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Consultative Selling Tips: How to Sell to Procurement Managers

Brooks Group

Procurement managers have a reputation for focusing only on price. This post describes how you can use a consultative selling approach to understand the unique buying agenda of procurement managers and sell more effectively. This makes it far more likely they will listen to you—and that you’ll make the sale.

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Context and curiosity drive commerciality and pricing

Red Star Kim

Context and curiosity drive commerciality and pricing By exploring key themes in commerciality and entrepreneurship, we saw why risk management and anticipating return on investment (ROI) is critical when making the business case for marketing investment. Supply and demand underpins pricing decisions for markets and clients.

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Top Tactics for Selling to a Buying Committee

Brooks Group

Bigger deals usually mean bigger committees, which present unique challenges compared to selling to an individual decision maker or even a small group. Lack of clear authority, conflicting priorities, and the logistics of keeping 7, 10, or 12 people in the loop make the B2B buying process an increasingly tough sale.

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FROM EXECUTIVE SPONSORSHIP TO EXECUTIVE ENGAGEMENT

Strategic Account Management Association

We too often confuse strategic account sponsorship with corporate project sponsorship, where sponsorship is a way to escalate issues or decision-making when in need. We also needed to make sure senior leaders are aware of these responsibilities to optimize their speed and impact.

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How complex is your complex sale? An analogy with Judo belts

KAM With Passion

This post kicks-off a new section of the KAM With Passion blog dedicated to Complex Sales. The core definition states that a B2B sale is complex when several people are involved in the purchase decision. Most B2B sales professional qualify a sale as complex when a buying committee is involved in the purchase decision.

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The Perplexing Power of Process & Methodology in Complex B2B Sales

Mike Kunkle

Sellers sometimes work with professional procurement leaders and company executives who work together frequently and have processes and policies to guide their purchase pursuits. click the image to see a larger version] This makes sense, right? Some committees hum; others are more like a ragtag band of misfits.

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Selling to the C-Suite: Strategies for Reaching Executive Decision Makers

Brooks Group

As buying processes grow more complex, it’s becoming increasingly important for sales professionals to gain access to senior executives and C-level decision makers. Today’s major purchasing decisions often involve cross-functional buying committees that include executives from the C-suite. Your prospect lacks budget authority.