The Pipeline

JUNE 12, 2017

Sellers who want to believe that if they educate the buyer and help them make the right choice, the buyer will choose to go with them and their product. The fact that it often ends up there is usually the fault of the seller, not the buyer. Don’t be that seller that helps them choose but is left out of the decision.

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Partners in Excellence

DECEMBER 1, 2021

This mechanization of selling has created intriguing, hopefully unintended consequences, both for buyers and sellers. We’ve seem to have lost sight of the human being, both the buyer and the seller. The signals have been there for years–both with sellers and buyers. Each becomes a “widget” in the process.

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Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

They may have remorse with the decision, they may choose not to renew or grow. Over the past few years, we’ve begun to learn the most important area of value creation has less to do with our solutions, but more to do with how sellers help customers in their problem solving process.

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Partners in Excellence

MAY 13, 2022

Here’s a pop quiz for sellers and sales enablement folks. For those that do make a decision, a large number have buyer’s remorse–less about solution selection and more about whether they are doing the right thing, whether they are achieving what they expected. And much of that is change management.

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Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

This mechanization of selling has created intriguing, hopefully unintended consequences, both for buyers and sellers. We’ve seem to have lost sight of the human being, both the buyer and the seller. The signals have been there for years–both with sellers and buyers. Each becomes a “widget” in the process.

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Film Buyer Customer Service Customer 106

Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 27, 2021

As sellers, the pandemic has forced us to rethink our work and how we engage our customers. Just as sellers had to figure out new ways of selling and engaging customers, customer had to figure new ways of buying. Many sellers might respond, “Isn’t that just the mirror image of what we are doing?”

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Buyer Face-to-face Travel Cancellation 102

Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Customers complain about sales people–“They don’t understand me or my business, they only talk about themselves and their products… ” Sellers struggle getting meetings with customers, it’s harder and harder to get fewer and fewer meetings. We’ve seen this coming for years.

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Customer Face-to-face Channels Retention 77

Partners in Excellence

MAY 12, 2023

I’m often very critical of how we, sellers and leaders, behave. With each one, I feel deep remorse, I’m impacting the lives not only of the individuals, but also of their families. As a seller, I have and continue to struggle. So the critiques I make of sellers comes from what I have learned from my own failures.

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Women Sales Pros

APRIL 5, 2019

These step-by-step processes help sellers to orient themselves and move through a logical progression from opening the sale all the way through to closing the sale. A savvy seller will be tuned in to gauge where the buyer is and will recognize the early signs of interest. Sellers don’t much like to follow even simple sales process.

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Sales Qualified Lead Buyer Lead Rank Lead Scoring 123

Janek Performance Group

APRIL 26, 2023

By building trust, making an effort to understand their clients viewpoint, and providing guidance, the modern seller can bring value to even the most sophisticated prospects. It’s exhausting to both the seller and the buyer. So instead of getting better at convincing, modern sellers improve understanding.

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Influencer Buyer Lead Rank Lead Scoring 62

Partners in Excellence

APRIL 5, 2023

So we get exposed to SaaS sellers in every channel. Our inboxes, voicemails, texts are dominated by these sellers talking to us about cool products, their cool companies and what they do. The majority of buying decisions end in no decision made, and for those that do, there is high remorse. of the global economy.

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Partners in Excellence

JULY 3, 2023

My post, Games Sellers Play, Pricing/Discounting, generated a lot of interesting conversation and questions. And for those who do succeed, a high percentage have remorse. One pervasive question was, “How do I compete against competitors whose price is less than ours?”

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Rather than the seller convincing the buyer to buy, the buyer is almost convincing the seller to sell.". Establish the next steps and prevent the loss of the loss to the competition or buyer's remorse. Don't forget to use everything you've learned during the qualifying process in your proposal.

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Partners in Excellence

DECEMBER 1, 2021

We know there is high buyer remorse. Be Aware Of… Problem Focused Growth "Tell Us Your Top Business Challenge" The Bar Is Being Raised For Both Buyer And Seller And it’s less about the product they have chosen, but whether they have made the right decisions for the overall project/problem they are trying to address.

