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	<title>Ann Barr&#187; Sales Tips : Ann Barr : Teaching You How To Outsell Your Competition : Sales Coach</title>
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		<title>The Painful Old Way of Selling</title>
		<link>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/the-painful-old-way-of-selling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:59:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Barr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have been in sales for a number of years – and have faced rejection when making sales calls &#8211; you will recognize these 7 painful selling mistakes.  This information will be an “Ah-Ha” moment for you.
If you love what you do and deeply believe in what you sell, but you are still unconsciously [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pushy or Persistent?</title>
		<link>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/pushy-or-persistent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:48:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Barr</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.annbarrblog.com/?p=1946</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The perception of a &#8220;typical sales rep&#8221; is &#8211; unfortunately &#8211; a pushy person.  You have probably met a few of those &#8220;pushy sales people.&#8221;  The truth is, buyers avoid pushy sales reps.  Think about this:  there is a difference between being pushy and being persistent.
Is persistence important? Yes, but how much persistence is too [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Easiest Breakup Ever</title>
		<link>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/the-easiest-breakup-ever/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/the-easiest-breakup-ever/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 17:07:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Barr</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.annbarrblog.com/?p=1959</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Your Easiest Breakup Ever.&#8221; 
Last week I saw this headline in the local newspaper and it almost seemed to jump off the page.  It was a small ad in the bottom right-hand corner of the page.  The headline immediately captured my attention, curiousity and interest. I wondered what it was all about.
Why it is Critical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Telemarketing Sales Training Mistakes</title>
		<link>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/telemarketing-sales-training-mistakes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/telemarketing-sales-training-mistakes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:43:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Barr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cold Calling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prospect]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.annbarrblog.com/?p=1812</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of my least favorite words is &#8220;telemarketing,&#8221; only because the word causes most people to cringe, thinking of those annoying sales calls received during dinner.  Unfortunately, 95 percent of typical telemarketing calls are cringe-worthy calls from telesales reps who have not had effective training and who read from a bad script.  9 out of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do Prospects Lie to You?</title>
		<link>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/do-prospects-lie-to-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/do-prospects-lie-to-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 20:47:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Barr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Handling Objections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cold calls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[phone]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.annbarrblog.com/?p=1727</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What?  Prospects lie?  Well, think about it. Have you ever had a conversation with a prospect who seemed very agreeable, nodded her/his head and appeared to love your presentation?  Your prospect may have said:  &#8220;That sounds good.&#8221;   Then . . . nothing happened.  You never heard from them again.  They did not call and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Loyalty Factor</title>
		<link>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/customer-service-sales-tips/the-loyalty-factor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/customer-service-sales-tips/the-loyalty-factor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 01:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Barr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Customer Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customer loyalty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loyalty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationship]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.annbarrblog.com/?p=1396</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Are they loyal to you personally or loyal to the company?  Customer loyalty is one of the &#8220;must-haves&#8221; for any business. From the executive suite to the sales team to the call center, the drill is often the same: Engage customers enough to make them loyal to our product.  But what happens when those employees [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Want More Sales? Ask These Questions</title>
		<link>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/want-more-sales-ask-these-questions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/want-more-sales-ask-these-questions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 00:53:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Barr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[client]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[experience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[opportunities]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[questions]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.annbarrblog.com/?p=1644</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While writing about the best questions to ask during the sales process, I did some research online and discovered four very good articles.
Questions Are Key to Sales Success

The question-answer game in sales is vital not only to find, qualify and  close deals, but also to offer the best possible solutions to your prospects and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 Buying Signals</title>
		<link>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/how-to-recognize-buying-signals/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/how-to-recognize-buying-signals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2010 18:54:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Barr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Closing The Sale]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[buying signal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[close]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[objections]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[prospecting]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.annbarrblog.com/?p=1381</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes buying signals are so subtle, they may not be recognized until it&#8217;s too late.  Buying signs can show up within the first few minutes of a conversation; or they may not emerge until the end of the telephone conversation or meeting. In short, they can show up at any time. It&#8217;s up to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Power of You</title>
		<link>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/the-power-of-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/the-power-of-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Barr</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[right words]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Throughout history, international incidents have been created and resolved through the use of specific words. In sales, the right words can win over a new prospect, and the wrong words can alienate a good customer.
