Friday, November 6, 2009

Are You Doing What it Takes to Stand Apart from Your Competition?

If someone were to ask you, "What differentiates your company from its top competitor?"
  1. What would you say?
  2. What would a colleague say?
  3. Most importantly, what would your customers say?

On the surface, many organizations appear to offer similar solutions. Certainly a quick look at most websites would suggest the same. And because, like your organization, your competitors are continually enhancing and expanding their offerings to impact the success of their executive selling efforts, the distinctions become even more blurred.

Ultimately, knowing a few key things can make the difference between weathering the current economic storm, capitalizing on sales competitive advantage, and failing.

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Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Selling to Executives - Don't Let This Happen to You

Selling to executives is different.

Executive barriers are higher and more complex to hurdle.

Before executives or senior directors approve a purchase decision, they need to understand specifically how the product or service will specifically impact their overall corporate goals.

To sell to these high level decision makers successfully, you must be able to effectively accomplish 3 main objectives:
  • Identify your target customer's key business and financial goals, objectives, strategies, and operating issues
  • Link your ....Learn more