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B2B sales – is more better?

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But the study was about B2C sales. Because of the type of sale and the buyers, the study construct does raise some flags about its applicability to B2B selling. A myth that is still being repeated time and time again even in B2B sales. Each scenario was then followed by one to six reasons to buy in.

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4 megatrends for sales organizations from McKinsey

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Some 74% of B2B decision makers, for example, use LinkedIn for business reasons, while 42% use Twitter. B2C-inspired customer expectations. A proliferating set of easy-to-use, free, and relevant tools has created the expectation that B2B products and solutions meet the same bar.

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Shape the customer’s decision journey – create a unique competitive advantage

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We thought the overall conclusion also had relevance for the B2B market. What they conclude believe is worth exploring for both B2C and B2B sales: “Companies can not only react to customers as they make purchasing decisions but can also actively shape their decision journeys.” . Customers Buying Journey.

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A 2026 excursion to the future of sales training

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What was particularly interesting, as one author of the time noted, was a number of the smaller companies that were extremely innovative; hence they were “on a good day” able to win and successfully implement projects with major B2B companies. Computer Company.

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Customers no longer only learn about you from your sales reps

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This is not just a B2C market trend. So what does this mean for B2B sales reps? As reported in a strategy+business article – in 2012, 70% of consumers surveyed by Nielsen indicated that they trusted online reviews—which represented an increase of 15% in four years. We doubt the number has decreased in the last two years.