Crunchbase

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

You may have heard the rumors: Solution selling is dead. Fortunately for sales teams, the rumor is just that: a rumor. Solution selling is far from dead; it’s simply evolving based on changes in the sales environment and consumer mindset. What is solution selling? Image Source.

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Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Later, articles predicting the end of selling became both more prolific and more specific including the certain death of: Solution Selling Cold Calling Consultative Selling Sales Process SPIN Selling and more. "Inbound is King," they said.

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PandaDoc

JUNE 4, 2019

Solution selling has earned itself a bad rap in recent years as buyer behaviors and the role of the sales rep have both changed drastically. So is there still value in solution selling that can be harnessed if this classic sales philosophy is approached with a fresher, modernized mindset? The answer is yes!

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AUGUST 4, 2021

But how does value-based selling compare to solution selling? Pushing value before anything else is a good way to build expectations and help close more deals. With two models that are so similar, what are the real differences?

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 6, 2018

What is a sales process? Sales process” most often refers to a repeatable set of steps your sales team takes with a prospect to move them from early stage to a closed customer. A good sales process helps your reps consistently close deals by giving them a framework to follow. Research/evaluate.

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SBI Growth

APRIL 15, 2013

You’ve trained the entire sales organization. The sales process is finally out in the field. Rolling out a new sales process is tough work. For Sales Operations, it’s one of the most important projects you’re responsible for. Download the Sales Process Evaluation Guide here. Why Take the Risk?

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JULY 8, 2021

Solution selling focuses on understanding deeper needs and building a pitch that adapts to the world of the prospect. Challenger selling involves breaking through misconceptions and pushing prospects to try something outside their comfort zone. Which of these methods is right for you?

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JUNE 8, 2021

Solution selling and consultative selling have many overlaps and a few significant differences. Learn how these 2 sales models developed 40+ years ago and still work in the B2B sales landscape of the 2020s.

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InsideSales.com

OCTOBER 24, 2019

? ?. Read on to learn how the prospect theory can help you move from product and solution selling to value selling. RELATED: Creating Value for Customers – 5 Strategies for Value Selling. In this article: How the Shift from Product and Solution Selling to Value Selling Began.

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Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

It must be that time of year, but recently I’ve gotten a number of queries from thoughtful executives: “Dave, we need to transform the way we sell from product to solution selling……” That statement is always a little confusing to me, naturally I ask, “What does that mean and why do you want to change?”

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Understanding the Sales Force

AUGUST 18, 2015

Sales Process isn't even the only thing that inbound marketers say is dead. They'll have you believing that salespeople are no longer needed, selling is dead, and a consultative approach is dead too. Let's start with my recent Google search for "Sales Process is Dead."

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Partners in Excellence

DECEMBER 9, 2019

In each situation, choosing a sales engagement approach that is disconnected with how the customer solves problems (of the type we solve), and how they buy will not achieve the results we and our customers want. Customer buying processes might be characterized as simple/transactional, complicated, or complex.

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Product Management University

APRIL 15, 2018

Solution selling is like vanilla ice cream. Here’s the thing: if you and all of your competitors are using the vanilla ice cream approach to selling, you’re missing an opportunity to showcase your unique value and improve win rates. Solution selling has long been the norm in B2B. It’s not wrong or bad.

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JULY 22, 2021

Or can you prove to your prospects that your product will be a better solution to their problems? You can tell your prospects that your product is the best. But do you know how to answer if they ask you why? When you compare your product to the competition, are you just listing features or pricing?

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JUNE 22, 2021

While solution sellers act as doctors to help prospects diagnose and treat their problems, insight sellers act as educators, bringing value from their own expertise. But is one model better than the other for the modern sales rep?

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Artesian Solutions

MARCH 11, 2019

Tech Sales – The shift from product selling, through solution selling, to customer needs selling. How to make a success out of customer needs selling. The best IT service providers are those that take this advanced data-driven insight and plug it into every aspect of the technology sales process.

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Corporate Visions

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

The post You Don’t Need a Better Sales Process – You Need a Better Sales Message by Corporate Visions appeared first on Corporate Visions. When Sales needs to hunker down and improve its performance, what do you typically hear from sales management? “We need a better sales process.”

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Marc Wayshak

JULY 16, 2021

Years ago, a term came along that has since become a ubiquitous buzzword in the world of sales : solution selling. I can’t tell you how many salespeople tell me, “I use solution selling” or “My focus is on being a solution salesperson.” This is central to solution selling.

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SBI Growth

APRIL 22, 2014

When Eads and Sullivan, the owners of the Solution Selling methodology, came out with a new book , I jumped at the chance to read it. Some History: Sales Process Books Methodology' The book is great and you should read it.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 22, 2017

Once you’ve mapped the company sales strategy, you need to consistently dissect it, revise it, and communicate it. Account-based selling teams need their own specific strategy with sales activities mapped to each stage of the sales process, which then needs to be mapped to the buyers’ processes.

