Problems selling a banking solution and what needs to change.

Marketing automation people are techies who just love the idea of extracting data with wizzy technology. But they are not sales people. As a result, there are some ‘features and functions‘  missing. Like, how to close sales.
The glaring issue is the concentration on the top of the funnel vs. the bottom of the funnel. The sales industry [...]

1. Starting the sales process by attempting to get an appointment.
I know that Dale Carnegie told you to meet face-to-face. But what else are you doing that was initiated in 1937? Oh. That’s right. The typical sales model of focusing on solution placement.
Buyers only buy when their entire Buying Decision Team is on board and [...]

When I hear sellers say, “He’s just the influencer, not the decision maker,” I get curious. What’s the difference?
If you consider the tech manager an influencer, but the solution won’t be purchased if s/he says ‘no’, this person is a decision maker.
If you don’t consider the gatekeeper at all, and s/he won’t let you in, [...]

When you call a prospect and hear “We’re fine, thanks,” are they really fine? And how do you know?
Here are the possibilities:
1. they are not fine, but don’t know you and don’t want to speak with you but may be speaking with other vendors to seek change;
2. they are fine;

I have a couple of annoyances. There are phrases popping up that sound kinda cool, but are…