Partners in Excellence

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Often, I get into conversations about the sales approach a company deploys. There are questions of, “should we be transactional, product, solutions, consultative focused?” ” Often, particularly with XaaS companies, the executives leap to the conclusion, “We have to be transactional, “SaaS” focused.

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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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Close.io

MAY 24, 2018

Julianne studied Applied Science and Nutrition at California Polytechnic State University, where she also competed in NCAA Division 1A Cross Country. Julianne began her career in newspaper ad sales, learning about solution-selling to business owners, before moving to technical sales at Box.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 15, 2018

It's a great book based off one of the largest studies ever done in sales. Problem is, when you're learning how to sell on the job with a giant quota hovering over your head. In the study, they found that –. These days, almost every new hire in sales is told to read " The Challenger Sale.". you don't have any time to read.

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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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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. Resiliency and Revenues In 1997, Paul Stolz — an early pioneer in the study of resiliency– authored the book“Adversity Quotient.”He

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Salesmate

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Have a meaningful conversation with your prospects. Active listening is important in consultative selling. The solution selling sales approach. This is a simple sales approach where you discover the prospect’s needs and recommend a solution to address those needs. Share case studies of your satisfied customers.

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Sell Integrity

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

A value based selling approach is intended to help salespeople focus their client conversations around creating product value versus price. Yet, for all the buzz surrounding solution or value selling, many organizations still struggle to execute on it. What’s holding them back? The Right Commitment. The Right Support.

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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?” Recent studies support this hypothesis, according to Gartner , 77% of B2B buyers reported their last purchase was complex.

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SBI

APRIL 17, 2013

Umberto Milletti , CEO of InsideView spoke of better lead conversion through ‘enrichment.’ Engaging a prospect in a quality conversation requires that you have something of interest to offer and most salespeople don’t. The Information derived was from a Forester Research Study of 208 small and mid-sized companies done on their behalf.

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Corporate Visions

MAY 22, 2019

A Forrester Research study revealed that only 15 percent of sales calls add enough value, according to executives surveyed. The Forrester study also showed that just 7 percent of surveyed executives say they would probably schedule a follow-up. To do that, your sales strategy needs to focus on 10 key areas.

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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. Get Perspective to Build Better Relationships.

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Highspot

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The Psychology of Value Selling Understanding the prospect’s mindset can transform a sales conversation. How to Implement the Value Selling Strategies When crafting a sales playbook for value selling , you must do your homework to thoroughly understand your customers and apply tactics that build a genuine connection with them.

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SBI

JULY 16, 2013

Salespeople have 215 selling days or 1720 hours a year to sell. Studies of B2B sellers have shown that on average only 35% of this time is spent communicating with prospects. Their available selling time goes from 50 hours a month to 71.6 That’s their total available sales capacity. hours a month.

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Partners in Excellence

AUGUST 13, 2018

”), what products do they currently use, what features are they looking for, what is the target pricing…… As quickly as possible, sales people get into describing their products, the more “sophisticated,” use a Features, Benefits, Advantages approach, but the conversation is focused on the product.

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Highspot

JANUARY 9, 2024

This includes market understanding, solution selling, and long-term relationship building. Incorporate interactive exercises and real-world materials like role-playing and case studies to improve the learning experience. Emphasize Social Selling Mastering social selling, particularly on platforms like LinkedIn, is crucial.

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SBI

MARCH 5, 2013

Recent studies have shown that the average rep spends just 35% of their time with prospects. As Nancy Bleeke writes in her new book, “ Conversations That Sell ” the purpose of every conversation is to get the prospect to either do or decide something. The other is to spend it doing something else.

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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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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 22, 2018

Do you help with lowering cost of goods sold, increasing uptime of machinery, ensuring compliance, maximizing lead-to-customer conversion rates, lowering operating costs, or increasing market share? Gather six to 12 pieces of data about your prospect that you can use in your outreach messages to start a relevant conversation.

