The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Communication Strategy , EDGE Sales Process , Impact Questions , Questions , Sales Leadership , Sales Success , Sales eXchange , execution. Questions create interesting experiences for people, and don’t forget, buyers are people. Demand Generation.

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The Pipeline

JUNE 15, 2011

For some it is the “competition”, encouraging sellers to focus on the buyer’s circumstance and market view rather than product. This has become much more the case since the introduction of the marketing term Sales 2.0. Demand Generation. EDGE Sales Process. Funnel management. Sales Cycle.

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The Pipeline

MAY 13, 2011

My presentation, “Customer 2.0, ” focused on how the buyer has changed and has more power than ever before. The new buyer interacts with an organization when he or she is ready (not before), does the vast majority of research online without the vendor’s help, is distracted, and so forth. Buyers buy from people they like (and respect).

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The Pipeline

DECEMBER 12, 2011

If you were to sell at a price that represented full value for you, your company, and the buyer then there wouldn’t be that much talk about the whole thing would there? Lets start with the definition: Buyers will see value in those things that eliminate barriers and gaps between where they are now, and their objectives. Sales Cycle.

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 10, 2011

No bad, even better when the buyer accepts the next step and the process moves forward towards agreement. Of course there are times when the buyer doesn’t agree; you can test, back track, reposition things, or do any number of things that can help you reposition, retest your next step, or even your Plan B. Demand Generation.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 6, 2019

Sales prospecting—a common source of misery for most sales reps—is a critical aspect of selling for nearly all businesses. Prospecting strategies uncovers potential buyers, fuels an organization’s sales pipeline , and provides important context to future sales conversations. What Is B2B Sales Prospecting?

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Stored in Attitude , Buying Process , Cold calling , Communication Strategy , EDGE Selling , Gap Selling , Interactive Selling , Planning , Proactive , Prospecting , Sales Strategy , Sales Tip , Success. The message from blogs, webinars, tradeshows is clear: The buyer has changed and so must your prospecting strategies.

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The Pipeline

JANUARY 28, 2012

Then I got to thinking, is this reflective of the level of accuracy and reliability the modern buyer can rely on when he/she turns to social media as part of their buying quest? Sales 2.0 , Social Buying , Social Selling , Tibor Shanto. Demand Generation. EDGE Sales Process. Funnel management. Sales Cycle.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Focus on the buyer’s objectives, and “demo” how you can address them positively. Demand Generation. EDGE Sales Process. Funnel management. Sales Bloggers Union. Sales Compensation. Sales Cycle. Sales eXchange. Sales Force Alignment. Sales Leadership.

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The Pipeline

JANUARY 27, 2012

Ah, value, the ever-present and undefined term in sales, so before going further let’s define value right here: Definition of Value: Those offerings that remove barriers, obstacles, or helps bridge gaps present between where the buyer is now – and – their objectives! Demand Generation. EDGE Sales Process.

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The Pipeline

JANUARY 16, 2012

As a result, often the only difference is the way sales people sell not the product itself, it is the seller that can best engage, spark the imagination and understanding of the buyer that will truly differentiate the experience and the outcome, not the product itself. Yes challenge it, may seem odd, but it is your edge.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 6, 2020

They rely on manually-entered data to monitor the sales pipeline and coach their salespeople, and they run sales and marketing independently, creating a disjointed experience for buyers. In inbound sales — the modern methodology for sales teams — companies base their sales process on buyer actions.

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The Pipeline

MARCH 2, 2012

Price continues to be the boogie man for many sales people; soft economies just serve to compound and heighten the situation giving buyers an obvious lever in sales negotiations. Given that, I ask why sales people choose to focus on price, when there are clearly other factors buyers rank higher than price.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 22, 2011

Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Cold calling , EDGE Sales Process , Proactive , Prospecting , Sales Success , Sales Technique , Sales eXchange , execution. The other day I was talking with a couple of sales managers trying to help their people be more effective in prospecting. Demand Generation.

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The Pipeline

JULY 25, 2011

Diving home it struck me that this fellow an unnecessary but real barrier to successfully selling, going to an expo with thousands of attendees, and completely limit the means of buyers to buy does not seem savvy. Demand Generation. EDGE Sales Process. Funnel management. Sales Bloggers Union. Sales Cycle.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 16, 2011

A couple of months ago in the Pipeline, I published a piece called Long Live The Status Quo , which challenged the way most people look at buyers commonly referred to as being in Status Quo Zone. That is how most people see an initial negative response from a buyer, as rejection, rather than correction.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 24, 2011

Beyond automation, tools, and other resources available to sales professionals today, it still is the responsibility of the rep to be sure they are ready and willing to fully engage with a potential buyer, we examine a few here, some next week, but we are also curious as to what you do to be better prepared. Demand Generation.

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The Pipeline

JANUARY 6, 2012

As you have heard me say, sales is all about execution, everything else is just talk, and frankly with all the demands on sales professionals these days, there is little time for talk. The challenge is ensuring that the actions you take have the desired outcome for you and your buyer. Demand Generation.

