<?xml-stylesheet type='text/xsl' href='http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleRSS.xsl'?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>CPSA.com</title><link>http://www.cpsa.com.com/</link><description>This is the syndication feed for the newsletter articles on www.cpsa.com.</description><managingEditor>editor@cpsa.com</managingEditor><copyright>Copyright 2008, Canadian Professional Association</copyright><lastBuildDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:45:52 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title>When Technology Disconnects Us: How Sales 2.0/Web 2.0 Is Diluting The Power of Interpersonal Communication</title><Category>Innovation</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=273</link><description>Technology will automate and streamline many of the functions and tasks salespeople and management are currently responsible for. More specifically, how they manage their sales pipeline and the stages of their selling cycle, how they qualify and mine for new prospects, how they network with other business professionals, how they maintain their contact database as well as how they communicate with their prospects and customers. And the trend for companies to transition from what was once a face-t</description><author> Keith Rosen</author><pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:59:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Expect Victory</title><Category>Motivation</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=272</link><description>Do you wake up in the morning thinking, “This is going to be a lousy day” or “Nothing good ever happens to me”? If you have an important presentation to make, do you tell yourself, “I don’t have a chance at closing this sale”? If you routinely think this way, how does your day turn out? Do you make the sale? I’d be willing to bet you get exactly the results you expected.
</description><author> Billy Cox</author><pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:54:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Giving Yourself The Gift Of Executive Presence </title><Category>Self-Improvement</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=271</link><description>We've all been there. Someone walks into a room at a business event and suddenly the air becomes electric. Heads turn. The world pays attention, serious attention.  People gravitate as if to a magnet and engage them in a hanging-on-every-word conversation. You have just witnessed a 'WOW" moment. </description><author> Roz Usheroff</author><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:16:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Referrals: Getting the Most From the ‘Low-Hanging Fruit’ of Sales</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=270</link><description> Referrals should be considered the reward for a job well done. They are the by-product of your excellent customer service. As a true sales professional, you have earned the right to ask for and receive referrals. Earning referral business is a fantastic way to grow your business, and the best part is that all of the calls are warm leads.</description><author> Jim Cross</author><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:10:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Everyone Makes President's Club: The Motto of a Great Sales Manager</title><Category>Management</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=269</link><description>Great sales managers take it personally. "Nobody is left behind. Everybody makes President's Club." This is their motto. Sure these phrases can be bantered around in meetings and interviews, but truly great managers live it, breathe it and believe in it. Their core values drive them to make each and every one of their reps successful, and to have their team stand out in the organization. Their values push them to be successful managers.</description><author> Jeremy Miller</author><pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:27:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Body Language:  The Mehrabian Myth</title><Category>Self-Improvement</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=268</link><description>When it comes to the use of body language in presentations and broadcast interviews, most of us have seen some sort of statistic that indicates:
•	55% of the overall message is how the person looks when delivering the message. 
•	38% of the overall message is how the person sounds when delivering the message. 
•	Seven per cent of the overall message can be attributed to the words the person uses.
</description><author> Eric Bergman</author><pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:22:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Leadership Is About Constantly Challenging Paradigms But Staying Within The Overall Strategy</title><Category>Management</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=267</link><description>One of the key tasks of a leader is to continually seek ways to improve the way in which their team operates – constantly challenging paradigms and questioning “the way we do things around here”, will ensure the team remains at optimum performance levels.</description><author> Jonathan Farrington</author><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:46:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Relationships are Overrated</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=266</link><description>Relationships are overrated. Yep, I am drawing a line in the sand, and challenging the hardened belief that a sales person's most valuable asset is his address book in Microsoft Outlook. It's not.</description><author> Jeremy Miller</author><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:44:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Four Fatal Assumptions of Executive Communication</title><Category>Self-Improvement</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=265</link><description>I stand in front of leaders every month either conducting a seminar, making a presentation, or discussing leadership development. One of the standard scenarios I ask these busy, engaged, and effective managers to consider is, “Have you ever left a meeting with a colleague and as you travel down the hallway talking about what you just heard, you look at each other with that ‘were you in the same meeting I was in’ expression?”</description><author> Ron Crossland</author><pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:42:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Maximizing Your Price in a Soft Economy</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=264</link><description>Establishing maximum value for your price is never easy.  In today’s volatile economy, it’s even more of a challenge.  For most companies, costs are increasing, yet the ability to pass them along to the customer is fraught with numerous roadblocks.  The customer’s response to a price increase is rarely positive, with the usual line of objections that go along with it.  
</description><author> Mark Hunter</author><pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:36:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hiring With A Map: Using Assessment Tools to Hire Great Salespeople</title><Category>Management</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=263</link><description>Behavioral assessment tools are common in today's hiring practices. Hiring managers lean on them hoping to discover a silver bullet – a tool that will tell them exactly who to hire and why. The problem is most companies do not use behavioral assessment tools accurately or effectively to make the right hiring decisions.</description><author> Jeremy Miller</author><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:36:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tuning Up Your Virtual Conferencing Skills:  Part 1</title><Category>Self-Improvement</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=262</link><description>With gasoline and travel prices shooting through the roof, the summer of '08 may be remembered as the season business travel got nixed and virtual conferencing became the norm. The corporate office has now been relocated to your home office and the business suit has been replaced by business casual attire.   </description><author> Roz Usheroff</author><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:09:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Negotiation: Dealing With Price And The Closing Stages</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=261</link><description>Price is an issue in most negotiations. Salespeople need to deal with the price issue confidently, but with an understanding of the needs of the other side. Here are some notes to help you:</description><author> Jonathan Farrington</author><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:16:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tuning Up Your Virtual Conferencing Skills—Videoconferencing and Webcasting:  Part 2 </title><Category>Self-Improvement</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=260</link><description>Many people just don't get the ground rules for virtual conferencing. Like the person whose cellphone blares "In Da Club" by Rapper 50 Cent when ringing or a colleague who forgot to "mute" their phone while their spouse was yelling during their President's quarterly update, the results can often be embarrassing.  </description><author> Roz Usheroff</author><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:50:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Communications Technology to Close Business Quickly and Easily</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=259</link><description>Turning a prospect into a customer is the core function of the salesperson and the lifeblood of an organization’s revenue stream.  Complex customer approval processes and signoffs from multiple departments lengthen the sales process and make it more difficult to gain consensus from the proper decision-makers. Once the customer has made a decision to purchase, there may be multiple rounds of negotiation on pricing, terms, and contract details that involve management and legal professionals from y</description><author> Mark Alexander</author><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:24:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Nobody Buys a Leader:  They Buy Servants</title><Category>Motivation</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=258</link><description>Does your marketing literature proclaim that your company is a market leader? Does it say something like, "we are the leading producer of …" or something similar? If so, you're not alone. Guess what? No one cares. Customers care if your solutions will solve their problem. If it can't, then all of these self-serving proclamations are not worth the paper they are printed on.</description><author> Jeremy Miller</author><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:14:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Do You Have a Climate for Sharing?</title><Category>Management</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=256</link><description>I often wonder why it is that when I, or my colleagues, facilitate a creative team building or strategy session for one of our clients that people are suddenly open and generating fresh (and often quite exciting) ideas.  Why the heck doesn't this happen daily?  </description><author> Hugh Culver</author><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:35:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Personal Branding Sells: Leverage Yourself for more Income and more Sales</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=255</link><description>It is far easier to sell a branded product. When you are the underdog, you have to compete that much harder to win against a strong brand. The typical sales tactics are to discount and to pile on value-add services. Either way, the cost of the sale is higher for an unbranded product. The same is true for people. Salespeople that are well known in their industry with a strong reputation and referral network are a force to be reckoned with. Why? They have a brand.