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SBI

MARCH 12, 2013

Content-marketing helps to develop, maintain and move relationships forward until they are primed for a conversation with a sales rep. It is not selling however. You need salespeople to sell. So who’s in charge of the content piece of ‘content-selling?’ That’s what people mean when they talk about lead nurturing.

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LeveragePoint

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Value Propositions provide helpful, specific, relevant and robust content to engage in conversations with buyers about what your solution can do for them. Account-Specific Conversations. Great Value Propositions support account-specific customer conversations. Value Propositions as ABS Tools. Account decisions.

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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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The ROI Guy

APRIL 15, 2014

Yes, there are several studies that point out how sales reps are being invited later into the decision making process. SiriusDecisions has what I feel is the best metric, pointing out that that 67% of buyers are already decided on their solution prior to rep engagement. How can Guided Value Selling Tools help?

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SBI

JULY 17, 2012

It is not uncommon today for decision makers to avoid talking with a salesperson early in the sales cycle thinking, somewhat erroneously, that they are able to diagnose their own needs and to then seek and find the best solutions through their own investigation. Naturally, prospects shy away from this.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Rounding up the challenges, recent studies indicate that 9 out of 10 of buyers say that when they are ready to buy, they find you. Although a challenge, it is clear that overcoming these issues can improve qualified lead generations, drive more conversions, and reduce lenghthening sales cycles.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 8, 2021

They're often expected to answer a customer's questions, guide them through their buyer's journey, listen to and address their concerns, and sell them on relevant products — sometimes all in the same conversation. They engage and converse with customers to gauge their needs. They help manage inventory. They process payments.

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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. Here are five reasons that a consultative approach beats the Challenger Sale for enterprise selling. The Need for Perspective.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 14, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan According to FreeDictionary.com , the original definition of Methodology is, "the theoretical analysis of the methods appropriate to a field of study or to the body of methods and principles particular to a branch of knowledge." Sales Methodology and Sales Process are intertwined.

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Highspot

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Still, when it comes to consultative sales, there’s always a balance in play: Sales professionals must toe the line between leading the conversation (which they have to do if they want to make a sale) and drawing out key intel that points to an optimal solution for the buyer’s needs (which is crucial to the consultative selling method).

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Mindtickle

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Solution selling vs. consultative selling: how they differ Consultative selling is a vastly different approach from traditional selling and requires a different set of selling skills. Conversely, consultative sellers work to understand the needs of each buyer.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 2, 2020

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. The New Solution Selling. The Little Red Book of Selling. Unbreakable Laws of Selling. Agile 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. It’s definitely not a selling skills book. Amp Up Your Sales.

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Chorus.ai

AUGUST 13, 2019

Below you’ll find insights from millions of calls we recorded with Conversation Intelligence. Identify all of the necessary conversations and touchpoints to define the stages in your sales process. That’s one way our customers use Conversation Intelligence. Already have one? What Makes a Good Sales Overall? It’s goal-oriented.

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A Sales Guy

MAY 2, 2013

It allows you to have a clear understanding of where your products and service can assist your target customers and helps frame the conversation. If you don’t know much about the problems, get studying. challenger selling selling insights Solution Selling' You know what problems exist or could exist.

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The Digital Sales Institute

JUNE 21, 2023

Types of Sales Training Program Methods There are two main types of selling methods that a sales training program should account for, namely Transactional and Relationship. Relationship selling can be further broken down into consultative, challenging and solution selling. Transactional Selling.

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LeveragePoint

APRIL 12, 2019

Obituaries for product selling and solution selling have been written many times. Insight Selling, Challenger Selling, Consultative Selling, Customer-Centric Selling, Value Selling and Buyer Enablement are among the dominant themes. Matching the Solution to Customer Needs.

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Gong.io

APRIL 18, 2022

The SPIN Selling Methodology is similar to Solution Selling. It relies on great sales discovery and question-asking to help customers understand their problems, how impactful they are, and what the best solution might look like. We’ll be focused on just one: SPIN Selling. Clearly, there are more than 12.

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