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		<title>Move forward at the client’s pace – not too fast, not too slow</title>
		<link>http://john-ranson.creatingnewclients.com/2012/05/18/move-forward-at-the-client%e2%80%99s-pace-%e2%80%93-not-too-fast-not-too-slow/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 15:27:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Ranson</dc:creator>
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One of the characteristics of high pressure sales people is that they try to push you into making a purchase before you are ready. This very often leads to resistance, distrust and a reluctance to meet or engage with the
m at all. At the other extreme professionals who are uncomfortable with ‘selling’ can have endless [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Show genuine interest in the client – not just what they might need from you</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 10:29:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Ranson</dc:creator>
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How does it feel to talk with someone is genuinely interested in you and your business? In my experience you find yourself talking more openly and sharing more information or thoughts than you usually would. On the other hand when you sense someone is manipulating you to the point where they can pounce and sell you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t sell to yourself &#8211; the client is not you!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:54:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Ranson</dc:creator>
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We are all products of our background, our training, our life experiences and our understanding of the environment we live and work in. When we try to sell, our natural inclination is to deal with issues that would be relevant to us and to present solutions in a way that we relate to and understand.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Each client is unique – don’t use the same approach twice</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:49:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Ranson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My two children are both dearly loved members of my family. Both obviously have the same parents, they both went to the same schools, both are currently teenagers and both are intelligent and generally successful at what they do. However they are very different personalities with quite different motivations. Over the years my wife and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Look through the client’s eyes – this insight will tell you how to motivate them</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 08:36:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Ranson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Look at it from your clients perspective.]]></description>
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		<title>Pressure is counterproductive – it leads to resistance</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:19:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Ranson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Newton’s third law of motion states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. So whenever a force pushes, other forces push back in the opposite direction. A similar thing occurs in business development. The harder someone pushes to sell you something the more you want to resist and push back. Who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do your clients want to come back?</title>
		<link>http://alison-hartley.creatingnewclients.com/2012/do-your-clients-want-to-come-back/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison Hartley</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[client impressions]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I got a nice surprise yesterday when I ordered a coffee from one of the big coffee chains.  It was free!  They had a deal on where the particular coffee I wanted was free until noon.  I had no idea that this was the case, and it put a smile on my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don’t persuade, motivate – build the client’s motivation to buy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 14:52:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Ranson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Convincing client’s to buy services they don’t need will not help to build long term and successful business relationships. By building trust, providing valuable insights and showing understanding and expertise you can generate enthusiasm in the client to work with you and buy your services.
Read our post on how first impressions are important here.
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		<title>What are you talking about?</title>
		<link>http://alison-hartley.creatingnewclients.com/2012/what-are-you-talking-about/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 10:21:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison Hartley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the first time in a while I heard truly irritating jargon or ‘corporate-speak’ and it reminded me of some of the almost indecipherable nonsense that I have experienced in some workplaces. 
This person said, “We’re not kicking it into the long grass.  We’re not just some Aunt Sally to throw stones at.”  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My car&#8217;s a tech..</title>
		<link>http://alison-hartley.creatingnewclients.com/2011/my-cars-a-tech/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison Hartley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My last blog will make sense of that statement.  I took it to my trusted mechanic this morning, and it had a broken suspension spring.  More to the point, it had a very sharp point about to pierce the front tyre, which he showed me.  He wouldn’t let me take it home. [...]]]></description>
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