Adaptive Business Services

MARCH 23, 2022

Could you please share with us a few of your favorite social selling tools? . It’s probably not what you’re looking for, but my primary tools are simply LinkedIn, ContactOut, and Excel. But I have reviewed some very interesting online tools for sales pros. I used to help teach Solution Selling at an ERP software company.

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Gong.io

JULY 18, 2022

How can you position your solution and boost your win rates? That’s where Solution Selling comes in. In this article, we’ll explain what Solution Selling is, what sets it apart, and how to tell if it’s right for your team. What is Solution Selling? What sets the Solution Selling methodology apart?

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Highspot

JUNE 22, 2021

There are many ways to approach sales, but the most common methods can be summarized as transactional selling, solution selling, consultative selling, and provocative selling. Yet many sellers still approach deals under the assumption that buyers are primed and ready to purchase. Buyers need a reason to buy.

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Mindtickle

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

They focus too much on touting the features and benefits of a product or service – without regard to whether or not these features are actually relevant to a specific buyer. Buyers become disengaged – and deals go south. Increasingly, top sellers are adopting a more effective approach: solution selling. The result?

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Crunchbase

AUGUST 12, 2022

Tech sales involves selling software as a service (SaaS) solutions to other businesses. That could be anything from CRM software to sales prospecting software. Instead of focusing on product promotion, tech sales advisors work with customers to find solutions to their workflow problems with technology solutions.

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Highspot

JANUARY 9, 2024

Today’s B2B buyers are savvier, more informed, and have access to several options at their fingertips. What makes it more complicated is that 90% of buyers don’t follow a linear sales funnel path , leaving sales reps little to no room for mistakes. Gone are the days of cold calls and one-size-fits-all pitches.

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Gong.io

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Finally, you need to give your team the tools to succeed in deal strategy on their own. A tool like Gong Assist — which uses AI to recommend next steps — is ideal. Set aside time to make calls, chase opportunities, present to buyers, listen back on calls, and communicate with your team. . Solution Selling.

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SBI

MAY 14, 2013

Buyers often need help understanding available options for solving their business challenges as well as what they should consider when talking with potential solution providers. Are you unwittingly provoking buyers to look elsewhere (or to give up altogether)? You need to dumb it down because buyers are risk-averse.

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SBI

JUNE 11, 2013

Fast growing companies need to hire more people, open new offices, and acquire additional hardware, software and services. By now, you’ve probably heard of iSell from OneSource which is a great tool for finding contacts, and conducting prospect research. There isn’t a better source of prospect insight if you sell to IT buyers.

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SBI

OCTOBER 9, 2012

However, when you ask (the right) questions—questions that get buyers to really think something through, to visualize the chain of processes, and come up with an answer (or solution) on their own—the 300 watt light bulbs go off. Promotional videos can work well if you can give the viewer the experience of using your software.

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LeadFuze

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The Sandler Selling System, one of the most enduring sales methodologies, is driven by customer purchasing behaviors rather than equations and procedures. When done properly, the buyer seriously thinks they are pursuing the bargain, which results in a less overbearing, non-salesy engagement. 6 Solution Selling.

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SBI

MAY 7, 2013

Repeat after me… CRM is not a productivity tool I recognize that we may be one of the 50% of organizations with a failing CRM system. CRM should help salespeople sell more — either by helping them to get more done in less time, or by helping them to spend their time more wisely and effectively. Will you join me?

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SBI

MARCH 26, 2013

Often buyers will get stuck in their heads when it comes to making decisions (any one ever have a deal stall?). When asked to make a decision, buyers will often get trapped by their own decision biases and we’re partly to blame. Consider asking a prospect to buy your product, in this example, an expense reporting tool.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons.

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SBI

JUNE 25, 2013

They work because they create a reason for buyers to pay attention. What Cracker Jack® and now just about every other consumer products manufacturer has figured out is that prizes, games, and contests are a powerful way to get buyers to take action. Sales Effectiveness sales effectiveness sales techniques solution selling'

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SBI

JULY 17, 2012

Tweet Up until 15-20 years ago, and out of necessity, buyers would rely on salespeople to get information on products and services of interest to them. The Internet has forever altered the balance of power, to the buyer’s advantage. Buyers simply aren’t willing to cede power to a salesperson needlessly.

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SBI

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

No matter how enthusiastic or ‘on-board’ the buyer is, I recognize that he or she will inevitably find themselves having to sell their decision to internal buying influencers. I will work with marketing to create content specifically designed to help my buyer with their internal sell. Multiple-Decision Maker Mediation.

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SBI

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Help your buyer to acknowledge any doubt and uncertainty they may be having just before you wrap up the call. “Mr. Buyers will almost always have hesitations. Author, Nancy Nardin is the foremost expert in sales productivity tools. Follow Nancy on Twitter @sellingtools or subscribe to her Tool Talk blog.

