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	<title>Barrett Sales Blog</title>
	
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	<description>everybody lives by selling something.</description>
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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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		<category><![CDATA[Sales Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Success]]></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>Turning Underperformers Into Sales Winners</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2012/1756/sales-management/turning-underperformers-into-sales-winners/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:32:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Clarity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Coaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Results]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Underperforming sales people plague sales managers and organisations in every industry sector. Over the decades business leaders have adopted an assortment of tactics to combat and address this issue, with most showing little in return. Some large businesses have a policy to let go of the bottom 10-20% of sales performers each year and replenish with new sales blood. Other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It’s Not WHAT You Do But WHY &amp; HOW You Do It</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2012/1735/sales-attitudes/its-not-what-you-do-but-why-how-you-do-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attitudes & Behaviours]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clarity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ethics & Values]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mindful selling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In December 2011 we published The 12 Sales Trends of 2012 and invited readers to vote on what they thought would be the most important trends in sales for this year. &#8216;It&#8217;s not WHAT you do but WHY &#38; HOW you do it&#8217; topped the rankings. It seems that having a Purpose, the WHY, which is more than just making [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Athletes Chase Olympic Gold in UK and Business Success Back Home</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2012/1712/sales/athletes-chase-olympic-gold-in-uk-and-business-success-back-home/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2012/1712/sales/athletes-chase-olympic-gold-in-uk-and-business-success-back-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:05:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attitudes & Behaviours]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Success]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s an Olympic year and many of our elite athletes are rightly focusing their efforts on the London 2012 Olympic Games.  There are a certain number of gold medals on offer and everyone knows their worth in terms of the honour and glory and even more so in terms of ensuing publicity, product endorsements, speaking engagement and the like. pin [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Sales Leadership + No Accountability = No Sales Results</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2012/1683/success/no-sales-leadership-no-accountability-no-sales-results/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2012/1683/success/no-sales-leadership-no-accountability-no-sales-results/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Clarity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Results]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Success]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Companies spend billions each year on sales training, organisational development, leadership training and other efforts to ultimately boost sales results. Often this is a waste of money because nothing changes for the better.  Too busy looking for a short term boost, magic bullet or quick fix, i.e. the 1-3 day motivational sales training event, many business and sales leaders miss [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrating ‘Clarity’ After 17 Years In Business</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2012/1668/clarity/celebrating-clarity-after-17-years-in-business/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2012/1668/clarity/celebrating-clarity-after-17-years-in-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 01:32:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Clarity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This year I am celebrating &#8216;Clarity&#8217; as my cornerstone in business.  I believe Clarity is the most important idea in any business. Vision, strategy, purpose, product, plans, people and all factors of successful business stem from clarity. $3000 as seed capital It has taken me many (frustrating) years to clarify and define my true goals and intentions when I launched [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Make 2012 The Best Year Yet – Put Yourself First!</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2011/1644/success/make-2012-the-best-year-yet-put-yourself-first/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2011/1644/success/make-2012-the-best-year-yet-put-yourself-first/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Assessments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Attitudes & Behaviours]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Success]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teamwork]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/?p=1644</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As we all come sailing in from the rather stormy seas of 2011 for a brief rest in a safe harbour we can chose to look back and reflect on what has happened in 2011; the challenges, mistakes, triumphs and lessons learned.  Although reflection is very important we must not forget to take time to rest, relax and recharge before [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why LinkedIn Invitations Need To Be Purposeful</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2011/1625/sales-attitudes/why-linkedin-invitations-need-to-be-purposeful/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2011/1625/sales-attitudes/why-linkedin-invitations-need-to-be-purposeful/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 04:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attitudes & Behaviours]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/?p=1625</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[LinkedIn is about creating and nurturing relationships. It&#8217;s a marvelous tool for researching and connecting with people and helps you forge genuine relationships based on substance and value. I&#8217;ve been on LinkedIn for many years now and have been steadily growing my network.  I only connect with people I know personally or have connected with via an event or activity.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Personal Or Time To Get Personal</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2011/1600/relationships/getting-personal-or-time-to-get-personal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2011/1600/relationships/getting-personal-or-time-to-get-personal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 02:27:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attitudes & Behaviours]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Customer Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Relationships]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/?p=1600</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[‘Getting Personal’ was voted as the Number 12 Sales Trends for 2011. Despite the advances in technology and the rise of the Internet, customers still want personal and single contact satisfaction. Contrary to some pundits who believe the role of salespeople is becoming obsolete with the proliferation of Internet and mobile technology, effective sales professionals and a personal approach to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Athletes, Top CEO’s and Pop Stars Have in Common</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2011/1526/sales-management/what-do-elite-athletes-top-ceos-and-pop-stars-have-in-common/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2011/1526/sales-management/what-do-elite-athletes-top-ceos-and-pop-stars-have-in-common/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:48:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Coaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Success]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Elite athletes, pop stars, top selling writers, politicians, Fortune 100 CEO&#8217;s all have one thing in common…they hire coaches to help them achieve their goals faster and become or maintain their &#8216;number one&#8217; status. Elite performers see the value their coach brings to their craft. They know their coach will help them gain and create insights that transform their performance. [...]]]></description>
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