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| Page 1 of 2 | Previous | Next | BUYER INSIGHTS SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 Auctions: The Rise Of ‘A’ Word In Buying The rise of the ‘A-word’ in modern buying is causing alarm among sellers. The word is of course Auctions, or to be more precise Reverse Auctions. In this insight we will examine the rise in reverse auctions and assess the implications for your business. The ‘A-Word’ In Selling Some people get excited about the rise [.]. | BUYER INSIGHTS NOVEMBER 26, 2012 A Better Way Of Asking For The Order Some sellers display a surprising reluctance to ask for the order. Others are not so shy, but ask for the order in a way that can put the buyer off. In this article we examine the best way of asking for the order. The Trouble With Closing Closing techniques from the ‘always be closing’ school [.]. | | | | | | | BUYER INSIGHTS MAY 31, 2012 What Does Your Customer’s Industry Reveal About It’s Buying? Sellers know that buyers vary from industry to industry, but now research shows exactly which industries are the best and the worst at buying. The question is how can you use this information to help you sell. Most salespeople have developed an intuitive feeling that some industries are better at buying than others. But is | BUYER INSIGHTS SEPTEMBER 13, 2012 Do You Know Your Buyer’s IQ? The buyer’s knowledge state, what we call Buying IQ, is of vital concern to the salesperson in terms of adapting the sales approach, or pitch. It is also essential to accurately pre-qualifying, forecasting, sales opportunity and overall sales performance. Measuring Your Buyer’s Buying IQ The seller should start from the assumption that the buyer has [.]. | BUYER INSIGHTS APRIL 22, 2013 Taking Collaboration With Your Customers To A New Level 'There is a new measure of buyer – seller collaboration. It is called Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP). Those sellers who can integrate effectively with their customer''s sales and operations planning can become more strategically important as suppliers. How Buyers Buy S&OP Sales & Operations Planning Strategic Supplier Supplier Collaboration | BUYER INSIGHTS APRIL 24, 2013 How To Sell To Cold & Reserved Buyers 'Increasingly salespeople are reporting the demise of small talk and other social niceties in the buyer encounter. But, what does it mean for your relationship selling strategy? Featured Selling To Procurement Tips for Sellers Building Rapport Relationship Selling Reserved Buyers | | | | | | | | | -
BUYER INSIGHTS | SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 2013 Analyze This! The Role Of Analysts In Making The Shortlist With a confusing array of competing vendors and solutions available in the market, buyers are increasingly turning to analysts for help in short-listing suppliers. But what impact will that have on the number of enquiries to your business? In this insight we discuss some of the requirements of working with analysts. Featured How Buyers Buy Analysts Buying Process Selecting Suppliers Supplier Prequalification Supplier Shortlist MORE >> -
BUYER INSIGHTS | MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2013 10 Commandments of Corporate Buying – The Implications For Sellers What are the core beliefs or principles of modern procurement? Whether you are a manager running a department or a salesperson selling into an organization you need to know them. They impact on selling as much as buying. In this insight we will share with you the new rules and ethos of buying in large organizations. Featured Buying Process Buying Rules New Realities of Buying Selling To Procurement MORE >> -
BUYER INSIGHTS | FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2013 New Perspectives On Sales Success – Research From RAIN Group 'Selling has entered a new more dynamic era. New methodologies are challenging old methodologies with increased levels of research and innovation among sales consulting and training organizations around the world. Tips for Sellers Challenger Sales Changes in Buying Rain Group Sales Methodologies Sales Process Solution Selling MORE >> -
BUYER INSIGHTS | THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2013 What Is The Cost Of An Extra Supplier? 'The consolidation of suppliers can be seen as either an opportunity or a threat. In this insight we will calculate what a customer can save by cutting supplier numbers. These savings can be used to build a powerful argument for the customer to place more of their business with you. Selling To Procurement Tidalwave Selling Buying Trends Supplier Concentration Supplier Consolidation Supplier Proliferation MORE >> -
BUYER INSIGHTS | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2012 Can You See Your Deals In 3D? A new framework provides you with a 3D view of even the most complex deal. That means you can maximize your chances of sales success. Suffering From Deal Complexity? Getting to grips with the complexity of modern buying is one of the key challenges facing sales teams at this time. It is key to addressing [.]. Featured How Buyers Buy Top 10 Buying Logic Buying Process Buying Team Selling In 3D The Complex Buying Decision Understanding The Buying Decision MORE >>
