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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Clarity Consultants

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Continuous training is essential for your sales professionals. By offering the right training opportunities, you can ensure that they hone crucial capabilities while also keeping them informed about new product or service developments. The Benefits of Blended and Online Learning for Sales Professionals.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 24, 2024

For example, a manufacturing company might explore new markets or develop complementary products to ensure a more stable income. For example, during the 2008 financial crisis Microsoft used its large cash reserves to continue investing in software development and R&D, which has paid off in the long run.

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 13, 2020

So the money left on the table through an under-investment in one's business can be easily seen in terms of not having enough leads in the pipeline, not "wowing" the leads you have, not enough Discovery meetings, Discovery meetings that don't lead to sales, struggles with charging premium fees, etc. Your future client needs you to go first.

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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. This makes a sales enablement program a vital tool when running a business. What is the Purpose and Goal of a Sales Enablement Program? That’s why a sales enablement program is essential.

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Steve Shu Consulting

JULY 18, 2017

A lot of consultants fear that they will give away too much in terms of advice during the pre-sales process. Here are some thoughts on how I’ve tried to keep sales processes on track: As you are engaging the client prospect, try to envision the big picture for the solution approach to the prospect’s business problem. hours each.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 9, 2023

For example, businesses like Netflix, Youtube, Amazon, and Airbnb use AI-powered recommendation systems to suggest movies, videos, products, and rental properties based on a user’s browsing history, past purchases, and revealed preferences based on past behavior. These systems can suggest relevant products that customers are likely to enjoy.

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Steve Shu Consulting

MARCH 18, 2011

Business Development is about new initiatives and incubation. The percentage of alliance failures cited often exceeds 60 percent ( example Entrepreneur article ). I wrote this post reflecting upon doing consulting & contract business development activities and representing mega, mid-market, and small companies over the past year.

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LSA Global

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Not All Sales Leadership Scenarios Are of Equal Value Top sales leaders outperform their peers when it matters most. Knowing how to handle specific sales leadership scenarios can make the difference between sales success and failure for big deals and for sales team engagement.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 21, 2023

For example, in a retail setting, let’s say a fashion clothing client wants to understand the purchasing behaviour of their customers. Consultants are still needed to interpret the results, identifying key trends and patterns, and making recommendations that can help the client to increase sales and customer satisfaction.

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LSA Global

MAY 5, 2020

Every High Performing Sales Leader. Being a high performing sales leader is not easy. Sales leaders are responsible for building and scaling the sales team, designing meaningful compensation plans, training and onboarding new hires, and simultaneously meeting quarterly revenue and margin targets.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

We’ve found that there’s significant potential in developing what is innately right with people versus trying to fix what’s wrong with them. Gallup focused on six outcomes: sales, profit, customer engagement, turnover, employee engagement, and safety. 10%-19% increase in sales. 14%-29% increase in profit.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Here are 7 e-commerce marketing techniques to boost your online sales. For example, you can use APIs to lower the cost of running an online shop and increase customer retention. Minimizing these costs can help e-commerce businesses retain customers during the checkout process and ultimately increase sales. Sound familiar?

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LSA Global

AUGUST 25, 2020

Is It Time to Pivot Your Sales Strategy? Are you and your sales team agile enough? You will find out just how quickly you can pivot your sales strategy and your sales team when a crisis occurs. Do you need to pivot your sales strategy or sales approach? 3 Steps to Pivot Your Sales Strategy During a Crisis.

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LSA Global

MARCH 9, 2018

Wouldn’t it be nice to know the traits of successful sales managers? Sales managers have an awesome responsibility. They must motivate their team to achieve very concrete sales targets and do so under the constant pressure of executives who are impatient with excuses and for whom failure is no option. The Job of a Sales Manager.

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Consulting Matters

MARCH 3, 2021

Which is a sales killer. For example, one of my clients is a dating coach for accomplished, high-achieving women and through her surveys, interviews and amazon book reviews was the prevalence of fear and discouragement that these women experienced around the dating process and even finding love from someone who valued her strength.

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Successful Independent Consulting

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Getting new projects – Business development is a common challenge for most independent consultants and solopreneurs. One way to get over the psychological hurdle is to avoid calling it “sales”. In my mind I’ve never done any “business development” but new clients and projects always seemed to come along.

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Clarity Consultants

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Here are four effective techniques to best help your employees develop as leaders: Give Them The Tools and Training They Need. The most important tool you can provide is a list of the leadership qualities that you admire and that you want your employees to develop, along with some examples of what those qualities look like in action.

