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	<title>Barrett Sales Blog &#187; Prospecting</title>
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		<title>We want more than a script</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/577/sales/we-want-more-than-a-script/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/577/sales/we-want-more-than-a-script/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 06:24:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attitudes & Behaviours]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Customer Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prospecting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hundreds of thousands, if not millions of sales people around the world use sales scripts.  Used properly, sales scripts act as scaffolding or bridgework to earn us the right to have a meaningful discussion with our prospecting customers, members, donors or subscribers.  The sales script is a well constructed set of guidelines that support us [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Call Reluctance® choking your sales effort?</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2009/401/prospecting/is-call-reluctance%c2%ae-choking-your-sales-effort/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Call Reluctance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prospecting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Whether we are working for a private or public company, a “not for profit” or government institution, all of us are in some way competing for access to a revenue source to fund our existence.
How capable people are to take on the responsibility for improving the revenue line of a company is a hot topic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting prospects to talk to you</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2009/233/prospecting/getting-prospects-to-talk-to-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2009/233/prospecting/getting-prospects-to-talk-to-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Prospecting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Do you take time to really think about why you are calling a prospect or a client?  Do you reflect on how effective you have been post the call?
Making prospecting calls to new prospects and existing clients is still one of the most important sales and business development activities you can do on a daily [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Start small and really network</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2009/194/prospecting/start-small-and-really-network/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2009/194/prospecting/start-small-and-really-network/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 05:48:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prospecting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have attended my fair share of networking events and more often than not, I find that I do not get any quality time to network and begin the process of building viable business relationships for the future.   I find the time allocated to speak with people and start to get to know them is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exceptional Prospectors</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2009/176/sales/exceptional-prospectors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2009/176/sales/exceptional-prospectors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Call Reluctance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prospecting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Success]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
“My most important appointment is prospecting and I do it first up every day.”
“I qualify all leads I generate and have an approach to handle those that aren’t ready yet.”
“People appreciate a professional sales approach and are able to make an informed decision to say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ because I clearly explain, up front, my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Professional Services firms are feeling the pinch</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2009/141/success/professional-services-firms-are-feeling-the-pinch/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2009/141/success/professional-services-firms-are-feeling-the-pinch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 06:41:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prospecting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Success]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Take note: Lawyers, Accountants, Engineers, Marketing Consultants et al
Professional Services Firms are struggling when it comes to keeping and finding business.  This on top of the fact that many have to come to grips with the fact they need to sell.   The market has definitely changed.  You cannot sit there aggressively waiting for the phone [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Count your chickens</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2009/129/relationships/count-your-chickens/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2009/129/relationships/count-your-chickens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 01:09:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Customer Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prospecting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tips]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/?p=129</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Everyone I am speaking to, at least, are aware they are working in a softening market.  Some businesses of course are counter cyclical, meaning they can make money in these tougher times i.e. outplacement firms for all the obvious reasons, but they are more the exception.  If you market is softer or heading or a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership, Sales and a Clear Message</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2009/125/success/leadership-sales-and-a-clear-message/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2009/125/success/leadership-sales-and-a-clear-message/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:37:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ethics & Values]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prospecting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Success]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/?p=125</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to 2009.
Over the summer break I was talking with a number of friends about what 2009 will hold for us, our families, our communities and our businesses.  Without exception, we discussed the current and possible effects of the GFC (global financial crisis) on our markets and especially on our thinking and our actions moving [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Create your own opportunities</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2008/116/value-creation/create-your-own-opportunities/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2008/116/value-creation/create-your-own-opportunities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:14:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attitudes & Behaviours]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Call Reluctance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prospecting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Value Creation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Just one idea can positively transform your life, career, income and wealth.
As I have written before, in uncertain times, we can let the negativity of current events and others consume us or we can continue to look for opportunity.  Excessive worry, however, can often cause us to lose sight of our goals and can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Persistence and the Honourable Retreat</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2008/115/sales-attitudes/persistence-and-the-honourable-retreat/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2008/115/sales-attitudes/persistence-and-the-honourable-retreat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attitudes & Behaviours]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Call Reluctance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prospecting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self Promotion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Did you know:

Over 50% of sales people give up at 1st contact if they get a ‘NO’ from the prospect never to go back to that prospect again .
At the 5th contact 7% of sales people are left to speak with the prospect to see if they can do business together.
At the 8th contact there [...]]]></description>
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