Recently, in a controlled experiment by a restaurant, servers were asked to use two specific words throughout customers’ meals.  Cocktails, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4 Tips When Notifying Customers of a Price Increase</title>
		<link>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/4-tips-when-notifying-customers-of-a-price-increase/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/4-tips-when-notifying-customers-of-a-price-increase/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 20:20:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Barr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Customer Service]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[annual agreement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I received this question from one of my e-class participants:
“I have a customer that I&#8217;m selling a specific product to with a very low price.  How can I increase the price without an objection?  Also, if I happen to increase the price on the invoice, should I tell him or stay silent until [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is the Real Objection?</title>
		<link>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/handling-objections/what-is-the-real-objection/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/handling-objections/what-is-the-real-objection/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 21:50:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Barr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Handling Objections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consumers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[customer testimonials]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.annbarrblog.com/?p=1334</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The late financier J.P. Morgan once said: &#8220;People have two reasons for everything they do: the reason they give you and the real reason.&#8221;   When you hear an objection from a prospect &#8211; a reason why they won&#8217;t buy from you &#8211; it is often not the real reason.
What is it that stops some consumers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cheaper HP Ink On the Way?</title>
		<link>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/cheaper-hp-ink-on-the-way/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/cheaper-hp-ink-on-the-way/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 00:03:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Barr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cheap ink]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ink jet printers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ink Monster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ink prices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kodak]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you seen the Lexmark “Ink Monster” ads?  They are cute and funny.  If you haven’t seen the TV commercial, check it out on YouTube.
Lexmark created at least two “Ink Monster” television ads and also developed a version of the campaign that runs on the firm&#8217;s Web site home page.
From http://www.observer.lyra.com:
Lexmark’s decision to join Kodak [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beware of Words That Derail Sales Calls</title>
		<link>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/words-that-derail-sales-calls/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/words-that-derail-sales-calls/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 20:10:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Barr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customer objections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emails]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.annbarrblog.com/?p=1286</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Just as a carpenter needs the right tools to do his job effectively, a sales person also needs good tools, and your best tools are words.  A telesales person needs to be able to rely on words because the prospect can’t see you smile or shake your hand.
After writing a recent article about words, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4 Ways Top Sales Reps Sell</title>
		<link>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/4-ways-top-sales-reps-sell/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/4-ways-top-sales-reps-sell/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 18:55:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Barr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[branding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clients]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Customer Service]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[price]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.annbarrblog.com/?p=1147</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When an admirer praised him for Walden, Henry David Thoreau insisted that a greater achievement was within every person&#8217;s reach.  &#8220;To affect the quality of the day,&#8221; Thoreau said, &#8220;that is the highest of arts.&#8221;
This quote is from one of my favorite books, What Clients Love, by Harry Beckwith. There is a valuable nugget of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Uncover the Hidden Hesitation</title>
		<link>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/how-to-uncover-the-hidden-hesitation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/how-to-uncover-the-hidden-hesitation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 20:20:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Barr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Closing The Sale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[asking for the order]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[choice close]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Has this ever happened to you?  The prospect needs or wants your product or service.  You’ve made a good presentation and s/he seems interested, but for some reason, the prospect hasn’t placed the order.
You think s/he wants to place an order, but you sense a hesitation.  To check and see if you’re on the right [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Know a Good Geek?</title>
		<link>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/do-you-know-a-good-geek/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/do-you-know-a-good-geek/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 01:47:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Barr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business success]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[geek]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[redesign website]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[success mentor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[technical skills]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.annbarrblog.com/?p=1230</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, I feel very lucky because I do know a Good Geek.
