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Winning Over Buying Groups: How to Sell to Multiple B2B Decision Makers

Brooks Group

Since 2010, the average buying group has grown from three to four decision makers to six to 10 according to research by Gartner. Theres a greater need for consensus-building and for value propositions that speak to a wider range of roles. Heres a breakdown of a typical B2B buying committee and communication strategies.

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Context and curiosity drive commerciality and pricing

Red Star Kim

We communicate differently with procurement professionals than other decision-makers and users of professional services. To keep things balanced, Ronald J Baker (US accountant) wrote “Implementing value pricing – a radical model for professional firms” in 2010. Often, pricing becomes the focus of these negotiations.

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Book review: Sales Mind – 48 tools to help you sell by Helen Kensett

Red Star Kim

They are organised into sections: The seller mind shift To see To think: Synthesising your sell To think: Communicating your sell To improve Closing the sale Selling skills The author considers the difference between using our innate natural selling skills compared to learned techniques. How it is better than competitors?

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Why are questions so important? (Questioning skills)

Red Star Kim

Two big guns of communication – face-time and reframing (kimtasso.com) Redefining and reframing a problem is often a step in problem-solving methods. These questions address the components of a value proposition (valuable, differentiated and substantiated). – Kim Tasso March 2010 How do you close a sale?

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Selling challenges in professional services: Sales processes and skills

Red Star Kim

Digital environment – Where people buy people, the challenge of forging strong personal relationships becomes more acute when most communications are managed through digital channels. A challenging role requiring deep insight into potential clients and value propositions as well as a great deal of confidence.

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Which Type of Sales Job Is Right for You?

Hubspot Sales

Since 2010, the number of businesses bringing on board SDRs with less than one year of experience has increased four times. The typical SDR role requires excellent written and verbal communication skills. You'll likely report to the VP of Sales, and communicate executive directives to the rest of the sales organization.

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Private client management and marketing: Business plans, recruitment, assessments and automation (Nov 2023)

Red Star Kim

We talked about the importance of employer brands too ( Employer Value Proposition – EVP – at DAC Beachcroft is described in this post PM Conference Report 2022: Strategy implementation (kimtasso.com) ). EQ covers a lot of the important abilities people need to support good communications and relationships.