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What is Buying Intent?

Upland

Buying intent , also known as purchase intent, refers to the likelihood and inclination of a potential customer to make a purchasing decision. For any company to make the most out of its products, it is important to understand and grasp the essence of buying intent.

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Pitching, differentiation and competitor analysis

Red Star Kim

Whilst there are many ways to differentiate (see below) it does imply that you will consider – from the client’s perspective – how your firm’s offering or value proposition is different from the competitors. There is more information on branding theory Book review – Managing Brands (kimtasso.com).

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Nine insights: Sales processes and selling skills for targeting and meetings

Red Star Kim

Behaviour in sales meetings). This article is a reminder of the key points valued by the delegates: Nine insights: Sales processes and selling skills for targeting and meetings. While none of the delegates’ firms were actively using personas to drive targeting, they all recognised their value. Sales meetings.

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The Best Way to Prepare for an Executive Presentation [+ Checklist]

Account Manager Tips

In a survey of senior executive buyers, Forrester Research asked if sales people are frequently prepared for their meetings. In fact between 70 to 80 percent feel vendors are not prepared for their meetings with senior level executives. Imagine you're at the front of a boardroom about to make a presentation. Functional value.

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Selling challenges in professional services: Sales processes and skills

Red Star Kim

Protectionism – Some fee-earners could be insecure and defensive about sharing client information and relationships. Nervousness – Shyness, modesty, lack of confidence and fear of failure can make fee-earners reluctant to organise meetings to take the next steps in building a potential client relationship.

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THE 10-K FILING: THE MOST IMPORTANT DOCUMENT THAT SAMS NEVER READ

Strategic Account Management Association

In the age of convenience, where same-day deliveries have become the gold standard and news articles are now conveniently timed down to the second, our need for accurate and concise information has never been more pressing. One doesn’t need to go through the entire document to gather the most crucial nuggets of information.

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Why are questions so important? (Questioning skills)

Red Star Kim

Clarifying questions – We may ask for further information to develop our understanding or to check that we have understood properly. We ask questions to avoid making wrong assumptions or adopting the wrong focus. will make people pause to consider how their feelings compare with those they had the previous day.