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	</pubDate><webMaster /><item><title>Attitude Adjustment: Dealing With a Complainer Salesperson</title><link>http://www.remodeling.hw.net/salesperson/sales-attitude-adjustment.aspx?rssLink=Sales%3a+Attitude+Adjustment</link><description>Prequalified leads cost you real money, so a salesperson who fails to close should have a good reason for doing so. If the rep's attitude is part of the cause, don't wait to address it.</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 10:23:33 EST
      </pubDate><category>Salesperson</category><category>Firing</category><category>Marketing</category><category>Sales</category><category>Sales Closing</category><category>Sales Leads</category><category>Salesperson</category></item><item><title>Tomorrow Starts Today Video</title><link>http://www.remodeling.hw.net/sales/tomorrow-starts-today-video.aspx?rssLink=Tomorrow+Starts+Today+Video</link><description>
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      </pubDate><category>Sales</category></item><item><title>Use Customer Testimonials to Build Momentum Video</title><link>http://www.remodeling.hw.net/sales/use-customer-testimonials-to-build-momentum-video.aspx?rssLink=Use+Customer+Testimonials+to+Build+Momentum+Video</link><description>
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      </pubDate><category>Sales</category></item><item><title>Mark Hunter Know Your Customers’ Goals… Video</title><link>http://www.remodeling.hw.net/sales/mark-hunter-know-your-customers-goals-video.aspx?rssLink=Mark+Hunter+Know+Your+Customers%e2%80%99+Goals+Video</link><description>
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              &lt;img src=/Images/Mark%20Hunter%20Monday1_hero_tcm17-1889675.jpg width=90 height=60 alt=Mark Hunter Monday1_hero(90) title=Mark Hunter Monday1_hero(90) /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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      </pubDate><category>Sales</category></item><item><title>Mark Hunter, "The Sales Hunter", Videos</title><link>http://www.remodeling.hw.net/sales/mark-hunter-sales-videos.aspx?rssLink=Mark+Hunter+Sales+Videos</link><description>
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              &lt;img src=/Images/0413_RM_Mark_Hunter_Video_HERO_tcm17-1898058.jpg width=90 height=60 alt=Mark_Hunter_Video_HERO(90) title=Mark_Hunter_Video_HERO(90) /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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      </pubDate><category>Sales</category></item><item><title>RMLC Panelists Share Social Media Success Stories</title><link>http://www.remodeling.hw.net/conferences/rmlc-panelists-share-social-media-success-stories.aspx?rssLink=RMLC+Panelists+Share+Social+Media+Success+Stories</link><description>Paul Hamtil, David Merrick, and Chris Wright share their candid insight into how to make social media work for relationship building, lead generation, and brand awareness.</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 02:28:26 EST
      </pubDate><category>Conferences</category><category>Design-Build</category><category>Marketing</category><category>Return on Investment</category><category>Sales</category><category>Sales Leads</category></item><item><title>‘Sales Hunter’ Tells RMLC 2013 Attendees: Sales Is Leadership</title><link>http://www.remodeling.hw.net/sales/sales-hunter-tells-rmlc-2013-attendees-sales-is-leadership.aspx?rssLink=%e2%80%98Sales+Hunter%e2%80%99+Tells+RMLC+2013+Attendees%3a+Sales+Is+Leadership</link><description>
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            Selling well requires using what you know – building and design – to take charge of that sales conversation. Speaker Mark Hunter shows how leadership engenders confidence and leads to sales success.</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 09:15:55 EST
      </pubDate><category>Sales</category><category>Company Culture</category><category>Leadership</category><category>Remodeling</category><category>Sales</category><category>Sales Closing</category><category>Salesperson</category></item><item><title>7 Benefits of Pre-Staging Projects</title><link>http://www.remodeling.hw.net/construction-management/7-benefits-of-pre-staging-projects.aspx?rssLink=7+Benefits+of+Pre-+Staging+Projects</link><description>Ordering and checking materials before setting a start date is well worth the effort. Here's why.</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 05:55:48 EST
