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		<title>How to Eat an Elephant</title>
		<link>http://helpingusellu.com/blog/2010/07/how-to-eat-an-elephant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott</dc:creator>
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I sold a  job once that happened to be the largest job our company had ever done.  In fact, it was easily twice as large as any job we had done before.  This wasn’t really an issue for us, but the customer wanted to know how  we would handle such a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Orally Painted Pictures</title>
		<link>http://helpingusellu.com/blog/2010/07/orally-painted-pictures/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 03:47:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A picture is worth a thousand words, but an orally painted picture is worth more than any brochure or PowerPoint you could ever present.]]></description>
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		<title>Effects of Positive Words</title>
		<link>http://helpingusellu.com/blog/2010/07/effects-of-positive-words/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:26:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attitude Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Articles]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Henry Ford once said, "If you think you can do a thing, or that you cannot do a thing, in either case you are right." More importantly, what are your WORDS saying you can or cannot do? ]]></description>
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		<title>20 Reasons to Work With Referrals</title>
		<link>http://helpingusellu.com/blog/2010/06/20-reasons-to-work-with-referrals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 03:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Networking Articles]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[referrals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I threw down the gauntlet and challenged you to write down five reasons why you like to work with referrals. At the end I threw out a personal challenge for me to come up with 20 reasons why I like working with referrals. I had no idea exactly how many I actually had, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Opportunity for Hard Work</title>
		<link>http://helpingusellu.com/blog/2010/06/opportunity-for-hard-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 23:53:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attitude Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[opportunity]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://helpingusellu.com/blog/?p=158</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thomas  Edison once said that “Opportunity is missed by most people because it  is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”
Jonas Salk once said “The reward for work well done is the  opportunity to do more.”
Those are two of my all-time favorite quotes for together they  embody our entrepreneurial spirit whether [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3 Tips for Value-Based Selling</title>
		<link>http://helpingusellu.com/blog/2010/05/3-tips-for-value-based-selling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2010 19:05:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pitch]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[value]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://helpingusellu.com/blog/?p=154</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week we  are going to pull together a few articles from previous weeks to  provide some tips on increasing your sales without compromising your  profits by selling your value rather than your price &#8211; especially your  discounted price. (To review the articles that are referenced below,  visit our Archive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Are You Known For? (Your Value Calling Card)</title>
		<link>http://helpingusellu.com/blog/2010/05/what-are-you-known-for-your-value-calling-card/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 18:57:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[referral]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[testimonial]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://helpingusellu.com/blog/?p=150</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Cadillac.  Burger King. Staples.
What do these companies have in common? They are each very well  known for something. What they are known for may not be unique to them,  nonetheless, they each have a calling card that precedes them in the  minds of most consumers. While some of it may be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Transparent Sales (Yes, This is a Sales Call!)</title>
		<link>http://helpingusellu.com/blog/2010/05/transparent-sales-yes-this-is-a-sales-call/</link>
		<comments>http://helpingusellu.com/blog/2010/05/transparent-sales-yes-this-is-a-sales-call/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 18:52:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sales]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you  ever received a phone call that started something like this? “Hello, my  name is Chris. I am from ABC Company and don’t worry, this isn’t a sales  call.” Instead, they want to give &#8211; yes, GIVE! &#8211; you a free trial (that turns into a purchase if not canceled after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turning Cold Leads Hot</title>
		<link>http://helpingusellu.com/blog/2010/05/turning-cold-leads-hot/</link>
		<comments>http://helpingusellu.com/blog/2010/05/turning-cold-leads-hot/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 18:49:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Articles]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://helpingusellu.com/blog/?p=143</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the  biggest frustrations business owners face is converting more leads at a  higher rate, with better efficiency and results. Time is money and so is  temperature. Hot leads bring immediate dollars. Cold leads are  dismissed to the land of misfit toys.
To better understand why, let’s hop into the way-back [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two Great Questions (Both Ends of the Referral Spectrum)</title>
		<link>http://helpingusellu.com/blog/2010/05/two-great-questions-both-ends-of-the-referral-spectrum/</link>
		<comments>http://helpingusellu.com/blog/2010/05/two-great-questions-both-ends-of-the-referral-spectrum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 18:47:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Articles]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ Referral  generation is a two-way street. With the right questions, it can be a  two-way super-highway!
“Good” questions are open ended that require more than a one or two  word response. “Better” questions inspire others to respond by painting  a picture you can use to further a conversation. When it comes [...]]]></description>
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