- The Cost-Saver Menu BUYER INSIGHTS | THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2013
- Why Only Hard Savings Can Close The Deal BUYER INSIGHTS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2013
- The Cost Of Bad Sales Leadership BUYER INSIGHTS | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2012
- Procurement: The Corporation’s New Bankers! BUYER INSIGHTS | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2012
- What Are Your Buyers KPIs? BUYER INSIGHTS | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2012
- Why Earlier Is Better: Getting Procurement & Suppliers Involved BUYER INSIGHTS | TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2013
- Why Decentralized Buying Is Dead! BUYER INSIGHTS | SUNDAY, JANUARY 13, 2013
- Staple Yourself To Their Order BUYER INSIGHTS | TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2013
- How High Can You Climb To Communicate Your Value? BUYER INSIGHTS | FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2013
- Is The Buyer Struggling Unnecessarily With Your Pitch? BUYER INSIGHTS | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2012
- 8 Trends That Will Rock Your World BUYER INSIGHTS | FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2013
- What ‘Know Your Customer’ Means In 2013 BUYER INSIGHTS | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2013
- Sellers Look Out: It’s Open Season On Sacred Cows! BUYER INSIGHTS | THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2013
- Taking Key Account Reviews Out Of The Dark Ages! BUYER INSIGHTS | THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2013
- 48 Shades Of Grey In Buying BUYER INSIGHTS | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2012
- How Good Procurement Improves The Balance Sheet BUYER INSIGHTS | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2013
- The Beermat Business Case BUYER INSIGHTS | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2013
- Stress Release for Sales People BUYER INSIGHTS | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2012
- Capturing Your Buyer’s Imagination BUYER INSIGHTS | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2012
- Living In The Shadow Of Procurement BUYER INSIGHTS | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2013
- Why CPO’s Get Upset Watching The News BUYER INSIGHTS | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2013
- Globalization Makes Procurement King! BUYER INSIGHTS | FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 2013
- Alignment – Procurement’s Great Balancing Act BUYER INSIGHTS | FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 2013
- Why BANT Is Not Enough! BUYER INSIGHTS | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2013
- When Sales Managers Become Micro-Managers BUYER INSIGHTS | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2012
- So You Think You Know The Customer’s Buying Process? BUYER INSIGHTS | TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2013
- Helping Your Customers To Justify Their Decisions BUYER INSIGHTS | FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2013
- Understanding Buyer Psychology BUYER INSIGHTS | TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2013
- The Most Dangerous False Assumption In Selling! BUYER INSIGHTS | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2012
- The New Universal Super-Buyer BUYER INSIGHTS | MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2012
- Can You Think Like A CEO? BUYER INSIGHTS | TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2013
- Where Have All The Savings Gone? Buyer Leakages As Sales Opportunities BUYER INSIGHTS | WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2013
- Justify With Numbers – Compel With Emotions BUYER INSIGHTS | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2012
- Why Win-Loss Reviews Should Be Written BUYER INSIGHTS | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2012
- It is Time To Re-think Procurement! BUYER INSIGHTS | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2013
- How To Avoid A Supplier Cull? BUYER INSIGHTS | THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2013
- Do You Know Why Procurement Really Matters? BUYER INSIGHTS | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2013
- Time For A New Perspective On Key Account Management (KAM) BUYER INSIGHTS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2013
- Finding Your Hidden Sources Of Value BUYER INSIGHTS | TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2013
- What’s On The Buyer Agenda? Behind The Scenes at Procurecon 2011 BUYER INSIGHTS | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2011
- Don’t Get Squeezed Between Procurement & Finance BUYER INSIGHTS | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2011
- Selling To Busy Buyers: What’s Your Decision Simplification Strategy? BUYER INSIGHTS | WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2013
- Is Relationship Selling Under Attack? BUYER INSIGHTS | MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2013
- The Ultimate Challenger Sale BUYER INSIGHTS | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2013
- How To Open-Source & Crowd-Source Your Selling! BUYER INSIGHTS | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
