Decision-making Procurement Sales Training Stakeholders 
Brooks Group
MARCH 7, 2024
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. Is this deserved?
Brooks Group
APRIL 9, 2024
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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KAM With Passion
MARCH 28, 2022
In the world of B2B sales, the term of complex sales is a well-accepted term but what does it mean exactly? The core definition states that a B2B sale is complex when several people are involved in the purchase decision. Is this sufficient to capture the degree of complexity of a sale situation?
Brooks Group
MARCH 28, 2024
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. Today’s major purchasing decisions often involve cross-functional buying committees that include executives from the C-suite. Your prospect lacks budget authority.
MTD Sales Training
DECEMBER 8, 2014
You’ll be well aware of the different levels of stakeholders in the companies you are dealing with. It will be good to categorise these so you can plan how to make each of these levels’ lives easier so it makes sense for them to choose you. The power that each person has can have a larger or lesser effect on the end decision.
Mike Kunkle
FEBRUARY 5, 2023
Sellers sometimes work with professional procurement leaders and company executives who work together frequently and have processes and policies to guide their purchase pursuits. click the image to see a larger version] This makes sense, right? Some committees hum; others are more like a ragtag band of misfits.
PandaDoc
APRIL 3, 2023
The sales and operations planning process should guide your inventory-related decisions, and it should help you develop better relationships with your customers, but “should” can only take you so far on its own. If you’re wondering “what does S&OP stand for”, the quick answer is “sales and operations planning”.
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