</description><author> Jeremy Miller</author><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:26:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tips on Being a Perfect Summer Guest</title><Category>Self-Improvement</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=254</link><description>Summer's just around the corner and you've received a weekend invitation to your boss' cottage. You're counting the days to a much-needed retreat from your hectic schedule. While you're looking forward to relaxing in a hammock, remember that there is an art to being a good summer guest if you want to get invited back year after year. </description><author> Roz Usheroff</author><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:35:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Need a Memory Boost? How to Upgrade Your Brainpower  </title><Category>Self-Improvement</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=253</link><description>As each day unfolds, we are challenged to remember a multitude of things, such as phone numbers, driving directions, names, tasks, and moment-to-moment requests. So, why do we forget and what can we do about it, especially if our once perfect memory has now become faulty and unpredictable? </description><author> Dr. Nancy D. O’Reilly</author><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:26:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Complexity: The Thief of Time</title><Category>Self-Improvement</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=251</link><description>Time.  Nobody has enough of it.  Everyone wishes he could have more.  It is the one truly perishable resource. Those who suffer from this are truly victims of the Thief of Time – complexity – which afflicts every person in every organization.  </description><author> John L. Mariotti </author><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 10:55:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Three Traps of Selling Conventionally in a Complex New World</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=250</link><description>Prospect, qualify, present and close. These are the basic elements of the conventional sales process most widely used today.  Problem is, the world has changed. We must deal with complex problems and correspondingly complex solutions that involve multiple decisions and multiple decision-makers—most of whom are having an increasingly hard time understanding their own problems and the solutions that will best resolve them. </description><author> Jeff Thull</author><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 10:51:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Employ Strategic Entertainment to Gain Competitive Advantage </title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=249</link><description>In today’s corporate structure, everyone is trying to get an “edge.” Companies want to wow their customers, their stakeholders and even their employees so their brand and their message stay relevant and meaningful in the current marketplace. 

</description><author> Jon Stetson</author><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 08:26:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Givers Gain:  Creating Conversations to Engage Your Prospects</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=248</link><description>Three per cent of your market is buying right now. These are companies issuing RFPs, bringing you in for demos and requesting quotes. If you aren't talking to these companies, you can guarantee they are talking with your competition. They have a need, and they will buy to satisfy it. </description><author> Jeremy Miller</author><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 08:25:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Dangers of Too Much Positive Thinking</title><Category>Motivation</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=244</link><description>Every company, salesperson, buyer, marketplace, solution, and competitor has inherent
strengths and weaknesses. The goal of the major account managers is to be able to
build a solid strategy for each major account by emphasizing their strengths and
transforming their weaknesses. People who are addicted to positive thinking are
reluctant to pay any attention to their weaknesses given the belief that whatever we
focus on is what we get.   
</description><author> Alice Wheaton</author><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:15:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>I Propose</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=243</link><description>Many companies and their decision-makers require written proposals, and if you are like many salespeople, you probably shudder at the thought of this request. However, writing a good proposal doesn't have to be painful providing you keep a few points in mind. </description><author> Kelley Robertson</author><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:10:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Value of Mentors</title><Category>Self-Improvement</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=242</link><description>Benjamin Franklin once said, "there are two ways to acquire wisdom; you can either buy it or borrow it." </description><author> Brian Tracy</author><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:11:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to Prevent “Unpaid” Consulting</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=241</link><description>If you’re in sales, you have probably encountered this scenario. You’re trying to convince a potential customer that your great products or services will solve their most pressing problem. To prove the point, you explain precisely how your solution will work. Mr. Potential Customer listens carefully, asks many questions and takes copious notes. Everything seems to be running smoothly. The customer nods and says all the right things and you leave convinced that the sale is in the bag. The prob</description><author> Jeff Thull</author><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:08:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>When Gen-X is in Charge: How to Harness the Younger Leadership Style</title><Category>Management</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=240</link><description>For many years, those in the Baby Boomer generation have held the reins in most companies, leading the Generation X workers in the day-to-day activities. And as the years tick by, more and more Boomers will be retiring, leaving the leadership reigns in many companies up for grabs. </description><author> Anne Houlihan</author><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:38:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Costly Assumptions</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=239</link><description>When clients ask for help in closing more sales, I'd ask them to list the objections they are hearing that prevented the sale. It's when they start stumbling over their response that I ask, "Are these the objections you are hearing directly from your prospects or what you're assuming as the reason why they don't buy?" </description><author> Keith Rosen</author><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:29:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Are You Strategic?</title><Category>Management</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=238</link><description>Leadership research has shown that the most important competency for a leader to possess is the ability to develop strategy. Unfortunately, when researchers examined leaders at all levels in organizations, they found only four percent could be classified as strategists.</description><author> Rich Horwath</author><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:40:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Use the News: How to Create New Opportunities Fast</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=237</link><description>Several years ago, while scouring the business section of my local newspaper, I came to a screeching halt when I noticed a small headline. It read, "Local Firm Acquires eBusiness". 
"Very interesting," I thought. The company, an international manufacturer, was not in my targeted market segment—but this high-tech acquisition certainly was.

</description><author> Jill Konrath</author><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:31:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Make Change Stick</title><Category>Management</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=233</link><description>It’s easy to talk about change but actually making change happen is not. In organizations, new leaders promising change arrive with great fanfare and panache. Speeches are made and initiatives begun, only to inevitably fade into obscurity when those leaders move on and the status quo returns. </description><author> Gary Bradt</author><pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:17:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Best Practices for Using Product Photos in Sales Presentations</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=232</link><description>When making a sales presentation, you know that product photos are vital to give the prospect a visual connection with the product.  How can you make the photos have the greatest impact and help close the sale?  By following these best practices.</description><author> David Paradi </author><pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:13:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dangerous Conversations:  Coaching for Exceptional Performance</title><Category>Management</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=231</link><description>How many conversations do you have during an average day? 30, 50, 100? How many of these simply function as social lubricants, helping you slide through the day without having to address the real and important issues you face? How many of these conversations really matter?</description><author> Gregg Thompson with Susanne Biro</author><pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:24:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Power of Protocol Intelligence</title><Category>Self-Improvement</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=230</link><description>Today we live in the golden day of gadgets. We have cell phones ringing in meetings, and digital assistants lighting up simultaneously. We are being diagnosed with Blackberry Thumb; the coolest new version of carpal tunnel syndrome. Stress is building as we become burdened by keeping inventory of not only our Blackberrys but MP3s, iPods and cell phones, insanely small and totally losable repositories of tons of songs, information and directories.</description><author> Roz Usherhoff </author><pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:12:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Five Steps to Build Your Credibility as a Manager: Shed the Superman Cape</title><Category>Management</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=229</link><description>Superman is a super hero due to his many powers. However, even with all of his strengths, Superman has a vulnerability – Kryptonite – therefore, he is not perfect.  He has a flaw.  And in spite of this weakness, Superman’s credibility is beyond reproach.&lt;</description><author> David Benzel</author><pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:24:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fight Frustration in the Office and Beyond</title><Category>Motivation</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=228</link><description>It doesn’t take Monday morning traffic to cause extreme frustration at work. It can even be things as small as a co-worker showing up to a meeting late, or a client calling to cancel his latest order.  </description><author> Dr. Nancy D. O’Reilly</author><pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:18:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Unleashed! 