- Bounded Rationality: Balancing Logic And Emotion In The Sale BUYER INSIGHTS | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2012
- Selling To The Buyer’s Primary Ratio BUYER INSIGHTS | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2012
- Sales Sabotage: When Politics and Internal Divisions Retard Sales BUYER INSIGHTS | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2012
- Sellers Beware: The Procurement Gap BUYER INSIGHTS | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2012
- The Era of Avoiding Procurement Is Over BUYER INSIGHTS | MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2012
- 8 Reasons To Love Procurement BUYER INSIGHTS | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2012
- The New Love Affair Between CEOs and CPOs BUYER INSIGHTS | TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2013
- Is There Pressure On Your Buyer’s Numbers? BUYER INSIGHTS | WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2013
- Are You Using The IKEA Effect To Help Them Buy? BUYER INSIGHTS | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013
- Better Buying Goes Straight To The Bottom Line. BUYER INSIGHTS | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2010
- How To Make Your ROI More Buyer-Friendly BUYER INSIGHTS | FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 2011
- Your Sales Team Should Resemble The United Nations BUYER INSIGHTS | FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 2011
- Sellers: Beware The Maverick Buyer! BUYER INSIGHTS | MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2011
- Buying Nirvana: Why Can’t Buyers & Sellers Work In Harmony? BUYER INSIGHTS | TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011
- How To Avoid Getting Beaten-Up By Buyers BUYER INSIGHTS | SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 2011
- Sellers Beware: Buyers Know What You Are Thinking! BUYER INSIGHTS | THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2011
- How To Make The Category Manager Your Friend BUYER INSIGHTS | SATURDAY, MAY 28, 2011
- Are You ‘Easy Prey’ For Aggressive Buyers? BUYER INSIGHTS | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
- The Supply Chain Top 25 – Lessons From The Leaders BUYER INSIGHTS | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2011
- How To Make The Cost Cutting Buyer Your Ally BUYER INSIGHTS | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2011
- Test Your Knowledge Of The Key Trends In Buying BUYER INSIGHTS | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2013
- Building A Logical Argument For Buying Your Solution BUYER INSIGHTS | SATURDAY, MAY 11, 2013
- Tips On Selling To The Bureaucratic Buyer BUYER INSIGHTS | THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2011
- Behind The Scenes At Procurex – The Buyer Thinktank BUYER INSIGHTS | FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2011
- Prime Minister Lashes Out At ‘Procure-au-crats’ BUYER INSIGHTS | MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2011
- Sellers: Listen To Your Inner Buyer! BUYER INSIGHTS | SUNDAY, MAY 15, 2011
- Public Procurement Is Good For You! BUYER INSIGHTS | SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 2011
- 5 Proposals That Could Stop You Winning More Public Contracts BUYER INSIGHTS | SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 2011
- 5 Proposals That Could Help You Win More EU Public Contracts BUYER INSIGHTS | MONDAY, JULY 18, 2011
- 10 Ways To Make Public Procurement Easier BUYER INSIGHTS | MONDAY, JULY 18, 2011
- Fortress Buying – Why Won’t Buyers Let You In? BUYER INSIGHTS | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2011
- Do You Know The Buyer’s ‘Should-Cost’ Estimate? BUYER INSIGHTS | TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2012
- The New Buyer Obsession: Benefits Realization BUYER INSIGHTS | TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2012
- Sellers: How To Avoid Getting Shown The Red Card BUYER INSIGHTS | TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2012
- Contract Compliance – Implications For Sellers BUYER INSIGHTS | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2012
- Buyers From Hell! What Your Worst Customers Can Teach You BUYER INSIGHTS | FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2012
- To Sell More – Empathize More! BUYER INSIGHTS | FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2012
- TidalWave SELLING – Due in Quarter 1, 2013 BUYER INSIGHTS | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2012
- It Is Time To Play By The Buyer’s Rules BUYER INSIGHTS | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2012
- How Long Before Consumers Start Buying Like Corporations? BUYER INSIGHTS | TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2012
- What ‘How You Buy’ Reveals About Modern Buying BUYER INSIGHTS | THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2012
- Sellers: Don’t Get Caught Offside! BUYER INSIGHTS | MONDAY, JUNE 4, 2012
- A Portrait Of The Modern Buyer BUYER INSIGHTS | FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2012
- Procurement – The Organizational Chameleon BUYER INSIGHTS | FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2012
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