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The Best Sales Book, That Isn’t a Sales Book

A Sales Guy

It doesn’t address topics like closing or overcoming objections or prospecting or email writing. S**t, when it was written in 2002, LinkedIn wasn’t a thing, there was no “social” selling, and your sales stack was the yellow-pages. Remember, he published the book in 2002, 6 years before the Great Recession.

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6 Ways to Generate Urgency in B2B Sales

Janek Performance Group

Most buyers cannot afford to be impulsive. But as trusted advisors, B2B sellers can still generate urgency to help skeptical buyers help themselves. Buyers may think falling short of goals is suboptimal, but not catastrophic. Every buyer has something that gives pause. Of course, all buyers assess needs differently.

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An ‘A’ Player’s Rise and Fall

SBI Growth

You will see the skills you need in a rapidly changing buyer environment. Dave worked for Paul from 2002-2008. Buyers have shifted. He explained to Dave that in the last 2 years, the informed buyer has changed the game. Along with listening to customers, Dave has embraced social prospecting. The Situation.

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Sales Tips: No Goal, No Prospect

Customer Centric Selling

No Prospect. When launching CustomerCentric Selling® in 2002 the first core concept of our process was: No goal means no prospect. In other words, if sellers can’t get potential buyers to share desired business outcomes (or problems) they’re willing to spend money to achieve (or address), there’s no selling to be done.

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CMOs: Wield Powers of Influence to Gain a Seat at the Executive Table

Pointclear

Stephanie Tilton is a content-marketing consultant who helps B2B companies craft content that engages prospects and customers, nurtures leads and advances the buying cycle. Understand the Buyer’s Experience. Overall, it requires an understanding of the purchase process from the buyer's point of view.

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8 Top ABM Companies To Watch

Emissary

You can build ideal customer profile, target account lists, and key buyers in the system and target and measure. Founded in 2002, MRP looks at ABM not as a marketing gimmick, but rather as a “ customer engagement strategy.” It currently incorporates advertising and SDR emails. That’s because MRP specializes in predictive analytics.

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Customers — Easier To Reach, Harder To Influence

Pipeliner

In the 2002 movie Minority Report , there was a scene that blew me away. As with the film, such online sales efforts usually end up as nothing more than annoyances, simply because it’s almost impossible for their creators to address the specific problems or issues actually confronting prospects. It’s all about the buyer.