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SalesLoft

MAY 25, 2018

A smooth customer journey is the responsibility of the seller, not the buyer. When sellers provided ample relevant information early in the buying process, 95% of buyers choose their solution. Post-sale, it also helps to avoid buyer’s remorse. Studies support this assertion.

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Partners in Excellence

MARCH 7, 2022

We misunderstand the customer digital buying journey and what it means to our customers and to sellers. For those that succeed in buying, we have more research around buyer remorse. Related Posts: Why Are Sellers So Anxious To Kill Off Selling? Too many focus on the ability of customers to create a Rep-Free buying experience.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Face-to-face Buyer 73

Gong.io

DECEMBER 27, 2021

As a result, sellers (unknowingly) rely on tactics that do more harm than good. . Using slides during discovery has three unintended (and problematic) consequences: Sellers ask 21% fewer questions when they use slides. Seller monologues are 25% longer when they use slides. Seller talk time jumps 15% during your call.

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Data Negotiation Call-back Decision Maker 127

Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

We know there is high buyer remorse. Be Aware Of… Problem Focused Growth "Tell Us Your Top Business Challenge" The Bar Is Being Raised For Both Buyer And Seller. And it’s less about the product they have chosen, but whether they have made the right decisions for the overall project/problem they are trying to address.

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Revelation Hiring Lead Rank Lead Scoring 112

Sales Evangelist

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

As sellers, we frequently take rejections personally. Even if the sale is rejected for a myriad of reasons, the seller will still assume they are the reason the prospect is not interested in the sale. Why does discouragement affect us so badly? We make offers through options, just like a fine-dining server.

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Close

OCTOBER 20, 2014

That’s sellers remorse. We pursue a deal, negotiate for the terms, put in all this effort and get them to sign the dotted line. Only to figure out a short while later, that the terms of the deal are bad.

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Rob Jolles

AUGUST 12, 2022

See if this exchange below looks, and sounds, familiar: Seller: “… and it does this and it does that.”. Seller: “Oh, sorry, I can’t do that.”. Seller: “We’re not allowed to.”. Seller: “I think this particular feature is outstanding and, in my opinion, will work beautifully to take care of that particular need.”.

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Call-back Sales Qualified Lead Up-Sell Motivation 52

Sales Evangelist

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Unless you have what they need, convincing someone who wasn’t ready to buy can lead to buyer’s remorse. It’s a course designed to help new and struggling sellers to master the fundamentals of sales and close more deals. This isn’t about convincing people to buy from you. It will help them elevate their sales game.

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Gong.io

JULY 7, 2022

David Sandler designed the Sandler system to overcome what he called the “buyer-seller dance” — the situation where a buyer’s system is at work against the seller’s system. The idea that buyers and sellers have different goals may be an old one, but it’s still relevant. Build rapport . Image Source ).

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Decision Maker System Sales Methodology ACT 118

Partners in Excellence

MARCH 17, 2020

As sellers, if our solutions help the customers “stop the bleeding,” we have a tremendous opportunity to create value and help our customers move forward. Related Posts: "Buyer's Remorse" Grows Up The Coming Sales Talent Crisis The Buying Process, It Only Happens 1 Time! Projects focused on this will get the most attention.

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Face-to-face Sales Talent Up-Sell Customer 107

Leading Results Rambings

JULY 30, 2013

Related Stories Seller’s Remorse Testimonial Examples Why should I have keyword research done for me? Or are you fighting hard on a losing battle (one that could be decisive to your company or career)? If you don’t yet have a marketing calendar, or know your ideal client, you are very likely fighting a losing battle.

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Strategy Relationals Research Account 102

Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 13, 2021

As a result, reps have a harder time convincing buyers of their remorse when they do mess up. Reps should only offer a positive opinion when a seller asks for feedback. Saying "I’m sorry" for trivial mistakes or scenarios that aren’t the rep’s fault makes them seem anxious and insecure.

