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5 Biggest Differences Between B2B and B2C Sales Strategies

Tom Spencer

To succeed in sales, you must know your customer. 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. Simply put, a B2C sale takes place when your business sells a product or service directly to an end consumer.

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Replacing the Sales Funnel with the Sales Flywheel

Harvard Business

I’ve been using the sales funnel for 28 years, my whole career. When I started my career, the most profitable application of force was in sales. Back in the 1990s, sales reps had a lot of information, while customers had relatively little. Sales reps leveraged that information gap to create a lot of trust.

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7 Key Decisions for Starting Your Consulting or Coaching Business Right

Consulting Matters

Your heart won't be in it, and your clients will know that you are trying to land them for the sale and not out of a heart of service. The Difference Between B2B and B2C Business Models. How you keep fear from controlling your destiny is not overcoming it or getting rid of it, but how you engage it compassionately and productively.

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To Grow Your Business Abroad, Partner with Local Influencers

Harvard Business

The most common ways of doing this are to send executives to build personal relationships with international business partners and to hire local distribution partners — or independent, third-party intermediaries — to represent their products or services overseas.

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7 Key Decisions for Starting Your Consulting or Coaching Business Right

Consulting Matters

Your heart won't be in it, and your clients will know that you are trying to land them for the sale and not out of a heart of service. The Difference Between B2B and B2C Business Models. How you keep fear from controlling your destiny is not overcoming it or getting rid of it, but how you engage it compassionately and productively.

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What It Takes to Become a Great Product Manager

Harvard Business

Because I teach a course on Product Management at Harvard Business School, I am routinely asked “what is the role of a Product Manager?” ” The role of a Product Manager (PM) is often referred to as the “CEO of the Product.” Aron Vellekoop Len/Getty Images. Core Competencies.

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7 Creative Ways to Boost E-commerce Sales

Tom Spencer

Here are 7 e-commerce marketing techniques to boost your online sales. Although 82% of B2C and B2B companies use email marketing strategies, only 28% of consumers actually wish to receive promotional emails more often. Social media is also a great way to spread the word about new promotions and sales, driving more traffic to your site.

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