Expecting Greatness and Other Secrets to Coaching for Exceptional Performance 
</title><Category>Management</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=227</link><description>Coaching has received a great deal of attention over the last several years. As today’s fastest growing human development process, it is quickly becoming an essential competency for leaders at every organizational level. Why? Quite simply because coaching produces such impressive results. Yet, despite the growing popularity of coaching, there are precious few managers who actually make it a significant part of their day-to-day activities. In fact, many organization leaders are unable to disti</description><author> Gregg Thompson with Susanne Biro</author><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:54:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Building a Strong Brand for Career Success</title><Category>Self-Improvement</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=226</link><description>As a professional, you are in a “competitive market,” competing with others who may have qualifications similar to yours – all vying for the recognition and rewards that come with outstanding performance.  If you interact with your company’s customers, you are also part of the team that is competing to deliver customer experiences that can strengthen – or weaken your company’s brand – and your own. </description><author> David McNally, CPAE</author><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:40:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why Salespeople Fail and What Managers Can Do About It</title><Category>Management</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=223</link><description>&lt;p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'&gt;&lt;span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'&gt;&amp;quot;Why do salespeople fail?&amp;quot;
A question that managers, as well as their salespeople have asked for decades.
Whether your team consists of one thousand salespeople or just one, the simple
fact stands; avalanches roll downhill. It starts from the top. That's why the
first of six principles managers need to incorporate in order to build a world
class sales team is</description><author> Keith Rosen</author><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 12:31:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Six Business Trends Every Salesperson Must Know</title><Category>Innovation</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=222</link><description>Every
industry and profession goes through changes, and the sales profession is no
different. To be a top performing salesperson, today and in the future, you
need to continually adapt to both market and social conditions. 
</description><author> Daniel Burrus</author><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 12:25:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A Glimpse at Sales 2.0; The Potential and Pitfalls</title><Category>Innovation</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=221</link><description> For those of you who attended the first ever Sales 2.0 conference in San Francisco this past October, you're probably in a state of awe. 
</description><author> Keith Rosen</author><pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2007 11:40:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Don&amp;rsquo;t Take it Personally! How to accept &amp;ndash; and benefit from &amp;ndash; criticism</title><Category>Self-Improvement</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=220</link><description>&lt;p class="style46"&gt; When the complaint is coming from a client or customer; however, criticisms can actually be your best friend. 
</description><author> Colleen Francis</author><pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2007 11:05:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Add On Selling with E-Mail : How to Leverage What Ya Got</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=217</link><description>Add On Selling with E-Mail : How to Leverage What Ya Got</description><author> Jim Domanski</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:32:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tips and Techniques - 8 Questions to Help You Plan for Success in 2005</title><Category>Motivation</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=216</link><description>Tips and Techniques - 8 Questions to Help You Plan for Success in 2005</description><author> Colleen Francis, CSP</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:32:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tips and Techniques - 5 Misconceptions about Service Lead Generation</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=215</link><description>Tips and Techniques - 5 Misconceptions about Service Lead Generation</description><author> Mike Schultz and John Doerr</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:26:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>News Item</title><Category>Management</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=214</link><description>News Item</description><author> Evelyn Jacks</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:22:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tips and Techniques - Dangerous Knowledge
What We Know Can Hurt Us</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=213</link><description>Tips and Techniques - Dangerous Knowledge
What We Know Can Hurt Us</description><author> Keith Rosen, MCC</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:18:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Overcoming Adversity</title><Category>Motivation</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=212</link><description>Overcoming Adversity</description><author> Brian Tracy</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 04:37:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Q &amp; A WITH AUTHOR BILL STINNETT</title><Category>Motivation</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=211</link><description>Q &amp; A WITH AUTHOR BILL STINNETT</description><author> BILL STINNETT</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 04:33:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Power of Partnering</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=210</link><description>The Power of Partnering</description><author> Kelley Robertson</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 04:30:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>10 Dynamite Tips for Presenting
with the Overhead Projector</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=209</link><description>10 Dynamite Tips for Presenting
with the Overhead Projector</description><author> George Torok</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 04:25:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Saving Your E-Customers from Defection</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=208</link><description>Saving Your E-Customers from Defection</description><author> Jill Griffin</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 02:56:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Show and Tell</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=207</link><description>Show and Tell</description><author> John Boe</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 02:53:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to Prevent "Unpaid Consulting"</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=206</link><description>How to Prevent "Unpaid Consulting"</description><author> Jeff Thull</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 02:51:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Five Steps to Negotiating Like an Expert</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=205</link><description>Five Steps to Negotiating Like an Expert</description><author> Colleen Francis, CSP</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 02:50:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>7 Ways to Keep Your Team Motivated</title><Category>Management</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=204</link><description>7 Ways to Keep Your Team Motivated</description><author> Kelley Robertson</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 02:46:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Eleven Secrets of Supersellers - Part 4</title><Category>Motivation</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=203</link><description>Eleven Secrets of Supersellers - Part 4</description><author> Derrick Pick</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 02:42:47 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Making an Impression in the Boardroom</title><Category>Management</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=202</link><description>Making an Impression in the Boardroom</description><author> Peter Urs Bender</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 02:42:47 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Handling Questions with Authority</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=201</link><description>Handling Questions with Authority</description><author> George Torok</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 02:41:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Secrets of Supersellers</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=200</link><description>Secrets of Supersellers</description><author> Derrick Pick</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 02:38:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Frustrated with Work Relationships?</title><Category>Motivation</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=199</link><description>Frustrated with Work Relationships?</description><author> Peter Urs Bender</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 02:37:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Practice Golden Rule Selling</title><Category>Motivation</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=198</link><description>Practice Golden Rule Selling</description><author> Brian Tracy</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 02:33:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Not Enough New Business? Specialize</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=197</link><description>Not Enough New Business? Specialize</description><author> Albert (Ally) Motz</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 02:29:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>9 Steps to Building a Profitable Customer Relationship</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=196</link><description>9 Steps to Building a Profitable Customer Relationship</description><author> Colleen Francis, CSP</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 02:23:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>5 Keys to Effective Prospecting (Part 1)</title><Category>Motivation</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=195</link><description>5 Keys to Effective Prospecting (Part 1)</description><author> Michelle Cain, CSP  Cain Sales Solutions</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 02:20:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Presentation Trap: Why Making Presentations Can Cost You the Sale</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=194</link><description>The Presentation Trap: Why Making Presentations Can Cost You the Sale</description><author> Jeff Thull</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 02:17:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why Salespeople Don't Work Out</title><Category>Management</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=193</link><description>Why Salespeople Don't Work Out</description><author> Bob Pudlock</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 02:14:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to Eliminate Price Objections</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=192</link><description>How to Eliminate Price Objections</description><author> Kelley Robertson</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 02:11:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>An Effective Manager Learns To Wear Many Hats</title><Category>Management</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=191</link><description>An Effective Manager Learns To Wear Many Hats</description><author> Roy Chitwood</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 02:08:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>5 Keys to Effective Prospecting (Part 2)</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=190</link><description>5 Keys to Effective Prospecting (Part 2)</description><author> Michelle Cain, CSP</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 02:06:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mixing &amp; Mingling for Fun and Profit</title><Category>Self-Improvement</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=189</link><description>Mixing &amp; Mingling for Fun and Profit</description><author> Lynda Goldman</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 02:03:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Power of Choice</title><Category>Motivation</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=188</link><description>The Power of Choice</description><author> John Boe</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 02:00:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>So Long, Sales Cycle</title><Category>Innovation</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=187</link><description>So Long, Sales Cycle</description><author> Ally Motz</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:57:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Trade Show Invitations That Work</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=186</link><description>Trade Show Invitations That Work</description><author> Barry Siskind</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:46:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why should I buy from you?