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		<title>The &#8220;Clogged&#8221; Funnel</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 17:40:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A rep is meeting all of the stated activity goals, but deals just aren't coming together. Plenty of meetings with prospects and a pipeline full of "deals," but nothing is coming through.  The rep is getting very frustrated.  So is the boss.  Help is needed, what do you do? 
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		<title>The &#8220;Sales Process&#8221; begins with prospecting, where does it end?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 17:49:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This question was posted in a discussion group recently.  I was initially, not interested in commenting until I read some of the responses such as &#8220; It never ends. You should be able to built up a personal relationship with the customer.&#8221; or &#8220;A great relationship never ends. Value the relationship, not the transaction, you want [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=deanwilliams2009.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7435583&amp;post=306&amp;subd=deanwilliams2009&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What is wrong with the telephone?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 19:02:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>deanwilliams2009</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://deanwilliams2009.wordpress.com/?p=257</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a discussion on LinkedIn, a very seasoned &#8220;C&#8217; level executive posed the question, &#8220;What is wrong with the telephone?  I can&#8217;t find good reps that want to pick up the phone and prospect any more.&#8221;  I have certainly had moments when I asked myself the same question, &#8220;where are the fearless hunters?&#8221;  The fearless [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=deanwilliams2009.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7435583&amp;post=257&amp;subd=deanwilliams2009&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Outsourced Lead Generation?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 17:55:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://deanwilliams2009.wordpress.com/?p=254</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been on both sides of the outsourcing fence, having built lead generation teams internally and outsourced the job to outside service vendors; both with mixed results based on internal and external factors unique in each company and with each vendor.  Before conducting a more complete evaluation of outsourcing options, I would first consider four high [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=deanwilliams2009.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7435583&amp;post=254&amp;subd=deanwilliams2009&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Finding Excellent Lead Generators</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 17:09:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>deanwilliams2009</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://deanwilliams2009.wordpress.com/?p=251</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Cold calling is surely losing effectiveness as a key strategy for lead generation.  It can, however, be a useful part of an overall lead generation program if thoughtfully executed by the right individuals.  In my experience, finding good lead generation staff comes down to three base characteristics:  1) Assess call reluctance &#8211; find the bounds of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=deanwilliams2009.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7435583&amp;post=251&amp;subd=deanwilliams2009&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The &#8220;Assumptive Close&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 17:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For a few months after graduation from college (I graduated college in &#8217;91 in the middle of a recession), I cut my teeth in the sales world selling life insurance.  While life insurance sales professionals get a bad rap sometimes, it was a great learning ground for sales fundamentals.  Many of the selling techniques were &#8220;cheesy&#8221; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=deanwilliams2009.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7435583&amp;post=210&amp;subd=deanwilliams2009&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Increasing Sales Effectiveness (bridge the gap between Sales and Marketing)</title>
		<link>http://deanwilliams2009.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/bridging-the-definition-gap-between-sales-and-marketing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 21:02:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ with one another.  This is not new insight.  What is increasingly becoming evident is that when both teams work seamlessly Sales Effectiveness can be increased, sometimes dramatically.
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		<title>Bring in your &#8220;C&#8221; executive to help win the deal?</title>
		<link>http://deanwilliams2009.wordpress.com/2009/05/13/when-should-a-rep-engage-the-ceocfocoo-to-help-win-a-deal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 19:43:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Time is the most valuable resource a &#8220;C&#8221; exec has, so it must be respected and used to the best benefit of the company.  Sales friendly executive teams can really help improve selling effectiveness through leadership, vision and strategic partnership.  Many times though, they can even help win deals.  Sometimes a CEO can simply help by [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=deanwilliams2009.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7435583&amp;post=192&amp;subd=deanwilliams2009&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Increasing Sales Effectiveness (process, skills and tools)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 16:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The good news is, there is a growing body of research into the various factors that lead to performance improvements.  Research that can be perscriptive for small and medium companies and can guide company leaders toward incremental imrovements in sales performance which can be implemented internally and without disrupting sales inertia.  

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		<title>Roller Coaster Rep</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 19:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have all either been this rep, or managed this rep.  Why do some reps perform at a very high level one quarter, and turn around and have such a poor quarter after that?  I have to assume that when a rep has the skills to make the number in half the quarters, something must [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=deanwilliams2009.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7435583&amp;post=182&amp;subd=deanwilliams2009&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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