Marc Wayshak

JULY 16, 2021

Years ago, a term came along that has since become a ubiquitous buzzword in the world of sales : solution selling. I can’t tell you how many salespeople tell me, “I use solution selling” or “My focus is on being a solution salesperson.” This is central to solution selling.

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Alice Heiman

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Sales teams must be retrained to create value not sell benefits. Let me start a conversation with you about that. Sales teams must be retrained to create value not sell benefits. Number two, reporting on the actual conversations that are ongoing. It’s the conversations that we’re having. [23:34]

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Accent Technologies

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Fact : Solution Selling is not out of date—it probably never will be. Solution Selling” is not about “Selling your Solution.” Leading with a solution-selling mindset is critical for selling anything beyond a “simple decision” purchase. Let us talk internally and get back to you.”

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Vengreso

JUNE 6, 2023

We will explore various aspects such as developing a winning mindset, consistently prospecting for new opportunities, and engaging in meaningful conversations with potential clients. Read our Definitive Prospecting Guide for sales management to grow pipeline. What are the 5 selling strategies?

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Mindtickle

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Increasingly, top sellers are adopting a more effective approach: solution selling. Those who do are able to present bespoke solutions that solve their customers’ unique challenges. In this post, we’ll explore what solution selling is, when it’s used, and how it differs from other selling approaches.

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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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Partners in Excellence

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Everyday, I have conversations with a wide variety of people, whether senior corporate executives, sales/marketing leaders, sales enablement/sales ops, front line sales managers, sellers, marketers. While the conversations are different, there is an underlying theme common to them all.

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Partners in Excellence

MARCH 13, 2019

I’ve been having an email conversation with a colleague about, “Why are sales people so product focused in their sales outreach?” It’s natural, most conversations focus on what we want to do to or with our customers, not on what we are doing for our customers.

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Gong.io

JANUARY 5, 2019

Solution Selling Methodology. Solution Selling is based on a sophisticated approach to discovery and question asking called “the 9-box vision process model,” which looks like this: The sequence can be broken down into three phases : Diagnose reasons: Start by identifying the critical business issue using open-ended questions (box 1).

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Corporate Visions

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

The post You Don’t Need a Better Sales Process – You Need a Better Sales Message by Corporate Visions appeared first on Corporate Visions. When Sales needs to hunker down and improve its performance, what do you typically hear from sales management? “We need a better sales process.”

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Women Sales Pros

AUGUST 9, 2019

In fact, this deal not coming through has actually taught me a few lessons on how to be better in the next selling situation.” No time was lost to a pity party or why-me conversation. More work, more perseverance was needed to open up initial sales conversations. But remember to interview for sales resiliency.

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Anthony Iannarino

JULY 8, 2019

If the idea of solution selling began with traditional discovery, modern consultative selling now starts with something that might be more accurately termed “Exploration,” if only to shift both the strategy and the outcome. No more pushy sales tactics. Learn how to sell without a sales manager.

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Showpad

JUNE 24, 2019

While the enterprise sales definition isn’t clear cut, it’s widely understood that selling to large organizations is far more complex and requires a group effort to offer the best solutions. Selling an enterprise solution that scales.

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Pointclear

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

More and more marketers understand that agile, which started in the IT development realm, has good application in marketing in general, and in lead management specifically. Quality conversations and personal engagement with prospects. Instead we drive intimacy with one-to-one conversations. Since 1997, we’ve had 3.6

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Miller Heiman Group

OCTOBER 17, 2019

The Challenger Sale—popularized in 2011 by the book of the same name—posits that consultative selling is dead. Instead, it recommends that sellers use friction to aggressively take control of buyer conversations and drive results. What Challenger Gets Wrong about Customer Relationships. Why Perspective Matters.

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Showpad

JUNE 23, 2019

While the enterprise sales definition isn’t clear cut, it’s widely understood that selling to large organizations is far more complex and requires a group effort to offer the best solutions. Selling an enterprise solution that scales.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

For sales, the focus is to hit quotas and sales volume goals -- and these tend to be shorter term. Sales goals are often measured month over month. Targets are defined, and sales management calculates how much their department, teams, and individual salespeople need to sell to meet the overarching goal.

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Highspot

JANUARY 9, 2024

B2C sales, on the other hand, are more about quick transactions and appealing to customers’ emotions. When training B2B sales professionals, it’s important to focus on a skill set that aligns with its unique nature. This includes market understanding, solution selling, and long-term relationship building.

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The Pipeline

MAY 13, 2011

Buyers want to have an intelligent two-way conversation, and this won’t happen with some over-cologned “closer.” I understand you still need to get the order, but the route to getting the order requires salespeople who can converse appropriately, from the top of the funnel to the bottom. Random Walk Down Sales Street.

