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Reveling In Complexity

Partners in Excellence

As a result, it’s human nature to address complexity by reveling in the complex. Sometimes, we lose site of how we revel in complexity. The post Reveling In Complexity first appeared on Partners in EXCELLENCE Blog -- Making A Difference. The problems our customers face are complex.

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Experiential Selling is What Leads to Buyer “Aha Revelations” – An SSTools Classic

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I think of these as “Aha Revelations.” A year ago, on this blog, I wrote on experiential selling as a powerful stimulant for bringing about Aha! A year ago, on this blog, I wrote on experiential selling as a powerful stimulant for bringing about Aha! revelations. revelations by asking key questions.

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Do We Really Want Our Sales People To Be Value Creators?

Partners in Excellence

We talk about sales people as problem solvers, working with our customers to identify and help solve their problems. We are creating massive sales assembly lines optimizing the order taking process. ” Fast forward to today, research shows customers have a preference for minimizing sales involvement in their buying journeys.

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Meeting Complexity With Complexity

Partners in Excellence

Sales people often add to the complexity customers face. The post Meeting Complexity With Complexity first appeared on Partners in EXCELLENCE Blog -- Making A Difference. Related Posts: Reveling In Complexity Complexity Is Just An Excuse Helping Our Customers Face Uncertainty Managing Complexity The Challenged Customer.

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Buying The Way I Want To Buy, Not How You Want Me To Buy

Partners in Excellence

I didn’t bother, looking at the 1000’s of books in that category, I probably could find something, but I’ll keep ordering the books I want, and if I get to collect the $1.40, that’s fine, if not, Amazon can revel in the fact that I’ve let them drop $1.40 Related Posts: In A Sales Slump?

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Virtual Selling Is Not The Same Thing As Digital Buying

Partners in Excellence

Of course, they are engaging sales people through virtual channels, but that’s an increasingly small part of how and where they spend their time in their digital buying journey. We know, collectively, they spend less than 17% of their time with sales people, virtually or in person. But we’re missing something important!

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Relationships Always Rule [Q4 Referral Selling Roundup]

No More Cold Calling

I dropped the ball this year, and I confessed to my mistake in my November blog post: “I Was Neglecting My Customer Relationships. ” This might take the place of one of the two blog posts you receive every month. That’s what a client asked me a couple years ago, and I was baffled by his revelation. I really hate my webcam. (Ok,

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