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		<title>Sales Tips: Deliver Truly Effective Customer Presentations!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:02:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Lawless</dc:creator>
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<p align="justify">What is a truly effective sales presentation? I would define it as one that generates a call to action that eventually leads to a sale. Is there an underlying theme, across all products and their respective target audiences, on how to deliver this presentation? The answer is a definitive yes. This article tells you how. </p>
<p align="justify">Let me bring you back in time to a famous Greek philosopher called Socrates (469-399BC). Socrates despite his foundational place in the history of ideas actually wrote nothing. Socrates himself radically and skeptically claimed to know nothing at all except that he knew nothing! </p>
<p align="justify">Click here to learn more about <a href="http://www.3r.ie/resources/sales_articles/effective_sales_presentations.htm" title="sales presentations, sales presentations ireland, sales tips, sales, sales ireland, customer presentations">Sales Presentations in Ireland</a>.</p>
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		<title>Sales Management Outsourcing in Ireland</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:50:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Lawless</dc:creator>
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<p align="justify">No matter how great your product or service is, if you don't have people using and buying what you produce, you go out of business. So how do you set up an efficient sales and marketing machine, on a limited budget? Do you have experience in sales management? Would you know how to maximize the potential of a good sales person? </p>
<p align="justify">So why is it important to have someone with sales management experience in a company? Those of you with sales experience will know the answers, however, if you do not have experience in sales, let me ask you the following questions; Low risk – low cost – high return! </p>
<p>Click here to learn more about <a href="http://www.3r.ie/resources/sales_articles/sales_management_outsourcing.htm" title="sales management outsourcing, sales management, sales, sales ireland, sales management ireland"> Sales Management Outsourcing in Ireland</a>.</p>
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		<title>A Secret to RAISE Revenue in the Downturn</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:56:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simona Rusnakova</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.3r.ie/resources/marketing_articles/how_does_networking_really_raise_your_revenue.htm" title="downturn, economic downturn, more sales, networking, raise, referrals, revenue, sales, sales consultant"><img src="http://www.3r.ie/images/articles/coaching1.jpg" width="100" height="100" alt="downturn, economic downturn, more sales, networking, raise, referrals, revenue, sales, sales consultant" border="0" style="margin:0 10px 10px 0" align="left"></a>The answer is hidden in the acronym: <a href="http://www.3r.ie/resources/marketing_articles/how_does_networking_really_raise_your_revenue.htm" title="downturn, economic downturn, more sales, networking, raise, referrals, revenue, sales, sales consultant">RAISE</a>. <a href="http://www.3r.ie/resources/marketing_articles/how_does_networking_really_raise_your_revenue.htm" title="downturn, economic downturn, more sales, networking, raise, referrals, revenue, sales, sales consultant">Read more</a> on how <b>referrals</b>, if you develop and implement a decent strategy, will <b>boost your sales</b>. However, <b>this is not going to happen over a night</b>, <a href="http://www.3r.ie/resources/marketing_articles/how_does_networking_really_raise_your_revenue.htm" title="downturn, economic downturn, more sales, networking, raise, referrals, revenue, sales, sales consultant">unless you...</a></p><p class="tags">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/downturn" rel="tag">downturn</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/economic+downturn" rel="tag">economic downturn</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/more+sales" rel="tag">more sales</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/networking" rel="tag">networking</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/raise" rel="tag">raise</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/referrals" rel="tag">referrals</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/revenue" rel="tag">revenue</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/sales" rel="tag">sales</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/sales+consultant" rel="tag">sales consultant</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/sales+process" rel="tag">sales process</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/sales+system" rel="tag">sales system</a></p>


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		<title>Shatter the recession myth today &#8211; Quit Moaning!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:48:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Lawless</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So why would a marketing consultant want to help you for free?
Because until you start to help yourself, and start to believe that you can actually make money in this recession, well there is no point in talking to me, is there?
So what should you do today &#8211; now I mean today &#8211; to kick [...]<p class="tags">&nbsp;</p>


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		<title>Forget about hiring a marketing consultant</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:23:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Lawless</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I mean it, don&#8217;t even think about hiring a marketing consultant unless you actually are prepared to do the following.

Clearly define what you hope to achieve from marketing
Understand how your clients will benefit
Set some revenue goals for marketing and sales
Set a realistic budget &#8211; about 5-10% of revenue is reasonable
Look at how good you are [...]<p class="tags">&nbsp;</p>


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		<title>Your website does not generate enough traffic?You need a Web check!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:51:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Youcef</dc:creator>
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In order to increase the traffic and get more sales leads, you have decided to improve your website by getting great keywords through Google adwords hoping a high return on investment&#8230;However after having run your &#8220;Pay Per Click&#8221; google campaign you have not got the excepted results and you may feel very angry.
I can understand [...]<p class="tags">&nbsp;</p>


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		<title>Develop Your Value Proposition</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 20:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Youcef</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s important when you develop your value proposition to be clear and precise. First focus on what you are good at but also study what does your customer need? This can be done by market research but also by contacting 3r sales and marketing to build up a strong value proposition. Also try to think [...]<p class="tags">&nbsp;</p>


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		<title>A simple thought &#8211; it could even help marketing!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:28:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Lawless</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All around you every day, our world’s abundant nature provides you with the tools, to help you reach your wildest dreams. All you need is belief in your self, a dream and persistence.
So what is your dream my friend, and what are you going to do about it &#8211; because when you know that you [...]<p class="tags">&nbsp;</p>


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		<title>Can Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) help Your Marketing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:07:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Lawless</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we move into a new era, with Celtic Tiger 2, losing its teeth its breath coming in short gasps, cost pressures rising we need to start thinking of new ways to promote Ireland Inc on the global stage.
One of our amazing blind spots is the benefits of employing people who may have many degrees, [...]<p class="tags">&nbsp;</p>


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		<title>Time management</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2007 10:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Lawless</dc:creator>
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When you next find your self struggling with time management, you may wish to follow this tip:

1. Get a blank diary or note book and mark 2 weeks worth of time slots with 1/2 hour intervals

2. Write everything you do in each time slot
3. Review after 2 weeks and decide what you should be doing [...]<p class="tags">&nbsp;</p>


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