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Blog Category // Opportunity Qualification (3)
Self-awareness and self-honesty in complex B2B sales
Posted by
Bob Apollo
,
Jan 10, 2018
Other than an appropriate level of product knowledge, what are the key attributes of a good B2B sales person? Interpersonal ...
Why having a budget isn’t always a positive qualifier …
Posted by
Bob Apollo
,
Nov 28, 2017
John Holland of CustomerCentric Selling® makes an interesting point in a blog article. Many sales people who have been ...
Are your sales people hitting the accelerator too hard?
Posted by
Bob Apollo
,
Aug 08, 2017
There’s abundant evidence to show that when sales people rush the all-important discovery stage of a complex B2B sale they ...
Is your prime customer contact a budget maker, shaper, taker or faker?
Posted by
Bob Apollo
,
Jun 28, 2017
Note: I updated this article after first publication to acknowledge the existence of "budget fakers" in addition to budget ...
ADOPTED: a far better way to qualify complex sales opportunities
Posted by
Bob Apollo
,
Aug 17, 2016
One of the fundamental capabilities that distinguish top sales people - and top sales organisations - from the rest is their ...
Weeding out weak opportunities (and improving sales forecast accuracy)
Posted by
Bob Apollo
,
Aug 10, 2016
How can B2B sales people (and the sales organisations they work for) identify and engage the prospects that are most likely ...
A question of priorities [and opportunity qualification]
Posted by
Bob Apollo
,
Aug 04, 2016
Hank Barnes of Gartner recently published a thoughtful post on the need for sales people to see the “big picture” and make a ...
How will Brexit affect sales strategies and tactics in the UK?
Posted by
Bob Apollo
,
Jul 03, 2016
It doesn’t matter which way any of us voted as individuals: the nation has spoken, and impact of the decision to Brexit will ...
Is this project possible, probable or inevitable?
Posted by
Bob Apollo
,
Jun 03, 2016
We all know how hard it is to accurately qualify sales opportunities. We all know how often even apparently well-qualified ...
If you’re late to the B2B party, you need to disrupt it!
Posted by
Bob Apollo
,
Feb 09, 2016
You’ve been invited to a friend’s long-anticipated party. But something delays you along the way, and you arrive late - long ...
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