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Salespeople With This Weakness Score 47% Worse at Reaching Decision Makers

Understanding the Sales Force

A lot of the salespeople I coach have a weakness in their Sales DNA - their need to be liked. What would it look like if we were to pivot this data and look only at the group who have it as a weakness? What would it look like if we were to pivot this data and look only at the group who have it as a weakness?

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COVID-19 accelerates expected B2B sales trends

Sales and Marketing Management

McKinsey & Company created its B2B Decision Maker Pulse , a survey of 3,600 B2B decision makers in 11 countries and 12 sectors across 14 spend categories. The objective is to identify how decision makers continue to learn and pivot their operations in the age of COVID-19.

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How to Pitch Multiple Products

Mr. Inside Sales

Rookie mistake: You’ve got several products or services you can offer a prospect, and you start by offering the first, or main one, then hear an opening for another one so pivot to that one, and describe another—and then another. Stalled sale. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! Sound familiar? Happy selling!

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Out-Of-The Box Strategies For Targeting Your Ideal Qualified Prospects

Sales Gravy

If You Don't Take Action, You Won't Get Results In this episode of the Sales Gravy Podcast, Jeb Blount and David Newman, author of Do It! Selling, discuss exactly how to connect and engage with decision makers and avoid the "middle management trap". Marketing and Do It! Stay put or go out and do something. Marketing and Do It!

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What is the Most Valued Content for IT Decision Makers?

The ROI Guy

As a result of today’s more empowered buyer: SiriusDecisions reports that up to 67% of decision-makers already have a “clear picture” of the solution they want before Sales Reps are engaged. In IT decisions, business units, IT and finance are all heavily involved.

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Authentic Selling

Janek Performance Group

For sales professionals experiencing a dip in their sales momentum, there could be an opportunity to reassess strategies beyond external factors like product quality, market competition, or economic conditions. Embracing change and revisiting approaches could be pivotal. Decision-makers have become more guarded and discerning.

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6 steps to adapt effectively

Sales and Marketing Management

A survey of B2B sales operations by McKinsey & Company shows the pandemic has accelerated previous trends?—?omnichannel omnichannel selling, inside sales, tech-enabled selling and e-commerce. McKinsey & Company offers these steps for B2B sellers to pivot effectively. from all of your sales channels.