Iannarino

MARCH 22, 2023

B2B salespeople have had to find new ways to create value for their ideal customers. Over time, buyers have changed, and sellers have had to follow. Most sales organizations haven't paid attention to these changes. Nor have they recognized the new fundamentals now necessary for sales success.

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Iannarino

MARCH 15, 2023

The different types of sales include B2C (business to consumer), B2G (business to government), and B2B (business to business). million sales and related occupations in the United States, including both B2B and B2C sales roles. It is estimated there are around 3 million B2B salespeople.

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Iannarino

MARCH 8, 2023

There are several ways to improve the effectiveness of a sales force, and B2B sales training is the first way most sales organizations level up their sales teams.

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Iannarino

MARCH 4, 2023

B2B salespeople have been taught and trained that their company and their offerings are what make them different from their competitors. even though no B2B customers are asking that. The marketing function of most sales organizations provide sales reps with a stunningly beautiful slide deck to accompany the salesperson's first meeting.

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Iannarino

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

As B2B sales grows more complicated and complex, it's worth looking at Sales 101, the fundamentals. Those new to B2B sales must master the fundamentals to find their footing and develop their skills. The best performers in any endeavor are dedicated to the fundamentals of their work.

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Iannarino

APRIL 7, 2023

While sales approaches their work using a pipeline, marketing uses B2B sales funnel strategies. A sales funnel is a concept that illustrates the various stages of a customer's purchase decision process. As a salesperson, it is important to understand your organization’s funnel.

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Iannarino

MARCH 30, 2023

Similarly, your sales team can’t expect to succeed without robust B2B sales strategies. You wouldn’t expect an NFL team to head into a game without having their plays ironed out.

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Iannarino

MARCH 13, 2023

This rule underpins the strategy of gaining commitments to keep your deal and your B2B customer's change initiative moving forward, shortening the B2B sales cycle. That strategy is the Trading Value Rule , which states that your cold call request for a meeting must include the value you intend to create for your client in the meeting.

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Iannarino

AUGUST 6, 2022

The best way to answer the question "What is B2B sales?" The term "B2B sales" means a business is selling to another business. Here are some factors that make B2B Different: is to compare it to other types of sales.

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Iannarino

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Over time, B2B selling has changed and become increasingly more complex. A large part of the changes in how we sell in the 21st-century result from the difficulty companies have making decisions around the things they buy.

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Iannarino

MARCH 5, 2023

More still, those who believe they need not be liked because they can address their ideal customers’ pain points are willfully oblivious that there are plenty of B2B salespeople who are likable and also address their client's needs.

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Iannarino

MARCH 2, 2023

This sales strategy has been part of B2B sales processes and is practiced by sales reps in many sales organizations. But by rushing the deal to get to the pain points, you break B2B selling and buying. If a person is a decision-maker, how might they need help from B2B salespeople?

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Iannarino

MARCH 28, 2023

B2B sales organizations that lose clients ( churn ) must recover lost revenues before they can increase their net new revenue. Customer loyalty is critical for growth companies. Losing clients often causes sales organizations to miss their targets and fail to achieve their goals.

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Iannarino

AUGUST 5, 2022

The role of the B2B salesperson has never been particularly easy, but as the world, and business, become more complex, so too has B2B sales. When the client's needs change, so must salespeople.

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Iannarino

JANUARY 28, 2023

One of the most difficult challenges in B2B sales is building consensus. When you accepted your job in B2B sales, the job description didn't mention you would need to lead your prospect and their team through this most difficult outcome. For B2B salespeople, the lack of consensus crushes average close rates.

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Iannarino

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

To produce the best results, B2B sales leaders work to build a positive culture of accountability. Salespeople have more freedom over their time than people in most other business roles, so it's important that they be accountable for certain outcomes within an allotted time frame.

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Iannarino

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

B2B buyers have raised their standards. When your sales conversation doesn't create value for your prospect, it provides a poor and inadequate B2B sales experience. They now resist the self-oriented legacy approach to sales, which are typically designed by a marketing team.

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Iannarino

MARCH 24, 2023

Because B2B sales has become more difficult, more money and resources are deployed to ensure the sales organization reaches its goals. The investment you make in sales enablement ensures your sales force's effectiveness and will allow sales teams to create new opportunities, develop new clients, increase net new revenue, and create growth.

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Iannarino

MARCH 29, 2023

No one sets out to miss their targets, but it isn't uncommon for B2B sales managers to come up short at the end of the year. There are several factors that can cause sales organizations, sales forces, sales teams, or individuals to fail to achieve their sales goals.

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Iannarino

MARCH 3, 2023

These approaches relied on a B2B sales process that directed salespeople to avoid answering a prospective client's questions. Many of the older, outdated sales approaches forbid salespeople from answering questions about price. This stemmed from fear.

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Iannarino

MARCH 12, 2023

In B2B Sales , the customers are other businesses. There are several types of sales. Some salespeople sell to consumers (B2C), while others sell to government entities (B2G). All types share the common need to help the client acquire better results or buy something they need. But each type has a different ideal customer.

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Iannarino

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

There are a lot of ideas about how to be a better B2B salesperson. For example, you could prospect more , something most people would recommend. You might also improve by working on your interpersonal skills, especially your ability to communicate.

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Iannarino

JANUARY 23, 2023

As a sales manager, you need to report on the success of your sales team, and a weekly B2B sales report allows you to share information with your company and help the sales force learn about their own performance. Your CRM captures all kinds of information from activity to outcomes.

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Iannarino

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

In these cases, the B2B buyer has already decided to remove their existing provider and starts taking calls from different salespeople. There are some sales organizations that sell to companies that are seeking to change providers. These companies agree to meet with two or three sales reps to explore their options.

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Iannarino

JANUARY 25, 2023

There is a battle being fought in B2B sales, fueled by disagreement on how sales organizations should improve their results. One side believes doing so is a matter of increasing efficiency , while the other side believes improvement comes from greater effectiveness.

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Iannarino

AUGUST 18, 2022

In B2B sales, our messaging has changed, even if most sales organizations haven't made any significant adjustments. Those who are using an outdated approach may feel confident they have command of the message, only to discover that their clients no longer respond positively to it.

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Iannarino

MARCH 21, 2023

Even so, following the well-worn path of the traditional sales approach and its linear B2B sales process was designed ages ago for a different business environment. You might have found sales success using a positioning statement about your company and your offerings. That time has long passed.

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Iannarino

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

There are many problems plaguing B2B sales organizations, but the one that garners the most attention relates to how buyers buy. You can be certain they are doing their own research and inviting more stakeholders into the decision-making process, including some with a tenuous connection to the decision.

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Martech

MAY 1, 2023

B2B marketers say pressure to prove ROI is increasing, but budgets are not. That is according to a new report from B2B marketing solution provider Anteriad. Only 16% of those surveyed saw a significant increase in this year’s marketing budget and 19% said their budget was being cut, according to the 2023 B2B Marketing Data Impact.

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Iannarino

MAY 4, 2022

Does cold calling apply in the modern B2B sales development space? That’s where my B2B cold calling tips come into play. Considering that more than half of C-level execs want sales professionals to reach out to them via phone, I’d say it does. But how can you use this method to maximize sales?

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