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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. This post describes how you can use a consultative selling approach to understand the unique buying agenda of procurement managers and sell more effectively. This makes it far more likely they will listen to you—and that you’ll make the sale.

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Context and curiosity drive commerciality and pricing

Red Star Kim

Context and curiosity drive commerciality and pricing By exploring key themes in commerciality and entrepreneurship, we saw why risk management and anticipating return on investment (ROI) is critical when making the business case for marketing investment. Supply and demand underpins pricing decisions for markets and clients.

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Top Tactics for Selling to a Buying Committee

Brooks Group

Bigger deals usually mean bigger committees, which present unique challenges compared to selling to an individual decision maker or even a small group. Lack of clear authority, conflicting priorities, and the logistics of keeping 7, 10, or 12 people in the loop make the B2B buying process an increasingly tough sale.

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Sales Targeting Toolbox for Professional Services Firms

Red Star Kim

And to evaluate the relative attractiveness of different segments Malcolm McDonald on value propositions – How to develop them (kimtasso.com) In professional service firm (PSF) marketing there is the challenge that we often span both B2B and B2C markets , across multiple sectors and for sometimes hundreds of service lines in different territories.

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10 New Capture Strategy Tips to Keep Clients & Avoid Competitive Bids

Account Manager Tips

Build relationships with decision-makers and expand your network. Create sustained value. Add value on a regular basis and show your client the benefits of your partnership well in advance of the renewal. Your job as a key account manager is to deliver the kind of value that convinces your clients to stay in the loop.

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5 Keys to Successfully Selling to Fortune 500 Companies

Hubspot Sales

Map the decision-making process. Provide value. 2) Map out the decision-making process. The larger the company, the more complex their decision-making process usually is. Wondering how you’re supposed to figure out a corporation’s decision making process on their behalf?

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Why Are Buyers Driving the Bus?

5600 Blue

We recently conducted negotiation coaching for over $1b in revenue on over 100 renewal opportunities for a global client of ours. The lead issue is that sellers are having a reactive negotiation conversation about commercial terms with buyers - separate of the value discussion. Minimizes deal margin.