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Selling to the CFO: 7 Tips to Inspire Confidence in Your Solution
Feb 2, 2016
3 mins

One of the greatest advantages in selling is the ability to understand how CFOs (a typical approver) think. That’s particularly true if you’re selling a technology solution. Why? Tech sales generally represent large investments, and the job of any CFO is to make sure that any major expenditure will yield measurable results and a good ROI. As the steward of money within the company, CFOs wants to make smart investments. Your job as a seller is to provide proof of value. Although you might be extremely personable, likeable, and engaging, it’s important to realize that the typical personality of CFOs is not built to make decisions based on whether or not they like you.

Jan 26, 2016
3 mins

In today’s economy, having a compelling business value proposition and being able to deliver against that promise is not a "nice to have," it’s the price of admission. Companies today constantly vie for business decision makers’ attention and the opportunity to sell their product or solution.

How to Prevent Prospect Objections
Jan 19, 2016
3 mins

Every sales rep dreads hearing prospect objections. From “Your price is too high,” to “Call me again in three months when I get my budget back,” it can sometimes seem like all prospects want to do is find reasons not to buy from you. This is a frustrating situation for reps, especially when they feel, as the best do, that their product or solution could actually help the prospect and improve his or her business. So what’s the disconnect? If your offering can actually make life easier for this prospect, why is she spending so much time finding reasons to reject it?

How to Create a Compelling Value Proposition
Jan 5, 2016
3 mins

How well can you describe your offering's value to different market segments? This is critical to any successful business strategy. Unfortunately, many B2B sales and marketing professionals communicate value in broad, generic terms, or fail to customize their language to appeal to different market segments.

3 Fundamental Drivers of Marketing Excellence
Dec 29, 2015
4 mins

In most competitive endeavors, fundamentals are what we must first learn and master in order to perform well. They provide us with confidence in setting basic direction and a stable foundation when the going gets rough. In marketing, sound fundamentals help set strategic direction, guide tactical plans and provide benchmarks for determining execution and performance.

Nov 11, 2015
3 mins

When building relationships with buyers, it’s important to choose your words carefully. We’re not just referring to small talk or the language of negotiation. We’re talking about the specific words you use to describe your offering and what differentiates it. A lot of sellers and marketers make the mistake of using what we call “ity” words when attempting to convey the value of their offering. For example:

The Hidden Advantage of Selling with a Business Case
Oct 13, 2015
3 mins

Closing a deal with a long and/or complex sales cycle can take a great deal of time and effort. However, it should always include a persuasive, value-focused business case. Why? Because a comprehensive business case provides your customers with the financial logic of investing in your solution.

Where’s the Value in Your Value Proposition?
Sep 23, 2015
3 mins

Great value propositions are essential if you want to prospect effectively and win more customers. Despite this, we’ve found that these propositions can be tricky for both marketers and sellers alike. Often they simply aren’t sure what their value proposition is. This is common at companies that sell complex products and/or have multiple product lines/business units. Such companies could have hundreds of different propositions aimed at their different market segments. In other cases, marketing and sales teams don’t know their value propositions because their companies have never embarked on the proper process to formulate them.

When and How to Respond to a B2B RFP
Sep 1, 2015
3 mins

An RFP lands in your inbox. It’s from a company you would love to do business with. Your pipeline for the next two quarters isn’t as strong as it could be, and several of your biggest opportunities seem to be stuck in the dreaded “no decision” limbo.

Aug 26, 2015
3 mins

If you want to increase your average deal size, the best thing you can do is learn to sell based on value. That’s because a value-based selling approach helps you justify your price and expand cross-selling and upselling opportunities. Here’s how it works.

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