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	<title>Barrett Sales Blog &#187; Value Creation</title>
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	<description>everybody lives by selling something.</description>
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		<title>Procurement &amp; Value Managed</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2011/1356/value-creation/procurement-value-managed-%e2%80%93-getting-supply-chain-management-right/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 02:25:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[‘Procurement &#38; Value Managed’ was voted as the Number 8 for Sales Trends for 2011. In 2011 we are seeing the development, thinking and sophistication of the Procurement Profession accelerate. This progression will surely see procurement on the front foot of supply chain management.  Around 60 percent of major global corporations now have Procurement and Supply at the executive table [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Yin Yang of Selling</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/722/sales/the-yin-yang-of-selling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 23:11:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the 20th century the emphasis on B2B selling had a distinct aggressive ring to it.  So much so, that you could walk down the halls of many businesses and think that you were involved in big game hunting.  Many of these teams saw selling as an extreme sport, or more precisely, Big Game Fishing or Hunting. Customers were ‘Targets’. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/678/sales/price-is-what-you-pay-value-is-what-you-get/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 01:03:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ethics & Values]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently had the pleasure of attending and speaking at the 6th CIPS Australasia Annual Conference for the procurement profession.  It was my third invitation to speak at a CIPSA event in my capacity as a professional representing the sales profession.  The theme for this conference was ‘Managing Volatility’.  A key message I gleaned from the conference was Value Management [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are you ready for Sustainable Selling?</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/668/value-creation/are-you-ready-for-sustainable-selling/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/668/value-creation/are-you-ready-for-sustainable-selling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 22:34:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ethics & Values]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Procurement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Relationships]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sustainable Selling was voted by you as the number 10 Sales Trend for 2010.  With the green agenda comes Sustainable Selling.  More and more questions are being asked by many about how we can best manage this relationship now and for future generations? I recently attended and spoke at the 6th CIPS Australasia Annual Conference (peak industry body for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is internal competition eating away at your sales results?</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/560/sales-management/is-internal-competition-eating-away-at-your-sales-results/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/560/sales-management/is-internal-competition-eating-away-at-your-sales-results/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attitudes & Behaviours]]></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, sales performance and results are usually derived from [...]]]></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>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sales Assessments]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sales Training]]></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 us, our initiation into sales was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Culture Fit</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/550/value-creation/culture-fit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/550/value-creation/culture-fit/#comments</comments>
		<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 Interview attempts to find out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are you making the most of Psychometric Assessments?</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/498/value-creation/are-you-making-the-most-of-psychometric-assessments/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/498/value-creation/are-you-making-the-most-of-psychometric-assessments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 01:08:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attitudes & Behaviours]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Performance Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Value Creation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Many of us actively recoil when we see the words &#8216;Psychometric Assessments&#8217;. This may be due to fear of the unknown, seeing them as &#8216;tests&#8217; or just tedious questionnaires. While you would not be alone in this, we on the other hand are advocates (of the right Assessments). At Barrett, we spend much of our time demystifying what Assessments actually [...]]]></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>
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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 to business disaster and a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should I fire my bad clients?</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2009/371/value-creation/should-i-fire-my-bad-clients/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2009/371/value-creation/should-i-fire-my-bad-clients/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:24:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Customer Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Value Creation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Run a mental checklist over your client base right now.  Who fits into the ‘good’ client list and who falls into the ‘bad’ client list? It all really depends on what you define as good and bad. As we know not all clients are good for your business. Some clients are a wrong fit for your business but could be [...]]]></description>
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