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    What if product marketing saw itself as "problem solving marketing"?

    I was reflecting on a thought-provoking blog by Dave Brock, who asked "what would happen if we saw things the way our ...

    Sales presentations should be conversations, not broadcasts

    How many times have you sat and suffered through a dull b2b presentation, eagerly anticipating the final slide and an end to ...

    B2B sales: how do your prospects approach risk?

    Jill Konrath's "Selling to Big Companies" website is a must-read resource for anyone concerned with improving their sales ...

    Are Current B2B Marketing Conditions Causing You to Think Differently?

    Nick de Cent, editor of Modern Selling recently asked me if I had any feel for how people are thinking about the economic ...

    Solution Selling – Where’s the Problem?

    Selling undifferentiated products is tough. Margins are declining, competition is increasing, and the buyer has all the ...

    Is your CRM System a Sales Prevention System?

    Most sales organisations have some sort of CRM system in place. Many have made significant investments in the system. Yet ...

    Crossing the Chasm, Eagles, Flocks and the 70% Solution

    I was reflecting with a client the other day on the current economic climate, and how hard it was to recruit really good ...

    McKinsey: Shooting holes in the "Sales Funnel"

    The latest McKinsey Quarterly carries a great article on the consumer decision journey - and shoots holes in the now ...

    Trigger Events: Time to Brush Up Your Trigger-Nometry!

    How confident are you that you truly, deeply understand who your best prospects are, what really matters to them, and how ...

    The 8 Sources of Sales and Marketing Waste

    It's clear that in the current economic climate, avoiding wasted sales and marketing effort (and budget) is a subject that ...