Added on May 20, 2016
Ray Collis
Business Case Selling , Buyer-Seller Insights , justify the decision , Purchase Justification , Ray Collis
Few people would accuse those in procurement roles as being ‘yes men’. But perhaps a direct ‘no’ is less common than people think. Those in procurement and finance have found a more effective way of stopping buyers (and those who want to sell to them) in their tracks. It is to ask for a cost-benefit […]
Added on October 16, 2014
Ray Collis
Buyer Insights , Buying Process , Consultative Selling , iPad , Los Angeles iPad Scandal , Pre-tender Consultation with Suppliers , Procurement , Ray Collis , salespeople , Solution Selling , Tender , The Asg Group
The much publicized failure of one of the world’s largest iPad contract represents another ‘nail in the coffin’ of Solution Selling You have heard people say that Solution Selling is dead. But what you probably don’t realize is that the iPad may be hastening its demise. More specifically the much publicized failure […]
Added on January 15, 2013
Ray Collis
bottom line , Chief Procurement Officer , Featured , Procurement , Strategic Procurement , Strategic Selling
Few managers or departments can write their CEO a cheque for millions and promise more again next year. Procurement however is the exception. Its almost un-paralleled ability to boost the bottom line has earned it a position of influence and power. Little wonder then that procurement is the CEO’s new best friend. Strategies for Low […]
Added on November 9, 2012
Ray Collis
Buyer Requirements , Buying Decision , Buying Logic , Buying Process , Myths of Buying , Sales Performance
There is often a gap between how the buying decision should be made and how it is actually going to be made. That is between the buyers internal procedures, or external view of buying best practice and the everyday reality of rushed, or messy decisions. We call it the Procurement Gap. Helping the buyer to […]
Added on June 27, 2012
Ray Collis
Sellers can learn a lot by reading the policies and procedures of their customers and prospects. It is an often overlooked but valuable source of insight on how the buying decision is going to be made. In this insight we examine the information typically contained in procurement policies and how sellers can use them. […]