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PM Conference Report 2022: Strategy implementation, Employer Value Propositions (EVP), Storytelling and Client Feedback

Red Star Kim

Alan Gotto, chair of Consultancy Procurement Council. It was fascinating to hear a procurement expert talking so passionately about the need for strong relationships. He also commented “I want advisers to be my fixers and to blow the socks off my internal stakeholders”. Professional Marketing Conference 2017 (kimtasso.com).

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The Four Buying Influences to Identify in Manufacturing Sales

Miller Heiman Group

Now according to CSO Insights’ 2018 Buyer Preferences Study , sellers face an average of 6.4 In fact, 72% of manufacturing sales leaders say their greatest challenge in winning new business is identifying and gaining access to decision-makers, according to CSO Insights’ 2018-2019 Sales Performance Study. All this has changed.

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What Millennial Sellers Need to Know to Succeed in Manufacturing

Miller Heiman Group

Sellers in all industries win fewer than half of the deals they forecast to close, according to CSO Insights’ 2018-19 Sales Performance Report. In the past, manufacturing sellers only needed to connect with purchasing or procurement to find success. Developing a systematic approach to assessing leads and potential deals.

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This Is How to Uncover Hidden Stakeholders and Win More Deals

Miller Heiman Group

Wouldn’t life be easier if the only stakeholder a seller needed was the main point of contact? Stakeholder management is complicated—because it involves an ever-expanding number of roles who influence purchase decisions at an organization. Other stakeholders are simply not accustomed to engaging directly with sales teams.

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How to systemise account management in your agency, with Alex Raymond

Account Management Skills

I’m updating internal and external stakeholders, and all that sort of stuff. You know, maybe they came down on them originally from a procurement perspective and kind of squeezed them dry. We did it in 2018, 2019 took a break in 2020 for obvious reasons. I’m working toward that plan. Alex 44:06.

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Seismic Acquires Percolate to Create Exceptional Content Experiences at Every Point in the Customer Journey

SBI

This State of Conversation Intelligence report is based on data gathered from more than 1M sales calls during Q4 2018 and analyzed using Chorus’. Nearly every week in 2018, we interviewed a different SalesTech company asking them how their solution changes the game for sales. Industry News. Sales Coaching. Sales Coaching. Blog Article.