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    Are your sales people leading with gain or pain?

    Are your sales people leading with gain or pain?

    Most B2B-focused sales people have been taught that it’s more effective to promote the projected “benefits” of their solution than to subject their prospects to a tediously detailed presentation of the features of their product or service. There’s a natural tendency to want ...

    Targeting prospects who are “trying but struggling”

    An uninformed and superficial review of the principles of “challenger®️ selling” might lead some people to conclude that it ...

    Encouraging our sales people to think...

    One of the primary benefits of a traditional university education used to be, as well as educating you in one or a number of ...

    Are you selling "me-too" or "breakthrough"?

    Have you ever wondered why so many apparently promising B2B sales opportunities end with the prospect deciding to either ...

    Situational awareness - a critical factor in B2B sales

    As regular readers will know, I’ve been a long-standing advocate of establishing repeatable sales processes, but please bear ...

    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 ...

    Guest Article: Sales Process or Sales Methodology?

    I've had a number of new clients approach me trying to get their heads around the difference between a sales process and a ...

    Harnessing the power of hindsight...

    Sales opportunities can go so wrong in so many different ways. Sometimes, they go wrong due to events or circumstances that ...

    Creating a new axis for SPIN® Selling

    Like many people of my generation, I was brought up on SPIN® Selling. It’s a little chastening to reflect on the fact that ...

    Self-awareness and self-honesty in complex B2B sales

    Other than an appropriate level of product knowledge, what are the key attributes of a good B2B sales person? Interpersonal ...