Hubspot Sales

APRIL 17, 2018

Ask any sales rep what the hardest part of their job is, and I’ll bet they’ll say “closing.” 17 Sales Closing Mistakes to Stop Making Right Now. At the end of the third meeting, you could ask them to connect you with procurement so you can start learning about their purchasing requirements. Closing only once.

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Procurement Decision-making Negotiation Sales 141

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 14, 2023

Welcome to "The Pipeline" — a new weekly column from HubSpot, featuring actionable advice and insight from real sales leaders. In worst-case scenarios, you can lose the sale completely if the buyer’s concerns reach a level that you can’t overcome. An outreach email sets the tone for your entire sales process.

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Negotiation Value Proposition Meetings Procurement 123

Mike Kunkle

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

“As in other studies we’ve done, this year’s enablement study found that sales process and sales methodology adoption rates above 75% resulted in above-average gains for revenue plan attainment, quota attainment, and win rates, with a big boost at adoption rates greater than 90%.” increase in revenue plan attainment 17.1%

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B2B Sales Decision-making Negotiation 198

Revenue Storm

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Too often, we are consumed by the constant flood of email responses, sales meetings, action items, chats, and texts. The initial negotiations were happening with procurement when we first became involved in the deal. This was good for the sales team and a better deal for the customer!

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Procurement Negotiation Stakeholders Meetings 78

Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 6, 2017

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.

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Procurement Onboarding Stakeholders Finance 128

DemandFarm

AUGUST 31, 2023

Yes, sales, as we knew it, is history! Welcome to the digital age of sales! Because diving head-first into the digital sales ocean isn’t just about chasing the latest technology; it’s about genuinely understanding your customer. As Julie Lentz, Head of Industry Retail Sales, Google puts it: “ Selling is a science, and an art.

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Digitalization Retail Sales Decision-making 52

Customer Think

DECEMBER 4, 2022

One way to make any department or stakeholder relevant is to convert it into a value center. This then converts service users into advocates of the company, increasing its sales, and thereby profits. We had call center people meet VPs of a Godrej division. I recently wrote about Customer Relevance. Make service a value center.

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Suppliers Government Profitability Procurement 75

SBI

JULY 15, 2021

Sales Execution 101: Creating Account Visibility. The most critical factor in successful sales execution is having the right foundation. Your account team needs to have a common understand of an account or opportunity – the key stakeholders, their goals, and company objectives. Download The Ultimate Guide to Sales Execution.

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Procurement Account Planning Sales Stakeholders 57

Miller Heiman Group

JULY 30, 2019

To succeed in modern manufacturing sales, sellers must identify each of these buying influences and tailor their messaging to address their specific needs and wants. This statistic is reflected in sellers’ performance, as the World-Class Sales Practices Report revealed only 56.9% Four Key Buying Influences in Manufacturing Sales.

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Manufacturing Supply Chain Procurement Decision-making 61

Account Manager Tips

JUNE 29, 2021

Close any gaps in your solution, meet all commitments and ensure your client is satisfied. Create contact plans to keep in touch with key stakeholders in your company and your client's. Let's talk about the client lifecycle The sales cycle attracts qualified leads, engages and converts them to clients. Don't get too comfortable.

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Suppliers Shareholders Stakeholders Decision-making 246

Hubspot Sales

MAY 30, 2019

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?

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Procurement Negotiation Sales Leadership Sales 107

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 19, 2018

If you asked most people what activity they associated most with sales, I’d guess that many of them would respond the same way: Closing. For one thing, it’s the most visible part of the sales process -- all of us have been closed at one time or another, whether we’re buying a new vacuum cleaner or a new Learjet. What Is a Sales Closer?

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Negotiation Procurement Stakeholders Decision-making 127

Zendesk

AUGUST 24, 2021

Enterprise sales is like running a marathon. And just like a marathon results in big physical and mental gains, enterprise sales results in significant revenue and increased opportunities for your business. You shouldn’t jump into enterprise sales unprepared, either. You shouldn’t jump into enterprise sales unprepared, either.

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Stakeholders Sales CRM Procurement 52

PandaDoc

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Probably the most popular approach to complex B2B sales, solution selling has been around for decades. It is still being taught to many sales reps around the world, and there are compelling reasons to do so. Personalization has a strong effect on sales effectiveness. Ready to fortify your sales pipeline? Simplification.

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Procurement e-Learning Publishing Decision-making 52

ProlifIQ

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Defining a Sales Handoff The business model for many B2B Saas companies involves customer growth. Therefore, as a customer success manager, it is essential to train for successful customer onboardings and to work closely with the sales and customer support teams to ensure that customers have a positive experience from start to finish.

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Account Planning Onboarding Sales Customer Success 52

Showpad

MARCH 5, 2021

Sales enablement is in the spotlight. More companies are embracing sales enablement strategies as a way to modernize, drive business or sales transformation and keep current with the customers and markets they serve. Sales enablement can be rocket fuel for revenue creation and skills development.

Internet 52

Internet Procurement Sales Onboarding 52

Showpad

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

At this stage, ongoing Sales training and coaching is absolutely crucial to embrace new processes. Although Sales training plays a key role in capitalizing on servitization, our recent research revealed that in manufacturing, Sales training stops after induction for more than half (53%) of staff.

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Manufacturing Procurement Stakeholders Sales Training 56

Account Manager Tips

JULY 9, 2020

A thoughtful 30 60 90 day plan will impress everyone you meet during the job interview process, and your new manager will breathe a huge sigh of relief, knowing you're prepared and ready to take responsibility for your own onboarding. On your first day, invite your boss to a recurring meeting to discuss your 90 day plan.

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Account Management Management Key Account Management Stakeholders 130

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. Learn How to Unleash Revenue Potential with Sales Team Training What Is a C-Level Decision Maker? Why is selling to the C-suite so critical? Build credibility.

