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Quote Configurator Answers the Question: How Much Does It Cost?

Cincom Smart Selling

The pricing question can come up at any time during the buy cycle, and it can even come up outside of a buy cycle. Many times (particularly during the tire-kicking phase of a real buy cycle or perhaps in a discussion with an existing customer) there will be a request for a ballpark quote. The Ballpark Quote.

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An Open Letter to Social Sellers Everywhere

Tony Hughes

Don't just install it, train your people on it thoroughly, weekly and quarterly. When I train sales people I train them to execute. The 57% statistic on 'buying cycle' by CEB is a bit of a red herring because great sellers know they can uncover demand or even create it in any economy. The folly of Sales 2.0

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Whale Hunting Part I - The Rate of Decay

Tony Hughes

Don't answer your email, construct an RFP response, work the web leads or build that 55 slide presentation with your NASCAR slide. If you're a CXO reading this or you know one that has purchased million dollar enterprise software sight unseen, please comment. What about the novel idea of triggering the buying cycle yourself?