Category: B2B Selling Process
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A recent report by Accenture Interactive provides several interesting insights on both the fragility of B2B seller-buyer relationships and what B2B companies need to do to strengthen long-term customer relationships. Service is the new sales was based on interviews with 748 business buyers and 1,499 B2B sellers across 10 countries and 16 industries. All of the…
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CSO Insights (a division of Miller Heiman Group) recently published its 2018-2019 Sales Performance Report. This report describes the findings of the 2018-2019 sales performance survey, which generated responses from nearly 900 global sales leaders. Sixty-one percent of the respondents were either executive managers or senior sales managers, and respondents represented 23 industries. Half of…
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Fundamental changes in the business environment have led a growing number of B2B companies to adopt new approaches for managing their revenue generating activities. While the specific approaches vary, they all arise from the recognition that successful revenue generation requires a combination of interdependent activities. Therefore, it’s important to view such activities as components of…
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Most B2B marketing and sales professionals recognize that their more formidable competitor is usually the status quo. The grip of the status quo can result in longer sales cycles, stalled deals, and the dreaded “no decision.” Persuading prospects to move away from their status quo is a significant challenge, and there is no “silver bullet”…
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For decades, the basic approach to B2B marketing and sales has been to identify a prospect’s “pain points,” and then demonstrate how your product or service can alleviate the pain. New research now suggests that many buyers look beyond immediate pain and take a more strategic approach to B2B buying.A recent study by the Aberdeen…