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	<title>Barrett Sales Blog &#187; Sales Planning</title>
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		<title>Move Over Marketing Here Comes Sales Strategy!</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2012/1780/success/move-over-marketing-here-comes-sales-strategy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sales Leadership]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The pundits (including Barrett) are always reminding sales executives of the need to plan.  However, a major miscalculation made by many organisations is viewing their sales operations as purely tactical functions. The result &#8211; at best, sales plans become little more than operational imperatives bumping along one quarter to the next with no strategic intent. More and more, the high [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why B2B Buying Decisions Are Taking Longer Than Ever</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2011/1467/sales-management/why-b2b-buying-decisions-are-taking-longer-than-ever/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:51:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attitudes & Behaviours]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mindful selling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Coaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Are companies taking longer to make buying decisions or does it come down to impatience on the part of the B2B sales person, in a hurry to reach their sales targets? It seems nowadays buying decisions are taking longer to make than in previous years.  This slow purchasing process isn’t just happening at the enterprise level in large scale businesses, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learning how to ride the Boom AND Bust economy</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2011/1450/sales-attitudes/learning-how-to-ride-the-boom-and-bust-economy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:16:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attitudes & Behaviours]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business Acumen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resilience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Results]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[These turbulent, challenging and sometimes volatile times we find ourselves living in are making many of us rethink how we do business, how we live our lives and how we engage with the world.  Unless you are hiding under the doona,  the rest of us are witnessing and experiencing a major transition from the Industrial Revolution to a brave new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What are the 3 Sales Essentials that make for effective selling?</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2011/821/sales/what-are-the-3-sales-essentials-that-make-for-effective-selling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:41:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prospecting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When we meet with leaders to discuss their sales challenges in achieving sales effectiveness we find that the source of their problems often stem from three key areas: sales planning, sales prospecting and effective sales communication with clients. Whatever our vocation, we all need to make contact with and communicate effectively to secure the ongoing custom of members, supporters, sponsors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Setting the sales agenda</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2011/767/sales-planning/setting-the-sales-agenda/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2011/767/sales-planning/setting-the-sales-agenda/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:14:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Prospecting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Planning]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you or anyone in your team is struggling to open a client meeting effectively or if you feel awkward and lost for words, and your client or prospect is shifting in their seat, then you need an agenda. One of the best ways you can kick off a client meeting is with an agenda.  An agenda guides you, keeps [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are your sales people at risk of leaving?</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2011/735/sales-recruitment/are-your-sales-people-at-risk-of-leaving/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2011/735/sales-recruitment/are-your-sales-people-at-risk-of-leaving/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 00:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recruitment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How many of your sales people are thinking about a career move right now? How many of them have come back from their holiday break wondering if they are in the right role or company? Sales people are one of the highest “at risk” groups in terms of turnover (average of 26% compared to the national average of 14%).  Some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How much training should I give my sales team?</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/691/sales-management/how-much-training-should-i-give-my-sales-team/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/691/sales-management/how-much-training-should-i-give-my-sales-team/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 02:29:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Training]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/?p=691</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Highly effective sales people and teams do not happen by chance.  A study by Aberdeen Group (2009) of 8,500 top performing companies with a turnover in excess of $50 million, showed that the highest performing of these in each of their industries provided their sales teams with no less than 8 days of focussed sales training per year, and this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Planning for 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/688/some-sales-research/planning-for-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/688/some-sales-research/planning-for-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 02:02:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Budgeting and developing strategy for 2011 should be near the top of your ‘to-do’ list right now or be bedded down already.  People complain about being too busy and never having enough time, however if you do not make time for regular planning you will let everyone down. Make time to work on: Forecasting Evaluating staff hiring and implementing staff [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Sales Managers need to work on the business, not just in the business</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/516/sales-management/why-sales-managers-need-to-work-on-the-business-not-just-in-the-business/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/516/sales-management/why-sales-managers-need-to-work-on-the-business-not-just-in-the-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 06:46:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Playing “catch up” is a common challenge for organisations of all sizes.  Whether you have enjoyed a period of rapid growth and prosperity, or encountered some unexpected obstacles or losses, with little warning, businesses can discover that their decision making and activity has become very reactive.  Too much time is spent putting out spot fires and reacting to situations, while [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Noise Reduction part 2: Is too much information making you miserable and losing you sales?</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/509/some-sales-research/is-too-much-information-making-you-miserable-and-losing-you-sales/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/509/some-sales-research/is-too-much-information-making-you-miserable-and-losing-you-sales/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 02:13:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attitudes & Behaviours]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Call Reluctance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CRM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Time Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With information comes choice and without proper guidelines and filters in place, too much information and too many choices can lead to indecision.  Indecision can then lead to paralysis making us unhappy, unproductive, and at worst, ineffective.  In sales careers, or any role for that matter, too much information and the subsequent indecision is a real killer – in fact, [...]]]></description>
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