Consulting Success

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

When we want to sell something, we have to consider not just selling the product, but to also make ourselves or our company sellable. In this episode, Tell Better Stories And Win More Consulting Sales With John Livesay: Podcast #125 is a post from: Consulting Success.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 24, 2024

Researchers who analyzed consumer feedback from Etsy discovered that what consumers value most about upcycled products is not their sustainability but their creativity.

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Consulting Success

JANUARY 27, 2020

When we buy products, we normally assess the things we buy for their value and if it aligns with our necessities. In this episode, host Michael Zipursky interviews author and sales enablement consultant Anita Nielsen about her career in sales consultancy for big and small businesses.

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Epicflow

AUGUST 30, 2024

Its main purpose is to produce better products more efficiently and at lower costs. With this purpose, MOM involves the analysis of each stage in the production process to make sure that they are maximum efficient, and their costs are minimized. Key Elements of Manufacturing Operations Management Production management.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 22, 2023

Technology has long been used to boost seller productivity, but sales leaders are telling us that efficiency gains have become slower and more expensive. Sales organizations’ tendency to run most tasks through the sales rep requires an increasing number of complex systems to support.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 21, 2023

As AI proliferates, companies are using it to offer data-driven recommendations on a wide range of activities, from whom to hire to what product a salesperson should recommend to customers. How much to rely on these data-driven recommendations should hinge on two questions: How high are the decision stakes?

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Epicflow

JULY 5, 2024

It increases productivity Capacity planning software helps ensure that the right resources are available at the right time and aren’t overloaded. This helps maintain high productivity levels. Other Features Product overview Time tracking Workload management Task management Collaboration Templates 9.

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Clarity Consultants

MAY 26, 2023

The B2B sales world has completely changed over the last few years, and businesses all over the world are struggling to keep up. Not only are teams having to continually learn new trends and information about their products and their clientele, but the manner in which they sell is having to shift as well.

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Harvard Business

MAY 22, 2017

So how can you improve your sales skills, especially if you don’t pitch people often? And what should you do if you lose a sale? “Many of them tell me that sales is something they never want to do in their careers.” ” And yet, he says, “Sales is the most fundamental skill.”

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 8, 2024

One of the most common problems business leaders face is how to price a product. From entrepreneurs putting a new product on the market to executives at a public company revamping a product line, effective pricing is a key pillar of any successful sales and marketing strategy.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Selling original or quirky products is often an uphill battle. But research that involved an analysis of quirky products sold by some 7,000 craft entrepreneurs on Etsy suggests that effective storytelling that helps people relate to such offerings can turn them into successes.

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Consulting Success

MARCH 16, 2020

Whether we sell products, services, or ourselves, it is imperative to be able to grasp the best approach to selling to your ideal clients. In this episode, host Michael Zipursky guests mentor and sales growth advisor, Ari Galper. No matter which career, business, or industry we are in, we become a salesperson. Ari is experienced.

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Successful Independent Consulting

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

For us, ChatGPT isn't just another tech gimmick; it's a virtual assistant that can elevate our creativity, enhance productivity, and revolutionize our communications. For example, if you’re asking it to generate a sales letter, tell it to use a temperature control of 0.2, As self-employed professionals, our time is especially valuable.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The right process can help you boost revenue, expand margins, and successfully launch new products — even in challenging economic times.

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Harvard Business

JULY 24, 2023

In the authors’ experience leading and coaching sales teams, they see evidence that a brief, well-pointed sales retrospective, where you unpack the reasons behind a win or a loss, can significantly improve a team’s future win rate. But very few take the time to assess why they won the business.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 1, 2024

They found that only 15% of CEOs and sales teams have a customer-centric strategy. Most run their company or customer relationships based on a product-focused mindset, which puts the onus on finding a market to sell one’s products to, rather than orchestrating growth together with customers.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

LLMs can help you understand your clients’ challenges, how they’re measuring them, and how your products can solve them.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 9, 2025

Online platforms from Amazon to Goodreads to IMDb tap into the so-called wisdom of the crowd to rate products and experiences. But recent research suggests that more experienced buyers tend to select better products and therefore expect higher quality, which leads them to rate more stringently.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 14, 2024

Delayed and ineffective commercial integration can turn a good deal into a loser, because sales growth ultimately determines whether a merger achieves its value-creation goals. But compared to other areas of post-merger activity, the commercial engine starts late, operates uncertainly, and often runs out of gas before reaching its goals.

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LSA Global

JANUARY 20, 2025

Kick Off a Sales Call with a New Prospect in 120 Seconds in 5 Steps Starting a sales call with a new prospect is a delicate balancing act that sets the tone for the entire conversation in two minutes or less. Be Prepared Sales pre-call planning is the foundation of a successful sales call especially when selling to senior executives.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

In this model, consumers buy products during their engagement with the content provider. Managing the platform to generate sales, therefore, is about enabling the right content to reach the right viewers. Savvy content-based platforms are leveraging AI to this trend and carefully curate their influencer relationships.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Connecting existing systems that track applicants, onboard employees, and monitor performance can help improve your team’s productivity and performance.

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LSA Global

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

How to Win Over Value Buyers + Key Mistakes to Avoid Studies highlighted by our microlearning experts show that more than half of all sales prospects are value buyers who focus on achieving measurable business outcomes. To win their business and win over value buyers, sales reps must behave differently.

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Clarity Consultants

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Are you aiming to increase sales, improve customer satisfaction, or boost employee retention? For example, if your goal is to increase sales, your L&D programs might focus on enhancing sales techniques, product knowledge, or customer relationship management skills. Start by clearly defining your business goals.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

In today’s competitive business landscape, traditional sales and marketing-driven approaches are increasingly giving way to a new paradigm: Product Led Growth (PLG). Product Led Growth is a business methodology in which the product itself serves as the primary driver of customer acquisition. What is PLG?

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Markovitz Consulting

DECEMBER 1, 2020

According to BCG’s analysis , productivity at companies that have shifted to remote work has increased between 15% and 40%. At a $500M footwear company I once worked with, the founder and CEO—long removed from his role product development—decided that he didn’t like a particular style his product team had designed, developed, and purchased.

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Steve Shu Consulting

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Goals What is the apparent priority in terms of product versus service sales? Goals Products appear to be the priority, although some space is given to services. For example, products appear as the first item in the menu bar (primacy effect). Unclear how the blue circle “Sale” icon differs from the “Save $X” label.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 7, 2023

Business development and sales are two of the most critical components of any successful business. They are closely related, with business development focusing on identifying new opportunities and building relationships, and sales being the process of actually closing deals and generating revenue.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 12, 2020

They’re still valuable — even in a recession.

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Markovitz Consulting

JUNE 26, 2017

Yes, the system is pricey, but think of the productivity improvement! One day, they realized that they had 18 months of inventory on-hand for a few products, and it was tying up badly needed working capital. If you have a broken process and you add technology, all you get is a faster (and more expensive) broken process. What happened?

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Early user programs are critical to the success of products. They can have a significant impact on the success of a new product launch. They can have a significant impact on the success of a new product launch. But B2B companies often are disappointed with their results. The problem is the way they are designed and implemented.

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