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    Blog Category // Value Selling System (7)

    B2B sales: six steps to value

    One of the biggest frustrations for today’s sales leaders is their sales peoples’ apparent inability to connect the business ...

    B2B sales: what should we be measuring?

    If we’re in sales, there are two obvious monetary measures of our success: revenue and margin. Revenue is particularly ...

    Why our sales discovery process must always be two-way

    I’ve written before about the critical importance of the discovery process in complex B2B sales. It’s a favourite subject, ...

    Why your salespeople should never do product demonstrations

    I imagine we’ve all sat through at least one of these at some stage of our careers: a software demonstration that is nothing ...

    How do you create value for your customers?

    With relatively few exceptions, most companies want to be seen to be focused on value, rather than price. You can understand ...

    Is your thought leadership really “thought followership”?

    It seems as if everybody wants to be a thought leader nowadays, and to publish insights that are going to somehow ...

    Are your sales people suffering from value vagueness?

    Whether they are involved in winning new business or seeking to retain or expand existing business relationships, one of the ...

    Are your sales people leading with gain or pain?

    Most B2B-focused sales people have been taught that it’s more effective to promote the projected “benefits” of their ...

    Encouraging our sales people to think...

    One of the primary benefits of a traditional university education used to be, as well as educating you in one or a number of ...

    Are you selling "me-too" or "breakthrough"?

    Have you ever wondered why so many apparently promising B2B sales opportunities end with the prospect deciding to either ...