</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=185</link><description>Why Should I Buy From You?</description><author> Roy Chitwood</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:41:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tips and Techniques - Are Goals Sabotaging Your Selling Efforts?</title><Category>Motivation</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=184</link><description>Tips and Techniques - Are Goals Sabotaging Your Selling Efforts?</description><author>y Keith Rosen, MCC</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:38:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stress and Wellness Tip of the Week - 
Workoholics Beware</title><Category>Motivation</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=183</link><description>Stress and Wellness Tip of the Week - 
Workoholics Beware</description><author> Amy Wood or Melinda Hawkins</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:21:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Book Review - Leadership Wisdom from the Monk Who Sold his Ferrari</title><Category>Management</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=182</link><description>Book Review - Leadership Wisdom from the Monk Who Sold his Ferrari</description><author> Robin Sharma</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:18:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sales Tips and Techniques - Perseverance &amp; Tenacity</title><Category>Motivation</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=181</link><description>Sales Tips and Techniques - Perseverance &amp; Tenacity</description><author> Jerome Shore</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:14:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SRC Offer of the Week - Book Review: How to Run Successful Incentive Schemes</title><Category>Management</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=180</link><description>SRC Offer of the Week - Book Review: How to Run Successful Incentive Schemes</description><author> John Fisher</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:12:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sales Tips and Techniques - Why Are Customer Satisfaction Surveys Important?</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=179</link><description>Sales Tips and Techniques - Why Are Customer Satisfaction Surveys Important?</description><author> Fred Sarkari</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:10:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sales Tips and Techniques - Evaluate Your Customer’s True Potential</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=178</link><description>Sales Tips and Techniques - Evaluate Your Customer’s True Potential</description><author> Don Crossley</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:07:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sales Tips and Techniques - Make the Customer an Obsession!</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=177</link><description>Sales Tips and Techniques - Make the Customer an Obsession!</description><author> Brett Ruffell</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:01:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>News Item - Are You Media Savvy?</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=176</link><description>News Item - Are You Media Savvy?</description><author> Halina St. James</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:56:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SRC Offer of the Week - Think and Sell like a CEO</title><Category>Motivation</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=175</link><description>SRC Offer of the Week - Think and Sell like a CEO</description><author> Anthony Parinello</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:53:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Special Offer of the week - Connect with Sales Professionals Across Canada</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=174</link><description>Special Offer of the week - Connect with Sales Professionals Across Canada</description><author> Lisa Brown</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:52:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sales Tips and Techniques - Q&amp;A With The Sales Advisor</title><Category>Self-Improvement</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=173</link><description>Sales Tips and Techniques - Q&amp;A With The Sales Advisor</description><author> Louise Kursmark</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:50:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sales Tips and Techniques - Secret Evaluators Gaining In Popularity</title><Category>Management</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=172</link><description>Sales Tips and Techniques - Secret Evaluators Gaining In Popularity</description><author> Michael Shuster</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:47:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sales Tips and Techniques - Ask The Sales Advisor</title><Category>Self-Improvement</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=171</link><description>Sales Tips and Techniques - Ask The Sales Advisor</description><author> Louise Kursmark</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:43:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sales Tips and Techniques - Best Practices in B2B Marketing</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=170</link><description>Sales Tips and Techniques - Best Practices in B2B Marketing</description><author> Brett Ruffell</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:38:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SRC Offer of the Week - Add-On Selling</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=169</link><description>SRC Offer of the Week - Add-On Selling</description><author>y Jim Domanski</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:34:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sales Tips and Techniques - Redesigning the Sales Effort to Jumpstart Growth</title><Category>Management</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=168</link><description>Sales Tips and Techniques - Redesigning the Sales Effort to Jumpstart Growth</description><author> Sylvie Bovet</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:32:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sales Tips and Techniques - Tips For Hiring a Stand Up Comedian</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=167</link><description>Sales Tips and Techniques - Tips For Hiring a Stand Up Comedian</description><author>  Russell Roy</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:30:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mastering the Complex Sale</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=166</link><description>Mastering the Complex Sale</description><author> Jeff Thull</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:29:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lead Retrieval Systems - do they work?</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=165</link><description>Lead Retrieval Systems - do they work?</description><author> Barry Siskind</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:27:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sales Tips and Techniques - How to Write Powerful Bullet Points</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=164</link><description>Sales Tips and Techniques - How to Write Powerful Bullet Points</description><author> Dave Paradi</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:25:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to Read Your Prospect Like a Book</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=163</link><description>How to Read Your Prospect Like a Book</description><author> John Boe</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:25:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Dos and Don'ts of Email</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=162</link><description>The Dos and Don'ts of Email</description><author> Christina Cavanagh</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:22:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SRC Offer of the Week - Who Moved My Cheese?</title><Category>Motivation</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=161</link><description>SRC Offer of the Week - Who Moved My Cheese?</description><author>y Spencer Johnson and Kenneth Blanchard</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:22:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Meetings can bleed energy-and money!</title><Category>Management</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=160</link><description>Meetings can bleed energy-and money!</description><author>y Helen Wilkie</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:19:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sales Tips and Techniques - Are You Busy . . . Or Productive?</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=159</link><description>Sales Tips and Techniques - Are You Busy . . . Or Productive?