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When is it time to sell?
Friday, 4 Jun, 2010
When is it time to sell?

Sellers assume that when they make a prospecting connection and notice a ‘need’ that aligns with their solution, it’s time to sell. For some reason, a ‘need’ has been equivalent to an action call – …

Lead Gen isn’t enough
Friday, 26 Mar, 2010
Lead Gen isn’t enough

Do you spend a lot of time collecting names that might be prospects?
Do you spend a lot of money learning how to follow prospects on line, so you can guess where they are in the decision …

Prospects Aren’t Really Prospects
Monday, 1 Feb, 2010
Prospects Aren’t Really Prospects

Sales has a goal: find a prospect with a need and sell a solution. You can call it anything you want, use all of the fancy terms about serving your client, be a Trusted Advisor or …

What do Sellers Need to Understand – and When?
Monday, 19 Oct, 2009
What do Sellers Need to Understand – and When?

As a sales professional, you learn early on that your need to ‘understand’ a buyer. But what, exactly, do you need to understand?
On the sales end of the equation, you NEED to understand the prospect’s situation to make …

Buyers Don’t Buy Because You Sell Well
Friday, 18 Sep, 2009
Buyers Don’t Buy Because You Sell Well

Buyers buy when they want to resolve a business problem.
Buyers buy when all of the members of their decision team – all of the members – agree that it’s time to resolve a problem.
Buyers buy …

Buying Decisions: What Happens Behind-The-Scenes
Monday, 14 Sep, 2009
Buying Decisions: What Happens Behind-The-Scenes

For some reason, it’s very difficult for sales people to think beyond ‘need’ and ’solution:’  We tend to think that because the buyer’s need matches our solution, and because we’re professionals who ‘care,’  the only thing …