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SBI

MARCH 12, 2013

Content was anointed King the minute buyers started using the Internet to search for products and services. Marketers prove their allegiance to the new ruler because of its power as a market-awareness and lead generation tool. If appropriate, identify what variations are needed to make the content relevant to various buyer profiles.

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SBI

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Much as it is one of the best tools for the task, social selling isn’t just about using LinkedIn effectively. Social selling should be thought of, in my humble opinion, as a means to discover, engage, and interact with potential prospects. Social Selling can suck the life out of your selling efforts—if you let it.

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SBI

AUGUST 21, 2012

.” This ‘Darwinian’ modification in the way reps sell was brought on by the transformation in not only how people buy, but when. This new normal created smarter buyers demanding more control and power. Indeed, it is fair to wonder whether they were ever the right tools. ” Sales2.0 ” Sales2.0

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The ROI Guy

MARCH 23, 2011

Frugalnomics Changes Everything As many of us have already realized, two economic firestorms in the past decade have fundamentally changed B2B buyers – making them more empowered, skeptical and frugal than ever before. Buyers just don’t have the time, patience and resources for this “you figure it out approach”.

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SBI

AUGUST 21, 2012

.” This ‘Darwinian’ modification in the way reps sell was brought on by the transformation in not only how people buy, but when. This new normal created smarter buyers demanding more control and power. Indeed, it is fair to wonder whether they were ever the right tools. ” Sales2.0 ” Sales2.0

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Mindtickle

MARCH 1, 2024

The right technology is key to enterprise sales, so we’ll also look closely at some of the best software that winning organizations use to power their success. Each stage is essential to a successful enterprise software sales strategy. During the discovery phase, sellers aim to learn as much as they can about a prospective buyer.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 19, 2019

They’re great for generating leads, pitching your product, and converting first-time buyers into repeat customers. Transactional selling. Solution selling. Consultative selling. Provocative selling. Today’s chatbots can integrate with your CRM software, so you can essentially configure it to be a “leadbot.”

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The ROI Guy

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Frugalnomics has buyers seeking quantified bottom-line impact and best value from every project. Overall spending is forecast to rise for IT hardware, software and services to $2.5 As a result of two boom-bust cycles of the past decade, buyers are more frugal and skeptical than ever. trillion in 2011 and climb to $2.8

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SBI

JANUARY 8, 2013

Studies show that on average, 35% of a B2B sales rep’s time is spent “selling.” Or, more specifically, it’s time spent having actual conversations with buyers. Therefore, the remaining 65% of their time is spent on non-selling tasks. Author, Nancy Nardin is the foremost expert in sales productivity tools.

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The ROI Guy

JULY 9, 2013

Enterprise software remains a bright spot as organizations strive to use software to automate business processes and improve productivity, Emerging investments in mobility, cloud and big data ramping up, but not yet “crossing the chasm” and as such, failing to make up for the growth shortfall.

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. The Death of a Salesman?

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 10, 2011

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. Monday, January 10, 2011 Let the Good Times Roll?

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Gong.io

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Sales software . On the other hand, sales effectiveness measures your team’s ability to convert prospects throughout the buyer’s journey. Ineffective sales teams will lose more buyers than they convert. You could be spending far more on marketing, leads, tools, and wages than your reps currently bring in. .

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Nancy Cooper, finance chief of software developer CA Technologies, based in Islandia, N.Y., Frugalnomics, where economically impacted buyers were forced to do-more-with-less and thus ratcheted up the need for justification, ROI and quick payback from each investment, was already in effect prior to the increase in CFO control.

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Mindtickle

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

But in today’s world, product-based selling will no longer cut it. Modern buyers are more informed than ever and often do plenty of research on their own before contacting a seller. These buyers also have high expectations for great experiences throughout the purchase journey.

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LeveragePoint

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

These sales teams address the challenge of greater buyer information by taking a customer-centric approach, but they are in the minority. A Forrester survey of buyer executives highlights the shortcomings of most sales teams. Few vendor salespeople (22%) understand buyer business issues or communicate effectively where they can help.

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Highspot

DECEMBER 5, 2023

This should come as no surprise, especially when you consider consultative selling takes the “normal” sales process and, for all intents and purposes, turns it on its head. Put another way: Sellers drive a buyer toward a sale, but consultative sellers place the buyer squarely in the driver’s seat.

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Vengreso

JULY 10, 2023

I’ve spent 25 years in the industry, starting at the age of 19 years old when I got my first big break as a telemarketer (now called SDR) at a software organization. Short Summary Sales is the activity of exchanging products or services for payment, with the goal of building trust with your buyers. Account Executive.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 28, 2012

If your next sales leader candidate has 15 years of software sales experience, does it really matter if he was able to sell an on premise enterprise system to a customer in 2002? For example, companies are using antiquated approaches like Solutions Selling rather than focusing on buyer-centric sales processes.

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