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Mindtickle

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Increasingly, top sellers are adopting a more effective approach: solution selling. Those who do are able to present bespoke solutions that solve their customers’ unique challenges. In this post, we’ll explore what solution selling is, when it’s used, and how it differs from other selling approaches.

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Engage Selling

OCTOBER 17, 2012

This podcast explains what the old process was that salespeople typically used in the buying and selling process and what today’s selling process looks like. The emphasis here is that the early stages of the process is now controlled by the prospective client. Solution selling is a thing of the past.

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Gong.io

JULY 18, 2022

How can you position your solution and boost your win rates? That’s where Solution Selling comes in. In this article, we’ll explain what Solution Selling is, what sets it apart, and how to tell if it’s right for your team. What is Solution Selling? What sets the Solution Selling methodology apart?

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Engage Selling

OCTOBER 17, 2012

This podcast explains what the old process was that salespeople typically used in the buying and selling process and what today’s selling process looks like. The emphasis here is that the early stages of the process is now controlled by the prospective client. Solution selling is a thing of the past.

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Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

On the other hand, depending on which experts you listen to, sales success boils down to how effective one is with either Inbound, Social Selling, Consultative Selling, Qualifying, Value Selling, Solution Selling, Relationship Selling, acceptance of the Buyer Journey, Sales Process, Sales Methodology, Prospecting, Telesales, Reaching Decision Makers, (..)

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The Pipeline

JULY 12, 2013

Everyone is familiar with ROI – Return On Investment, sales people love to talk about, buyers (and their CFO’s), love to hear about it, and even more, love to achieve and validate a return on their investment. Sales Skills Tibor Shanto' Tibor Shanto.

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Customer Centric Selling

APRIL 22, 2013

Sales Training Article: 5 Ways to Measure Your Sales Process By Patrick Seidell, Sales Benchmark Index (SBI) You’ve invested in the technology. You’ve trained the entire sales organization. The sales process is finally out in the field. Rolling out a new sales process is tough work.

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Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 29, 2013

Another point that is often missed is that if you are effective with Consultative Selling, you will, in essence, also be using Solution Selling. One of the premises of the Challenger Sale is that Relationship Selling and Solution Selling are dead. Why am I bringing all of that up?

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SBI Growth

JULY 21, 2013

In contrast, the Sales industry in general has been dragged kicking and screaming to buyer-centricity. The evolution to needs-based solution selling helped. But for the most part needs-based selling has been used as a technique to better ‘tell’ the prospect what they need. CMO’s can help sales make the number in 2014.

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Sell Integrity

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

A value based selling process shifts the focus to envisioning the results of the solution rather than the purchase of a product. Many organizations are realizing solution selling, on its own, isn’t enough to drive the results they need. The Right Process. Enabling A Value Based Sales Process.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 16, 2013

If they have these skills they are more likely to sell effectively to the new buyer. Being Outpaced – lead with a product and a price and call it solution selling. More selling is done virtually – buyers are making decision without a rep in the room. Agile Sales – buyer driven sales process.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 23, 2013

Sign up for SBI’s 7th annual research tour: " How to Make Your Number in 2014: A Sales Strategy You Can Execute." Learn why a customized sales process is the ultimate competitive advantage. Not Just a Regular Sales Process. The problem with a regular sales process is that it is misaligned with the buyer.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 30, 2024

Instead of primary information sharers, reps will pivot to consultative relationship builders who solution sell. They’ll have personalized conversations about a prospect's specific needs and why their product or service is the best-fit solution. Dismissing social selling as a passing fad.

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Close.io

MAY 24, 2018

Julianne began her career in newspaper ad sales, learning about solution-selling to business owners, before moving to technical sales at Box. Over the course of her time at Box, Julianne was promoted five times, having been an integral part of the sales team and in building out the sales process.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 11, 2019

The sales methodology is like a set of rules for how you sell your products or services to customers. You need to define your methodology before anything else, including the sales process. Otherwise, your sales process will be applied differently by each rep on the team. What is a Sales Methodology?

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Customer Centric Selling

JANUARY 6, 2022

Welcome to the CustomerCentric Selling podcast. In previous episodes, Tim and Frank talk about the sales process and methodology, the difference between the two, why sales processes often fail, and what you should be looking for in an effective sales process. Is CCS a process or a CCS methodology? [11:29].

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 19, 2021

Choosing the right sales methodology sets the foundation for how you and your teams approach your sales process. 78% of social sellers outsell their peers who don’t use social media.

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