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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? Sales professionals who practice consultative selling are more like trusted advisors than traditional salespeople. Is this deserved?

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The Important Role of Pricing Departments in the Price, Cost, Revenue Equation

Holden Advisors

Is aware of costs and constraints like the finance team. Works side-by-side with sales to sell value and overcome procurement. To avoid leakage, the pricing division should act as a cross-functional, strategic team who: Has a deep understanding about the product offering. It’s a big job that shouldn’t be shrugged off.

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Top Tactics for Selling to a Buying Committee

Brooks Group

Finance, operations, and management, oh my! 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. But with the right skills and tactics, sales leaders can equip their teams to overcome challenges and win these deals.

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Sales Targeting Toolbox for Professional Services Firms

Red Star Kim

At the recent Business Development for Professionals – 2024 Virtual Conference – MBL Seminars I presented a session entitled “Supporting Fee-Earners in Sales Targeting”. Here is a summary of the sales targeting toolbox for professional services firms. So targeting is often more important and more challenging.

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What is Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Apptivo

The Finance and accounting module. The Finance and accounting module helps businesses understand the current financial status and the future outlook. The Sourcing and procurement module. This module helps with procuring the materials and services businesses Need to manufacture their goods, or the items they want to resell.

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3 Ways to Beat the Holiday Slump & Close More Deals

Hubspot Sales

Employ these tactics now, and you might be able to enjoy New Years for the first time in your sales career. This forces negotiations to take place before stakeholders in Procurement and Legal are out of the office -- something your well-meaning prospect might not have considered. 2) Close for post-sale activity. The solution?

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The 6 Elements of a Truly Consultative Sales Process

Hubspot Sales

We know that best-in-class sales organizations use a consultative sales process. A sales process is consultative when the stages and actions align with the customer’s buying experience and are defined in terms of the customer relationship. Consultative Sales Process. But what does that really look like?