Harvard Business

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Lance Best, the CEO of Barker Sports Apparel, was meeting with Nina Kelk, the company’s general counsel, who also oversaw human resources. But one person had given him the lowest ratings possible, and from the written remarks, Lance could tell that it was Ahmed Lund, Barker’s head of sales. “You’re surprised?”

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Tsavo Neal

JANUARY 20, 2022

For me, I can pick up the phone and my sales process from that point onwards is about qualification and some negotiation, but you’ve got to start with lead generation. In fact, my website is my secret 24/7 sales agent. Nigel Green – Sales Consultant Writing is a window to the mind. My site has a lot of videos.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 26, 2018

But after months of research and meetings, she still hadn’t found the right successor or buyer. On her desk was a pile of résumés from CEO candidates who’d responded to a listing she’d posted on a small business sale website. She was ready to step down as CEO and possibly to sell the company.

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LSA Global

JUNE 17, 2024

How to Increase the ROI of Sales Training Even though $20 billion is spent on business sales training per year, more than a third of sales leaders admit that they do not have a clear idea of what measurable return they are looking for on sales training. All those sales skills make sense.

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LSA Global

MAY 3, 2018

Pre-Call Sales Planning Meeting Questions Matter. The varied amount and inconsistent quality of pre-call sales planning creates a wonderful opportunity for hungry sales teams to outperform their peers. Buyers Expect More from Sales People. Much of the poor track record comes down to a lack of sales preparation.

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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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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The First Step How is your sales pitch going? Welcome to the world that too many sales reps endure day after day. You need to learn how to create more open sales prospects. What they are missing is the critical first step in any effective sales process. Many prospects react negatively to sales calls.

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LSA Global

MARCH 15, 2020

Every Sales Team Would Like to Convert Sales Leads Faster. Your sales conversion rate measures the effectiveness of your sales team at turning sales leads into new customers. It measures how often your sales reps are turning prospects into real business. New sales leads grow cold surprisingly fast.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 6, 2016

Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. She reported to the head of sales, who reported to the COO, and she and Brad rarely interacted at work. Ada: Because he’s your boss? Elizabeth: He’s not!

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 21, 2013

But having never done a case study before, or a case interview, more specifically, before because my background is physics, I’ve got no business acumen or commercial exposure at all. So I actually interviewed with another company, did a case interview, and did very badly. That was only about 3 or 4 minutes.

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LSA Global

APRIL 10, 2020

High performing B2B social sellers build relationships on digital platforms and turn online connections into offline sales conversations and long-term customer relationships. LinkedIn’s recent State of Sales report found that 62% of B2B decision makers look for an informative LinkedIn profile when considering talking with a sales rep.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. If you’d like your comment to be considered for publication, please be sure to include your full name, company or university affiliation, and email address.

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Harvard Business

MAY 5, 2016

Editor’s Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. The year before, prompted by all this, Lumiscape’s leadership had decided to pivot from a sales model to a subscription model. Could we rent instead?’”

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Clarity Consultants

MAY 27, 2024

This fruitful partnership has involved various projects, from developing sales training to assisting in high-stakes change management initiatives. Click to read the Case Study! This partnership was crucial in tailoring the program to meet the specific needs of the executive audience.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Business development consulting is about helping businesses grow sales and profits in order to achieve their strategic objectives. Once you have customer buy-in, you can set up meetings and determine whether a proposal can be submitted. After prospecting, gaining client-buy in, and closing a deal, the groundwork begins.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 25, 2018

The largest producer of rice crackers in Japan, the company had $1 billion in domestic sales and hoped to kickstart growth and globalization plans. Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. However, their planned U.S.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 16, 2018

Consider the example of Nicolas, a regional sales vice president at a medical devices company. When promoted to his new role, he inherited a group of district sales managers responsible for selling to hospital systems in their respective geographies. In Nicolas’s case, it was the former.

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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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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 9, 2018

As is so often the case, the smallest changes can have the biggest impact. Take your weekly Monday morning all hands meeting — an opportunity to share important updates, clarify short-term goals, and motivate the team to keep pushing forward toward the main vision. ” Highlighting wins like this does a few things.

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Consultant Journal

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

CPD online courses – in Canada, US & International – and other offerings for continuing professional development can help busy legal, medical, financial and other professionals meet their annual requirements. In other cases, it’s up to the individual to pursue their CPD. Case studies. Online CPD benefits.

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Kai Davis

JULY 8, 2020

To get you started, Meg Cumby (testimonial titan & case study celebrity) and I put together the Ultimate Testimonial Guide (a 100% free resource). When you meet, ask a few questions about the impact of your work together and the recommended questions to ask to get a great testimonial. Or, get expert testimonial help.

