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Sales Is Broken Part 2: Buyers Don’t Want to Talk With Sales Reps

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As I mentioned in Sales Is Broken Part 1 , traditional B2B sales is broken. Most sales reps didn’t hit their quota in 2023 and sales leaders were uniformly thrashed for failing to hit their targets. But there’s a more fundamental change causing the quota shortfall: buyers no longer want to talk with sales reps.

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Re-framing Procurement Negotiations: From Buying and Selling to Decision Making

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Over ten years ago, after having spent more than 20 years a salesperson, VP sales and sales consultant, we secured our first contract to provide negotiation training for the procurement arm of a major US airline. By Procurement Magazine Let the panic set in….clearly I felt like the proverbial fox in the hen house!

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What is Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

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ERP, or Enterprise Resource Planning , is a type of system or software used by organizations to manage processes and automate activities such as accounting, project management, risk management, compliance. ERP software can be bought using a cloud subscription model either from SaaS, (software-as-a-service) or a licensing model (on premise).

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What is the value chain? Value chain definition, model, and examples

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He breaks down the value chain first into primary activities, such as inbound logistics, operations, service, and marketing and sales. A direct activity might be reaching out to suppliers for new raw materials. Let’s go back to looking at securing a new supplier in inbound logistics for raw materials for an upcoming product.

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Value Centers

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This then converts service users into advocates of the company, increasing its sales, and thereby profits. They are not properly empowered with the right software, information or tools to solve customer problems. If they cannot solve the customers problems, the call center software will be changed. Make service a value center.

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Requisition vs. invoice: Spotting the differences

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A requisition is a formal request that an employee or department makes to purchase goods or services from an external supplier. Purchase order requisitions are often required in large businesses with formal procurement processes. But how and when? Let’s dive in. What is a requisition? When are requisitions required? What is an invoice?

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What is value creation in sales?

Mercuri International

Value-creation focused selling is essential for sales and marketing organizations. In order to become customer-value oriented and value-creating in your sales you need to understand what customer value is and how to create it. Can your sales help your customer win more customers? Cost-saving values. Productivity. Delivery risk.

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