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Jonathan Farrington

AUGUST 22, 2013

Continuing on the theme of the “ Future of IT Sales ” there was one thing which became abundantly clear during all my conversations with sales leaders — everyone sells ‘solutions’ yet defining what that really means was inconsistent at best. General Gartner Solution Selling Tiffani Bova'

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SugarCRM

AUGUST 30, 2022

By conducting a sales forecast, sales leaders can get a full situational and directional view of their business and customers. This helps them to make better decisions and focus on opportunities with the highest probability of conversion. Companies that forecast do a better job with sales attainment. Easy answer!

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Mindtickle

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Primarily, it depends on whether their business model is sales led or distribution led. Sales led businesses tend to rely more on solution selling, so the needs of their sales team are focused on things like re-baselining knowledge and sharing success stories for example. Communication of new knowledge.

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Mindtickle

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Primarily, it depends on whether their business model is sales led or distribution led. Sales led businesses tend to rely more on solution selling, so the needs of their sales team are focused on things like re-baselining knowledge and sharing success stories for example. Communication of new knowledge.

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SBI

JANUARY 8, 2013

Customer Centricity is an overarching philosophy that puts the focus squarely on how to have critical one-on-one conversations—and not just what to say or how to say it. It requires authentic, mutually beneficial, conversations. Conversations matter most, and the more meaningful the better. Well said Jim! The answer is—not yet.

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Klozers

JUNE 10, 2014

. You can use our LIGHTHEARTED guide to test your own B2B Sales Knowledge and that of your sales colleagues. 1) Cold Calling  a telephone call Sales People dont want to make, to a prospect who doesnt want to receive it. 5) Beliefs  all sales beliefs are facts until you ask for evidence.

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SBI

OCTOBER 16, 2012

And the small number of exhibitors means attendees have plenty time for quality conversations with solution providers and to learn first-hand, how they might impact sales. Some of the leading solution providers I’m particularly interested in are PROs , PGI/iMeet , and DocuSign. Sales Management.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Buying behavior has clearly changed, and as a result your selling behavior needs to change too. The customer conversation needs to change. If your buyer isn’t equipped to have that conversation up the ladder to sell the internally, you won’t be successful and they probably won’t waste their time trying.

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Klozers

MAY 28, 2014

For smaller, less complex transactional sales it might only make sense to be taking a light touch, on each of the seven areas over a 15 minute conversation. For complex Solution Selling with multiple decision makers and influencers, you can drill down into each of the areas in real detail.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 2, 2020

So what are the best sales books for helping you reach peak performance? I’ve pulled together the top 97 books from a range of sales disciplines to give you the information you need to stay relevant, lead conversations, understand the trends — and of course, improve your game. Have been recommended by sales professionals.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 14, 2014

Watch Dennis Connelly''s 3-minute video on this topic: The methodology required to convert that process to a productive and effective conversation would be challenging to say the least. It''s safe to assume that when a company goes to market with such a simple sales process, there isn''t a methodology to drive the conversation.

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Mindtickle

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

They can also use this software to deliver continuous learning to ensure reps have the skills they need – whether their sales interactions are in the field or virtual. While the benefits are many (we’ll cover some of those benefits later on), it can be a huge shift in mindset for sellers accustomed to traditional, product-focused selling.

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Gong.io

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Written by a legendary sales consultant with going-on four decades of selling experience, The 25 Habits of Highly Successful Salespeople is a must-read sales book – whether you’re a novice or seasoned veteran. 9 Elements of Highly Effective Sales Conversations. Amp Up Your Sales. Accelerate!

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Mindtickle

MARCH 1, 2024

On the other hand, enterprise deals involve a sales rep. Often, the sales rep uses consultative selling or solution selling to get familiar with the prospect’s challenges – and develop a solution to solve them. Self-service sales, on the other hand, are typically low value.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 6, 2018

Emojis can add humanity and a conversational tone to your emails, and make them memorable -- but if every line has an emoji, you’ll appear to be trying way too hard. Calling Sales Tips. You can use a sales script, but be prepared to go off- script -- your prospects want to talk to a real person, not a robot.

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The Digital Sales Institute

JUNE 21, 2023

Sales training program expert tips for anyone involved in sales management or sales enablement some insight into planning any form of sales training. It sounds simplistic to say that sales training is the act of training salespeople or the sales team on the product and sales process.

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MEDDIC

OCTOBER 19, 2021

And then it had probably 20 questions that I would work into different conversations with the customer, so I wouldn’t just like, drill through them. If you had that conversation with who, and I just kind of keep track of all that stuff in a dock. And we have a 1 hour conversation on the discovery.

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Miller Heiman Group

APRIL 25, 2018

To keep up with today’s buyers, Matthews said selling models must modernize, including the solution selling approach pioneered by Miller Heiman Group. While solution selling isn’t dead, it must evolve so sellers will be able to add “perspective” to sales conversations instead of speaking only to identified needs.

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