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	<title>Todd Youngblood's "SPE" Blog</title>
	
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	<description>Cogitations about Sales Process Engineering, Business and Continuous Improvement</description>
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		<title>Fire the sales managers?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 12:51:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Youngblood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s something worth thinking about.  I won’t claim to have a bullet-proof rationale for firing all the sales managers, BUT… I am convinced that well-designed, properly used techno tools CAN indeed be applied to ensure effective discipline, accountability and mentorship.  Tell me again the three key tasks of a sales manager&#8230;


								
		   						
								
		 						
								
								
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		<title>I just got another slap up-side the head</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 16:20:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Youngblood</dc:creator>
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	   						  And so the lesson learned?  Actually, there were three.  First, don’t ever get cocky and think you’re above executing all the basic blocking and tackling.  Second, make sure your e-Rep is robust and continuously feeding meaty, valuable text, audio and video content to your constituents out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Post, but first – PLEASE…  Think!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Youngblood</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[E-Rep]]></category>
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Put yourself into the shoes of the decision-maker.  If you can skim through some text, or listen to a short audio or watch a quick video to acquire some chunk of information or garner a bit more insight into some topic, why on earth would you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seems pretty obvious to me…</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:26:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Youngblood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Picture this&#8230;  A sales assistant who:

Is on-call 24 X 7 X 365
Flawlessly delivers each of your sales messages every time

To anyone
Anywhere
Any time
On demand
As many times as requested

Relentlessly &#8220;pulls&#8221; prospects into your sphere of influence
Nurtures relationships with all of your contacts
Works for free

Too good to be true?  
No.  Actually, it&#8217;s too obvious to ignore.  Consider the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Publish or Perish, Baby…</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 22:40:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Youngblood</dc:creator>
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You simply MUST be there when they, the buyer, do a Google search.  To be there, you must publish.  You must continuously publish strong, compelling content that showcases your value at every stage of the customer’s buying process.
It&#8217;s just that simple.  Any questions?
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		<title>THE really important equations</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Youngblood</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[First, some math we can all understand:

(Much of) My Life = My Work
(Most of) My Work = Fun
Therefore, My Life = Mostly Fun

My Dreamland Radio business partner, Todd Schnick, recently wrote a post about the importance of having fun at work.  He&#8217;s so right.  (And truth be told, I&#8217;m a good bit better at doing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lie, Cheat And Steal</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:40:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Youngblood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well sort of anyway&#8230;  Recently did an interview with Jay McDonald, a successful serial entrepreneur, CEO and now Vistage Chair.  His version of &#8220;lie, cheat and steal&#8221; makes a ton of sense.

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		<title>Build credibility BEFORE you meet the customer</title>
		<link>http://ypsgroup.com/blog/develop-relationships/build-credibility-before-you-meet-the-customer/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=build-credibility-before-you-meet-the-customer</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Youngblood</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Develop Relationships]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a sales rep, you know better than anybody what your customers and prospects need to know. You’ve done your research. You know their issues, challenges and objectives. You know the value they could accrue by using your stuff. They just won’t take the time to meet with you and listen! Well, maybe it’s you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MASSIVE “Establish Business Relationship” cycle-time reduction</title>
		<link>http://ypsgroup.com/blog/radio/massive-establish-business-relationship-cycle-time-reduction/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=massive-establish-business-relationship-cycle-time-reduction</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Youngblood</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Radio]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every sales pro knows that establishing a solid, credible, cordial business relationship with the decision-maker is fundamentally essential for success.  Every sales pro also knows that doing so takes time &#8211; precious, fleeting, oh-so-valuable time.
Most business processes, being at their core pretty scientific, can be studied, dissected, and redesigned so that the cycle time for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“GO VIRAL!!!” vs. “go viral”</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 20:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Youngblood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Get viewed by more than a million people in less than a week. That&#8217;s the generally accepted minimum for &#8220;going viral.&#8221; Let&#8217;s just go with that as a definition for now.
Going viral is the benchmark. It&#8217;s the essential badge of honor that differentiates between a legitimately talented marketer and a wanna&#8217; be. If one of [...]]]></description>
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