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		<description><![CDATA[Increasing sales with existing clients may seem difficult in the current economic climate. Here are 5 soft selling tips for increasing sales without being pushy.
1. Be Proactive
Soft selling does not mean no selling! In boom times it may have been possible to just work on the relationships and trust that your clients would come to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How a Soft Selling question can turn a £5 order into a £500 order</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Asking the right questions and keeping it simple can lead to a much bigger and smoother sale.
The question is nothing earth shattering to someone skilled in consultative selling &#8211; quite basic really, as I am sure some people will be quick to say. It’s not something I invented &#8211; I was taught it when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Relationship selling &#8211; the clue is in the title!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was at a networking meeting recently and I was having a discussion with an ex accountant who was running a business and struggling to find new customers. I have nothing against accountants &#8211; I was one of them once.
Anyway, I normally get on with everyone I meet but I found this person to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Good guys can sell too!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was talking to a business owner recently who has been struggling with sales for quite a while. The struggle has been with herself which is bizarre as she has displayed to me on many occasions that she has  the potential to be very good at sales. Yet it is clear that she has [...]]]></description>
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