Salesmate

JUNE 2, 2020

Do you know 60% of Buyers don’t rely on B2B Sales Reps? Well, according to most of the buyers, some sales reps don’t listen to others are self-centric as well as manipulative. Well, think about your approach while selling over the phone. But wait; what is solution selling? Benefits of solution selling.

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PandaDoc

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Probably the most popular approach to complex B2B sales, solution selling has been around for decades. Read this article to discover how the solution-selling methodology fares now, how top performers adapt it to modern times, and where to learn more about this approach. Solution selling methodology in a nutshell.

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Crunchbase

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

You may have heard the rumors: Solution selling is dead. Solution selling is far from dead; it’s simply evolving based on changes in the sales environment and consumer mindset. We’ll go over what solution selling is, when to use it, and the psychology of today’s buyer. Image Source.

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Xvoyant

JULY 6, 2020

Mike Bosworth, author and founder of Solution Selling, talks about the concerns buyers go through in the sales process, and how you can manage those concerns. Buyer phases go from emotional to logical to emotional again, and navigating through these phases can be challenging for unprepared salespeople.

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PandaDoc

JUNE 4, 2019

Solution selling has earned itself a bad rap in recent years as buyer behaviors and the role of the sales rep have both changed drastically. So is there still value in solution selling that can be harnessed if this classic sales philosophy is approached with a fresher, modernized mindset? The answer is yes!

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The Center for Sales Strategy

JULY 2, 2021

> Insight Selling vs Solution Selling + How Modern Sales Teams Use Both– Close. So, you assume your prospects enter your sales pipeline armed with a clear understanding of their challenges and the available solutions. According to studies by Gartner, 77% of B2B buyers state that their last purchase was very complex.

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Sales 2.0

MARCH 6, 2024

Understanding each buyer’s needs : We often think we know our buyers but somehow we don’t really “get it” at a core level. We have a “fuzzy” understanding of why our buyers’ buy and are missing the key emotional levers that really make them commit. You can’t just show up to a meeting and ask questions (“solution selling”).

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Partners in Excellence

DECEMBER 9, 2019

They will perceive our approach to be shallow, unresponsive to the multiple buyers, unresponsive to the dynamic shifting process, unresponsive to the risks, and so forth.

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Artesian Solutions

MARCH 11, 2019

Tech Sales – The shift from product selling, through solution selling, to customer needs selling. Technology companies may be some of the biggest game changers on the planet, but they are not immune from changing buyer behaviours and rapidly evolving customer expectations from increasingly informed end users.

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Product Management University

APRIL 15, 2018

Solution selling is like vanilla ice cream. Here’s the thing: if you and all of your competitors are using the vanilla ice cream approach to selling, you’re missing an opportunity to showcase your unique value and improve win rates. Solution selling has long been the norm in B2B. It’s not wrong or bad.

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Bernadette McClelland

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

So, my GO BIG is to bring something fresh, different and new to the sales conversation – and not just rehash solution selling, or provide new hacks for getting appointments, or for it to be ‘same girl, different dress’ (hang on, let me rephrase that in case it is perceived as UnPC – same horse, different jockey!).

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 22, 2017

Account-based selling teams need their own specific strategy with sales activities mapped to each stage of the sales process, which then needs to be mapped to the buyers’ processes. And that’s a problem, because even when our buyers are steering the boat, they expect us to help them get where they need to go. By Tris Brown.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 22, 2018

Know "who" your buyer is. If you really want to nail your buyer-focused messaging, create a buyer's matrix by listing out important factors about your buyers, including typical business objectives, external challenges, strategic initiatives, and internal issues. Different buyers prefer different communication methods.

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Showpad

OCTOBER 17, 2018

What do buyers really want? Creating better buyer experiences was the theme of “the Future of Sales Enablement,” the Wednesday session at Showtime18 , Europe’s largest sales enablement conference taking place in Ghent. Some of the findings were shocking — Over 50 percent of buyers in both Europe and the U.S.

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Accent Technologies

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

This all-too-familiar approach often ends with the buyers saying something like this. Fact : Solution Selling is not out of date—it probably never will be. Solution Selling” is not about “Selling your Solution.” “Solution Selling” is not about “Selling your Solution.”

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SBI

MAY 26, 2020

Q: SHOULD SELLING BE VIEWED AS A BUYING EXPERIENCE AND WHY. Not long ago, buying experience was only about consumer-facing sales, while B2B was all about solution selling. Sellers will organize the way they sell according to the buyer journey. Focus on organizing your sales process around the buyers’ needs.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 16, 2013

Right now buyer behavior is outpacing sales organizations. This is leading to frustration among many B2B buyers. Buyers have been trained to expect speed, availability, and a self-directed buying experience. If they have these skills they are more likely to sell effectively to the new buyer. Amazon, Netflix, EBay.

