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Q&A With Dave Stein and Steve Andersen

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PMI), an industry-leading sales best practices consulting firm, and Dave is the founder of the independent advisory firm ES Research Group, Inc. We talk about how to build credibility, how to earn trust, and how to engage with a customer before there’s an RFP or a deal on the table.

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Three “Lies” That Plague B2B Businesses Today (Part Two of Three)

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It’s like responding to the RFP that you haven’t written. And, sitting around waiting for a buyer to decide to reach out to you is not an effective strategy. But when they do that, they minimize their ability to shift the customer’s thinking, to get them to consider different points of view, to create differentiated value.

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CMOs: Wield Powers of Influence to Gain a Seat at the Executive Table

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According to Aberdeen , 40% of the sales-forecasted pipeline among Best-in-Class companies is generated by marketing, compared with 22% among Industry Average firms and 13% within Laggard companies. Moreover, Best-in-Class companies report a 31.6% average year-over-year growth in corporate revenue, versus 18.7% decline among Laggards.