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Coaching , Guest Post , Proactivity , Sales Leadership , Sales Management , Sales Success , execution. ” But there are also things that we sales people do and say that erode the buyers confidence and perception of us.

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The Pipeline

APRIL 27, 2011

In today’s video, I go into detail about leaving effective voice mails, how to leverage them and make them a core part of you campaign to win specific buyers. Demand Generation. EDGE Sales Process. Funnel management. Sales Bloggers Union. Sales Compensation. Sales Cycle.

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Apptivo

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The sales pipeline provides the metrics needed to keep an eye on the entire sales cycle from fresh opportunities to closing sales. What is a sales pipeline? Pipelines are frequently depicted as a horizontal bar, sometimes as a funnel, divided into the various stages of a company’s sales process.

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The Pipeline

JULY 18, 2011

If you can get agreement from a buyer that using your service, they will save $20,000 a year; or using your service they can increase sales resulting in a $25,000 increase in net earnings, you can then extrapolate that out over the life of the service you sell. Demand Generation. EDGE Sales Process. Sales Cycle.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 26, 2011

Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , EDGE Sales Process , Guest Post , Impact Questions , Interactive Selling , Proactive , Productivity , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , Sales Technique , Sell Better , execution. I’m Bill the Buyer. Demand Generation. EDGE Sales Process. Funnel management.

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 14, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Sales Alchemy. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Forecast , Funnel management , Guest Post , Sales Management , Sales Process , Sales Success , execution , qualifying. Our singular task is to pump money out of a sales pipeline. Demand Generation.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

After all, if the VP can get by with training that does not change sales behaviour, than why can a rep take a similar view, “you wanted five face to face visits, you got five”; KPI met, sale or not. I have written in the past that there needs to be no democracy in sales training. Demand Generation. Sales Cycle.

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The Pipeline

JULY 19, 2011

The recurring prediction that sales people will be replaced or diminished in importance by automation, seems a favourite among some. Technology no doubt brings levels of efficiency that will make selling different and impact the interaction between sellers and buyers. Demand Generation. EDGE Sales Process.

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The Pipeline

APRIL 25, 2011

The answer was that indeed sales was, but it was interesting to see how the real question and discussion turned to whether sellers were being to passive, reactive and readily abdicating part of their mandate, letting the buyer dictate the outcome good or bad, because relationships are more important than sales. Sales Cycle.

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The Pipeline

DECEMBER 19, 2011

First discipline is to understand the average length of your sales cycle, and by definition the average and optimal length of each stage of the sale. The other discipline was ensuring that you are dealing with buyers who are as engaged as you are in the outcome or sale. Demand Generation. Sales Cycle.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

I am not saying there is no value, what I am saying is that vast majority of B2B buyers and sellers are not as connected or plugged in as the bleeding edge folks. Demand Generation. EDGE Sales Process. Funnel management. Sales Bloggers Union. Sales Compensation. Sales Cycle. Sales Tool.

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The Pipeline

MAY 27, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s 10 Fail-proof Tasks to Help Turn Your Prospects into Buyers. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Coaching , Guest Post , Proactivity , Sales Success , Sales Technique , execution. When you find buyers who are interested in your product, it’s as though you “struck gold.”.

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The Pipeline

MAY 6, 2011

all designed to attract interested buyers. But in this age of empowered buyers, where an executive can do his own research ad hoc – that strategy is growing less and less effective. In an age of empowered #buyers, should #sales pros choose their own #customers? Demand Generation. EDGE Sales Process.

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The Pipeline

MAY 4, 2011

This all presents a number of opportunities to leverage e-mail and the culture that goes with it, to engage with potential buyers. As always, give it a go, see how it feel, to date no one has died using the techniques, but sales people have starved when they don’t address and leverage all prospecting means. Demand Generation.

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InsightSquared

APRIL 14, 2021

While dashboards are invaluable for looking back at what went right or wrong in a sales cycle, successful sales leaders use dashboards to be proactive and adapt sales strategies well before it’s too late. For companies with shorter sales cycles, understanding “in-period bookings” is essential.

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 5, 2011

In fact studies have shown that next to referrals, it is the most effective, time and cost efficient way to engage with potential buyers, especially those who have not declared themselves as being in the market. As with most things in sales, it comes down to the execution. Demand Generation. EDGE Sales Process.

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The Pipeline

APRIL 15, 2011

Marketing automation integrated with CRM helps to bridge that chasm that used to serve as a dividing line between unknown entities and qualified leads acceptable for sales pursuit. The key is that buyers don’t care which side is communicating with them, they care about what’s in it for them as they work toward solving business problems.

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The Pipeline

MAY 20, 2011

Buyers are better informed, and while they may not know it all, it is up to you as a seller to communicate value to a …[link]. Demand Generation. EDGE Sales Process. Funnel management. Sales Bloggers Union. Sales Compensation. Sales Cycle. Sales eXchange. Sales Force Alignment.

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The Pipeline

MARCH 28, 2011

Which brings us to their enabled and accomplice, their Manager. Recently I was speaking with a sales manager recently, when I floored by what he said about one of his under performing reps; when we got around to his prospecting (more accurately the lack of it), he said “he’s earned the right not to prospect” Please!

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