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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

    Why your sales people need to focus on the decision shapers

    It’s a common cliché in the sales process that you need to sell to the decision maker, and you would be foolish to ignore ...

    B2B Social Media requires a team effort between marketing and sales

    Surveys of B2B marketing budgets consistently show that a higher percentage of marketing resources are being invested in ...

    The real reason sales people struggle to close opportunities

    Alec Baldwin has got a lot to answer for. And, no, I’m not talking about his appearance in “Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat”. ...

    It’s hard to Cross the Chasm if you don’t know where you plan to land

    Addressing the challenge of how to “Cross the Chasm” that separates early adopters from mainstream markets has become a ...

    How to turn every sales person into a top story-teller

    What sets top sales people apart? What is it that they do better than the rest? There are, of course, a number of factors, ...

    If you're a SaaS-based business, only 3 things matter

    If - like many of the companies I work with - you have a SaaS-based business, then the choice of metrics you use to measure ...

    OpenView’s 22 make-or-break sales and marketing predictions for 2013

    What are the key trends that are likely to impact B2B sales and marketing in 2013? OpenView Labs - one of the best sources ...

    5 proven ways of improving your sales proposal win rates

    Imagine how much effort and resource is wasted every year in creating and submitting sales proposals to prospects that end ...

    B2B Sales: Is your funnel fighting fit or fundamentally flabby?

    The “funnel” is one of the most powerful metaphors in B2B sales and marketing. It describes the passage of prospects through ...

    Is B2B selling art or science - or is it engineering?

    Is sales an art or a science? Traditionalists used to think of sales as a combination of art and heroics. A recent article ...