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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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Top Tactics for Selling to a Buying Committee

Brooks 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. But with the right skills and tactics, sales leaders can equip their teams to overcome challenges and win these deals.

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The Perplexing Power of Process & Methodology in Complex B2B Sales

Mike Kunkle

“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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How To Go From Order Taker To Trusted Advisor

MTD Sales Training

You’ll be asked to pitch for work as part of a procurement process but any work that you’ve done or any relationship that you have with them counts for nothing as far as this is concerned. STAGE 3 – THE VALUE ADDED SALES PERSON. MTD Sales Training | Sales Blog | Image at Bigstockphoto.com.

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Selling to the C-Suite: Strategies for Reaching Executive Decision Makers

Brooks Group

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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Fly’s Friday Five: Is Your Sales Team Agile or Fragile?

Brooks Group

I continue to read in surveys from The Wall Street Journal and other places, that companies are still struggling with sales. One is that sales teams need to be agile – not fragile. They often feel like they’re your foe because you feel like they’re creating drag in the sales process. I love that term.

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Are You Living Up to the Client Promise?

Revenue Storm

As Sales Leaders, our primary role remains to attract and retain the best sales talent we can. Further, to ensure the training program delivers a solid return, you may have invested in professional sales coaching training for yourself. Sound familiar?