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	<description>Bringing &#34;Big&#34; Business Sales Techniques to Main Street</description>
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		<title>Account Management</title>
		<link>http://dynamicsalesstrategies.com/2012/06/account-management/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 17:58:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Ager</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Sales, there is definitely a difference between hunters and farmers.  My experience includes work in both roles, so I believe I can speak as to the importance of each role to the success of the organization. Business Development managers or “hunters” have a difficult assignment.  As I have written in the past, they are change agents and no one<a class="more-link" href="http://dynamicsalesstrategies.com/2012/06/account-management/">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Need to Protect Your Customer Base</title>
		<link>http://dynamicsalesstrategies.com/2012/06/the-need-to-protect-your-customer-base/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 02:43:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Ager</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had a discussion with a CEO recently about our sales philosophy here at Dynamic Sales Strategies.  Our key principle is that one must become a trusted Advisor for their customer, not just an account manager or sales person.  A trusted advisor brings more value than just a product or service.  They provide industry expertise and can consult with their customers on<a class="more-link" href="http://dynamicsalesstrategies.com/2012/06/the-need-to-protect-your-customer-base/">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cold Calling</title>
		<link>http://dynamicsalesstrategies.com/2012/05/cold-calling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 22:19:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Ager</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have heard over and over again that cold-calling is dead.  I do not believe it.  Cold-calling is alive and well and will last until the final sales representative makes the final sales call just before judgment.   So why do so many people want to get rid of cold-calling.  It is not an easy task. When you cold-call, you are<a class="more-link" href="http://dynamicsalesstrategies.com/2012/05/cold-calling/">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>How to Fire Someone</title>
		<link>http://dynamicsalesstrategies.com/2012/03/how-to-fire-someone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:33:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Ager</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone who owns a business, or who is a manager, needs to know how to fire someone.  &#8220;It is not a pleasant experience, nor one I personally enjoyed.&#8221; .  Every person I fired desired to be let go, but the process hurt me as much as it pained them. So first, realize that terminating a employee represents failure.  How? You<a class="more-link" href="http://dynamicsalesstrategies.com/2012/03/how-to-fire-someone/">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>What I Want to See in a Sales Representative</title>
		<link>http://dynamicsalesstrategies.com/2012/03/what-i-want-to-see-in-a-sales-representative/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Ager</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was asked the other day what qualities I wanted in sales representatives/business development personnel working for me.  I have recruited, trained and coached award winning sales representatives so I do have some experience in this area. Let me start by talking about qualities that many managers look for, but which actually have no predictive value as to the eventual<a class="more-link" href="http://dynamicsalesstrategies.com/2012/03/what-i-want-to-see-in-a-sales-representative/">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>How to Start a New Sales Representative</title>
		<link>http://dynamicsalesstrategies.com/2012/03/how-to-start-a-new-sales-representative/</link>
		<comments>http://dynamicsalesstrategies.com/2012/03/how-to-start-a-new-sales-representative/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 03:49:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Ager</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I saw an interesting article today on when should you release a sales representative who is not performing.  I decided to add my thoughts on the discussion. I believe too often, the sales manager “fires” a sales representative for poor performance, when the source of the poor performance is actually the process or environment.  Sales representatives need certain knowledge, support<a class="more-link" href="http://dynamicsalesstrategies.com/2012/03/how-to-start-a-new-sales-representative/">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Word About Business Development</title>
		<link>http://dynamicsalesstrategies.com/2012/02/a-word-about-business-development/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:56:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Ager</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had an interesting discussion this morning about business development.  My friend and I agreed that business development is the most difficult sales discipline.  In many cases, you must convince your own company to change so you can sell change to a prospect. Business development sales people are change agents.  You may hear that change agents are respected, glorified, and rewarded.<a class="more-link" href="http://dynamicsalesstrategies.com/2012/02/a-word-about-business-development/">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>More on Practicing Sales Techniques</title>
		<link>http://dynamicsalesstrategies.com/2012/02/more-on-practicing-sales-techniques/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 04:02:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Ager</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It still amazes me that sales training and sales technique practice are despised by so many sales professionals if you can call them by that title.  Professional football players practice.  Professional musicians practice.  Olympic athletes practice.  You may ask individual members of these professions if they like practice, and many will tell you no, but they still practice, and know they must.<a class="more-link" href="http://dynamicsalesstrategies.com/2012/02/more-on-practicing-sales-techniques/">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Meetings</title>
		<link>http://dynamicsalesstrategies.com/2012/02/meetings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Ager</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have attended some terrible sales meetings.  They were disorganized, ran way past schedule, and provided me with little information.  What was worse, I had to stay awake during these meetings or face the wrath of my supervisor. A recent survey of sales people by JustSell.com asked, &#8220;What&#8217;s the worst thing about meetings?&#8221;  The most common responses were: No clear purpose or<a class="more-link" href="http://dynamicsalesstrategies.com/2012/02/meetings/">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sales Coaching</title>
		<link>http://dynamicsalesstrategies.com/2012/02/sales-coaching/</link>
		<comments>http://dynamicsalesstrategies.com/2012/02/sales-coaching/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:35:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Ager</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent study done by Heike Bruch and Sumantra Ghoshal investigated what they called, &#8220;decisive purposeful action,&#8221; by managers. What they found is that only about 10% of managers take purposeful action. The remainder fell into one of the following classifications: 40 % worked hard, but were unfocused 30% had low energy, little focus and procrastinated 10% were focused, but<a class="more-link" href="http://dynamicsalesstrategies.com/2012/02/sales-coaching/">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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