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Proposal Journal Buyer Prospecting 119

Sales Evangelist

OCTOBER 22, 2021

She later pivoted to sales enablement, realizing she had a passion for teaching sellers and empowering sales leaders. They were no longer the sole advocate for a product (assuming they like it), thus limiting the amount of blame and buyer’s remorse people might feel after implementation. Why did she start the podcast?

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Sales Evangelist

OCTOBER 22, 2021

She later pivoted to sales enablement, realizing she had a passion for teaching sellers and empowering sales leaders. They were no longer the sole advocate for a product (assuming they like it), thus limiting the amount of blame and buyer’s remorse people might feel after implementation. Why did she start the podcast?

How To 40

How To Survey Pivotal Conversion 40

Sales Evangelist

OCTOBER 22, 2021

She later pivoted to sales enablement, realizing she had a passion for teaching sellers and empowering sales leaders. They were no longer the sole advocate for a product (assuming they like it), thus limiting the amount of blame and buyer’s remorse people might feel after implementation. Why did she start the podcast?

How To 40

How To Survey Pivotal Conversion 40

SalesLoft

MAY 1, 2018

However, there are ways a seller can make the buying journey as smooth and easy as possible. After all, it’s the seller’s job to create the path of least resistance, not the buyer’s. The negative emotion can put a dent in the relationship between a buyer and seller. It also helps to avoid buyer’s remorse.

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Face-to-face Education Buyer Study 52

Partners in Excellence

APRIL 7, 2013

We have to be clear, we are sellers! But let’s be clear, the buyer’s job is to buy, and the seller’s job is to sell! That’s where things start going south, when buyers and sellers get out of sync with what we are trying to achieve. Sellers can help buyers achieve these. “Selling is good!”

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Buyer Objections Negotiation Competition 91

The Brooks Group

APRIL 3, 2019

Afterall, your sellers represent your company and what it means to do business with you. We've all experienced "Hirer's Remorse"—the sinking feeling you get when someone you thought was a perfect candidate turns out to be less than that. This requires an intentional sales hiring strategy. Job Benchmarking 101.

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Decision Maker Positioning 85

Sales Hacker

AUGUST 12, 2021

This will give sellers goals to shoot for, e.g. “Head of IT involved by deal stage 60%,” and also help them focus their energy on deals that are likely to win by recognizing deals on the wrong track. Once reps are familiar with who the ideal buyer is, they’ll have an easier time finding and engaging them.

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Leading Results Rambings

NOVEMBER 9, 2013

Related Stories Seller’s Remorse Five Ways to Use Testimonials to Generate Leads How well do you know your perfect customer? And for the ERP / accounting consulting firms out there, FAS does work, if you are willing to put in the sales effort. Sales buying process Findaccountingsoftware.com lead aggregator sales process'

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Software Software Lead Rank Lead Scoring 85

Leading Results Rambings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

Related Stories Connections, connections everywhere, and not a one to pitch Best quotes from Hubspot Inbound 2013 Seller’s Remorse. If you have a story on how focusing on your perfect customers has helped you grow your business, we’d love to hear it.

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Customer Referrals Customer Service Social Media 79

Sales Training Advice

JULY 24, 2011

The lack of hitting a sales sweet spot wastes time frustrates sales managers and their sales representative and most of all causes buyers remorse. The short game allows sellers to decrease time, increase efficiency while lessening labor. So many hack away at the ball hitting slices and draws while never hitting the sweet spot.

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Vendor Gatekeeper Referrals Buyer 44

Allego

JULY 17, 2023

What skills do sellers need? How do you ensure sellers receive coaching? This empowers them to make informed decisions based on their specific needs, leading to higher customer satisfaction and reduced buyer’s remorse. Change has come to enablement. What’s the best training strategy? What sales content do teams need?

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Buyer Lead Rank Case Study Buyer Persona 118