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10 Steps to Win Over Your Client’s New Procurement Team

Account Manager Tips

New procurement teams introduce big challenges and new opportunities into the customer relationship. My old contact has been replaced A new procurement team introduces fresh dynamics and relationships. The working environment will undoubtedly change from what you were used to with the previous procurement team.

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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. Understanding Procurement Manager Challenges Procurement managers are in a unique position.

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Understand the Value You Offer to Your Customer

Holden Advisors

Our clients will say, “our customers are never going to give us detailed financial and business information.” Always look for new ways that your customers might use your product or for other stakeholders that might benefit from your solutions. Let’s say procurement says, “to win this deal, you need to give me a 20% discount."

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How to pitch to procurement, with Jessica Bowler and Iris Gatzweiler

Account Management Skills

I spoke to Jessica Bowler and Iris Gatzweiler , two senior procurement clients who shared some insights into the pitching process. Don’t forget to go back to Episode 9 , where Jessica and Iris talked about how to approach and develop relationships with procurement. Welcome to Episode 54. So welcome Iris and Jess. Wonderful, Jess.

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Are You Letting Your Clients Slip Away? 12 Tips to Keep in Touch

Account Manager Tips

Use meeting scheduling apps 7. Create recurring milestone meetings 11. From procurement, to executives, to end users and everything in between. Share the load You don't have to be the only one in your organization communicating with key stakeholders. Automate where possible 3. Share the load 4. Repurpose 6.

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12 Common Ways You Undermine Your Chances of Closing (& How to Avoid Them), According to The Virtual CRO's President

Hubspot Sales

Your time is equally as valuable as theirs because you have valuable information and insight that will ultimately benefit them. You have poor nonverbal communication when meeting. You're too passive when setting meetings with prospects. So when you’re setting a meeting, be willing to be assertive.

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Value Centers

Customer Think

One way to make any department or stakeholder relevant is to convert it into a value center. Unfortunately, many call centers leave customers disgruntled, or frustrated, with half information or half-finished tasks. They are not properly empowered with the right software, information or tools to solve customer problems.