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We’re Long Past Our “Use By Date”

Partners in Excellence

Yet we insist on using the same old models, techniques, and approaches. Those distinct models no longer represent the way customers buy and grow in the utilization of our products. Whether it’s specialization in how we move our customers through the “sales assembly line.” ” The world has changed!

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In a Supply Chain Crisis, Selling Parts Online May Be Your Next Move

Salesforce

Any disruption to an assembly line or a delivery fleet can bring operations to a standstill, putting pressure on manufacturers to fix the issue as soon as possible. Traditionally, sales representatives pause their work to complete replacement part orders by phone. Let automation do the thinking.

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We Need To Change The Selling Conversation!!

Partners in Excellence

That represents about 0.5% But the SaaS selling model seems to be based, also, on a flawed adaptation of lean manufacturing techniques and the Toyota production system. One wonders about the dominance of SaaS selling in our conversations about selling. When you look at the data, it’s actually a pretty small sector.