DemandFarm

AUGUST 8, 2024

Stakeholder mapping isn’t just another box to check off on your project management to-do list—it’s your secret weapon for project success. By utilizing a stakeholder mapping template as the first step, you can effectively manage stakeholders and confidently communicate with them to move your new project forward.

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Strategic Account Management Association

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

This article discusses what you, as a supplier, can do mid-contract to make your upcoming negotiations more successful. There are a number of ways to manage expectations throughout the negotiation and project, but two of the simplest will never fail: Work to understand the client’s decision-making process.

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CMOE

OCTOBER 13, 2022

A key component of being a good manager is being able to effectively communicate with leaders and key stakeholders. Whether it is a structured presentation or a more casual conversation, being able to “talk the talk” is crucial to letting leadership know how hard your team has been working and the challenges you are facing.

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Red Star Kim

MARCH 1, 2024

At the recent Training – PM Forum on “ Buy-in, engagement and stakeholder management ” workshop we welcomed executive and manager delegates from legal and accountancy firms as well as a delegate from Poland. Persuasion can be used to spur someone to action or to make a decision without actually earning their sincere buy-in.

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Stakeholders Decision-making Emotional Intelligence Communication 130

Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 12, 2020

As a B2B sales pro or account executive, you know how important it is to make a good first impression with a potential client. However, in today’s competitive business environment when buyers are experiencing Zoom fatigue and information overload, making a good first impression and standing out from the competition is no easy feat.

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Decision-making Media B2B Onboarding 110

Upland

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Guided selling is a modern sales approach that combines technology, data analytics, and personalized interactions to assist customers in making well-informed purchasing decisions. This enables them to work faster, engage buyers more effectively, and make better decisions.

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Brooks Group

AUGUST 22, 2024

Understanding each style is key to understanding the decision-making behavior of a prospect. Taking a personality assessment like DISC allows sales professionals to understand their own behavior style and helps them present information in a way the customer is most receptive to. These types of customers tend to be analytical.

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Emotional Intelligence Decision-making Sales Communication 96

Brooks Group

APRIL 9, 2024

Bigger deals usually mean bigger committees, which present unique challenges compared to selling to an individual decision maker or even a small group. Lack of clear authority, conflicting priorities, and the logistics of keeping 7, 10, or 12 people in the loop make the B2B buying process an increasingly tough sale.

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Value Proposition Procurement Decision-making Stakeholders 107

Sales Gravy

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The staffing industry presents unique challenges, as selling intangible services such as staffing solutions requires resilience and the ability to manage client skepticism. Cold calling and consistent outreach are crucial strategies for success in sales, helping to gather information about decision-makers and open doors to larger deals.

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Leadership Prioritization Sales Stakeholders 77

Red Star Kim

DECEMBER 18, 2023

However, top-down analysis and decision-making ensures that the various units are working towards the firm’s goals (a “one-firm approach”) and making tough choices between competing interests. And where people have developed their own strategy they are more likely to work towards its successful implementation.

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Marketing Strategic Thinking Artificial Intelligence Stakeholders 130

CMOE

OCTOBER 21, 2024

This blueprint may include a set of principles and practices to help key stakeholders make the best-informed decisions that will elevate the value of their organization. These are the kinds of perspectives a business strategy contributes to the value creation process for stakeholders.

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Nutshell

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Navigating the complexities of B2B sales, especially with high-value enterprise deals and multiple stakeholders, can be challenging. The sales process focuses on identifying key decision-makers and understanding their needs, then creating strategies to effectively address those needs.

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Quip

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Companies are placing special importance on sales teams’ operational efficiency, data-driven decision-making, and collaboration. Information is laddered up through the ranks – reports are pulled, presentations created, and analysis delivered – all in the name of transparency and visibility. Why is this a problem?

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Mike Kunkle

APRIL 8, 2023

This fuller qualification prevents sellers from chasing down rabbit holes and wasting time on deals that aren’t going anywhere – or at least not at the present time – and ensures that you have a reasonable chance to win the business. To start, assess the Buyer Type for each stakeholder. Here’s what I mean.

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B2B Decision-making Sales Stakeholders 243

Flevy

MAY 23, 2023

Decision Making is critical for every business. Military strategists apply their training and experience to devise battle plans and make quick decisions aimed at achieving specific objectives. It’s a tool that military forces use to plan and execute strategic decisions. Enables prompt, objective decisions.

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Decision-making Energy and Utilities e-Learning Digital Transformation 98

Flevy

JUNE 21, 2024

It is crucial across various industries for collaborating with stakeholders to resolve business issues, particularly as organizations worldwide increasingly embrace Digitization. You can download an editable PowerPoint presentation on Heptalysis here on the Flevy documents marketplace. Do You Find Value in This Framework?

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Account Manager Tips

JUNE 29, 2021

Build relationships with decision-makers and expand your network. Create contact plans to keep in touch with key stakeholders in your company and your client's. Do you make the first move and present a compelling proposal that positions you as the partner of choice? Be transparent and accountable for purchasing decisions.

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Sales Gravy

AUGUST 24, 2023

Some of their questions include: standing out in a final round interview process, targeting and selling into larger accounts, losing to a competitor, and ways to contact hard-to-reach stakeholders on LinkedIn. To leave a lasting impression during a presentation in your final round of interviews, use a strategic approach.

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Stakeholders Sales Decision-making Small Business 84

DemandFarm

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

But true success in sales, like in football, demands a deeper strategy, including understanding the buyer team dynamics, connecting with multiple stakeholders, reading the field, and adapting your playbook to the ever-changing market conditions. Your inside coach can also assist you in finding and connecting with key decision-makers.

