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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

    is your sales + marketing aligned - or falling behind?

    Is your sales and marketing aligned? If not, you are running the risk of falling behind. Sometimes the signs of a lack of ...

    Does your sales pipeline need a massive clean-up operation?

    BP has been getting a great deal of adverse publicity for the recent massive leak in their Gulf of Mexico oil pipeline. It’s ...

    What really motivates people?

    What really motivates people? Dan Pink is a contrarian thinker who always challenges me to think from a new perspective. I ...

    People don't buy WHAT you do, they buy WHY you do it...

    I came across Simon Sinek's work through a blog post by Augie Ray of Forrester. Sinek is the author of Start With Why. In ...

    Sales people: can you resist the itch to pitch?

    Jill Konrath's "SNAP Selling" identifies the "itch to pitch" as one of the most damaging habits sales people can possibly ...

    Jill Konrath’s SNAP Selling: Speed Up Sales and Win More Business with Today's Frazzled Customers

    Jill Konrath is the acclaimed author of “Selling to Big Companies”, and an acknowledged expert on the new sales strategies ...

    What motivates a salesperson – the results are in!

    Regular readers will recall that I've been pleased to republish a number of guest blogs from Donal Daly of our partner the ...

    B2B Sales: From Always Be Closing to Always Be Qualifying?

    Alec Baldwin’s performance as Blake in the film Glengarry Glen Ross immortalised the “Always Be Closing” attitude that for ...

    There are only 2 reasons why you lose a sale

    I'm happy to share the second in our series of guest blogs from Donal Daly, CEO of the TAS Group. In this article, first ...

    According to McKinsey, too much sales contact can cost you business

    There’s a short article in the latest McKinsey Quarterly on “the basics of business-to-business sales success”. It captures ...