      </pubDate><category>Construction Management</category><category>Product Selection Manager</category><category>Construction Contracts</category><category>Design-Build</category><category>Projects</category><category>Consultants</category><category>Jobsite Equipment</category><category>Sales</category></item><item><title>Your Team: Is There Trust?</title><link>http://www.remodeling.hw.net/company-culture/team-trust.aspx?rssLink=Team+Trust</link><description>
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            Without trust, your company culture and bottom line will suffer. Tim Faller outlines how to build trust and why it's so important to the success of your company.</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 02:57:49 EST
      </pubDate><category>Company Culture</category><category>Field-Office Communications</category><category>Owner Issues</category><category>Sales</category><category>Workforce</category><category>Remodeling</category></item><item><title>Houzz Doubles the Number of Pro Category Listings</title><link>http://www.remodeling.hw.net/marketing/houzz-doubles-the-number-of-pro-category-listings.aspx?rssLink=Houzz+Doubles+the+Number+of+Pro+Category+Listings</link><description>Houzz, the website for home remodeling and design that has begun selling guaranteed high-visibility listing space to pros, announced May 13 it has doubled to nearly 60 the  number of construction categories that visitors can use to find a contractor.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 03:50:06 EST
      </pubDate><category>Marketing</category><category>Cabinets</category><category>Customer Service</category><category>Hardscape</category><category>HVAC</category><category>Installation</category><category>Internet</category><category>Outdoor Kitchens</category><category>Pavers</category><category>Paving</category><category>Remodeling</category><category>Sales</category><category>Sitework</category></item><item><title>An Alternative Process</title><link>http://www.remodeling.hw.net/sales/an-alternative-process.aspx?rssLink=An+Alternative+Process</link><description>Industry consultant Paul Winans offers suggestions on how to get clients away from the three-bid process.</description><pubDate>Mon, 6 May 2013 11:23:23 EST
      </pubDate><category>Sales</category></item><item><title>Selling: It Pays to Know Your Product</title><link>http://www.remodeling.hw.net/sales/knowledge-is-sales-power.aspx?rssLink=Knowledge+Is+(Sales)+Power</link><description>
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            Know everything about the product you're selling, so you can gain homeowner confidence and move forward with the sale.</description><pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2013 10:19:31 EST
      </pubDate><category>Sales</category><category>Salesperson</category><category>Sales Closing</category></item><item><title>First Dibs: Why Canvassing Leads Are So Attractive</title><link>http://www.remodeling.hw.net?rssLink=First+Dibs</link><description>
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              &lt;img src=/Images/tmpC7A8%2Etmp_tcm17-1898398.jpg width=90 height=60 alt=MikeDamora_HERO.jpg(90) title=MikeDamora_HERO.jpg(90) /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
            Are you considering getting away from using canvassing? Despite the difficulties of canvassing, Mike Damora thinks it has its merits.</description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 04:29:04 EST
      </pubDate><category>Sales Leads</category><category>Sales</category></item><item><title>This Prospect's Not A Good Fit. What Now?</title><link>http://www.remodeling.hw.net/sales/this-prospects-not-a-good-fit-what-now.aspx?rssLink=This+Prospect%27s+Not+A+Good+Fit.+What+Now%3f1</link><description>
              &lt;a href=http://www.remodeling.hw.net/sales/this-prospects-not-a-good-fit-what-now.aspx?rssLink=This+Prospect%27s+Not+A+Good+Fit.+What+Now%3f1 &gt;
              
              &lt;img src=/Images/Winans_Paul_HERO_RGB_tcm17-1865742.jpg width=90 height=60 alt=Winans_Paul_HERO_RGB(90) title=Winans_Paul_HERO_RGB(90) /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
            Industry consultant Paul Winans blogs about how to say no in the right way to a prospect.</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 03:25:58 EST