Here is the story:  Last year I bought the domain name AnnBarrBlog.com and wasn’t sure exactly what I was going to do with it. . .  until I found someone who has literally built it from the ground up and turned it into precisely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Office Depot Overcharging?</title>
		<link>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/customer-service-sales-tips/office-depot-overcharging/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/customer-service-sales-tips/office-depot-overcharging/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:18:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Barr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Customer Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Office Depot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ordering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[overcharging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[paper]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pens]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.annbarrblog.com/?p=1162</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the midst of a recession that has hit business and consumer spending especially hard, it may not be so surprising that retailer Office Depot is having a rough go of things: The No. 2 office-supplies chain lost money in each of the past five quarters and is expected to lose $96 million this year. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Six Tips to Motivate Yourself</title>
		<link>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/six-tips-to-motivate-yourself/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/six-tips-to-motivate-yourself/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:18:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Barr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Motivation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cold calling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[entrepreneur]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motivate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prospecting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sales call]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[telesales]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ 
“Don’t wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful.”  - Mark [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is This Truthful Advertising?</title>
		<link>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/is-this-truthful-advertising/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/is-this-truthful-advertising/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:56:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Barr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[advertising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[imaging supplies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kodak]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[printer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[printer ink]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[truthful advertising]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.annbarrblog.com/?p=1065</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The television commercials last year were fascinating.  You may have seen them &#8211; for an all-in-one printer.  This sounded like the greatest printer ever made.  And the supplies for the printer were advertised as priced lower than any other printer ink. The ad said: “Say goodbye to overpriced ink for good.” I was doubtful but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Losing Marketing Opportunities?</title>
		<link>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/are-you-losing-marketing-opportunities/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/are-you-losing-marketing-opportunities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:12:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Barr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing flyers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[phone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[toner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[website]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.annbarrblog.com/?p=935</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have ever heard &#8220;I didn&#8217;t know you sold that&#8221; from a customer, your company may be missing valuable marketing opportunities. Somebody else is getting sales you should get.
Are all of your customers buying all of the products they could be buying from your company?  They may be limited in what they can purchase [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We Already Have a Supplier</title>
		<link>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/we-already-have-a-supplier/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/we-already-have-a-supplier/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:29:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Barr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Handling Objections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cold call]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[decision maker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[phone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sales reps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[soft sell approach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[telephone]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.annbarrblog.com/?p=992</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Wouldn&#8217;t it be nice if &#8211; when you place a cold call &#8211; the person answering said:  &#8220;I am so glad you called.  Your product is exactly what I need today.&#8221;

Unfortunately, that does not usually happen.  If it has happened to you, consider yourself very lucky.  What sales reps usually hear is:  &#8220;We already have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Psychology of Persuasion</title>
		<link>http://www.annbarrblog.com/featured-articles/the-psychology-of-persuasion/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annbarrblog.com/featured-articles/the-psychology-of-persuasion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:22:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Barr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[copy machine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[increase your marketing success]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[one specific word causes people to buy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sell more products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tell the truth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Xerox machine]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.annbarrblog.com/?p=946</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It may surprise you to learn that there is one specific word you can use on the telephone or in direct mail advertising that will cause people to want to buy from you.  Robert Cialdini, Ph.D. in his book “Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (Collins Business Essentials),” talks about an experiment in human behavior with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Do You Get the Best Results from Trade Shows?</title>
		<link>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/how-do-you-get-the-best-results-from-trade-shows/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/how-do-you-get-the-best-results-from-trade-shows/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:46:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Barr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[advance preparation for trade show]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[get better results from trade shows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ITEX trade show]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[listen before talking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sales reps and trade shows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[set clear goals for trade show]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trade show secret]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trade show success]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.annbarrblog.com/?p=830</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The ITEX Show is the largest imaging industry trade show and is being held this year in Las Vegas.  Whether you attend the ITEX Show or any other type of trade show, how can you get the best results?
