Category Archives: Sales 2.0

The Moment of Truth for Sales

The moment of truth arrives when a prospect is engaged in a meaningful interaction with your organization. For B2B marketers that key point is the response generated from a marketing effort through direct, online or social media marketing. For sales, it is the sales conversation: that defining moment when a prospect is engaged, qualified and profiled through a dynamic dialog. [...]

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Selling to the Digital B2B Buyer

The digital world is bringing great change to how buyers wish to interact with B2B sales teams.

Today’s B2B buyer prefers online communication for a variety of reasons explained in this post.

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Destructive B2B Sales Practices

New research from McKinsey & Company identifies destructive sales practices and more positively, what customers want from B2B sales organizations.

There are a number of considerations for B2B sales organizations to fix these issues. However there a number of challenges to overcome.

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