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Improve Close Rates with a More Personal, Differentiated Sales Conversation That Stops Sales Drops

Marketing Insider Group

I learned that the firm: Experiences 12 to 18-month sales cycle on enterprise accounts with most efforts leading to RFP automatically reducing margin growth. I see how they provide end-to-end consulting and implementation solutions that link Innovation Management, Supply Chain Management, and Logistics Management, as well as the core ERP.

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Tactical video for technology sales and marketing

Biznology

Tactical videos have specific objectives: establish a value proposition in the prospect’s mind, put across a memorable product differentiator, describe a new use case. by content marketing consultant Rebecca Smith of Heinz Marketing. And, of course, video can provide convincing evidence for assertions made in an RFP.

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Five ways business buying is changing: Ignore these at your peril

Biznology

Christine Crandell brought this to my attention recently, with examples like Marriott embracing the UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals 2030 as a source of competitive differentiation, and how event planners are routinely making venue carbon footprints and greenhouse gas emissions an evaluating criterion in property selection.

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How Your B2B Content Programs Can Better Support ABM Throughout The Complete Buyer’s Journey

PathFactory

This “free consulting” content allows prospects to take free education, invite sales to the bidding process (along with your competition) and use the content to tell your competitors what they are looking for. Teach for differentiation — Sharing articles, whitepapers, and case studies isn’t sufficient.

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Q&A With Dave Stein and Steve Andersen

ViewPoint

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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5 Megatrends that Have Redefined Selling - Insights from a Sales Rock Star

Sales Engine

As you may know, Neil is regarded by many as the father of Consultative Selling and the author of many books, including SPIN Selling, the 1988 New York Times Best Seller than many of us B2B “Sales Lifers” grew up with as our template for success. In Neil’s words “How you sell it is more important than what you sell”.

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Account-Based Customer Marketing – How to Stop the Sales Drop with Stronger Existing Customer Growth

Marketing Insider Group

Our clients’ profiles talked about how 50% of 3PLs under-leverage the warehouse, distribution center, and transportation as they focus on costs rather than growth (a key differentiator). Sephora was treating its tech implementation consultants like the manufacturers’ line workers: reacting, not proactively strategizing.