Posted in Business Case, Business Case Buying, Business Case Selling, buy, buyer, case, metrics, payback, ROI Model, seller, Strategic Fit, Uncategorized. January 28th, 2011
Like skyscrapers, the temptation for sellers in building a business case (or any metrics for the buyer) is to add another floor of benefits and to achieve the highest possible ROI for the buyer. However, the higher the ROI, the greater danger that the buyer will simply topple your figures. ‘…you need to help the buyer
Posted in Business Case, Buying Decision, Buying Process, Buying Team, Prequalification, Uncategorized. October 28th, 2010
Use your knowledge of the buying process in your target account in order to better prequalify sales opportunities, using the simple yet effective How, Why and Who buying framework: 1. HOW the decision is going to be made – The Buying Process – that is all the steps, information and analysis that is required in order for a decision to be made. Questions to address in prequalifying, or rating the opportunity include: (a) The Steps Involved: – Are the steps to be undertaken before the decision can be made clear
Posted in Business Case, Buying Decision, Buying Process, Buying Team, Prequalification, Uncategorized. October 28th, 2010
Use your knowledge of the buying process in your target account in order to better prequalify sales opportunities, using the simple yet effective How, Why and Who buying framework: 1. HOW the decision is going to be made – The Buying Process – that is all the steps, information and analysis that is required in order for a decision to be made
Posted in Access, Business Case, Buying Decision, Buying Decisions, Buying Process, Myth Busting, Pipeline Reviews, Sales Books, Uncategorized. October 14th, 2010
Many sellers have spent too long on one side of the table to be able to relate to buyers and exactly what they are thinking. They need to stop looking at selling through a sales-centered lens.
Posted in Access, Business Case, Buying Process, Closing, Myth Busting, RFPs, Sales Cycle, Uncategorized. October 14th, 2010
Perhaps the greatest myth of all in respect of selling relates to who is in control. It is widely believed that the seller can or should be in control. However, nothing is further from thetruth.
Posted in Access, Business Case, Buying Process, Closing, Myth Busting, RFPs, Sales Cycle, Uncategorized. October 14th, 2010
Perhaps the greatest myth of all in respect of selling relates to who is in control. It is widely believed that the seller can or should be in control. However, nothing is further from thetruth
Posted in Business Case, Buying Decision, Buying Process, Myth Busting, Uncategorized. October 14th, 2010
Most salespeople are still selling products and services. That is in spite of the fact that what buyers really want are solutions to problems, not products and services
Posted in Business Case, Buying Decision, Buying Process, Myth Busting, Uncategorized. October 14th, 2010
Most salespeople are still selling products and services. That is in spite of the fact that what buyers really want are solutions to problems, not products and services.
Posted in Business Case, Buying Process, Myth Busting, Uncategorized. October 14th, 2010
Salespeople expect the Fortune 1000 buying process to focus on ‘shopping for a supplier’ and to include such steps as: – Defining vendor selection criteria. – Short-listing vendors.
Posted in Business Case, Buying Process, Myth Busting, Uncategorized. October 14th, 2010
Salespeople expect the Fortune 1000 buying process to focus on ‘shopping for a supplier’ and to include such steps as: – Defining vendor selection criteria. – Short-listing vendors