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The Four Buying Influences to Identify in Manufacturing Sales

Miller Heiman Group

Finance: Similar to procurement, buying influences in finance are concerned with price, but also about how your product impacts the company’s financial performance either by increased revenue potential or cost savings. Knowing this will allow sellers to have a better idea of how to present their solution to each style.

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The Sales Book Your Intellectual Uncle Loves

SBI Growth

Pink cites studies and experiments that seem to have little in common with the sales profession. Many of the tactics he recommends wouldn’t work in today’s sales environment. Sales reps rely on ill-informed buyers and strange financing to increase deal profitability. The other is CarMax, a no-haggle dealership.

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Adopting artificial intelligence in your sales process

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Don’t worry — you are not alone: 69% of your colleagues feel the exact same way, according to Salesforce’s State of Sales 5th edition. As the same State of Sales 5th edition claims, salespeople, on average, sell only 28% of their working hours. Get help from finance teams or external experts to estimate expenses accurately.