      </pubDate><category>Sales</category><category>Sales Leads</category></item><item><title>Price Hikes Forecast To Play Big Role in Product Sales Gains Through 2014</title><link>http://www.remodeling.hw.net/economic-conditions/price-hikes-forecast-to-play-big-role-in-product-sales-gains-thru-2014.aspx?rssLink=Price+Hikes+Forecast+To+Play+Big+Role+in+Product+Sales+Gains+Thru+2014</link><description>More than half of the rise in sales that building product dealers can expect to get from pros this year and next will come because of hikes in material prices, the man who oversees such forecasts for the Home Improvement Research Institute told the group.</description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 06:13:36 EST
      </pubDate><category>Economic Conditions</category><category>Sales</category></item><item><title>Don't Delegate Sales Early On</title><link>http://www.remodeling.hw.net/salesperson/delegate-sales-last.aspx?rssLink=Delegate+Sales+Last</link><description>
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              &lt;img src=/Images/tmpED3A%2Etmp_tcm17-1881776.jpg width=90 height=60 alt=RichardSteven_HERO.jpg(90) title=RichardSteven_HERO.jpg(90) /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
            In a small remodeling company, invest in yourself rather than seeking to hand off this critical role to someone else.</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 01:29:19 EST
      </pubDate><category>Salesperson</category><category>Administration</category><category>Hiring</category><category>Company Culture</category><category>Production Manager</category><category>Sales</category><category>Asset Management</category><category>Remodeling</category></item><item><title>Getting Past Consumers' Hesitancy to Buy</title><link>http://www.remodeling.hw.net/sales-leads/tipping-point.aspx?rssLink=Tipping+Point</link><description>
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              &lt;img src=/Images/tmp2B51%2Etmp_tcm17-1881738.jpg width=90 height=60 alt=client_urgency_HERO.jpg(90) title=client_urgency_HERO.jpg(90) /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
            Mark Hunter, aka The Sales Hunter, offers six tips to get consumers off the dime.</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 02:01:11 EST
      </pubDate><category>Sales Leads</category><category>Finance</category><category>Sales</category><category>Remodeling</category></item><item><title>The Top 8 Priorities for Any One-Man Marketing Team</title><link>http://www.remodeling.hw.net/sales/the-top-8-priorities-for-any-one-man-marketing-team.aspx?rssLink=The+Top+8+Priorities+for+Any+One-Man+Marketing+Team</link><description>Just because you are a one-man marketing show doesn't mean you can't run an effective marketing campaign. Here are some tips and suggestions on how to be efficient with your marketing—even if it's just you doing everything.</description><pubDate>Mon, 6 May 2013 08:30:32 EST
      </pubDate><category>Sales</category></item><item><title>A Simple Menu for Communication Success</title><link>http://www.remodeling.hw.net/sales/a-simple-menu-for-communication-success.aspx?rssLink=A+Simple+Menu+for+Communication+Success</link><description>
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              &lt;img src=/Images/tmp813B%2Etmp_tcm17-1861886.jpg width=90 height=60 alt=PaulWinans_HERO.jpg(90) title=PaulWinans_HERO.jpg(90) /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
            Industry consultant Paul Winans blogs about ways to improve communication skills with your clients to help increase sales.</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 04:14:46 EST
      </pubDate><category>Sales</category><category>Customer Satisfaction</category></item><item><title>Ready or Not: Tips on Closing the Deal</title><link>http://www.remodeling.hw.net/sales/ready-or-not.aspx?rssLink=Ready+or+Not</link><description>
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              &lt;img src=/Images/Mark-Hunter_HERO_tcm17-1857162.jpg width=90 height=59 alt=mark_hunter_HERO(90) title=mark_hunter_HERO(90) /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
            Mark Hunter, aka The Sales Hunter, on how to move clients from indecision to commitment.</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 11:34:09 EST
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