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 <title>Selling into the Competitive Maelstrom</title>
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Little doubt exists in the mind of most business people that&lt;br /&gt;
the days in which we live are perhaps the most turbulent of any in recent&lt;br /&gt;
memory.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Truth is, any time there is a&lt;br /&gt;
downturn in the amount of business activity available in any given market,&lt;br /&gt;
competition increases as suppliers of goods and services vie for a greater slice&lt;br /&gt;
of a shrinking pie.&lt;span&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;Growing your&lt;br /&gt;
business in a time of general economic growth is not rocket science; in some&lt;br /&gt;
respects one need only be sensitive to the needs of the market in terms of&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/mark-walker/sales-selling-sold/selling-competitive-maelstrom&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:05:11 -0400</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Mark  Walker</dc:creator>
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