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Solution Selling Is Exactly What Today’s Buyer Wants

Sales Hacker

Have you ever walked into a store, told the salesperson what your requirements were, and they pointed you in the direction of the solution that answered your needs? You’ve just been “solution-sold.”. Solution selling gained traction in the 1980s and has been popular ever since. What is solution selling?

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Good Reads for B2B Sales - Busy People Don't Mean to be Rude

Pointclear

Try outbound prospecting. You can significantly expand your sales pipeline by investing in outbound prospecting techniques, according to Aaron Ross, co-author of Predictable Revenue. Companies can offset these deficiencies with training and performance development. "Do whatever it takes to get them anything they need."

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Another HBR Article on Sales Leaves Me with Mixed Feelings

Understanding the Sales Force

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan I was asked to comment on an article called The End of Solution Selling , which appeared in Harvard Business Review. The End of Traditional Solution Selling" - The ineffective selling model described by the authors is more aligned with transactional selling than solution selling. "The

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The Pipeline ? Reports of the Death of the Salesperson Are Greatly.

The Pipeline

RTV - High Execution TV Archive Select Month March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Customer Care , Guest Post , Proactive , Sales 2.0 , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , Sales Training , Social Selling , execution. Your email address will not be shared. December 2011.

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The Sales Methodology Blueprint: How To Choose The Right One For Your Business

Sales Hacker

Conceptual Selling. Consultative Selling. Customer-Centric Selling. Inbound Selling. NEAT Selling. SNAP Selling. Solution Selling. SPIN Selling. Target Account Selling. The Sandler Selling Method. Value Selling. Consultative Selling. Command of the Sale.

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7 Methodical Approaches to Increasing Revenue Velocity

SBI

The term "revenue velocity" has surfaced as the catch-phrase of 2012 and it’s an interesting concept because it ties revenue more closely to time itself. Sales leaders use numerous methods for increasing the velocity of revenue already, including sales training, sales coaching, and sales process improvement.

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How Can You Shine as Gartner Lowers IT Spending Forecasts for 2013?

The ROI Guy

Gartner blames the revision on exchange rate fluctuations, but I don’t buy this as the main reason for halving their IT spending growth, as similar reasons were given for lowered expectations in 2012 as well (where initial estimates of 3.7% the Prospect has a pain worth addressing and a significant cost of “Do Nothing”, Why Now?