I decided to ask three successful industry professionals for their trade show secrets, and got three totally [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Did a Competitor Undercut You?</title>
		<link>http://www.annbarrblog.com/featured-articles/did-a-competitor-undercut-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annbarrblog.com/featured-articles/did-a-competitor-undercut-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:26:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Barr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[building trust]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[competitor undercuts you]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[definition of trust]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[differentiate your company from competitors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[losing clients to competitors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prove you provide value]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trust-based selling]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.annbarrblog.com/?p=859</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It happens to the best of sales people, just the way it happened to Jennifer (not her real name.)  She made the telephone call, scheduled the appointment and everything seemed to go well.   She wrote a thank-you note after the first appointment and then made a follow-up telephone call to the client.  The client wanted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Most Compelling Sales Advertisement</title>
		<link>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/the-most-compelling-sales-advertisement/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/the-most-compelling-sales-advertisement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 03:24:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Barr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[better than cold calling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cold calling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compelling sales advertisement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[five referral opportunities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to ask for referrals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loyal customers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[most successful sales person]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.annbarrblog.com/?p=769</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How would you like to receive the benefits of the most compelling sales advertisement on earth for absolutely nothing?  What is it?  It is a very effective marketing method seldom used by sales people.  It is the method used by a man who is listed as the most successful salesperson in the world by the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pirates in Your Office</title>
		<link>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/customer-service-sales-tips/pirates-in-your-office/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/customer-service-sales-tips/pirates-in-your-office/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:16:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Barr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Customer Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[avoid being scammed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[copier toner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[counterfeit products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fraudulent telephone marketers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sales people]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[telemarketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[telephone pirate schemes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[toner pirates]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.annbarrblog.com/?p=535</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You may not have been taken hostage by pirates on the high seas, but whether you know it or not you or your clients have been contacted by pirates – otherwise known as fraudulent telephone marketers and toner pirates &#8211; sales people attempting to sell vastly overpriced or counterfeit products.
They will use many different words [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Warm up Cold Calls</title>
		<link>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/how-to-warm-up-cold-calls/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/how-to-warm-up-cold-calls/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Barr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cold Calling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cold calling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fear of rejection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[get less resistance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[less rejection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[more sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sales person]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trust building]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[warm up cold calls]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.annbarrblog.com/?p=639</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
 
Cold-calling is probably the most dreaded activity in a sales person&#8217;s day.  The reason? Nobody likes to be rejected. Fear of cold-calling has ended thousands of sales careers.  How can you make cold calling easier and reduce the fear of rejection?  There is something you can do that will warm up your cold [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Vanishing Buyer</title>
		<link>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/the-vanishing-buyer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/the-vanishing-buyer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:35:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Barr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buyer influences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buying situations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dealing with only one purchaser]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[happy customer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new buyer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sales reps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vanishing buyer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[voice mail messages]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.annbarrblog.com/?p=711</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever been in a situation where you are dealing with one buyer in an account and suddenly that company stops buying from you?  You call but can’t get through to the purchaser and you end up leaving voice mail messages but you never get a return call. If that has happened to you, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Secret to Closing More Sales</title>
		<link>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/closing-the-sale/the-secret-to-closing-more-sales/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/closing-the-sale/the-secret-to-closing-more-sales/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:49:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Barr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Closing The Sale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[asking for the sale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to ask for the order]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prospective buyers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[secret to closing more sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[successful sales people]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trial close]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.annbarrblog.com/?p=698</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What characteristics do most successful salespeople share?
Researchers for the Behavioral Sciences Research Press studied sales production for more than 25 years.  Their work revealed that most successful salespeople share two characteristics. They are very simple.
(1.) They contact more prospective buyers than less successful salespeople do.
(2.) They ask for the order more often than less successful [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get Better Answers with One Specific Word</title>
		<link>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/get-better-answers-with-one-specific-word/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/get-better-answers-with-one-specific-word/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:04:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Barr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[better answers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[better way to get information]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[get the prospect's attention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[positive power words]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prospect]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sales call]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[telephone conversation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.annbarrblog.com/?p=242</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Did you ever finish a telephone conversation with a prospect and wish you had chosen your words more carefully?  If your answer is yes, you are not alone.
