sales strategy
Want to Get Good at Change Management? Think Like Sir Isaac Newton
We’ve all been here before. Whether we’re the CEO moving the company in a new direction, a CRO introducing new products or sales methodologies, an IT Director launching a new SaaS solution, a PM shepherding a project through the corporate gauntlet, or even simply an analyst trying to get others to recognize and act upon what we’ve discovered, we’re all trying to create change in our organizations.
What Did The Customer Learn As A Result Of Our Meeting?
Usually, after a sales call, we ask ourselves, “Did I accomplish my objectives?” (That is if you assess yourself after the sales call.) It’s a critical question, we need to be purposeful and focused in each of our meetings with the customer.
Behind the Scenes with Tamara Schenk, Sales Enablement Book Co-Author
Perhaps more than anyone else in the world, Tamara Schenk knows sales enablement. She has been conducting research and publishing studies and research-based blog posts on the topic with CSO Insights for many years and is the top expert to consult when you want hard data and deep insights.
On Differentiation
Differentiation is critical in helping customers select our solution over the alternatives. As important as it is, most sales people do a terrible job at differentiation.
Here's how to compete with the 800 pound gorilla in your industry
More than seventy percent of buyers wait until after they have fully defined their needs before contacting a salesperson to discuss a product or service. That finding, from CSO Insight’s new white paper, The Growing Buyer-Seller Gap, underscores the growing trend we all know and most of us hate:
What exactly is a value proposition?
Everybody knows you need a good value proposition in order to sell effectively. But does anyone know exactly what a value proposition is? If you ask 100 sales professionals, you’ll likely get 100 different definitions, some more useful than others.