</description><author>y: Mason Duchatschek</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:07:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sales Tips and Techniques - Take the Chill Out of Cold Calling</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=158</link><description>Sales Tips and Techniques - Take the Chill Out of Cold Calling</description><author>: Mel Harding</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:04:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sales Tips and Techniques - Prospecting: It Separates the Best from the Rest</title><Category>Motivation</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=157</link><description>Sales Tips and Techniques - Prospecting: It Separates the Best from the Rest</description><author> Paul Tindall</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:01:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Selling Conventionally in a Complex World</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=156</link><description>Selling Conventionally in a Complex World</description><author> Jeff Thull</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:01:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sales Tips and Techniques - Preaching to the converted</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=155</link><description>Sales Tips and Techniques - Preaching to the converted</description><author>y Colleen Francis</author><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 23:58:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SRC Offer of the Week - Attracting &amp; Rewarding Outstanding Employees</title><Category>Management</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=154</link><description>SRC Offer of the Week - Attracting &amp; Rewarding Outstanding Employees</description><author>y David Rye</author><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 23:55:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Book Preview - Buyer-Approved Selling</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=153</link><description>Book Preview - Buyer-Approved Selling</description><author> Michael Schell</author><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 23:55:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sales Tips and Techniques - The Real Benefit of Trade Shows</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=152</link><description>Sales Tips and Techniques - The Real Benefit of Trade Shows</description><author> Barry Siskind</author><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 23:42:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sales Tips and Techniques - Interruptions</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=151</link><description>Sales Tips and Techniques - Interruptions</description><author>y: Peggy Morrow</author><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 23:38:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sales Tips and Techniques - Successful Managers</title><Category>Management</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=150</link><description>Sales Tips and Techniques - Successful Managers</description><author> Peter S. Taylor, CHRP</author><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 23:33:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SRC Offer of the Week - Secrets of Question-Based Selling</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=149</link><description>SRC Offer of the Week - Secrets of Question-Based Selling</description><author> Thomas A. Freese</author><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 23:28:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sales Pitch—or Selling Conversation?</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=148</link><description>Sales Pitch—or Selling Conversation?</description><author> Helen Wilkie</author><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 23:22:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Service Tips and Techniques - Top Ten Telephone Basics</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=147</link><description>Service Tips and Techniques - Top Ten Telephone Basics</description><author>: Shep Hyken</author><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 23:14:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Intrigue Syndrome</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=146</link><description>The Intrigue Syndrome Getting a Response to Your Voice Mail</description><author> Jim Domanski</author><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 07:50:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Secrets of the Top 10% - Part I: Love What You Do</title><Category>Motivation</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=145</link><description>Secrets of the Top 10%</description><author> Colleen Francis, CSP</author><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 07:47:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Less is More: Quick Selling Tips</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=144</link><description>Less is More: Quick Selling Tips</description><author> Martin Wales</author><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 07:47:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The High Cost of Poor Negotiating</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=143</link><description>The High Cost of Poor Negotiating</description><author> Michael E.Sloopka and Julie M.Bradshaw</author><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 07:45:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ask the Sales Coach
Q &amp; A with Colleen Francis, CSP
Expanding and Clarifying Questions</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=142</link><description>Q &amp; A with Colleen Francis, CSP
Expanding and Clarifying Questions</description><author> Colleen Francis, CSP</author><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 07:43:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Secrets of Supersellers Part 2</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=141</link><description>Secrets of Supersellers Part 2</description><author> Derrick Pick</author><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 07:39:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Conquering the Fear of Closing</title><Category>Motivation</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=140</link><description>Conquering the Fear of Closing</description><author> Brian Jeffrey, CSP</author><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 07:38:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CustomerCentric Selling™</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=139</link><description>CustomerCentric Selling™</description><author> Michael Bosworth and John Holland</author><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 07:36:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Be A Doctor of Selling</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=138</link><description>Be A Doctor of Selling</description><author> Brian Tracy</author><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 07:35:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Questions, questions, questions</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=137</link><description>Questions, questions, questions</description><author>y Barry Siskind</author><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 07:33:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Power of Follow Up</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=136</link><description>The Power of Follow Up </description><author> Kelley Robertson</author><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 07:32:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bottom-Line Based Selling
"Revenues are Vanity, Profits are Sanity, Cash Flow is Reality"</title><Category>Self-Improvement</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=135</link><description>Bottom-Line Based Selling
"Revenues are Vanity, Profits are Sanity, Cash Flow is Reality"</description><author> Brett Ruffell</author><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 07:31:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Getting the Newbie Up to Speed</title><Category>Management</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=134</link><description>Getting the Newbie Up to Speed</description><author> Brian Jeffrey, CSP</author><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 07:28:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Voice Power</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=133</link><description>Voice Power</description><author> Lynda Goldman</author><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 07:28:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Are Your Collateral Materials Doing More Harm Than Good?</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=132</link><description>Are Your Collateral Materials Doing More Harm Than Good?</description><author> Keith Rosen, MCC</author><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 07:23:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Key to Successful Recruiting</title><Category>Management</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=131</link><description>The Key to Successful Recruiting</description><author> John Boe</author><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 07:22:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Killing the Sale: The 10 Fatal Mistakes Salespeople Make and How You Can Avoid Them</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=130</link><description>Killing the Sale: The 10 Fatal Mistakes Salespeople Make and How You Can Avoid Them</description><author> Todd Duncan</author><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 07:20:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cross-Selling Takes Teamwork</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=129</link><description>Cross-Selling Takes Teamwork</description><author> John Boe</author><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 07:17:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Secrets of Supersellers</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=128</link><description>Secrets of Supersellers</description><author> Derrick Pick</author><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 07:14:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fishing for Whales: Identify top sales performers</title><Category>Management</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=127</link><description>Fishing for Whales: Identify top sales performers</description><author> Jeremy Miller</author><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 07:13:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Top 7 Reasons People Burnout</title><Category>Motivation</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=126</link><description>Top 7 Reasons People Burnout</description><author>: Marcia Reynolds</author><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 07:09:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pop the Question</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=125</link><description>Pop the Question</description><author> Colleen Francis, CSP</author><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 07:09:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Attracting New Business on a Shoestring Budget</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=124</link><description>Attracting New Business on a Shoestring Budget</description><author> Kelley Robertson</author><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 07:06:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Don’t Talk Yourself Out of the Sale</title><Category>Motivation</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=123</link><description>Don’t Talk Yourself Out of the Sale</description><author> Roy Chitwood</author><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 07:05:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>10 Tips on Impromptu Speaking
</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=122</link><description>10 Tips on Impromptu Speaking</description><author>y George Torok</author><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 06:59:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Who Stole My Customer? Winning Strategies for Creating and Sustaining Customer Loyalty</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=121</link><description>Who Stole My Customer? Winning Strategies for Creating and Sustaining Customer Loyalty</description><author> Harvey Thompson</author><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 06:54:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Different Strokes for Different Folks</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=120</link><description>Different Strokes for Different Folks</description><author> John Boe</author><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 06:50:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Not Enough Fresh Sales Leads? - "Sales is the New Marketing"</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=119</link><description>Not Enough Fresh Sales Leads? - "Sales is the New Marketing"</description><author> Martin Wales</author><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 06:40:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Creative Cold Calling</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=118</link><description>Creative Cold Calling</description><author>: Jim DeSena</author><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 06:36:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mind your manners…Airplane etiquette 101: 'To recline or not to recline?</title><Category>Self-Improvement</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=117</link><description>Mind your manners…Airplane etiquette 101: 'To recline or not to recline?