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? This makes it far more likely they will listen to you—and that you’ll make the sale. Is this deserved?

Procurement 68

Procurement Management Decision-making Sales Training 68

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.

Value Proposition 93

Value Proposition Procurement Decision-making Stakeholders 93

MTD Sales Training

OCTOBER 5, 2018

It’s easier for a person to say ‘I see the potential supplier first, then we discuss the next stages with a buying and procurement team’ than admit they’re not head honcho in the process. You may not want to discuss any negotiating positions with this person at present. Happy Selling! Sean McPheat. Managing Director.

Suppliers 96

Suppliers Decision-making Procurement Negotiation 96

Mike Kunkle

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

To the point of those who suggest that sales process is no longer linear, the root cause of that is the fact that the buyers are in control of their journey, timing, budgets, when they respond, and how they work together to decide. Some committees hum; others are more like a ragtag band of misfits.

B2B 198

B2B Sales Decision-making Negotiation 198

Account Management Skills

JANUARY 11, 2022

He specialises in helping agency leaders and their teams negotiate more profitably. I’ve had it on my shelf for a few years now and it becomes a reference guide for negotiating. Negotiating to become more profitable, have better relationships, increased pricing, which some agencies are not very good at. So Chris, welcome.

Client Relationships 52

Client Relationships Profitability Procurement Negotiation 52

SBI

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

A well-presented value. Qstream can be used for sales onboarding or ongoing reinforcement and can test and reinforce sales qualification skills, sales negotiation, & product knowledge. Sales Efficiency. You have to look at sales effectiveness holistically to successfully drive change.

Acquisition 20

Acquisition Account Planning B2B Onboarding 20