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84% of B2B Sales Start with a Referral — Not a Salesperson

Harvard Business

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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Win Over Value Buyers and Key Mistakes to Avoid

LSA Global

Sales leaders understand that these potentially high-value customers are looking for more than descriptions of product and service benefits. 3 Ways to Win Over Value Buyers Value buyers want sellers who have solutions to help them achieve key goals, not just products.

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Are Sales Incentives Becoming Obsolete?

Harvard Business

To motivate, manage, and reward B2B salespeople, many companies use sales incentive plans that link large commissions or bonuses to individual results metrics, such as territory quota achievement. For simple product purchases such as office supplies, many buyers are self-sufficient. Shifting the pay mix more toward salary.

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4 Ways to Improve Your Content Marketing

Harvard Business

With online technologies and targeted lists, this should be a cost-effective tool for separating the suspects from the prospects, accelerating customer conversion through the sales funnel, and, equally important, optimizing “data-driven marketing” by tying each piece of content to metrics like opens, reads, downloads, and so on.

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How to Win Over Value Buyers + Key Mistakes to Avoid

LSA Global

Sales leaders understand that these potentially high-value ideal target customers are looking for more than descriptions of product and service benefits. 3 Ways to Win Over Value Buyers Value buyers want sellers who have solutions to help them achieve key goals, not just products.

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It’s 10 AM. Do You Know What Your Sales Reps Are Doing?

Harvard Business

By seeing exactly where and how people spend their time — rather than relying on recollections, anecdotes, or assumptions — executives have a solid basis for taking actions that will raise productivity. The company had experienced lackluster sales growth, especially outside of its core product category. Related Video.

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What If Companies Managed People as Carefully as They Manage Money?

Harvard Business

Based on our research , inspired employees are three times more productive than dissatisfied employees, but they are rare. Consider the case of one B2B supplier that wanted to figure out what made some salespeople top performers. Energy, too, is difficult to come by. For most organizations, only one out of eight employees is inspired.