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B2B Stakeholders Decision-making Organization 52

Upland

MARCH 23, 2023

Who makes the final decision? This can result in problems like not knowing where to invest in inventory, human capital, and derail crucial decision-making. This makes more accurate sales forecasts a possibility while cutting back on sandbagging. These usually include: What’s the latest update?

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 2, 2021

According to Gartner , a 2020 sales trend was that salespeople had to convince multiple stakeholders and evaluators at a company to buy their product. Most critical, though, is that each stakeholder has a different level of power within their organization. Below we’ll explain how to qualify different sales stakeholders.

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PandaDoc

OCTOBER 4, 2019

If you can’t clearly communicate your value proposition through a well-written and well-delivered presentation, you’re never going to land the sale. That’s why they invest in improving their proposal development and presentation skills in order to avoid the common mistakes too many sellers fall victim to. It’s how you say it.

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Red Star Kim

AUGUST 1, 2023

Find ways to make their lives easier and better. They can make it a firm priority to produce M&BD plans. Plan by stealth – Describe planning as something different: Goal-setting, decision-making, prioritising, making strategic choices, directing, choosing, focusing. Make it data-driven. Avoid templates.

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DemandFarm

OCTOBER 23, 2024

This process involves multiple product demonstrations, engaging with IT, procurement, and finance stakeholders, and significant customization to meet the client’s needs. Compared to small or mid-sized business (SMB) sales, enterprise sales typically entail a longer decision-making process, more resources, and more stakeholders.

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Mike Kunkle

AUGUST 30, 2023

They must show that they can make an impact with enablement and move the needle on the metrics that matter most. But there is much an enabler can do to lead the change projects, garner the support needed, and continue to nudge, push, cajole, and lead the way to making a business impact.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 5, 2022

The flowchart uses yes or no scenarios to illustrate how your team should respond to your prospect's decisions and actions during each stage of your business' sales process. Setting goals for your sales team can keep your sales process focused, improve your sales strategy, and make your business more efficient. B2B Sales Process Steps.

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B2B Sales Stakeholders Decision-making 102

Flevy

MARCH 19, 2024

Ohmae’s 3C Model (Strategic Triangle) has its applications in Strategic Planning, Market Analysis , and guiding Decision-making processes. The 3C Model makes a case for the executives to carefully comprehend 3 core elements before devising their strategy. products, services, technology, organizational culture, and so on).

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Shareholders Decision-making Digital Transformation Manufacturing 52

ProlifIQ

MAY 17, 2024

Different health care systems, hospitals, and regional players in the space make understanding the different nuances and connections between people and businesses a challenge. Can team members easily understand the various roles stakeholders have when they look into an account?

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Key Account Management Account Management Management Procurement 52

ProlifIQ

MAY 17, 2024

Different health care systems, hospitals, and regional players in the space make understanding the different nuances and connections between people and businesses a challenge. Can team members easily understand the various roles stakeholders have when they look into an account?

Key Account Management 52

Key Account Management Account Management Management Procurement 52

DemandFarm

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

But true success in sales, like in football, demands a deeper strategy, including understanding the buyer team dynamics, connecting with multiple stakeholders, reading the field, and adapting your playbook to the ever-changing market conditions. Your inside coach can also assist you in finding and connecting with key decision-makers.

B2B 40

B2B Stakeholders Decision-making Organization 40

Mike Kunkle

APRIL 8, 2023

This fuller qualification prevents sellers from chasing down rabbit holes and wasting time on deals that aren’t going anywhere – or at least not at the present time – and ensures that you have a reasonable chance to win the business. To start, assess the Buyer Type for each stakeholder. Here’s what I mean.

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B2B Decision-making Sales Stakeholders 130

Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Enterprise sales also involve multiple stakeholders, and the salesperson is typically in conversation with numerous people before deals are closed. Overall, a complex sale is marked by three key elements: higher perceived risk resulting from higher price points, a longer sales cycle (6+ months), and multiple stakeholders.

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Envisio

JUNE 28, 2023

It’s a platform that delivers a structured and scheduled set of reports designed for specific stakeholders that allows the organization to track performance , identify trends, analyze data, and align performance to overall goals. Better availability of information reduces uncertainty and lets managers make decisions based on reliable data.

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Nutshell

AUGUST 28, 2023

This data-driven approach helps you identify bottlenecks, refine strategies, and make informed decisions that create continuous improvement. Qualifying The qualifying stage marks the first time your reps make direct contact with a lead. DOWNLOAD THE FREE LIST 2. ‍ Whitney Sales Founder of The Sales Method 3.

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AchieveIt

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

You’re making a cross-country road trip from Atlanta to Los Angeles. Your quarterly strategy review (QSR) is just like that check-in you’d make in your hotel room. They identify areas for improvement and make necessary adjustments to the strategic plan. This is your strategic plan. Use your QSR to look at leading metrics.

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AchieveIt

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Communicating your strategy’s performance to external stakeholders is crucial for organizations that operate in the public sphere, like government bodies, nonprofit organizations, and public health establishments. This ensures that the stakeholders, much like a driver, receive the key insights that are relevant or important to them.

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Stakeholders Government Decision-making Organization 52

Arpedio

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Whether you’re a seasoned sales professional or a burgeoning entrepreneur, the effectiveness of your sales approach can make or break your company’s growth trajectory. This key decision-maker has the authority to approve the purchase and allocate resources accordingly.

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