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	<title>Barrett Sales Blog &#187; Strategy</title>
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		<title>What’s the difference between a member, a client and a customer?</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/592/sales/what%e2%80%99s-the-difference-between-a-member-a-client-and-a-customer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:34:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What’s in a name?  Well, there seems to be some confusion in the market place around the terminology used to describe those people who pay us money for goods, services, experiences, donations, etc.
Different industries can have different terms for the consumers of their products and/or services.  We see terms such as customer, client, patient, guest, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is internal competition eating away at your sales results?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Performance Management]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sales Talent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self Development]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Teamwork]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Value Creation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Many sales cultures are traditionally based on respect for authority, status and success, and encouraging competitive, challenging and achievement-oriented atmospheres.  Although this is not true for all businesses, especially in the 21st Century!  There are a growing number of businesses adopting more collegiate, lead team approaches.  However, despite different types of cultures, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How do you create future sales superstars?</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/554/sales-management/how-do-you-create-future-sales-superstars/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/554/sales-management/how-do-you-create-future-sales-superstars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 04:35:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attitudes & Behaviours]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[How many of us entered our sales careers with our eyes wide open?  Fully aware of what it takes to be an effective sales person &#8211; ably resourced with the tools, processes, plans and support essential to our success.  Knowing full well what you were getting yourself into.
For most, if not all of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Culture Fit</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/550/value-creation/culture-fit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:46:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attitudes & Behaviours]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ethics & Values]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Leadership]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Culture Fit was voted by you as the number 6 Sales Trend for 2010.  What is Culture Fit?  Well the first place you are likely to hear about Culture Fit is when you are recruiting for new staff or being recruited yourself.  For instance, Culture Fit Interviews differ from Behavioural Interviews, in that the Behavioural [...]]]></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>
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		<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>
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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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is your sales effort built on a house of cards?</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/513/strategy/is-your-sales-effort-built-on-a-house-of-cards/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 07:56:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Leadership]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is your sales strategy and projected sales growth built on a house of cards?
For many start-ups this is the case.  Their initial sales growth often comes off the back of an entrepreneur’s ideas and the hard work of a dedicated few who pitch in, take on multiple roles and tasks all the while promoting and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What’s channel stuffing and why is it problematic?</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/494/sales-management/what%e2%80%99s-channel-stuffing-and-why-is-it-problematic/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/494/sales-management/what%e2%80%99s-channel-stuffing-and-why-is-it-problematic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ethics & Values]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How much do you actually sell? How profitable are your sales? How accurately can you forecast your sales results? How many ‘returns’ do you receive? How often do you need to discount? How often are you left with old stock? What are your sales cycles? Are your sales people rewarded on volume only or on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are you ready for the phenomenon of Social Sales?</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/492/communication/are-you-ready-for-the-phenomenon-of-social-sales/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/492/communication/are-you-ready-for-the-phenomenon-of-social-sales/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:07:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CRM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Social Sales was voted by you as the number 4  Sales Trend for 2010.  Arguably, social media is contributing to the democratisation of information and, armed with this information, customers will demand different things from sales people and companies. Customers are tuning into online communities, blogs, forums, and social networks to gather information and make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Sales Trend #3 &#8211; Getting back to basics</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/476/sales/2010-sales-trend-3-getting-back-to-basics/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/476/sales/2010-sales-trend-3-getting-back-to-basics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:32:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Leadership]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[‘Getting back to basics’ is our 2010 Sales Trend #3 as voted by you, our readers.  Despite the positive start to 2010 in Australia, especially compared to other post GST economies, we cannot forget the fundamentals when it comes to creating a healthy, viable sales team, culture and business.
One of the real challenges of 2010 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is a climate of perpetual discounting limiting choice and eroding our quality of life?</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/472/value-creation/is-a-climate-of-perpetual-discounting-limiting-choice-and-eroding-our-quality-of-life/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/472/value-creation/is-a-climate-of-perpetual-discounting-limiting-choice-and-eroding-our-quality-of-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:35:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Negotiation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Value Creation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Gerry Harvey, (Harvey Norman) was recently bemoaning the culture of discounting in our retail sector. He was saying that retailers had lost the plot and didn’t know how to sell real value anymore.  He said they had fallen foul of a culture of constant discounting as the only way to attract customers, which was tantamount [...]]]></description>
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