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What is Socratic questioning? (Questioning skills)

Red Star Kim

Socratic questioning is an approach where, rather than the “expert” filling the mind of the student/client – both are responsible for pushing the dialogue forward and uncovering truths (Raphael & Monk, 2003). – Kim Tasso March 2010 How do you close a sale? So it helps to create equality in a relationship.

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The Importance of Timely Legal Involvement in Alliance Activities

Peter Simoons

Back in the summer of 2003, I found myself amidst a negotiation for an alliance contract between two multinational corporations. The objective of this negotiation was to establish a partnership for a combined product offering and to facilitate seamless cooperation between our sales teams, aiming for a triple win scenario.

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There are Limits to What Sales Enablement Can Fix

Mike Kunkle

Senior sales leaders and C-suite execs, this one’s for you. In an expanding number of vertical industries (but not yet everywhere), the concept of “enabling the sales force” has exploded. Way back in 2003, I worked in a department called Performance Development and led the Sales Performance Development team.

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Rethink Sales Podcast: The Future of Sales: Where Are We Heading?

SalesGlobe

The Future of Sales: Where Are We Heading? Michelle Seger Welcome to the Rethink Sales Podcast. And today, we have with us an expert in sales performance management technologies, Edward Moss, who works with Open Symmetry. We’ll also talk about sales performance management systems and how they can really enable the S.R.O.

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Reinventing Sales: Outbound Selling, Incentive Compensation, Tech Innovations & Why You Should Care

SalesGlobe

Reinventing Sales: Outbound Selling, Incentive Compensation, Tech Innovations & Why You Should Care Michelle Seger Welcome to the Rethink Sales Podcast. And today, we have with us an expert in sales performance management technologies, Edward Moss, who works with OpenSymmetry. I’m your host, Michelle Seger.

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Remote Selling Viewpoints with David Sroka of Point of Reference; a Customer Reference Management Platform

SBI

Remote Selling has become an important focus for every sales organization. Digital sales technologies, by default, are what enables remote selling. Q: What are your customers doing to adapt to - or leverage - the trend towards distributed sales teams and remote selling? Their experiences are more relatable and credible.

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Understanding Account-Based Marketing: A Podcast Interview with Bev Burgess, Founder and Managing Principal, Inflexion Group

Farland Group

I’ve been working in ABM since I coined the term back in 2003, and I guess people know me for ABM. Louise, like me, is a career marketer but Tim has come up through IBM as a sales, operations, and strategy leader. In sales, we’ve seen account management—putting senior people on your top customers.