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		<title>Top 3 Opportunities/Challenges Ahead for TV/Electronics Stores</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:54:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Helinski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ad-ology Research recently updated their Industry Marketing Insights report for TV/Electronics Stores. The following are the predicted Top 3 Opportunities/Challenges from the report for this industry for the upcoming 12 months:

    * HDTVs are poised for large growth: While 65% of U.S. homes have HDTVs (compared to 13% in 2009),  more homes are now purchasing HDTVs as secondary sets.
    * Advertisers should take note of consumers' interest in online shopping for electronics: Approximately 49% of consumers shop for electronics via the Internet, an 8% increase from 2005.
    * A future opportunity for these retailers is demand for 3D TVs: 25% of U.S. online adults plan to buy a 3DTV within three years. ]]></description>
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		<title>Top 5 Opportunities/Challenges Ahead for Airline Services</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:51:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Helinski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ad-ology Research recently updated their Industry Marketing Insights report for Airline Services. ]]></description>
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		<title>Protect Your Agency While Keeping Clients Happy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 23:31:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Helinski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is your agency experiencing the so-called "necessary paranoia" that is raging through the industry?]]></description>
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		<title>One Question To Pose to Prospects</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 21:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Helinski</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Automotive]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When speaking with prospects, do you have a go-question that always manages to get valuable information? If not, maybe you can borrow from Stone Payton, a sales consultant who, on a recent blog post, shared what he calls "one of the most powerful, productive questions" a salesperson can ask.]]></description>
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		<title>Keep Quiet, Ask Questions to Woo Prospects</title>
		<link>http://www.marketingforecast.com/archives/1230</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 20:47:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Helinski</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Construction/Maintenance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Professional Services]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent survey of buyers of professional services, RainToday.com found that listening skills were considered to be lacking among service providers when it comes to the sales pitch.]]></description>
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		<title>Are These On Your Bookshelf?</title>
		<link>http://www.marketingforecast.com/archives/929</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:55:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Helinski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over at The Sales Blog, there is a list of the "Five Books Every B2B Sales Rep Must Read." Blog author S. Anthony Iannarino gives his own personal list of what he feels is vital literature for the industry.]]></description>
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		<title>A Metaphor To Make You Think</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Helinski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[LEADSExplorer, a blog devoted to online lead generation, recently posted a little metaphor that made me smile. ]]></description>
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		<title>When to Put On the Brakes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Helinski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is speed causing your sales to falter? While we live in a very fast-paced world, in regards to business, there may times during the sales process that moving too fast equals the death of a sale.]]></description>
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		<title>Make the Most of Your Time</title>
		<link>http://www.marketingforecast.com/archives/847</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Helinski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The author of a recent article on AllBusiness.com makes a wise observation in his first line: "The person who coined the phrase ‘time is money,' must have been a sales rep paid on commission."]]></description>
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		<title>Sales Inspiration From An Unlikely Source</title>
		<link>http://www.marketingforecast.com/archives/742</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:54:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Helinski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent Rain Today article caught my eye because of a unique metaphor employed by the author.]]></description>
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		<title>Rejection As  A Learning Experience</title>
		<link>http://www.marketingforecast.com/archives/497</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:25:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Helinski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RainToday recently highlighted its most popular articles of 2008. One of these articles, "The Dumbest Piece of Sales Advice You're in Danger of Following," focused on rejection and the importance of not embracing a failed sales effort.]]></description>
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		<title>Avoid these Sales Mistakes</title>
		<link>http://www.marketingforecast.com/archives/473</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:41:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Helinski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Experience can be a wonderful teacher, as well as a catalyst for opportunity. But, many believe that with experience, comes perfection. This is definitely not the case.]]></description>
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