Consulting Success

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

80% of B2B leads from social media come from LinkedIn. Imagine LinkedIn as a bustling marketplace, where consultants and clients navigate a labyrinth of profiles, posts, and messages. For consultants looking to grow, this digital landscape is full of potential. However, LinkedIn is also brimming with noise. How do you cut through it all to.

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Consulting Success

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Ever since the start of the pandemic, an increasing number of B2B buyers have shifted online to find, hire, and work with external consultants. Can consultants use consulting marketplaces to find new clients and opportunities? Many consulting marketplaces have emerged as a way to connect buyers and consultants.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

One of the simplest distinctions in sales is that between B2C, which stands for business-to-customer, and B2B, which stands for business-to-business. Alternatively, B2B sales happen when one business sells its products or services to another business. B2C and B2B sales are very different processes, requiring different strategies.

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Henry DeVries

MAY 30, 2023

Learn the biggest digital marketing blunders B2B organizations make, and tips on what to do instead.

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Consulting Success

APRIL 5, 2021

This is one of the things that Shiv Narayanan learned on his way to generating $2 million in consulting revenue for his B2B SaaS startup. Saying no to revenue is the hardest thing to do, but sometimes you have to do it in order to build a more sustainable business. The founder and CEO of.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Outbound B2B sales are becoming less and less effective. Meanwhile, 84% of B2B buyers are now starting the purchasing process with a referral, and peer recommendations are influencing more than 90% of all B2B buying decisions. First, three out of four B2B buyers rely on social media to engage with peers about buying decisions.

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Consulting Success

OCTOBER 20, 2019

In this episode, host Michael Zipursky interviews Nigel Green, a sales strategy advisor for B2B companies about how he got into the world of sales and strategy. The more that you can think of new creative ways to do business, the less likely you are to be exposed to volatility. Nigel started out as a.

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David A Fields

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

A question I was asked: Is this target definition too vague for my Fishing Line: “Vice presidents of product management or product marketing in B2B organizations that sell complex products and services to risk averse industries.” What is your answer to this consultant? Do you think his target is too vague?

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 16, 2024

How to Sell in Challenging Times: B2B Strategies for Success We know from sales leadership simulation assessment data that selling B2B solutions in challenging times requires more than sales perseverance it demands a shift in sales strategy, sales mindset , and sales communication. Is your sales team ready to meet the challenge?

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Consulting Success

OCTOBER 20, 2019

In this episode, host Michael Zipursky interviews Nigel Green, a sales strategy advisor for B2B companies and the CEO of StoryBrand, about how he got into the world of sales and strategy. The more that you can think of new creative ways to do business, the less likely you are to be exposed to volatility.

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Consulting Success

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

As a business consultant who specializes in B2B SaaS, it’s safe to say that I’m obsessed with technology. When I first learned that tools like these existed, I couldn’t get enough. I tried every cloud-based app I could find, from project management tools to productivity trackers to communication apps. It was amazing to see how.

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Consulting Matters

AUGUST 26, 2021

The Difference Between B2B and B2C Business Models. On the other hand, coaches are focused on the leaders themselves and helping them improve their personal and leadership effectiveness. A coach helps individual leaders develop clarity on what they need to focus on and create action plans to achieve those goals. So, are you a.

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1 to 1

MAY 6, 2014

A few years ago while attending Dreamforce, I had a few meetings with executives from marketing automation companies who shared different approaches to engaging with B2B customers and prospects. These included tools aimed at gathering and acting on social information that might generated by a target customer or an active account (e.g.

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Consulting Matters

AUGUST 12, 2020

I also want to talk about the difference between B2C offers and B2B offers. Meaning a B2B business is a business that's positioned to help an organization. There's the low and the high-ticket offer, but there's a big difference as it relates to the monetization path, as it relates to a B2B or B2C business.

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1 to 1

MARCH 28, 2013

It disappoints me when customer experience professionals at B2B companies won't even consider CX practices from business-to-consumer companies.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 16, 2023

Research shows they prefer interactions that fuel their psychological needs — even if they require more time or cost more money.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 7, 2018

Like this manufacturer, many business-to-business (B2B) companies have a major opportunity to improve their standing on price. This runs counter to the norm at many B2B sales organizations, which give little or no formal training on price realization. We gathered their self-rating of 42 pricing capabilities and outcomes.

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Seth Godin Blog

MARCH 29, 2024

Questions people ask themselves when looking at a web page aimed at businesses (B2B). They are rhetorical, but should give you a place to begin: Is it my job to deal with this? Who sent me here? Will this advance my project? Will it help me get ahead if I take action? If I ignore this, will I fall behind? What are the promises being made?

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

How one company created a “universal commercial engine” to replace both divisions.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

But B2B companies often are disappointed with their results. Early user programs are critical to the success of products. The problem is the way they are designed and implemented. This article provides a process that can make a big difference in helping companies do a better job of choosing early users and harvesting valuable information.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 7, 2017

A similar sequence has happened with B2B buying. By 2012, our research shows, nearly 60% of a typical B2B purchasing decision — researching solutions, ranking options, benchmarking pricing, and so on — was happening before the buyer even had a conversation with a supplier. Related Video. The 8 Types of Salespeople.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 11, 2023

Shifting mindsets create new risks — and new opportunities.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 21, 2023

Let user-generated insights lead the way.

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Strategy+Business

AUGUST 21, 2018

Salesforce.com strategist Peter Schwartz argues that the lines between B2B and B2C are forever blurred, and now every company competes in the business-to-individual sphere, where the products and services it offers are tailored to every one of its customers.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 26, 2024

The authors’ research finds that the market-share profitability relationship has become weaker for firms that favor investment in value creation over value appropriation and for firms operating in B2B markets. In both cases, digital helps smaller firms catch up with larger rivals.

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The B2B Sales Hunters vs Farmers Sales Model The role of B2B sales hunter vs sales farmer has been discussed in business sales training workshops for decades. Typically, B2B sales hunters focus on new customer acquisition while B2B sales farmers are responsible for nurturing and growing current accounts.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 6, 2024

Specifically, both B2C and B2B companies who view branding and advertising as a top two growth strategy are twice as likely to see revenue growth of 5% or more than those that don’t (67% to 33%). Companies that make the decision to put marketing at the core of their growth strategy outperform the competition, according to McKinsey research.

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LSA Global

APRIL 26, 2023

Top B2B Sellers How do top B2B sellers do it? Winning Bigger Deals The fundamental answer to the success of top B2B sellers is not that they work harder; it’s that they work smarter. In a nutshell, they make it easier for customers to make complex B2B buying decisions. Is there a secret sauce?

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 24, 2022

Buyers expect the same level of service and flexibility as when they shop in their personal lives.

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Henry DeVries

JANUARY 26, 2021

Customers who relied on salespeople to share information now have it at their fingertips through the internet. What was once a differentiator for companies has now become a commodity.

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