</description><author>rriet Baskas</author><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 06:34:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Build a Sales Team your Customers Love to Buy From</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=116</link><description>Build a Sales Team your Customers Love to Buy From</description><author> Colleen Francis</author><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 06:30:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>An Email Evolution</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=115</link><description>An Email Evolution</description><author>Y CHRISTINA CAVANAGH</author><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 05:34:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ten Tips For Mastering The Complex Sale</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=114</link><description>Ten Tips For Mastering The Complex Sale</description><author> Jeff Thull</author><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 05:31:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Fine Line Between Persistence and Over-Persistence</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=113</link><description>The Fine Line Between Persistence and Over-Persistence</description><author> COLLEEN FRANCIS</author><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 05:19:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Secrets of Supersellers</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=112</link><description>Secrets of Supersellers</description><author> Derrick Pick</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 11:01:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Finding Time When You’re Overwhelmed</title><Category>Motivation</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=111</link><description>Finding Time When You’re Overwhelmed</description><author> Rita Emmett</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 10:59:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Hidden Costs of PowerPoint Sales Presentations</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=110</link><description>The Hidden Costs of PowerPoint Sales Presentations</description><author> Dave Paradi, MBA</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 10:57:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Add On Selling with E-Mail : How to Leverage What Ya Got</title><Category>Self-Improvement</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=109</link><description>Add On Selling with E-Mail : How to Leverage What Ya Got</description><author> Jim Domanski</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 10:51:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Five Tips for Increasing Your Net Worth Through Networking</title><Category>Self-Improvement</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=108</link><description>Five Tips for Increasing Your Net Worth Through Networking</description><author> Sam Deep and Lyle Sussman</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 10:35:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Understanding Cross-Cultural Issues Increases Profits</title><Category>Self-Improvement</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=107</link><description>Understanding Cross-Cultural Issues Increases Profits</description><author> Mia Doucet</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 10:33:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>6 Powerful Prospecting Tips</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=106</link><description>6 Powerful Prospecting Tips</description><author> John Boe</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 10:28:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Six Laws of Effortless Networking</title><Category>Self-Improvement</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=104</link><description>The Six Laws of Effortless Networking</description><author> Keith Rosen, MCC</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 08:38:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>6 for 2006: Resolutions for Sales Professionals</title><Category>Motivation</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=103</link><description>6 for 2006: Resolutions for Sales Professionals</description><author> Robert Kowal</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 08:28:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tips and Techniques
Crushing Price Objections Is a Battle of Wills</title><Category>Self-Improvement</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=102</link><description>Crushing Price Objections Is a Battle of Wills</description><author> Tom Reilly</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 08:23:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Are Your Salespeople Caving in Under Price Pressure?
Four Ways to Stop Margin Erosion at the Point of Sale</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=101</link><description>Are Your Salespeople Caving in Under Price Pressure? </description><author> Jeff Thull, CEO and President of Prime Resource Group</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 08:11:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>3 Steps to clarifying where you need to get better</title><Category>Self-Improvement</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=100</link><description>You know professional development is important, but with all the news journals, trade magazines and business newsletters available to you where do you start? The following is a three-step plan that keeps me in good graces with my clients, ahead of my competition and interested in my work.</description><author> Tom Stoyan, Canada’s Sales Coach</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 08:06:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Turning Trade Show Visitors into Qualified Leads</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=99</link><description>Turning Trade Show Visitors into Qualified Leads</description><author> Barry Siskind</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 08:04:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Making the most out of each outside sales call</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=98</link><description>To achieve consistent sales success, you must first set objectives and then focus on achieving those goals for every sales call you make. Sales calls with no clear-cut objectives waste both your time and your company's money.</description><author> ROY CHITWOOD</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 08:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Myths of Sales Management: The Entrepreneurial Salesperson</title><Category>Management</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=97</link><description>I just had a phone conversation with a client who had a familiar story to tell. He had built his business on the model of an entrepreneurial sales force. Give them a territory, pay them straight commission, and tell them they are in business for themselves, free to develop the customers they chose with the products they wanted.</description><author> Dave Kahle</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 07:56:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The seven steps needed to make your next sale </title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=96</link><description>The seven steps needed to make your next sale</description><author> Roy Chitwood </author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 07:51:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tips and Techniques - I Want a Raise!</title><Category>Self-Improvement</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=95</link><description>Tips and Techniques - I Want a Raise!</description><author>y Peter Barron Stark</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 07:50:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Balancing the Scales</title><Category>Motivation</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=94</link><description> If you’re like most people you are probably working harder and longer than you used to. As a result, finding balance in today’s fast-paced world is more difficult than ever before. Yet, a healthy balance has also never been more important.</description><author> Kelley Robertson </author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 07:44:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Are You in Danger of Losing Your Salespeople?</title><Category>Management</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=93</link><description>Are You in Danger of Losing Your Salespeople?</description><author> Brian Jeffrey, CSP</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 07:35:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Best Kept Secret of the Selling World</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=92</link><description>The Best Kept Secret of the Selling World</description><author> Jeff Thull, CEO and President of Prime Resource Group</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 07:29:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Everything Starts With a Conversation</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=91</link><description>Everything Starts With a Conversation</description><author> Michel Neray</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 05:48:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Communication is the Key With Overworked Staff</title><Category>Motivation</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=90</link><description>Communication is the Key With Overworked Staff</description><author> Colleen Clarke</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 03:30:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Make Your Booth Presentations Effective</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=89</link><description>Make Your Booth Presentations Effective</description><author> Barry Siskind</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 03:28:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to Create a Value Added Sales Culture</title><Category>Management</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=88</link><description>How to Create a Value Added Sales Culture</description><author> Tom Reilly</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 03:26:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Your Sales Methodology: Retain It, Repair It, or Replace It</title><Category>Management</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=87</link><description>Your Sales Methodology: Retain It, Repair It, or Replace It</description><author> Dave Stein, CEO, ES Research Group-The Sales Training Authority ™</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 03:24:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Closed-Ended Questions - How to use a specific type of question to get a definite answer</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=86</link><description>Closed-Ended Questions - How to use a specific type of question to get a definite answer</description><author> Brian Tracy</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 03:21:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>7 Common Sales Challenges that Prevent Executive Level Access</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=85</link><description>7 Common Sales Challenges that Prevent Executive Level Access</description><author> Jeff Thull</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 03:18:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Impact Statement Builder</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=84</link><description>The Impact Statement Builder</description><author> Richard Peterson</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 03:15:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Nine Steps for Moving Bad Salespeople up . . . or Out</title><Category>Management</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=83</link><description>Nine Steps for Moving Bad Salespeople up . . . or Out</description><author> Steve Johnson</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 03:13:41 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>3 Sales Leadership Challenges that Prevent Sales Force Success</title><Category>Management</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=82</link><description>3 Sales Leadership Challenges that Prevent Sales Force Success</description><author> Jeff Thull, CEO and President of Prime Resource Group</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 03:10:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Power of One</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=81</link><description>The Power of One</description><author> Kelley Robertson</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 03:05:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to Profit From Networking</title><Category>Self-Improvement</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=80</link><description>How to Profit From Networking</description><author> Kelley Robertson</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 03:01:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Time management is key to sales success</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=79</link><description>Time management is key to sales success</description><author> Roy Chitwood</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:58:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Do Your Proposals Smell Like Boilerplate?