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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. How do you feel?

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

Red Star Kim

Last week, we welcomed UK and international delegates to a PM Forum digital workshop on “Selling Processes and Sales Skills for Marketing and BD Professionals”. Behaviour in sales meetings). Integration with marketing. Some fee-earners rely on marketing processes to generate leads and manage the initial stages of lead nurturing.

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Selling challenges in professional services: Sales processes and skills

Red Star Kim

At the recent PM Forum workshop on “Selling processes and sales skills for marketing and business development professionals” we focused on sales and selling challenges in professional services. Disconnection – Often the marketing (lead generation) and sales processes (lead nurturing and conversion) are disconnected.

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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’s an introduction to value propositions at: What is a value proposition or USP – and how do I create one?

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Sales Targeting Toolbox for Professional Services Firms

Red Star Kim

And I’ve noted the highlights of the sessions by other speakers (How the BD function can be more influential, Rethinking your online strategy, Digital marketing maturity and Best practice for KAM) below. Why are segmentation and targeting critical to marketing and business development success?

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Context and curiosity drive commerciality and pricing

Red Star Kim

As well as marketing and business development executives and managers there were also those in specialist pricing and bid roles. Second, I observed that often in professional services marketing and business development we have minimal involvement in research, innovation, product development and pricing.