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Sales Reps, Stop Asking Leading Questions

Harvard Business

Most executives recognize a need for their sales team to act as consultants and sell “solutions.” ” But many CEOs would be shocked at how poorly their sales teams execute on the strategy of consultative selling. I’ve sat through many sales calls like this, and trust me it isn’t pretty.

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What is consulting?

Tom Spencer

When people think of consultants, they tend to visualize professionally suited employees, degrees from the best schools, high pay-checks and fancy travel stories. For instance, financial consultants provide advice to organizations on financial matters. Sales, Marketing, Production) and secondary functions (e.g.

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Management Consulting versus Investment Banking

Management Consulted

I seriously considered sales & trading (in fact, I spent a summer at Credit Suisse First Boston in NY), and was tempted to continue in that line of work post-graduation. Consulting compensates with perks that banking does not offer – from better travel allowances to more generous health and retirement packages.

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Consulting or Banking

Tom Spencer

Within an investment bank, the work is split into many roles including investment banking, sales and trading, equity research, risk management, operations, and technology. People in the “sales and trading” division buy and sell financial products. Sales people communicate with investors to sell financial products.

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The Secret Sauce to a Superior Customer Experience

Rick Conlow

I travel often. Research shows us that the top service companies have higher sales growth and profits over time. Furthermore, companies with awesome service have higher customer loyalty and financial success. A superior customer experience is rare. The poor examples outnumber the good. He acted more tired than I was.

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Management Consulting

CaseInterview.com

This may involve traveling to the client’s site to collect data, interview employees, and examine daily operations. It could be evaluated by tracking sales, calculating savings on operational costs, or counting new customer acquisitions. This group mainly targets financial advisory roles within a business.

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Is Your Business Ready to be Sold?

Martinka Consulting

For reference, my first three questions to owners are: Have you worked with a financial advisor to see how much money you need from the sale to support your next great adventure in life (and do you know what your business is worth – not just what you want for it)? What will you be doing after the sale? Know these things.