72-94% of buyers are B2B buyers are researching on line. There are endless research studies talking about B2B buyers are completing their purchase transaction on line. These studies, pundits, and researchers misunderstand what professional selling is. As a warning, I’m on a rampage and am channeling my inner Keenan, so I’m likely to explode and use strong language. I’m seeing all the tired old statistics circulating again. MORE
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Research comes in two modes: customer and competitor. Research isn’t an event—it’s a process. Research is a critical component for winning in today’s hyper-competitive, noisy, and busy markets. Research sales process owler Steve AndersenDepending on whom you sell to and who your competitors are, one may be more critical for winning than the other, but both are essential, nevertheless. MORE
Why I Don’t Trust The Research is a post from: The Sales Blog | S. Sales research shows one part of a picture. The people that did the research in both cases are good and thoughtful people. But the research doesn’t jive. Sales research is sometimes conducted by surveying sales managers. That research gives you some insight into what sales managers see, hear, and feel. Other sales research is conducted by surveying customers. MORE
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One thing that salespeople have to do in abundance is to research the competition. Know The Enemy competitive research how to beat the competition set yourself apart from competition But there is another mindset that you can work on that will offer a different perspective on things. Most. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]. MORE
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We came across an interesting research study by Software Advice that examined the performance of their inside sales team – analyzing data collected from over 6,000,000 visitors to their web site. Inside sales. MORE
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Martin research article originally appeared in the Harvard Business Review. Steve is a noted sales researcher and the author of the “Heavy Hitter” series of books on the human nature of complex sales. This Steve W. MORE
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But research by our team in CEB’s Sales practice suggests that the best ones operate quite differently today: They facilitate idea exchange across their teams, use collective brainstorming to figure out how to unstick stuck deals, and borrow effective approaches to talent management and rep development from peers in other areas of the business. MORE
If research were prospecting, you could research all day and have appointments to show for it. Research is necessary but not sufficient for creating new opportunities. The post Research Is Not Prospecting – Episode 143 appeared first on The Sales Blog. Video MORE
I have yet to see a purchased leads list—no matter the price or the promises–that didn’t require a good deal of additional research of the names provided. Hoovers is seeking to give an answer to both of the above situations—a research tool to help fill out the names and phone numbers on a leads list and the search ability to construct a list from scratch. Is the Hoovers and LinkedIn combination product the be all and end all of prospect research? MORE
courtesy of InsideView. If your B2B company has been slow to get more involved in what some call the Social Selling movement, you can still do some very simple things right away while your company debates how, when and why to jump in. MORE
Tony Cole, CEO of Anthony Cole Training and one of OMG's great partners, forwarded me an article that appeared in the October 2014 issue of the Journal of Marketing Research. Today I'm bringing you some insightful information that was not widely read when it was published back in 2014. MORE
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