No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 17, 2019

Believe that, and you’ll look like everyone else to your buyers. Get a business referral , and you have a clear path to learning the real issues, building trusted relationships , and knocking out the competition before they even learn there’s an opportunity. You’ll get in way too late. There’s no confusion about why you’re different.

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Competition Referrals Cold Calling Study 318

Zoominfo

APRIL 1, 2020

The average B2B buyer is mostly through the buyer journey before they ever engage with a salesperson. So how do you intercept buyers in the early part of their journey? Learn how it can help you beat the competition to a deal. You use intent data.

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Smooth Sale

MARCH 9, 2024

Photo by ELG21 via Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: What Do Buyers Want Regarding House Sales In 2024? In the changing real estate industry, keeping up with the trends is crucial for attracting potential buyers and getting the most out of your property.

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Buyer Real Estate Hiring Trends 93

SBI Growth

JUNE 16, 2019

Why do buyers choose their product over your own? Buyer perception is everything. By understanding and influencing buyer perception, you can increase the willingness to pay and capture. Do you know who your competitors are? What makes them a competitor?

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Competition Strategy Buyer Influencer 296

Mereo

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

If you are like most sellers, you may not realize you could be selling solutions for your competition. What do you offer your buyers that your competitors do not? This is a common situation your buyers face every day. Stop selling for your competition with Mereo’s Contrast Quadrant. Imagine you are looking for a car.

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Competition Buyer Face-to-face Up-Sell 81

Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 9, 2019

The talkers are buyers, sellers and interlopers. When buyers and sellers converse, they talk about the exchange of value. Value conversations are all relative to the buyer, not the seller. What are the problems that matter most to the buyer, and what are the known solutions that exist to solve them. Albert Einstein.

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Relationals Competition B2B Sales Methodology 239

Janek Performance Group

MARCH 26, 2024

Among the myriad of tools and strategies available, one aspect stands out: buyer personas. Crafting detailed buyer personas allows organizations to humanize their target audience. There, he introduced the importance of buyer personas. The importance of buyer personas is self-evident.

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Product Management University

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Competitive demos are stressful, especially when you’re operating on very little knowledge or hearsay information about your competitor’s weaknesses. That gives you the perfect opening to attack their strengths when you’re doing highly competitive demos, especially when their weaknesses aren’t show-stoppers. There’s no answer for that!

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Competition How To Positioning Exact 52

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Their success hinges on buyer engagement — getting the prospect’s attention, holding it throughout the sales cycle , and maintaining interest to build customer loyalty beyond closing. Your competition wants in on the action, too. Every salesperson has a hefty responsibility: find new business, engage decision-makers, and close deals.

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Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 25, 2024

In this post, I’m going to make the argument, that based on what I see in too many selling initiatives, is that we, as a community, have migrated from focusing on helping customers solve their problems to just beating the competition. Instead, it is primarily focused on beating the competition. Leaders love this.

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 27, 2013

Everywhere you turn, there is more competition. The competition is clamoring for your customers and your piece of the market. Secondly, know how your competition engages your customers. The tool will help you understand the gap between buyer, competition, and your organization. How fast do they reach out?

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Competition Ideal Customer Profile Top of Funnel Social Media 267

SBI Growth

JUNE 23, 2014

Sales Leader Buyer Behavior competitive differentiation Small Company Sales Leader Resources' A salesman and an economist are walking down the sidewalk. All of a sudden, the salesman looks down and sees a twenty dollar bill.

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Competition Leads Marketing Qualified Lead Resources 265

SBI Growth

JUNE 23, 2014

Sales Leader Buyer Behavior competitive differentiation Small Company Sales Leader Resources' A salesman and an economist are walking down the sidewalk. All of a sudden, the salesman looks down and sees a twenty dollar bill.

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Competition Leads Marketing Qualified Lead Resources 256

Force Management

JUNE 9, 2021

Enable your sales team to pick up the pace this year, particularly if they’re in a competitive sales environment. In a competitive market, the best sales leaders are the ones who enable their teams to differentiate based on buyer needs. Maybe you know what’s working well and what isn't, but you’re unsure how to move forward.

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Competition Marketing How To ACT 121

Janek Performance Group

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Competition in all industries is fierce and getting tougher. Even if you have a great product, you can still struggle in sales unless you differentiate yourself from your competition. In this article, we will explore how you can differentiate yourself from your competition when selling to achieve superior outcomes.

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Competition How To Follow-up Up-Sell 118

Connect2Sell

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

We’re covering 12 different ways you can make a lasting impression with buyers. The benefits for you of becoming more memorable include differentiation, competitive advantage, confidence, getting more referrals, and making more sales.

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Buyer How To Referrals Benefit 203

MTD Sales Training

JULY 25, 2018

Some buyers make purchases on impulse; others take their time and try to avoid risk. Some buyers are very loyal; others will automatically choose the cheapest option. Some buyers can be quite intimidating to the point of being rude; others are quite passive and easily manipulated. The Analytical Buyer. The Amiable Buyer.

