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Two Key Strategies for Relationship Selling

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While doing some research on relationship selling, I ran across these two key strategies several times. Since most b2b sales people want to have good relationships with their customers and ...more »

Seven Things Customers Want in B2B Sales

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Recently I learned a few things about what customers truly want from their B2B sales people. Some of the things they spoke about were just common sense items to me ...more »

Do You Need an “It” Factor for B2B Sales Success?

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Recently I noted several NFL quarterbacks losing their jobs as well as a couple of college quarterbacks losing their scholarships. Each time the reason was "they didn't have the it ...more »

Do You Have an Elevator Speech?

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Often I'm asked about this thing called an elevator speech. And, a lot of sales people have no clue what it is, why you need one or how to create ...more »

Five Pitfalls to Successful B2B Selling

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While taking some time off, I was reflecting upon the issues that hinder success in b2b sales. My thoughts ran the gambit of possible issues including hiring and selection of ...more »

No Silver Bullets using a Unique Selling Proposition

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Unique Selling Propositions - USP - are often presented as the strongest benefit for a given product or service within a targeted segment of accounts. Many sales consultations "yak" about ...more »

Consultative Selling requires Curiosity

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I have for many years stated the sales profession is the most sophisticated position in today's business world. Therefore, the sales position requires the most sophisticated people to succeed in ...more »

B2B Sales Requires Questioning Skills

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One of  the most interesting challenges I deal with when developing a major account or national account sales team is overcoming the Presentation Model of selling. Seems to be ingrained ...more »

How to Handle Tension during Sales Negotiation

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Got a question the other day about sales negotiation and what to do when the negotiation goes almost hostile? Stress and tension increase is the norm during these events. The key ...more »

Critical Variables Impacting the Buying Decision

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Through the years of selling to major accounts and assisting my clients in selling to major accounts or as we like to say today - business to business selling (B2B ...more »

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