</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=78</link><description>Do Your Proposals Smell Like Boilerplate?</description><author> Tom Sant</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:56:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Accountable Sales Manager</title><Category>Management</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=77</link><description>The Accountable Sales Manager</description><author> Marcus Miller</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:53:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Six Powerful Prospecting Tips</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=76</link><description>Six Powerful Prospecting Tips</description><author> John Boe</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:49:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Marrying Sales and Marketing</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=75</link><description>Marrying Sales and Marketing</description><author> Roy Chitwood</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:46:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Build Marketing Relationships</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=74</link><description>Build Marketing Relationships</description><author> George Torok</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:43:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>"What If I Could..Would You..?"</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=72</link><description>"What If I Could..Would You..?"</description><author> Kelley Robertson</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:36:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Failing to Confront Reality</title><Category>Motivation</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=71</link><description>Failing to Confront Reality</description><author> Don Linder</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:34:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sales Through Storytelling: Story Tell, Story Sell!</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=70</link><description>Sales Through Storytelling: Story Tell, Story Sell!</description><author> Craig Harrison</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:32:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Time Management…The Cornerstone of Effective Selling</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=69</link><description>Time Management…The Cornerstone of Effective Selling</description><author>ul Kidston, MBA, CSP, P.Mgr.</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:30:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stop Creating The Objections that Kill Your Sales!</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=68</link><description>Stop Creating The Objections that Kill Your Sales!</description><author> Keith Rosen, MCC</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:28:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Power of Trust</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=67</link><description>The Power of Trust</description><author>n Chisholm, CSP</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:25:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Techniques for professionally ending a booth conversation</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=66</link><description>Techniques for professionally ending a booth conversation</description><author> Barry Siskind</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:22:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sales Management and Leadership – They aren’t the same!</title><Category>Management</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=65</link><description>Sales Management and Leadership – They aren’t the same!</description><author> William J. Truax</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:19:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stand Up – and Stand Out
12 Ways to Get Your Prospects to Call You Back</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=64</link><description>Stand Up – and Stand Out
12 Ways to Get Your Prospects to Call You Back</description><author> COLLEEN FRANCIS, CSP</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:17:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>My Sales Manager Runs Around Like His Pants Are on Fire</title><Category>Management</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=63</link><description>My Sales Manager Runs Around Like His Pants Are on Fire</description><author> Marcus Miller</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:14:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Beyond the Elevator Pitch: A High Credibility Conversation</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=62</link><description>Beyond the Elevator Pitch: A High Credibility Conversation</description><author> Jeff Thull, CEO and President of Prime Resource Group</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:12:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Four Cornerstones of Effective Sales Compensation</title><Category>Management</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=61</link><description>The Four Cornerstones of Effective Sales Compensation</description><author> Greg Blysniuk</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:09:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>8 Tips that will Increase Your Sales Referral Ratio</title><Category>Self-Improvement</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=60</link><description>8 Tips that will Increase Your Sales Referral Ratio</description><author> Jeff Hardesty</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:04:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why Not You?</title><Category>Self-Improvement</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=59</link><description>Why Not You?</description><author> Ken Chisholm, CSP</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 01:49:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Top Five Radical Resolutions To Create Your Best Year Yet!</title><Category>Self-Improvement</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=58</link><description>The Top Five Radical Resolutions To Create Your Best Year Yet!</description><author> Keith Rosen, MCC</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 01:47:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lessons Learned for 2006</title><Category>Self-Improvement</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=57</link><description>Lessons Learned for 2006</description><author> Ally Motz</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 01:43:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Seven Lessons to Learn from Great Salespeople</title><Category>Self-Improvement</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=56</link><description>Seven Lessons to Learn from Great Salespeople</description><author> Kevin Eikenberry</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 01:41:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Three Essential Factors of Recognition
How to identify what’s missing so you can give people recognition</title><Category>Motivation</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=55</link><description>How to identify what’s missing so you can give people recognition</description><author> Roy Saunderson</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 01:34:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>When Sales Is A Passion</title><Category>Motivation</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=54</link><description>When Sales Is A Passion</description><author> Tom Reilly, author of Value-Added Selling (McGraw-Hill, 2003)</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 01:29:47 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Motivation and Incentives
Maintaining a Positive Attitude</title><Category>Motivation</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=53</link><description>Motivation and Incentives
Maintaining a Positive Attitude</description><author> Brian Tracy</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 01:27:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sales Management
Transcendent Unique Selling Propositions</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=52</link><description>Sales Management
Transcendent Unique Selling Propositions</description><author> Pete Savage</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 01:22:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>3 Ways to Increase Your Exposure and Credibility</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=51</link><description>3 Ways to Increase Your Exposure and Credibility</description><author> Terri Roulette McCartney</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 01:19:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How Does Your Compensation Plan Stack Up?</title><Category>Management</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=50</link><description>How Does Your Compensation Plan Stack Up?</description><author> Colleen Francis, CSP</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 01:16:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Want to Destroy a Great Business Relationship and
Your Reputation in the Marketplace? Negotiate Poorly</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=49</link><description>Want to Destroy a Great Business Relationship and
Your Reputation in the Marketplace? Negotiate Poorly</description><author> Brian Dietmeyer</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 01:13:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Client-Centered vs. Self-Centered Proposals - A Quiz</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=48</link><description>Client-Centered vs. Self-Centered Proposals - A Quiz</description><author> Tom Sant</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 01:07:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Barf Factor</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=47</link><description>The Barf Factor</description><author> Kelley Robertson</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 01:04:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Secure Travel Tips for Mobile Workers</title><Category>Motivation</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=46</link><description>Secure Travel Tips for Mobile Workers</description><author> Claudiu Popa, CISSP, CISA</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 01:00:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Do you Need a Full Scale CRM Software?</title><Category>Innovation</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=45</link><description>Do you Need a Full Scale CRM Software?