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Blog Category // Selling in the Breakthrough Zone (3)
Sales training: should we emphasise technique or thinking?
Posted by
Bob Apollo
,
Mar 13, 2018
I’ve been talking about the long-term impact of conventional sales training programmes with clients, and their experience ...
The issue with generic "unique value propositions"
Posted by
Bob Apollo
,
Mar 09, 2018
If you were foolish enough to listen to some B2B marketers and agencies, you might conclude that the simple act of ...
The sorry state of sales due diligence
Posted by
Bob Apollo
,
Mar 01, 2018
Successful start-ups tend to follow a predictable pattern: they identify a problem that needs solving, develop an innovative ...
Discovery - the foundation of B2B sales success
Posted by
Bob Apollo
,
Feb 27, 2018
What’s the single most important stage in any complex B2B sales process? Is it the “close”? The commercial negotiation? The ...
Targeting prospects who are “trying but struggling”
Posted by
Bob Apollo
,
Feb 13, 2018
An uninformed and superficial review of the principles of “challenger®️ selling” might lead some people to conclude that it ...
Are you selling "me-too" or "breakthrough"?
Posted by
Bob Apollo
,
Feb 01, 2018
Have you ever wondered why so many apparently promising B2B sales opportunities end with the prospect deciding to either ...
Harnessing the power of hindsight...
Posted by
Bob Apollo
,
Jan 18, 2018
Sales opportunities can go so wrong in so many different ways. Sometimes, they go wrong due to events or circumstances that ...
Creating a new axis for SPIN® Selling
Posted by
Bob Apollo
,
Jan 16, 2018
Like many people of my generation, I was brought up on SPIN® Selling. It’s a little chastening to reflect on the fact that ...
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 ...
We need to collectively develop sales competencies!
Posted by
Bob Apollo
,
Jan 04, 2018
I’m not sure that what you might describe as the “traditional” approach to sales skills development - sending sales people ...
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