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    B2B Sales: what level are we talking at?

    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 start at with a contact at the operational level, even if we successfully sell them on the need for action and the advantages of our solution, they ...

    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 ...

    A prospect meeting can have only two valuable outcomes...

    When I was running my own sales organisations rather than coaching others, I used to get incredibly frustrated with sales ...

    Filling the Value Vacuum

    The precise proportions vary a little depending on what researcher you listen to, but the general conclusion is remarkably ...