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Gong.io

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Value-based selling sees your sales reps putting buyers first, focusing on their needs at every sales funnel stage. In doing so, buyers see your reps as trusted advisors who cut through all of the information in the market to help them find the best solution. Why adopt a value-selling solution? Here’s why.

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Product Management University

MARCH 23, 2023

It’s one of the biggest reasons buyers go radio silent after a demo. Selling Demos The selling demo on the other hand, is an exercise in customer value themes and storytelling. You’re essentially making statements you know buyers agree with and telling stories about the real world they live in every day.

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Miller Heiman Group

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

For some sellers, that’s meant moving away from solution selling to a more aggressive approach, like the Challenger Sale model popularized after the 2011 book of the same name. The Challenger method asserts that solution selling is dead. That approach won’t work with today’s sophisticated, well-informed buyers.

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Gong.io

JANUARY 5, 2019

That means educating your buyer about a problem they either undervalue or don’t know they have. In other words, they don’t lead with their product, they lead with insight , and that changes how their buyers think about the problem their product solves. In new product categories, buyers often don’t recognize the problem you solve.

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SBI Growth

JULY 21, 2013

Sales forces lack buyer-centered tools for success. Sales field alignment with the modern day buyer requires more than lip service. This blog is focused on the transformation of Sales to incorporate buyer-centered tools. Download 8 Strategic Imperatives of Buyer-Centric Selling.

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Revegy

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The B2B sales landscape is undergoing a significant transformation.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 30, 2024

Salespeople say that a change in the sales field that has had the biggest impact on their role is that selling has become more focused on presenting a solution than pitching a product or service. Because of their self-led research, salespeople say buyers enter conversations with them more informed than ever. Why the change?

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Especially given the fact that the original Active Listening, dates back to the days of consultative or solution selling. Which is why many end up listening for selective things rather than everything the buyer is telling them. .” Then they double down and tell me “Tibor, I am all about active listening.”

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 20, 2013

The Tablet: Do you provide content that addresses your buyer’s market problems? Or is your buyer reading someone else’s content on their tablet? Social Selling: Is your profile top tier? Do you have a plan to connect to more of your target buyers? Are you getting referred to those target buyers?

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Highspot

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Forrester emphasizes that successful B2B growth hinges on three core principles : a deep understanding of business buyers and their needs, aligning marketing, product, and sales around buyer value, and using technology-driven innovations to amplify this value. How Does Value Selling Compare to Other Methodologies?

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A Sales Guy

DECEMBER 12, 2018

It’s not that we haven’t attempted to move away from product-centric selling, leveraging terms like; Trusted Advisor , or Consultative Sales, or Solutions Selling , but the reality has been these approaches have been little more than window dressing, in spite of some of their promise. . Can I solve the problem?

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The Pipeline

JULY 12, 2013

Everyone is familiar with ROI – Return On Investment, sales people love to talk about, buyers (and their CFO’s), love to hear about it, and even more, love to achieve and validate a return on their investment. Buyers now expect, no demand, ROI with teeth. Focusing on ROO gets the buyer emotionally invested throughout the cycle.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 28, 2012

For example, companies are using antiquated approaches like Solutions Selling rather than focusing on buyer-centric sales processes. In 2010, McKinsey published a study called Solutions Selling: Is the Pain Worth the Gain? In the study, they found 75% of solutions selling implementations fail.

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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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Janek Performance Group

JULY 6, 2022

Then it dawned on me, with consultative selling, solution selling, and value selling, and a plethora of others, why hadn’t anyone developed “Perspicacious Selling?” Unlike the show-up and throw methodology practiced by sales Neanderthals, perspicacious selling involves a new level of cognitive functioning.

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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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Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

On the other hand, depending on which experts you listen to, sales success boils down to how effective one is with either Inbound, Social Selling, Consultative Selling, Qualifying, Value Selling, Solution Selling, Relationship Selling, acceptance of the Buyer Journey, Sales Process, Sales Methodology, Prospecting, Telesales, Reaching Decision Makers, (..)

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SBI Growth

APRIL 15, 2013

Spin Selling” and “Solution Selling” are methodologies. Check this post for best-in-class guidance: Further, successful sales process implementations have to be based on buyer behavior. Conducting great research into how and why your buyer’s purchase is essential. Update your buyer research.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 23, 2013

The problem with a regular sales process is that it is misaligned with the buyer. Today’s informed buyer is through 57% of the buyer’s journey before reaching out to your team. The buyer does not think this way. You end up frustrating the buyer. The buyer is further down the process and has evolved.

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Sales 2.0

MARCH 7, 2018

classic solution selling.). The prospecting approach recommended in the book is based on the finding that business people today need sales people to come to them with ideas, not come to them seeking a conversation where they unearth what troubles the prospect (i.e.

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