The Pipeline

MARCH 23, 2017

It reinforced the need for sales people, and their respective organizations to have a much better understanding of how others “work”, in this case buyers. Not that buyers needed help in that, given the numerous internal interests involved in any given purchase, CEB research showing there are up to 6.8 Illuminating the buyer’s journey.

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The Pipeline

MAY 25, 2012

But assuming you are looking for revenue, growth and success, the above is not the strategy for you, you are much better off dealing with or managing buyer objections as they come up. How you do that will differ slightly based on you current relationship with the buyer, and when in the cycle the objection surfaces.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

A few years ago I did a three day program in California, the first day one of the participants, a very likable fellow, kept repeating a common phrase used by sellers – “buyers are liars”. Buyers are people, and in general people are not liars (can’t speak for politicians), therefore buyers in general are not liars.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

By Tibor Shanto - tibor.shanto@sellbetter.ca . Of course not, prospects are liars. No no, that’s not true either. It is less about lying, and more about rationalizing why we lost, take a look at what I mean: What’s in Your Pipeline? Tibor Shanto . Did You Just Say.?"

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The Pipeline

APRIL 26, 2013

Today we look at the roles played risk and emotion in getting buyers to not only react, but act. In Monday’s clip , I talked about the fact that you don’t need to waste time in waiting for an event to engage with a potential buyer, what you are looking for is the reaction, not the event.

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

It would be interesting to get the buyer’s view on this, I suspect they would base their experience on the title on a business card, and more on the quality of the engagement, independent of whether it was sales, marketing, or the garage guard. The post Do Buyers Care? appeared first on Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

And while this is a fact that sales people have to deal with every day, we often forget that our buyers have to deal with the exact same limitation every 24 hour day. are common objectives for buyers. are common objectives for buyers. Therefore one of the best value adds you can deliver is bending time in favour of your buyers.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

So here are somethings you should stop doing specifically on a first call, things that may make you feel better and more comfortable, but has the opposite effect on the buyer, and thereby detrimental to your success. Your litmus test should be: “Is this for me or for the buyer?”

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

It’s About the Buyer, Stupid! But I wouldn’t lose much sleep over it since I don’t think human nature (and yes buyers are human), has changed all that much since the advent of the web. It’s About the Buyer, Stupid! It’s About the Buyer, Stupid! It’s About the Buyer, Stupid! April 2008. March 2008.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 13, 2019

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The Pipeline

MARCH 23, 2021

More often than not that includes changing the habits of buyers and users. It is hard to get buy-in from buyers when your sales approach is no different from others they are considering. Your approach can be a clear indication to buyers that they are dealing with someone not limited by their habits. Start With Yours.

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The Pipeline

MAY 11, 2021

Buyers do not share a complete picture, sellers validating things the buyers do not care about, with unrealistic ROI s. It may be easy to ignore this, but buyers are not. There are numerous studies showing the little regard buyers have for material sellers deliver. To do that, start by eliminating these two lies.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 17, 2021

Buyer Remorse. Worse, most sellers falsely believe that buyers will usually go for the middle choice. Present your best option, if the buyer has questions, new ideas, or whatever, you can negotiate down, or up. But does the buyer receive real value? Then are disappointed when they go with the cheapest choice.

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The Pipeline

JUNE 29, 2021

All the people that came before you have taught buyers some bad habits. Even if it does not scare the buyer, it serves little purpose before buyers understand a reason to change. Change takes guts, both for you and the buyer, why would they follow someone who is more talk than action? As always, you have a choice.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 5, 2021

With my clients, we focus on Objectives, the definition is as follows: Buyers will see value in those services and/or products that remove barriers, obstacles, or help bridge gaps between where the buyer is now – and – their objectives! These are buyers who may not be ready to buy now but fit the profile of your buyers.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

While buyers may not see it as good, the good news is that they don’t have it figured out any better. Most people are good or expert at a function, and only play the role of buyer periodically. So as sellers we should never make the assumption that the buyer has an idea. To be clear, they have (or should have) clear objectives.

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The Pipeline

MAY 18, 2021

As you’ll recall, we have an actionable definition of value , easy to follow, easy to sell. “Buyers will see value in things that measurably move them closer to their objectives. These tracks will vary based on business, economy, buyers, and host of factors. One Track At A Time.

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The Pipeline

MARCH 9, 2012

Those of you who have read the book I co-wrote about Trigger Events , are familiar with the Selective Perception. A simple concept of how once you train the mind to look for specific things it will be much more selective in seeing those things.

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

While buyers will respond positively you an inputs based approach, prospects will not. Leading with outputs may involve more work, but it is a great differentiator and leads to better buyers. Meaning that we go further by leading with the output rather than the input, especially in the form of our product. Take a look: [link].