Just as there are positive power words that get attention, there are negative words and phrases that can irritate prospects. Marketing research has found that consumers react favorably [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4 Words that Ruin Cold Calls</title>
		<link>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/words-that-ruin-cold-calls/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/words-that-ruin-cold-calls/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:09:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Barr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cold Calling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[avoid these sales questions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cold calling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[four words that create resistance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[getting to the point]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[keep them listening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sales call]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sales person]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[words that ruin cold calls]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.annbarrblog.com/?p=115</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A sales person can have the best preparation and presentation, but four words at the beginning of a cold call can turn off prospects.  You have probably heard these four little words when you received a call from a stranger wanting to sell you something.
You may have been taught to use these words at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Fire the Nightmare Client</title>
		<link>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/how-to-fire-the-nightmare-client/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/how-to-fire-the-nightmare-client/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:06:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Barr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[client]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employee morale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[impossible-to-please customer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[keeping good employees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nightmare client]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[troublesome customer]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.annbarrblog.com/?p=108</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
The customer is always right?  Maybe not.  If you have ever had an annoying, troublesome, impossible-to-please customer, you are not alone.
Has This Happened to You?
It was not easy. You worked long and hard to win this large account.  At first you were happy with your success. But it turned into a nightmare.
You delivered as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Customers Love Hearing These 4 Words</title>
		<link>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/free-weekly-sales-tips/your-customers-love-hearing-these-four-words/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/free-weekly-sales-tips/your-customers-love-hearing-these-four-words/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:13:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Barr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Free Weekly Sales Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Customer Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[good business relationship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[good customer experience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[helping customers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loyal customers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[positive attitude]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shopping]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After having lunch on Monday with my aunt Ginny in a local shopping mall, we walked to Dillard&#8217;s Department store because she wanted to buy a pair of Clark&#8217;s shoes. Ginny wears a size 7 wide, and it is not always easy to find shoes to fit.
We walked into the shoe department and after seeing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Contributing to Phone Rage?</title>
		<link>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/free-weekly-sales-tips/are-you-contributing-to-phone-rage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/free-weekly-sales-tips/are-you-contributing-to-phone-rage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:27:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Barr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Customer Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Free Weekly Sales Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consumer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[incoming calls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[keep happy customers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[phone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[phone system]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’ve heard a lot lately about the problems associated with road rage and air rage.  But according to a survey by Prudential, some of your customers may be suffering from “phone rage.”  Results from this survey found that some phone systems annoy customers more than they help them.
If you are like most consumers, this is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Handle the Unspoken Objection</title>
		<link>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/free-weekly-sales-tips/how-to-handle-the-unspoken-objection/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/free-weekly-sales-tips/how-to-handle-the-unspoken-objection/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:24:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Barr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Free Weekly Sales Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Handling Objections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[client]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[creating trust]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[price objection]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[relationship]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;How can I sell my product if a prospect tells me that my price is too high?&#8221;  This is what I hear at nearly every sales seminar.
Among the many reasons for a price objection there is another &#8211; unspoken &#8211; objection that may be difficult to handle, and it has little to do with price. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A $15,000 Contract From Four Typewriter Ribbons</title>
		<link>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/free-weekly-sales-tips/a-15000-contract-from-four-typewriter-ribbons/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/free-weekly-sales-tips/a-15000-contract-from-four-typewriter-ribbons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:02:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Barr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Customer Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Free Weekly Sales Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[good customer service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[helping customers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to ask for referrals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lifetime customer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loyal customers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[referral]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The customer walked into Ken Adams&#8217; store in Newburyport, Massachusetts and said she needed four typewriter ribbons &#8211; and needed them quickly.  (Yes, some people still actually use typewriters :-)
Ken didn&#8217;t stock the ribbons but said he could order them.  But because she needed them immediately, Ken suggested the customer try another store nearby. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating Customer Loyalty</title>
		<link>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/creating-customer-loyalty/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/creating-customer-loyalty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:49:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Barr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clients]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[creating trust]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[earning customer loyalty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first impressions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sales person creating trust]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sincere sales person]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When someone registers for one of my online sales seminars, I send back a questionnaire to find out what his or her goals are.  A few months ago a seminar participant sent back an email with this statement:
&#8220;I am interested to know what differentiates the &#8216;phony salesperson&#8217; from the genuine salesperson trying to find you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Handle the Objection &#8220;Business is Slow&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/handling-objections/how-to-handle-the-objection-business-is-slow/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/handling-objections/how-to-handle-the-objection-business-is-slow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:55:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Barr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Handling Objections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[answering objection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[businesses downsizing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[make the objection part of the solution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motivate consumers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sales call]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It can be discouraging – making sales call after sales call and hearing sad stories about why people are not buying now.
