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Inc Magazine Gets it Wrong on Consultative Selling

Understanding the Sales Force

They are the ones that appear to be smartasses because they are making the claims and recommendations without benefit of having had a meaningful conversation with their prospects. James is guilty of one of the most common misunderstanding in all of sales - that consultative selling requires salespeople to act like a consultant.

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The Ultimate Guide to Consultative Selling for Digital Agencies

BuzzBoard

This is where the power of consultative selling comes in. This guide explores the key principles and process of consultative selling, equipping digital marketing agencies with the knowledge and frameworks to have more meaningful, value-driven conversations with clients. What Is Consultative Selling?

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Apple iPad vs. Microsoft Surface… But I’m #3! Can I Still Win?

The Sales Hunter

Salespeople are quick to say how they could be more successful if they only had great advertising supporting them. Cry all you want, but using advertising as a reason for your success or failure does not make you a great salesperson. Let the big boys advertise all they want. It makes you an order taker. Just the opposite!

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How to Find and Cultivate Prospects That Fit Your Business

Anthony Cole Training

Today, our customers are bombarded with sales, marketing, and advertising pitches from companies all hoping to win their business. They’re overwhelmed, or, in most cases, they simply tune us out.

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Full-Funnel Marketing: Is it Advertising or Marketing? The Challenge of Creating Awareness in a Noisy World.

The Sales Hunter

Is it advertising that’s needed to create customers or is it marketing? Does it matter? Matt Heinz and his team at Heinz Marketing have put together a great book on the subject, and you can get an electronic copy of Full Funnel Marketing for free! I’ve known Matt for several years and I am a big fan […].

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Permission-Based Selling: What It Is & Why It's Valuable

Hubspot Sales

It lets a company interact with a prospect more pointedly — foregoing more indirect communication and interest-building in favor of straight-up sales engagement. If a sales rep has a permissive in with a prospect, then their call, email, or engagement is much more welcome than it would be otherwise.

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What We Can Learn from Groupon

The Sales Hunter

These sites were to disrupt the way people advertise and were seen as catalysts for giving control of pricing to the consumer. Groupon and dozens of other coupon sites, including LivingSocial, were all the rage just a short time ago. Gee, something happened on the way to the prom.

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