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

Holden Advisors

Think: Revenue – Costs = Profit. Works side-by-side with sales to sell value and overcome procurement. When only 30% of B2B buyers make decisions based exclusively on price (noted in Negotiating with Backbone ), it’s not surprising the other 70% care about value if they are thoughtfully informed about it. Think about it.

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Understand the Value You Offer to Your Customer

Holden Advisors

Talk to your internal experts in sales, product management, marketing, or marketing research, to understand how your customers use your product today. That means quantifying the incremental profit dollars that drop to your customer’s bottom line because they’ve chosen your product over the alternative's. Step 5: Create sales tools.

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The Kraljic Matrix

Flevy

The procurement function in most organizations deserves more attention than it gets. Most executives associated with procurement lack the competencies and perspectives required to identify gaps and effectively manage the function. The aim of the Kraljic Matrix is to inform an organization’s Procurement Strategy.

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How can agencies make client relationships more profitable?, with Chris Merrington

Account Management Skills

In this episode we talk about making client relationships more profitable. 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. Welcome to Episode 53. So Chris, welcome. Chris 00:44.

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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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How to negotiate with procurement, with Mike Lander

Account Management Skills

In this episode, I chat to Mike Lander, CEO of Piscari, a former procurement director who now assists sales teams in negotiating with procurement departments. During this conversation, you’ll gain valuable insights into the world of procurement negotiations. Welcome to episode 87. Absolute pleasure.

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B2B Predictive Analytics – Successful Data Management

QYMATIX

How to make data work for your B2B sales team while avoiding common pitfalls in data management We can associate power with strength, force and influence, but also with destruction and violence – the typical two sides of a coin. Data gives you information about customers, products, sales, employees and much more.

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