Could The iPad Kill Solution Selling?
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 […]
How Soon Can You Really Get Them ‘Across The Line’?
Buying decisions are often a lot more complex than sellers realize. They can involve up to 5 stages – many of which do not involve the salesperson. That has real implications for getting the deal across the line.
Turning Your Sales Process Into A Sales Magnet
It is time to expect more from your sales process. It is no longer enough that it delivers consistency and control in respect of sales. Your sales process should also act as a magnet for your customers – it should add value for your customers and be capable of generating new levels of engagement and […]
7 Strategies To Prevent Delays In Getting The Customer’s Purchase Order
Successfully Navigating The Procurement (PO) Maze
Closing the sale and getting the Purchase Order no longer go hand in hand. In many buying organizations a new level of bureaucracy and administration has grown around what was once just an administrative formality. Getting the PO is no longer a straight-forward matter – for the unprepared seller can be a costly maze. […]
Misreading The Buyer’s Motivation
Many sellers underestimate the buying decision. They fail to see that it is underpinned by a more complex business decision. As a result the most powerful sales technique – the business case – is all too often overlooked.
Measuring Success: In Search Of The Ultimate Sales Metric
In search of the ultimate sales metric to measure the quality of the sales experience for the seller and buying process alignment.
Strategies For Identifying Hidden Requirements
Strategies you can employ to powerfully connect with the buyer’s hidden agenda. That is the ‘un-written’ buyer requirements and their more fundamental underlying motivations that can make the difference between sales success and failure.
Calculating How Getting Involved Earlier Could Help You Sell More
In this insight we will help you to build the business case for getting involved earlier in the prospect’s buying process.
Sellers: Are You A Control Freak, or A Puppet On A String?
Balancing Leadership With Control In The Sales Cycle
There is a lot of talk of taking control in respect of selling. But is taking control always possible, even desirable?
The Perils Of Misreading The Buying Process
Misreading the buying process is easy for sellers to do, but it can be costly. It happens because of gaps in the seller’s knowledge of the steps, paperwork, review points, information requirements and so on.
The Customer’s Hidden Agenda
Is Your Needs Analysis Only Scraping The Surface?
What if your needs analysis is only scraping the surface? It may be effective in capturing a detailed list of product requirements and functional specifications, but that is not enough. Too often the buyer’s more fundamental underlying needs and motivations remain hidden.
For Buyers Everyday is Independence Day
The surprising benefits of losing control to the buyer
Buyers have discovered a new degree of freedom and control and they are guarding it jealously. However, research suggests that sellers may well benefit from thinking they can control the buyer.
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