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Buyer How To Analytics Negotiation 255

SBI Growth

MARCH 7, 2013

In this post we will explore the power of storytelling in competitive deals. It is the reason you lose competitive deals you think you should have won. If your competition tells a more compelling story, they are in position A. So how can you create alignment between your story and the buyer’s emotions?

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Competition Buyer Persona Campaigns Face-to-face 319

Smooth Sale

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Photo by Aitoff via Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Do You Use SEO Strategy to Stand Out from Your Competition? All businesses, large and small, and those with ambitious career goals realize the need to stand out among the competition. SEO is an essential strategy assisting the effort.

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Competition Real Estate Lead Rank Lead Scoring 78

Allego

JULY 26, 2022

Now, B2B buyers are on the go, using smartphones, tablets, and laptops to research and evaluate vendors. It allows you to provide organizational knowledge, learning, coaching, and content to the field to gain—and keep—a competitive advantage in a buyer’s world. 6 Ways a Modern Learning Platform Gives Sales a Competitive Edge.

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MTD Sales Training

APRIL 16, 2019

They can be known as ‘buyer types’. Some buyer types make purchases on impulse; other buyer types take their time and try to avoid risk. Some buyer types are very loyal; other buyer types will automatically choose the cheapest option. The analytical buyer distrusts salespeople because they lack precision.

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Buyer How To Analytics Negotiation 212

Lead411

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Buyer Intent Best Practices: How to Build a Successful Buyer Intent Process. You know buyer intent is important. So what are the first steps to get the most out of buyer intent data? It is easy to get overwhelmed at first with the thousands of topics available to choose from within the buyer intent platform.

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Buyer Intent Intent Buyer Intent Data 98

No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Thanks to technology and globalization, competition is stiffer than ever. So how do you ensure that buyers choose you? Waiting for buyers to finish up their homework and come to you is not smart salesmanship. What sets you apart from all those other companies? It’s no secret that today’s marketplace is a crowded one.

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Competition Referrals Gatekeeper Social Media 218

Pipeliner

OCTOBER 27, 2023

During economic downturns or recessions, connecting with buyers at the beginning of their decision-making process can be a significant challenge. Jim Kraus: The Voice of Experience At the core of our exploration is Jim Kraus, President of Buyer Persona. With a wealth of experience spanning three decades.

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Buyer Persona Buyer Competition Influencer 64

Pointclear

AUGUST 29, 2017

The fear of loss could be fines, inability to operate your business until you are compliant or immediate competitive threats. Most buyers are focused on compensation, security and recognition. No decision” happens when the buyer or buyers perceive there is more risk in buying something than in doing nothing.

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Buyer Compensation Forecasting Decision Maker 200

SalesFuel

MARCH 11, 2024

Sales leaders recently gathered to discuss the many ways that buyers are changing. Additionally, they must adapt to them or risk staying competitive. Buyers Are Changing Their Habits One of the biggest shifts in buyer behavior is that they are consulting their peers more often regarding purchases.

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Buyer Referrals Hiring Decision Maker 52

Lead411

MARCH 28, 2024

What is Buyer Intent Data and how can I use it? Understanding the Buyer Intent Data: Buyer intent data is information gathered from many sources that indicates a potential buyer’s interest or willingness to make a purchase. Understanding your target audience will allow you to better comprehend buyer intent data.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Buyer beware.” We’ve all heard that expression before, and unfortunately, it’s because buyer-seller relationships haven’t traditionally been great. Some of the characteristics and behaviors that define a good-fit buyer are obvious, while others are a bit more nuanced.

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Janek Performance Group

JUNE 30, 2023

Does your sales approach take buyer personas into consideration? In this article, we will explore the concept of buyer personas and how sales reps can apply the principles of perception and persuasion for improved performance. Sales professionals should seek to clarify the buyer’s value perspective.

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Buyer Persona Buyer Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank 62

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Buyer intent data tools make it easier to identify the when and how of a potential prospect’s consideration for purchasing a specific product or service. Buyer Intent Data Sources. How to use Buyer Intent Data Tools. Buyer intent data tools help segment and analyze the customer journey into intent and typical buyer behavior.

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Intent Data Buyer Intent Intent Data 182

Showpad

MAY 8, 2023

For many buyers it’s the most important factor in their purchase decision. Nearly three quarters ( 71% ) of buyers say they’d rather buy from a salesperson they trust than one who gave them the lowest price. To build trust, sellers must show that they understand their buyers’ objectives and want to help them succeed.

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Buyer Face-to-face Sales Cycle Competition 52

SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Many Sales VPs are innately aware of the competition. They even track their peers’ marketing and competitive messaging. Whether your industry is mature or rapidly evolving, you must remember: Change with your customers, not your competition. They lost 72% of all competitive deals during the year. So what to do?

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Competition Customer Lead Rank Top of Funnel 323