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Brimstone Consulting

JANUARY 13, 2023

Let’s take the example of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). For example, as of January 1, 2023, Maine requires that companies report PFAS in products by quantity to the state, and the state will ban all PFAS-containing products by 2030. Does your current strategy consider these rules and regulations? If not, should it?

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Rick Conlow

MAY 17, 2023

5 Companies that Lead by Example through Servant Leadership Check out these examples of companies that have applied servant leadership principles. The Container Store offers its employees competitive pay and benefits, as well as a strong focus on training and development.

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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

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

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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Tom Spencer

MARCH 10, 2023

For example, in the financial industry, AI can be used to detect fraud, predict stock prices, and manage risk. This allows consultants to focus on higher-value activities such as problem-solving, strategy development, and client communication. In the healthcare industry, AI can be used to assist in diagnostics and drug discovery.

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LSA Global

MARCH 11, 2024

For example, spending more time or effort on training measurement than the value of the measurement itself rarely makes sense. The Good News: Most Companies Think People Development Matters If you follow the money, most companies think that investing in the development of their people matters. There is a better way.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 16, 2023

For example, implementing new IT software for a business unit. For example, the enterprise may be facing a profitability decline and needs to conduct a strategic assessment. Consultants will also need to work with the client to develop a plan for collecting and analyzing the data. The HBPS process has five key steps.

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Business Consulting Agency

MAY 2, 2024

Explore how AI tools can benefit businesses, provides examples of such tools, and discusses how business consultants can aid in successfully implementing these technologies. Example Tool: UiPath – A leader in Robotic Process Automation (RPA) that helps businesses automate repetitive office tasks.

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Sales Training Design Best Practices Matter. Sales training design best practices matter a great deal. Why go through the expense, effort, and time to provide business sales training for your sales force if it is does not improve sales performance? 12 Sales Training Design Best Practices.

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Steve Shu Consulting

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

In consulting sales, you are selling yourself and your team. Suppose the problem statement is to develop a new product. For example, some large professional services firms do have more dedicated business development people in cases when the realm of consulting is more focused (e.g.,

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LSA Global

AUGUST 28, 2019

Sales Training without Reinforcement Should Be Unacceptable. Based upon over 800 sales training measurement projects, we know that sales training by itself – even if it is highly customized – only changes the on-the-job behavior and performance of 1-in-5 sales reps. Sales training reinforcement.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 17, 2024

For example, if a software developer stays with a startup throughout its early years and understands the product the company offers better than anyone on the planet, then he has knowledge and vision that, at least for a few years, will be impossible for competitors to replicate unless he leaves.

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Steve Shu Consulting

MARCH 23, 2011

I’ve had the opportunity to incubate and/or reboot the management, sales, marketing, and delivery for a number of these types of consulting practices, and they definitely face a number of issues that are unique from independent consulting firms. subsidized by product sales). Often the buyer in the organization is different too.

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Business Consulting Agency

JANUARY 21, 2024

Marketing consultants bring a wealth of experience, industry insights, and knowledge of the latest trends, allowing for the development of targeted and effective marketing strategies. Through a comprehensive rebranding strategy, the company experienced a 20% increase in customer loyalty and a 15% boost in sales within a year.

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LSA Global

OCTOBER 11, 2019

What Is a Sales Playbook? Like a playbook in sports that plans for the most frequent and most important in-game situations, a sales playbook is a unique collection of sales scenarios, strategies, plans, tactics, and tools to help a sales team consistently win when the stakes are high. Sales Strategy. Sales Culture.

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Brimstone Consulting

JUNE 7, 2022

Through our work, what we have found to be effective is when leaders bring in high performers from across the organization to come together to identify the real problem, develop a solution, and work together on execution. Additionally, the process enhances leadership development and growth. These segments were later sold.

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Steve Shu Consulting

JUNE 20, 2012

For example, suppose a manager wants to adapt a software product for an adjacent customer market. The manager may allocate a budget to a small business development and delivery team to explore and develop a lead customer in the new market. The Associations Versus Strategic Approach – Strategy ideally comes before tactics.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 6, 2020

It is a critical step towards identifying growth opportunities in business and should be carried out before undertaking any of the following actions: Developing customized marketing programs (e.g. Prioritizing new product development efforts. Brand loyalty is an excellent example of behavioral segmentation.

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Rick Conlow

MARCH 9, 2023

Resources to Accelerate Your Career Also, see our RealTime Learning & Training leadership and personal development website -over 250 resources. We believe in Sservant Leadership, leading by example, high-perforamnce coaching, and leading with integrity.Servant Leadership is about “them” not I or we.

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