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Selling challenges in professional services: Sales processes and skills

Red Star Kim

Data – CRM (Client Relationship Management) and CDP (Client Data Platforms) are often lacking. Processes and skills for managing opportunities and pipelines can be lacking. Time and capacity – Many fee-earners are stretched and compelled to manage large amounts of client work under heavy time pressures.

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5 Strategies to stand out in a competitive market

Insightly

It was an emotional and very satisfying triumph to watch, though it took lots of the stars’ money, a new coach, a pro manager, many new players, hard decisions, and a lot of creativity…but they did it. He shows that in 2011 there were only 150 vendors in Martech, which as of 2020 had grown to over 8,000.

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5 Strategies to stand out in a competitive market

Insightly

It was an emotional and very satisfying triumph to watch, though it took lots of the stars’ money, a new coach, a pro manager, many new players, hard decisions, and a lot of creativity…but they did it. He shows that in 2011 there were only 150 vendors in Martech, which as of 2020 had grown to over 8,000.

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The Challenger Sales model: Everything you need to know

Zendesk

The Challenger Sales model was developed in 2011 as a response to customers entering sales situations with more information than in previous years. Step 5: Value proposition. Value proposition is the introduction of what your solution could accomplish. Value proposition: Example.

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Book review: Sales Mind – 48 tools to help you sell by Helen Kensett

Red Star Kim

It helps with developing the value proposition by considering three buckets: How your service is the same as competitors? She urges you to shift from outcome orientation to a process orientation (which is the opposite of what is advocated in change management programmes). How it is better than competitors?

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5 Popular Sales Metrics That Destroy Sales Performance

Hubspot Sales

In 1997, Billy Beane became the General Manager of the Oakland A’s. Beane’s strategy -- as depicted in the 2011 film, “Moneyball” -- has traversed beyond the world of baseball to nearly all sectors of business and has become synonymous with making data-driven decisions. Don’t confuse measurement with management.

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Book review – Managing Brands

Red Star Kim

This post reviews the core material covered in Managing Brands Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) professional qualification (Level 6 elective New CIM professional marketing qualifications – 2020 (kimtasso.com) ) and the Cambridge Marketing College’s Marketing Manager Apprenticeship – a Level 6 Qualification (kimtasso.com).