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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. Or can sales professionals engage purchasing managers, buyers, and agents differently to have more success selling to them? Buyers generally make up their minds in the first few seconds whether the time spent with you is going to be valuable.

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Context and curiosity drive commerciality and pricing

Red Star Kim

This week’s PM Forum training workshop “Commerciality: Finance, Pricing, Innovation and Research” was attended by delegates from law, accountancy and insolvency firms. As well as marketing and business development executives and managers there were also those in specialist pricing and bid roles.

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Top Tactics for Selling to a Buying Committee

Brooks Group

Finance, operations, and management, oh my! Bigger deals usually mean bigger committees, which present unique challenges compared to selling to an individual decision maker or even a small group. Their choices directly shape the direction of the procurement process and determine which solutions are selected.

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Sales Targeting Toolbox for Professional Services Firms

Red Star Kim

Our target markets span large and small businesses; private, public sector and not for profit sectors; centralised and decentralised buying processes; procurement and user-led purchasing behaviour. Capacity planning – Research suggests that humans can probably manage a maximum 150 to 250 close relationships.

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What is Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Apptivo

ERP, or Enterprise Resource Planning , is a type of system or software used by organizations to manage processes and automate activities such as accounting, project management, risk management, compliance. The Finance and accounting module. Manages the general ledger and automates key financial tasks.

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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. Gone are the days when you could simply sell to a mid-level manager. Learn How to Unleash Revenue Potential with Sales Team Training What Is a C-Level Decision Maker?

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The Best 90 Day Success Plan Every New Account Manager Needs [+ Template]

Account Manager Tips

Your first 90 days in a new job as an account manager are the most challenging.and with the most at stake. Some hiring managers move fast and you may not have the time to do your plan justice if you haven't at least got a draft completed. You never get a second chance to make a first impression. Or will you make a clean break?