Remove what-is-guided-selling
article thumbnail

What in the World Is Guided Selling?

Cincom Smart Selling

Marketing facilitates this Guided Selling process by making high-value content available and accessible via website content, white papers, blogs and other SEO-empowered resources. Sales works with knowledge-empowered buyers on mid- to late-cycle issues related to actual selling and confirming specific product details.

article thumbnail

Four Ways CPQ Improves Profit Margins

Cincom Smart Selling

What Impacts Profitability? UK entrepreneur, James Caan, CBE, isolates three areas where profit margin can be addressed. More time available means more time to sell. But what about margin? Guided Selling has brought your prospect to you. This increases the velocity of your selling process.

Margin 63
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The 18 Best Places for Sales Reps to Research Prospects [Expert Tips]

Hubspot Sales

Prospect research is a challenge that's every bit as frustrating as it is essential — so to help you out, we've put together a list of 18 of the best places to research buyers before sales conversations. If you decide to leverage LinkedIn to guide or support your prospect research efforts, there are some key steps you should follow.

Research 127
article thumbnail

Building Financial Acumen as a Sales Professional

Janek Performance Group

“I just closed a deal with a 60 percent gross margin!” What’s the net margin? The salesperson looked confused and asked, “Net margin, what’s the difference?” But the net margin is what you take home after taxes.” I nodded and said, “That’s great.

Margin 62
article thumbnail

7 Ways to Respond When Your Prospect Asks for a Discount

Hubspot Sales

But you’ll only reap these benefits by discounting strategically -- not whenever your prospect asks for one. Promising your prospect a discount before the actual negotiation can have three negative consequences: The buyer subconsciously attributes less value to you and your product. The focus shifts from value to price. Negotiation.

Discount 111
article thumbnail

Win Rate Hacks

Partners in Excellence

If I start chasing marginal deals or those driven by wishful thinking, I’m not spending my time on “my deals,” those that should be wired for me to win. Hack 1: Let your laziness guide you. Some of the more advanced thinkers will focus on value creation or Business Focused Selling (which is another of my hot buttons.

article thumbnail

A Step-By-Step Guide to Setting Up a Successful Channel Strategy

Alice Heiman

I’ve worked with many companies who sell through the channel and complain that their channel partners aren’t selling enough. . For channel sales to be successful, your team must understand how the potential partners will make money with the product or service you want them to sell. Calculating What You Can Afford .