The reason professional B2B selling evolves over time is because decision-makers need something new from salespeople. When your prospective clients experience a change in their environment, their lack of knowledge and experience causes them to need a greater level of help ...
In 2010, I said that “Negotiation is the art of the deal.” And it’s still true today.
There are several ways to improve the effectiveness of a sales force, and B2B sales training is the first way most sales ...
Having the best product or solution on the market isn’t enough to close more deals. You can have all the best features and ...
B2B salespeople need to create a pipeline of new opportunities to achieve their goals. To do this, the salesperson will need ...
In sales, it helps to be known, liked, and trusted. Anyone who argues against the idea that salespeople no longer need to be ...
B2B salespeople have been taught and trained that their company and their offerings are what make them different from their ...
Many of the older, outdated sales approaches forbid salespeople from answering questions about price. These approaches ...
"Whoever is in a hurry, shows that the thing he is doing is too big for him." —The Earl of Chesterfield For as long as ...
A party isn’t a party if no one shows up, and your sales funnel isn’t a fun place to be if you don’t have any leads or ...
Sales leaders and managers demand their teams capture their activity and opportunities in the CRM. (This tool could probably ...
It's important to be organized in sales. You always have open loops you need to close, like sending a new contact the case ...
Most sales organizations train their sales teams. Fewer train their sales leaders, even though the evidence suggests sales ...
Over time, B2B selling has changed and become increasingly more complex. A large part of the changes in how we sell in the ...
A flywheel is a mechanical device used to smooth out energy in combustion engines. It's also a heavy wheel used to oppose ...
Selling today isn't easy. Buyers have greater needs and expect more of sales professionals, while decision-makers complain ...
Think about the last time you bought a shiny new electronic gadget. Did you read the manual, or did you start tinkering ...
Most of the strategies related to sales and buyer psychology come from Robert Cialdini's work. Sales professionals are ...
It isn't easy to schedule a meeting with your dream client. If you are in an industry where you must practice competitive ...
We’ve all heard the saying, “trying to fit a square peg in a round hole.”
Most of the time, sales organizations accept their reps’ low win percentages and the linear stages of the sales process. ...
