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		<title>How To Use Qualification to Avoid Desperation in Sales</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:29:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hopkins</dc:creator>
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		<title>Qualify All the Time</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 21:28:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While the qualification process is critical in making an initial sale to clients, it&#8217;s not something you can do once and forget about it. In challenging times, you may need to continually re-qualify existing clients. When anything changes, think of them as if they&#8217;re new clients all over again. The key element is what they [...]
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		<title>Qualifying Potential Clients</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hopkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When people think about making a purchase, they aren’t likely to compare talking with you to going to the doctor, but you should make that comparison when preparing to talk with clients. People trust doctors. They usually accept the diagnosis and prescription for wellness with few questions asked. That’s because they recognize doctors as experts [...]
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