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Harvard Business

MAY 5, 2017

Back-to-back meetings, a constant stream of conference calls, and obligatory break room chitchat make it next to impossible to complete important tasks. “Your boss needs to know you can make it to an important Friday meeting, even if that’s your work-from-home day.” Reflect on your motivations. Give your boss time.

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LSA Global

JUNE 18, 2020

The even better news is that how you sell (your sales experience) is the one thing your company can still design, improve, measure, and control in a way that is difficult to replicate or replace. This creates a wonderful opportunity for sales driven companies to use selling as a formidable competitive advantage for growth and profitability.

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1 to 1

MAY 7, 2013

Meet the Editors. Sales Effectiveness. Sales Effectiveness. Sales & Marketing Effectiveness. In some cases, delivering an exceptional customer experience is a matter of recognizing a customer by name or personalizing the experience in some other way based on information thats available about that customer.

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Consulting Success

JANUARY 29, 2018

Many consulting firms spend time writing about their methodologies or writing about their own case studies to self-promote. Or “Can you come and speak at my sales meeting?” We use what we see in the world as a way to distinguish ourselves by working hard to write about the things we know our clients care about.

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Comatch

APRIL 3, 2023

In the past, sales representatives played a central role in providing information and building relationships with buyers. According to research from Gartner , B2B buyers only spend 17% of their time meeting with sales representatives when considering a purchase.

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Rod Burkert

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

If a prospect doesn’t believe we are a fit for the work AND there is no urgent need to get the work done, there is little likelihood that we will close a sale here. A sale is won or lost at the tipping point of a decision. Does our website provide case studies or testimonials? Finally, the stars align! Where I will be.

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Harvard Business

MAY 20, 2016

Pick an example of a work activity that happens regularly, like a daily or weekly standing meeting. For the attribute “location,” for example, you could ask your team: Is the meeting best facilitated if it’s held in an in-demand central meeting room or near where other people are likely to gather?

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Tsavo Neal

JANUARY 25, 2018

Case studies. As a consultant, there is no better position to be in for sales conversations than that of the trusted advisor — a position that publishing your white paper helps you take. Your sales funnel would look something like this: Sample Book Chapter -> Book -> Discovery Session -> Consulting Engagement.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 9, 2015

Depending on the size of the footprint in their region, the amount of managing partners directly correlate to the sales. As always, you will be working in a team intensive environment, so be sure to network and collaborate as you will be meeting plenty of new people. Practice Areas .

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1 to 1

MAY 5, 2013

Meet the Editors. Sales Effectiveness. Sales Effectiveness. Sales & Marketing Effectiveness. Meet the Editors. Sales Effectiveness. Search. ); 1to1 Magazine. Weekly Digest. Infographics. Gartner | 1to1 Awards. Customer Champions. Customer Experience. Customer Loyalty. Customer Service. Customer Strategy.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 9, 2017

Our two-year research study , including interviews with over 60 senior executives, as well as workshops and case studies, illuminates a glaring blind spot: We simply don’t appreciate how risky it can feel for others to speak up. First, people should meet you on your territory, rather than the other way around.

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Martinka Consulting

JUNE 11, 2015

case study) is about a potential buy-sell deal for a small business but it could easily be about getting a new job, securing a new customer or a personal relationship. In this case the seller’s top concern was the employees. In a one-hour meeting, this came up three times. The following story (i.e.

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Harvard Business

JULY 1, 2016

” Schedule an appointment to meet her one-on-one and bring a copy of your resume. Perhaps he’s a sales whiz, a brilliant marketing strategist, or has great technical chops. Case Study #1: Accommodate your new boss and stay in touch with your old one. He flew to Ohio to meet with her in person.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 14, 2018

When you’re having a bad time at work — your big project isn’t coming together as planned or you’re missing your sales targets by a wide margin — talking to your manager may be the last thing you want to do. Case Study #1: Admit your mistakes and generate ideas on how to improve. Ignore red flags.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 13, 2016

According to a study , executives consider less than one-fifth of the meetings they have with salespeople to be valuable. In one study , sellers gave themselves an aggregate grade of B for their meeting preparation, while executive buyers at their accounts provided sellers with a grade of F. Most reps miss the mark.

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1 to 1

MAY 3, 2013

Meet the Editors. Sales Effectiveness. Sales Effectiveness. Sales & Marketing Effectiveness. Meet the Editors. Sales Effectiveness. Search. ); 1to1 Magazine. Weekly Digest. Infographics. Gartner | 1to1 Awards. Customer Champions. Customer Experience. Customer Loyalty. Customer Service. Customer Strategy.

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