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		<title>“Our salespeople don’t know how to sell value”</title>
		<link>http://mahermarketing.com/uncategorized/our-salespeople-dont-know-how-to-sell-value/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 22:49:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Maher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t tell you how many times I’ve heard this complaint from product and marketing managers during my career. But in most cases, it just isn&#8217;t true. What is true, is that any lack of value selling is usually driven by the conspicuous absence of two very important types of information: 1)   The economic reasons [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Raise your profitability today! Price your specialized services based on what they’re worth (not on how long it takes you to deliver them)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:34:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Maher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you work for a semiconductor capital equipment company, chances are that your employer prices many of its’ field services by the hour. While this method may be adequate for routine maintenance and break-fix work, it is the wrong method to use when pricing work that dramatically improves the performance of customers processes and products [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stop spending money and resources on prospects that don’t buy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:34:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Maher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Achieving Sales Goals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Profitability]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[spending]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you’re like most companies, you have prospects you’ve been trying to sell to for years, only to hear one excuse after another regarding why they haven’t purchased anything from you. You may have spent thousands or even millions of dollars trying to win their business, only to see it go to a competitor time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sales Competencies</title>
		<link>http://mahermarketing.com/sales/sales-competencies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 16:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Maher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Achieving Sales Goals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capital equipment sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motivating Salespeople]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Profitability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capital equipment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I was asked for my thoughts on the competencies that every capital equipment salesperson should have. The following are what I consider most important: An understanding of the importance of profit In my mind, the number one priority for salespeople is to bring profitable business to their employer. Salespeople should know how their employer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PICOS: what it is, how to deal with it</title>
		<link>http://mahermarketing.com/sales/picos-what-it-is-how-to-deal-with-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 21:46:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Maher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Achieving Sales Goals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motivating Salespeople]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Profitability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Are you familiar with PICOS? While you may not recognize the acronym, you probably would recognize PICOS in practice, especially if you regularly deal with aggressive and well-trained purchasing department representatives. PICOS stands for Program for the Improvement and Cost Optimization of Suppliers. It’s a supply chain management process that was developed at General Motors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are your largest customers as profitable as you think they are?</title>
		<link>http://mahermarketing.com/sales/are-your-largest-customers-as-profitable-as-you-think-they-are/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 17:55:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Maher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Achieving Sales Goals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Profitability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Your top five to ten customers likely deliver the majority of your revenue, and in some cases, the majority of your profitability as well. However, when all of the costs of doing business with these customers are accounted for, you may discover that some of these customers are a lot less profitable than you think. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Email Marketing: A critical part of your marketing mix</title>
		<link>http://mahermarketing.com/sales/email-marketing-a-critical-part-of-your-marketing-mix/</link>
		<comments>http://mahermarketing.com/sales/email-marketing-a-critical-part-of-your-marketing-mix/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Maher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Achieving Sales Goals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Email Marketing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[demand generation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[email marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lead generation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What comes to mind when you hear the term “Email Marketing”? If you’re like a lot of people, the next word you think of is Spam. Or perhaps you think of it as the stuff you see in your in box each morning that you delete without reading. Maybe you’ve tried Email Marketing once or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Raise Prices? In this Market? Are you kidding?</title>
		<link>http://mahermarketing.com/sales/raise-prices-in-this-market-are-you-kidding/</link>
		<comments>http://mahermarketing.com/sales/raise-prices-in-this-market-are-you-kidding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 18:36:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Maher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Achieving Sales Goals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite the weak economy, it is possible to raise prices if you are selective with your customers, start small, and increase prices gradually. Some of the same customers who would surely desert you if you raised prices too quickly will gradually accept small and infrequent price increases...]]></description>
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		<title>Eleven tips for a more captivating presentation</title>
		<link>http://mahermarketing.com/sales/eleven-tips-for-a-more-captivating-presentation/</link>
		<comments>http://mahermarketing.com/sales/eleven-tips-for-a-more-captivating-presentation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:56:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Maher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Achieving Sales Goals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motivating Salespeople]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Presentations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[creating captivating presentations]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[tips for meeting presentations]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Got an upcoming presentation on your calendar? Here’s how to make sure your audience stays interested and engaged. The next time you’re tasked with developing and giving a presentation, whether to colleagues, customers, or investors, try the following tips...]]></description>
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		<title>Five things to consider when developing a sales compensation plan</title>
		<link>http://mahermarketing.com/sales-compensation/five-things-to-consider-when-developing-a-sales-compensation-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://mahermarketing.com/sales-compensation/five-things-to-consider-when-developing-a-sales-compensation-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:35:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Maher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Compensation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bonus Plans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commission Plans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Compensating Salespeople]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Plans]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It seems so simple; you want a sales compensation plan that motivates your people to sell more of your products and services. This should be fairly straightforward and easy to do, right? Well, not always. I’ve seen many plans not only fail to motivate people, but cause resentment in the process by the way they’re [...]]]></description>
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