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    Bob Apollo

    Bob Apollo
    November 19, 2023
    Bob Apollo is a Fellow of the Institute of Sales Professionals, a regular contributor to the International Journal of Sales Transformation and Top Sales World Magazine, and the driving force behind Inflexion-Point Strategy Partners, the leading proponents of outcome-centric selling. Following a successful corporate career spanning start-ups, scale-ups and market leaders, Bob now works as a strategic advisor, mentor, trainer and coach to ambitious B2B sales organisations - teaching them how to differentiate themselves through their provably superior approach to achieving their customer's desired outcomes.
    Articles By Bob Apollo

    4 things you need to know about B2B buying decisions

    If you think it’s hard to sell, you might want to spare a thought for your potential customers: depending on which research ...

    Who is our Primary Project Sponsor?

    It’s in the nature of complex B2B sales that the buying decision process is likely to be complicated, with multiple ...

    B2B Sales: what level are we talking at?

    Most high-value complex sales require that we engage with multiple stakeholders at different levels in the customer. If we ...

    Sales conversation frameworks must be skeletons, not cages

    I first published this a few years back. I'm convinced it's just as relevant now - maybe even more so. What do you think? ...

    Is your prime customer contact a budget maker, shaper, taker or faker?

    Note: I updated this article after first publication to acknowledge the existence of "budget fakers" in addition to budget ...

    Never mind your prospect’s current situation - what about their future direction?

    Most of today’s most popular B2B sales methodologies - including Value Selling, Challenger®, Solution Selling, Consultative ...

    Visualising the Value Gap

    One of the key principles of value selling is that unless and until our customer acknowledges a problem that requires ...

    McKinsey: It’s time to treat our sales people like customers

    As a recent McKinsey article points out, as much as half of a company’s value creation rests with its sales force. Their ...

    Why we chose to partner with Membrain

    Inflexion-Point has just announced a partnership with Membrain to incorporate our Value Selling System® methodology into ...

    Why mastering value selling has never been more important...

    According to research conducted by SiriusDecisions, the #1 sales effectiveness challenge facing today’s B2B sales leaders ...