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 <title>Who own&#039;s the idea?</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;
So you are talking with a prospect experiencing significant pain. &lt;br /&gt;
You know he needs what you are selling – but doesn’t know it yet.  How&lt;br /&gt;
do you get him to come to that decision?  Should you tell him what he&lt;br /&gt;
needs?  Or should intelligent salespeople ask prospects what they need,&lt;br /&gt;
and then bring them around to the same answer?
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&lt;p&gt;
It is matter of form over substance here.  We teach in our classes&lt;br /&gt;
that when the prospect owns the idea – as opposed to you owning the&lt;br /&gt;
idea and preaching what it is – you are more likely to get the sale.
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/joe-mechlinski/dangerous-demos/who-owns-idea&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:21:04 -0400</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Joe Mechlinski</dc:creator>
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