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    A Progressive Approach to Sales Opportunity Qualification [that isn't BANT]

    A Progressive Approach to Sales Opportunity Qualification [that isn't BANT]

    Like a growing number of other commentators, I have come to believe that the traditional BANT (Budget, Authority, Need and Timeframe) approach to sales opportunity qualification is fundamentally flawed and not fit for purpose when it comes to complex B2B sales. The fact ...

    Over 40% of projects are ad-hoc: another nail in the coffin of BANT

    It surprises and shocks me how many sales organisations still regard BANT as a practical way of qualifying sales ...

    From Sales Process to Buying Journey

    The idea of a “sales process” has been around since long before I was offered my first sales role. The concept has been ...

    If you really want to shorten your sales cycle, slow down!

    If the conversations I’ve been having with sales leaders recently are anything to go by, our sales pipelines are full of ...

    Successful Selling = Intelligent Choices, not Fixed Formulas

    I’ve just spent a few minutes completing the annual survey from one of the world’s most widely respected sales training ...

    No sales plan survives first contact with the customer

    Military leaders have long recognised the importance of planning. But they have also recognised that it is the act of ...

    The sales methodology that outperforms all others

    Every established sales methodology attracts its own fan base. Some are fans of SPIN®, others Challenger®, Miller-Heiman, ...

    Is your sales pipeline full of fatbergs?

    The sewer systems of of our towns and cities are struggling to cope with a phenomenon known as the “fatberg”. These fatbergs ...

    Selling incremental improvement isn’t enough!

    If you’re involved in complex B2B sales, and if what you are selling is anything other than an absolute “must buy” ...

    Account Based Everything: a foundation for partnership

    Account-Based Marketing (and its all-embracing cousin “Account Based Everything”) has been touted by its promoters as a ...