The words layoffs and downsizing have become all-too-familiar words in our vocabulary.
If you sell luxury products, this may be an especially difficult time for you. But if you sell items that are necessities, there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Convince Prospects to Switch and Start Buying from You</title>
		<link>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/free-weekly-sales-tips/how-to-convince-prospects-to-switch-and-start-buying-from-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/free-weekly-sales-tips/how-to-convince-prospects-to-switch-and-start-buying-from-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Barr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Free Weekly Sales Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[close sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[convince customers to switch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[digital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[more sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[phone]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So . . . you have a prospect buying everything from your competitor.
Or . . . you have customers that buy a few products from you, but not all that they COULD be buying.

 How do you persuade them to start buying your product?
 How do you convince your prospect to change his/her mind?

Maybe they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Wrong Sales Questions</title>
		<link>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/the-wrong-sales-questions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/the-wrong-sales-questions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:19:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Barr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[avoid these sales questions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bad sales questions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stupid sales questions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Turn Off Sales Questions
There are two terrible questions that were asked in the past by some sales people &#8211; and unfortunately, are still being asked.
You may have heard this question the last time you purchased a car.
First question:

&#8220;What would it take to get you into this car today?&#8221;
This is the sort of turn-off question that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best Answer To A Price Objection</title>
		<link>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/handling-objections/best-answer-to-a-price-objection/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/handling-objections/best-answer-to-a-price-objection/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 04:58:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Barr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Handling Objections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Competition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[objections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[price objections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pricing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every now and then you hear a statement or read words that really make you stop and think.
First: Thank you to Patrick Martin for allowing us to share this with you.
Patrick participated in one of my online seminars. During the third week (of the four-week seminar) everyone was asked to write their most effective response [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Question That Tells You HOW To Close The Deal</title>
		<link>http://www.annbarrblog.com/featured-articles/the-question-that-tells-you-how-to-close-the-deal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annbarrblog.com/featured-articles/the-question-that-tells-you-how-to-close-the-deal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 04:31:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Barr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Closing The Sale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[closing the deal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[help your prospect close himself]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[what to ask to close]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[During role-play at one of my recent seminars, the person playing the part of the sales person asked the prospect:
&#8220;What do you like best about your current vendor?&#8221;
  Aaaaack.

What’s Wrong with This Question?

(1.)  It is asking the prospect to sell herself/himself on the reasons why s/he is using the current supplier; to list all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clients Do Want To Hear From You</title>
		<link>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/clients-do-want-to-hear-from-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/clients-do-want-to-hear-from-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 04:20:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Barr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Customer Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[call the client]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[call your customer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[communicate with client]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may be as surprised as I was, with the results of this survey.
At the Genesys Telecom Lab&#8217;s G- Force customer conference, the head of marketing and business development revealed the fascinating results of the company&#8217;s Global Consumer Survey. 4500 Consumers were surveyed.
According to the findings, customers are open to cross-sell, but using different media [...]]]></description>
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		<title>#1 Reason Why Customers Leave</title>
		<link>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/customer-service-sales-tips/1-reason-why-customers-leave/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annbarrblog.com/sales-tips/customer-service-sales-tips/1-reason-why-customers-leave/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:10:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Barr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Customer Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consumers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interactive voice response]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[winning back a customer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What do you think?  Do customers leave because they found a lower price elsewhere?  This may surprise you..
According to marketing research, price is NOT the number one reason why customers leave.

Product dissatisfaction?  According to a study by the Small Business Administration, that is actually the number two reason.  Price ranked third and was the reason [...]]]></description>
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