</description><author> James Wong</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:57:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Four Golden Rules of E-Mail Marketing</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=44</link><description>Four Golden Rules of E-Mail Marketing</description><author> Mike Ferranti</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:54:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to Time Negotiation to Win the Deal</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=43</link><description>How to Time Negotiation to Win the Deal</description><author> Brian Dietmeyer</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:51:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Measure Your Success one Step at a Time</title><Category>Motivation</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=42</link><description>Measure Your Success one Step at a Time</description><author> Tom Reilly</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:48:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Need a powerful competitive immunity booster? Try presentations</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=41</link><description>Need a powerful competitive immunity booster? Try presentations</description><author> Mark Shonka and Dan Kosch</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:44:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>When Good Referrals Turn Bad</title><Category>Self-Improvement</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=40</link><description>When Good Referrals Turn Bad</description><author> Keith Rosen</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:37:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Turning Indecisive Prospects Into Satisfied Customers</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=39</link><description>Turning Indecisive Prospects Into Satisfied Customers</description><author> Ritchie Hale</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:31:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The six people you are likely to meet at a trade show</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=38</link><description>The six people you are likely to meet at a trade show</description><author> Barry Siskind</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:08:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>5 Facts That Will Have Your Re-Writing Your Web site in A Hurry</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=37</link><description>5 Facts That Will Have Your Re-Writing Your Web site in A Hurry</description><author> Aran Kay</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:03:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why the Bottom Line Isn’t - Four true stories</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=36</link><description>Why the Bottom Line Isn’t - Four true stories</description><author> Colleen Francis</author><pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:59:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Counter-Intuitive Thinking…Counter-Intuitive Action! </title><Category>Motivation</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=35</link><description>Counter-Intuitive Thinking…Counter-Intuitive Action! </description><author> Bill Byron Concevitch</author><pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:54:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Are Your Negotiation Techniques Sabotaging Your Business Relationships?</title><Category>Self-Improvement</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=34</link><description>Are Your Negotiation Techniques Sabotaging Your Business Relationships?</description><author> Brian Dietmeyer</author><pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:47:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>References: Are you prepared to show your hand?</title><Category>Self-Improvement</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=33</link><description>References: Are you prepared to show your hand?</description><author>urce: Sales Resource Centre.</author><pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:40:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Avoiding Six Common Sales Mistakes</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=32</link><description>Avoiding Six Common Sales Mistakes</description><author> Paul Cherry</author><pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:32:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Be an Order Maker, Not an Order Taker!</title><Category>Motivation</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=31</link><description>Be an Order Maker, Not an Order Taker!</description><author> Tom Reilly</author><pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:29:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Wield Your Presentation Power: How to Deliver the Best</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=30</link><description>Wield Your Presentation Power: How to Deliver the Best</description><author> Mark Shonka and Dan Kosch</author><pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:23:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How NOT To Handle a Cold Call</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=29</link><description>How NOT To Handle a Cold Call</description><author> Kelley Robertson</author><pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:13:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sales Standards for Better Sales Results</title><Category>Management</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=28</link><description>Sales Standards for Better Sales Results</description><author> Bryan Feller</author><pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:08:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Become a More Organized Person</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=27</link><description>Become a More Organized Person</description><author> Mitch Johnson</author><pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:02:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Manipulation is Not a Cold Calling Strategy</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=26</link><description>Manipulation is Not a Cold Calling Strategy</description><author> Jeremy Miller</author><pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 22:56:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Focus on your most important investment - your time</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=25</link><description>Focus on your most important investment - your time</description><author> Colleen Francis</author><pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 22:48:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Avoid the “What if?” Approach to Selling</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=24</link><description>Avoid the “What if?” Approach to Selling</description><author> Kelley Robertson</author><pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 22:37:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Be a Successful Sales Manager—Not a Super Seller</title><Category>Management</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=23</link><description>Be a Successful Sales Manager—Not a Super Seller</description><author> Graham Yemm</author><pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 22:32:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cross-Selling Takes Teamwork</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=22</link><description>Cross-Selling Takes Teamwork</description><author> John Boe</author><pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 22:28:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sales Standards for Better Sales Results</title><Category>Management</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=21</link><description>Sales Standards for Better Sales Results</description><author> Bryan Feller</author><pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 22:22:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Four Ways to Redefine Sales</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=20</link><description>Four Ways to Redefine Sales</description><author> Daniel Burrus</author><pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 22:14:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Does Your Business Need a Boost?
Blogs and Podcasts May Be Your Answer</title><Category>Marketing</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=19</link><description>Blogs and Podcasts May Be Your Answer</description><author> Peter Koeppel</author><pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 22:06:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>To Slide or Not To Slide:
Myths about Sales Presentations</title><Category>Self-Improvement</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=18</link><description>Myths about Sales Presentations</description><author> Colleen Francis</author><pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 22:00:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fueling the Engine of Sales Success:
Five Keys to Sustainable Self-motivation</title><Category>Self-Improvement</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=17</link><description>Five Keys to Sustainable Self-motivation</description><author> David McNally</author><pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:26:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>To Slide or Not To Slide:
Myths about Sales Presentations</title><Category>Self-Improvement</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=16</link><description>Myths about Sales Presentations</description><author> Colleen Francis</author><pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:16:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bite Your Tongue</title><Category>Self-Improvement</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=14</link><description>Most people don’t realize that silence is a powerful negotiating tool.</description><author> Kelly Robertson</author><pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:06:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Inside Sales – Are They Selling or Sitting?</title><Category>Management</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=8</link><description>Almost every business I work with is facing a new challenge: inside salespeople are becoming more and more involved in the selling process not just the order processing process. </description><author> Frank Foster, CSP</author><pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:00:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sales Techniques to STOP Using If You Want to Sell More</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=7</link><description>The differences between top sales professionals and the rest of the crowd isn't just about what they do, it's about what they don't do as well! Over the course of more than 20 years developing the MasterStream Method, we've identified over two dozen traditional selling approaches that, upon closer examination, cause more damage than good. In this article, we explore one common mistake sales professionals make: </description><author> T. Falcon Napier</author><pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:56:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Coaching Skills for Managers
</title><Category>Self-Improvement</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=6</link><description>How would your career benefit if you were able to coach your sales professionals to overcome all of their roadblocks to selling? Unconstructive sales patterns such as “I don’t like making cold calls” or “I can never seem to make my sales targets.” would disappear and be replaced by positive patterns.</description><author> Betska K-Burr </author><pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:51:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Writing Tips to Avoid Career Disaster</title><Category>Self-Improvement</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=5</link><description>In today’s information-crazed, e-mail driven global economy, how you use this powerful, immediate, and addictive tool can mean the difference between market leadership and upward mobility or business and career disaster. </description><author> Julie Miller </author><pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:46:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Do You Have a Selling System?</title><Category>Self-Improvement</Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=4</link><description>"I have my own style of selling." </description><author> David Kahle </author><pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:39:41 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Selling to Executives: Getting in and Earning the Keys to the Elevator</title><Category>Strategy                                                                 </Category><link>http://cpsa.com/newsletters/articleread.aspx?articleid=1</link><description>Salespeople say, &amp;ldquo;Executives won&amp;rsquo;t pay attention. They&amp;rsquo;re indifferent and won&amp;rsquo;t take the time to see us.&amp;rdquo; Executives say, &amp;ldquo;Salespeople all sound the same..." </description><author> Jeff Thull</author><pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 15:52:47 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>