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    B2B sales people: You get delegated to the person you sound like

    The quality of any conversation, whether business or social, is largely determined by who we choose to talk to, what we choose to talk about and the form of language we choose to use. But in the business domain, and particularly as a sales person, your choices have another ...

    Starbucks manage to screw up offline and online

    If it ain't broke, don't fix it! Starbucks might have done well to embrace this principle in their relationship with me.

    There is no Viva in Aviva online

    Online shopping should be a painless experience, right? Aviva, the UK insurance company are certainly trying to convey that ...

    The Buyer's Journey Revisited ... Part Two

    In my previous article on the Buyer's Journey, I set out our latest thinking on the nature of the B2B Buying Process. In ...

    The Buyer's Journey Revisited ... Part One

    The concept of the buyer's journey has been around for a number of years. Hugh Macfarlane's "The Leaky Funnel" inspired a ...

    B2B Sales: could it be time to ban BANT?

    BANT, in case anyone is unfamiliar with the acronym, stands for Budget, Authority, Need and Timeline. It’s commonly used in ...

    Can sales + marketing agree on what an ideal prospect looks like?

    It’s an old story, but one that I still hear far too often. Salespeople complaining that marketing never generates any ...

    Are you really adding value?

    I’ve lost track of the number of companies who proclaim that they are embracing a “value-added” strategy in order to ...

    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 ...