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    Blog Category // B2B Buying Process (2)

    4 key factors influencing B2B buying behaviour

    In any high-value complex B2B sales environment involving new projects with multiple stakeholders, the buying behaviours and ...

    The non-linear world of B2B buying

    It’s falsely comforting to think of selling as a process in which one step follows logically after another. But although ...

    Is sales “process” really the right metaphor?

    The term “sales process” has become an almost universal cliché (and yes, I have been as guilty as the rest). Research is ...

    Decoding your prospect's buying decision mode

    Are your prospects Satisfied with the Status Quo, Painting by Numbers, Pursuing a Vision, Busy Going Nowhere or Searching ...

    Critical to B2B sales success - stakeholder assessments

    One of the most common reasons why apparently promising B2B sales opportunities get derailed - often at a late stage in our ...

    Why having a budget isn’t always a positive qualifier …

    John Holland of CustomerCentric Selling® makes an interesting point in a blog article. Many sales people who have been ...

    Revisiting the Buyers Journey

    I can still remember the powerful inspiration I gained from my first reading of Hugh Macfarlane’s “The Leaky Funnel” – the ...

    Stop confusing “objections” with concerns

    Almost every traditional book on sales methodologies has a section on overcoming objections. The techniques proposed often ...

    In complex B2B sales, you face 3 types of competition

    Most B2B sales people have a narrow sense of competition. They usually restrict their thinking to other vendors in the same ...

    When demographics aren’t enough: how to identify your ideal customers

    Traditional market segmentation is usually based around the core demographic attributes of company size, sector and ...