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The Pipeline

JULY 21, 2020

Buyers are tired of questions that just scratch the surface, demonstrating no knowledge or curiosity about their business. The questions that are uncomfortable, not due to their nature, but because the buyer has been avoiding answering them till now. All the hundreds of salespeople that preceded you have conditioned your buyer.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 6, 2019

Stop telling your salespeople to look for buyers with pain and fixate them on priorities instead — the buyer’s priorities, not yours or your manager’s or the company. As I have mentioned in past posts, buyers who admit they are in pain or are acting to address that pain, make up a small, the smallest segment of the market.

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The Pipeline

JULY 6, 2021

One way to help buyers and you, is to leverage cycles, while changing the buyer’s and your own habits throughout the buying cycle. If you go back and look at how purchases unfold, you’ll find buyers are not as confident or clear as they posture. Breaking habits, breaks cycles and predictability. Cyclical Thinking.

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The Pipeline

APRIL 6, 2021

While most economic buyers are looking for insight based on experience with real world buyers. How many times have you watched a rep vigorously negotiate with their company, rather than the buyer? Their product obstructed their view of the objective the buyer was trying to achieve. Fight The Product.

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The Pipeline

MARCH 5, 2020

Discovery is a great opportunity to not only dig in with the buyer but also get to the “Real” of the sale. Asking the fast-food main-stream variety discovery questions leads to that level of nutritional value to a sales conversation for a buyer. There is a discovery question you should always ask.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Just as a deadpan delivery will not engage or excite a buyer, competing with Bill Burr in front of prospects, will cost you sales. Much of it comes down to the buyer, if he or she is relaxed and social, you can accentuate things a bit. Buyers don’t label themselves inbound or outbound, Challenger Buyers or SPUN buyers.

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The Pipeline

MARCH 16, 2020

The skill or opportunity is in knowing the most critical objectives a set of buyers may have at a given time. This is why I said your process should continue to serve you well if you were always focused on your buyers’ and clients’ objectives. link] This is why I encourage you to share that definition with buyers. Trickle Down.

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The Pipeline

JUNE 15, 2021

Given most deals will involve multiple buyers, we need to consider how individuals evolve, and the interplay between them. Successful sellers understand the many planes’ buyers exist on, and how to navigate and communicate with each player involved. They focus on the right language and the right time horizons. What Time Is It There?

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

.” Statistics and experience have proven over and over again, companies that achieve exceptional sales and revenue growth, understand that one of the most critical steps in building a pipeline of new opportunities is securing that first appointment with potential buyers.

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The Pipeline

MAY 4, 2021

Empathy done wrong can lead to buyers getting a sense incongruity, that prevents them from fully engaging. The questions you ask, how you ask them, and why, will demonstrate to the buyer whether you are real or not. ” General Confusion. Most people simply confuse or interchange sympathetic, empathetic and simpatico.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Unless you are selling a pure commodity, this will help you get more prospects now, and buyers later. In the video below I share how to help patterns in activities to help the prospect ignore their own objection. The post It’s Like Bending Time appeared first on TiborShanto.com.

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The Pipeline

MARCH 2, 2021

The best salespeople use their curiosity to understand how they can facilitate the buyer’s desired outcomes. Who cares, you are not the buyer, they may love it. And you can tell order takers often from the way they approach taking the order. Entirely different than a salesperson would approach a sale. Prospect Not Sell.

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Buyers need to actually have or feel they have the problem purported to be solved. By Tibor Shanto. Selling solutions is a great approach, but there is a key prerequisite for it to work. But if they don’t see the problem, they won’t need the solution. This is why you find sellers selling more problems than solutions.

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The Pipeline

JANUARY 14, 2020

Assuming your target buyer was one of these commuters, what are they thinking about while in routine traffic? Many sellers only deal with buyers already in Decision mode. Many sales organizations exclusively compete for and capture these buyers. into the hopper and ferret out that small percentage of ready buyers.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Buyer Objections 250

The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

To engage and sell more, sellers must help buyers achieve ongoing business objectives and the impacts they deliver for their business. Buyers want to work with sellers who focus on delivering business results. I share how contrary to popular myth, pain and need have less of an impact on purchasing decisions than business objectives.

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The Pipeline

JUNE 25, 2019

Specifically, the benefits are meant to accrue more to the seller than the buyer. Buyers often opting to delay, involving more people in the decision, increase in tenders, and other impediments. Understand the buyers’ process for making a decision, both in how they prioritize, and then buy.

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Buying Cycle Sales Cycle Lead Rank Lead Scoring 241

The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

It’s a culmination of many performance levers, organized and aligned, to support a sales force in going to market as effectively as possible, to better serve its buyers and customers. Sales enablement supports the sales force, but it all starts with the buyer in mind, with Buyer Acumen.

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Buyers are looking to maximize value, vendors are focused on delivering value, value, value. By Tibor Shanto. There is no doubt that VALUE is central to sales success. Yet, most sellers do not have a clear and – actionable definition for value. Unlike roses, it’s not just value, by any other name.

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