Win with Powerful B2B Sales Moments: Two Differences Between Value Propositions and Value Calculators
Arms races confront us like never before. Literal arms races: Korea, the US, Russia, China and the Middle East. Economic arms races: tariffs, investment bans and restrictive trade policies. Media arms races: Twitter, Facebook, streaming services and network television. And commercial…
How to Use Value Propositions Early in the Sales Cycle: Flexible Case Studies Drive More Qualified B2B Sales Opportunities
Understanding Sales Challenges, Richardson’s recently compiled survey, identified the top 3 concerns among seller executives: (1) Competing against a low cost provider, (2) Combatting the status quo and (3) Knowledge about how to team sell effectively. These concerns are consistent…
What Are You Doing to Enable B2B Sales in 2018? Align Your Value Proposition with Your Sales Initiatives
What percent of your B2B sales force made quota in 2017? A CSO Insights survey suggests that 57% is the average. This means that 43% didn’t meet goal. Getting better performance out of the middle 80% of the sales force…
Is Your Commercial Team Self-centered or Customer-centered? Value Propositions Focus Conversations on the Audience that Matters
Is our B2B commercial team self-centered? Or is it customer-centered? This obvious question for any C-suite is rarely asked in public and even more rarely answered. For any self-respecting business leader, there is only one satisfactory answer. Frequently, the honest…
A Seller’s Guide to Digital Transformation: Themes from the CEB, Now Gartner Conference
I spent last week in beautiful Las Vegas, where LeveragePoint sponsored the CEB, Now Gartner’s Sales and Marketing Summit. I met so many great people, and listened to incredible thought leaders share their expertise on the past, present, and future…