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Decision-making Logistics Supply Chain Suppliers 70

Hubspot Sales

APRIL 12, 2018

Ahh, the never-ending quest to create the perfect, predictable sales cycle. To figure it out would be like discovering the holy grail of sales. But -- as you know -- the insane number of variables and blockers in each sale makes it near impossible to fool-proof the system entirely. How to Speed Up Your Sales Cycle.

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Sales Procurement Meetings Advertising 111

Account Manager Tips

JUNE 23, 2020

Phil is an account management and sales professional professional with a wealth of experience and wisdom he's distilled into The Tenets of Account Management. Don't ever do an important meeting alone. And just, how did you end up in sales? And I got fed up of living away from home full time and when into an internal sales role.

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Key Account Management Account Management Management Suppliers 182

Miller Heiman Group

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Sellers in all industries win fewer than half of the deals they forecast to close, according to CSO Insights’ 2018-19 Sales Performance Report. The report also found that sales leaders consider their sellers to be less effective at the vast majority of common selling activities today than they were five years ago.

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Manufacturing Procurement Sales Training Stakeholders 50

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 7, 2018

Win-loss review analysis is one of the most difficult parts of the sales process. If you won the deal, it's likely your sales team is at the bar tossing back a few drinks. Price issues are usually tied to a problem with communicating value, and the common “they just get us” objection points to a problem with your sales process.

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Procurement Decision-making Logistics Stakeholders 74

Insightly

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Your team can use a CRM model to establish trust and other positive emotions, increase sales and bolster cross-departmental collaboration. . With clearly defined processes in place to help you manage the sales funnel and customer journey at each stage, you’ll reduce churn, increase sales and inspire loyalty.

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Profitability CRM Value Proposition Customer Experience 52

Insightly

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Compared to traditional corporate functions — like sales, marketing, human resources, and finance — revenue operations is a relatively new field. Not long ago, revenue was considered the sole domain of the sales team. In this blog post, we’ll dig into the emerging field of revenue operations.

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Finance CRM Customer Success Decision-making 52

Insightly

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Compared to traditional corporate functions — like sales, marketing, human resources, and finance — revenue operations is a relatively new field. Not long ago, revenue was considered the sole domain of the sales team. In this blog post, we’ll dig into the emerging field of revenue operations.

Finance 52

Finance CRM Customer Success Decision-making 52

SmartKarrot

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Conduct regular business review meetings with key accounts. Ensure senior stakeholder relationships are grown and maintained. Develop strong customer relationships with scientists, business operations, and procurement. Present summaries and updates at biweekly internal team meetings. Aid clients in achieving their goals.

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Customer Success Suppliers Procurement Client Development 19

SuperOffice

DECEMBER 21, 2021

CRM system is one of the most critical tools businesses can use to drive sales and improve customer service. Their competitors are seeing the impact of CRM on sales, production, and even operations. Personalized communication and simplified sales processes. CRM systems are built with sales and customer service in mind.

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Construction Manufacturing CRM Supply Chain 75

SmartKarrot

AUGUST 29, 2022

Coordinate with Human Resources to hire, onboard, train, and retain new call center agents as required to meet department goals. Manage the daily running of the call center, including procuring supplies, effective resource planning, and applying call center strategies. Apply here: [link].

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Customer Success Procurement Onboarding Government 19

Account Management Skills

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

You have got to do all the invoices, you have got to do the sales, you have got to do the marketing, you have to do all of it. and I do know a bit about sales and marketing. But when you are talking to clients from a new business perspective are you heavily involved in sales? So yes, I am doing a lot of the sales still.

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Stakeholders B2B Decision-making Marketing 52

Account Management Skills

APRIL 26, 2023

Yes, what you were saying about having multiple people listening and hearing different perspectives just made me think of how, at the beginning, the two roles worked so closely around stakeholder management and understanding what the different people within the project team might want and need and starting to anticipate those. Very clever.

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Account Management Decision-making Stakeholders Management 40

Miller Heiman Group

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Wouldn’t life be easier if the only stakeholder a seller needed was the main point of contact? Stakeholder management is complicated—because it involves an ever-expanding number of roles who influence purchase decisions at an organization. Other stakeholders are simply not accustomed to engaging directly with sales teams.

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Stakeholders Procurement Decision-making Organization 106

Account Management Skills

JULY 17, 2023

It gave me lots of stakeholder management tips and just general project management framework to work with. It’s really speaking to what the client wants and we are delivering on some objectives, we are meeting some tangible business goal and we are not just – on time and on budget, that’s the baseline.

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Account Management Meetings Management Digitalization 52

Apptivo

JUNE 20, 2022

Project management is the process of planning and implementing a project to meet certain objectives, by following a pre-determined schedule and action plan. Quality management ensures that every employee produces outcomes that meet the quality standards that you agreed upon during the planning phase. What is Project Management?

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Management Procurement Stakeholders Decision-making 52

SmartKarrot

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The contract negotiation is the last of several challenges you must clear up, including introductions, calls, meetings, follow-up emails, and demonstrations. It is challenging and labor-intensive to develop a product that meets all the requirements of an enterprise organization. What makes enterprise clients different? .

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Suppliers Insurance Energy and Utilities B2B 10

Hubspot Sales

JUNE 13, 2018

If you’re a B2B salesperson, you’ve probably heard about SPIN Sales. SPIN gives reps a research-backed framework for working and closing complex deals with extended sales processes. You can use SPIN principles along with your current sales methodology. Many of SPIN’s principles align well with inbound sales.).

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Procurement Decision-making Meetings Publishing 145

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”. What is S&OP?

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Supply Chain Sales Decision-making Procurement 52