B2B sales people are closing less than half of the deals they forecast and firms are relying on renewals from existing accounts to make up average of 70 per cent of revenues, according to a survey from Miller Heiman Group. The Chicago-based training firm’s CSO Insights team recently released its annual report, Selling in a […]
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The business case for collaboration between PR and B2B sales teams
If you aren’t including public relations activities in your overall, B2B sales, marketing and business goals, you will have a difficult time seeing success. Many view PR as simply “public relations” that works in its own silo, but it is much more. It’s the key to getting your B2B’s brand image and messaging out the […]
B2B buyer surveys reveal most decision makers see sales as untrustworthy and unhelpful
Only 36 per cent of B2B software buyers say vendors live up to the promises they make about their products and services, according to a research study where the vast majority of firms claimed to be open about any limitations their offerings may have. The 2018 B2B Buying Disconnect report is based on a survey […]
OKRs: How the right objectives and key results process can help sales teams soar in 2018
At one point or another, you may have heard the saying, “Routine sets you free.” That principle holds true in the business world and can be applied to corporate goal setting, too. With a powerful, routine-oriented goal setting framework like OKRs (Objectives and Key Results), your organization can fall into a pattern of setting, tracking, […]
How design thinking can help sales teams: Advice from the authors of ‘Naked Sales’
We in design haven’t been very good to sales for some time now. Over the last few years the leading methodology for innovation, design thinking, has changed the way people manage daily communications (mobile devices and applications), access health care (medical devices and care practices), travel (autonomous driving) and manage their lives at home (via […]