball players?!?</title>
		<link>http://jasonawood.com/2010/01/20/if-only-we-were-as-smart-as%e2%80%a6-baseball-players/</link>
		<comments>http://jasonawood.com/2010/01/20/if-only-we-were-as-smart-as%e2%80%a6-baseball-players/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:13:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Defiant One</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You know your market. You know your prospects and their challenges. You know what they need to hear and what dynamic creates a good selling environment. What you are probably not doing, is articulating this formula for success in a way that allows your team to duplicate it. Imagine a major league baseball pitcher on <a href='http://jasonawood.com/2010/01/20/if-only-we-were-as-smart-as%e2%80%a6-baseball-players/'>[...]</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>
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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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