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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 ...

    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 ...

    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 ...

    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 ...