The 5% Institute

JULY 28, 2022

In this article, we’ll detail the consulting sales process that works perfectly for Sales Professionals and Business Owners in service based and consulting industries. A sales process will give you consistency and will simple to use framework to guide your potential clients towards the sale. The Consulting Sales Process.

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Anthony Cole Training

MAY 8, 2020

In today's blog, we discuss how your organization can go above and beyond to create loyal client advocates for your business.

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The 5% Institute

JUNE 13, 2022

In this article, we’ll detail the eight sales stages that work perfectly for Sales Professionals and Business Owners in service based and consultative industries. These sales stages will give you consistency and will simple to use framework to guide your potential clients towards the sale. 2 – Building Rapport.

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Consult Sell Technique Sales 141

Search Engine Land

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Many SEO professionals struggle to create technical audits that lead to meaningful improvements for their clients’ websites. Ineffective audits waste time and resources, leave critical issues unaddressed and can damage client relationships. Drawing from five years of experience conducting audits for prominent U.S.

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Martech

AUGUST 19, 2024

Robinson described the churn problem as a result of being “in a high churn product category with a high churn buyer persona.” I knew about high-churn products. They tend to be relatively inexpensive and easy to deploy, usually project-based tools or products that are relatively easy for competitors to replicate.

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The 5% Institute

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

In this article, we’ll detail our consultative selling approach that work perfectly for Sales Professionals and Business Owners in service based and consultative industries. This consultative selling approach will give you consistency and will be a simple to use framework to guide your potential clients towards the sale.

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Martech

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Should product-led growth (PLG) be your No. went to market with a product-led process that, for a decade, obviated the need for a sales team. went to market with a product-led process that, for a decade, obviated the need for a sales team. Product-led. People try the products, they like them, they tell their peers.

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Iannarino

JULY 21, 2021

the prospective client) what my existing partner was doing for me, and whether or not I was happy with their program and their support. In fact, they also have clients that they struggle to take care of, at least from time to time. Being productive means getting important things done. Playing, Not Consulting.

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Martech

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Unlike traditional methods that might rely on a single consultant’s perspective or limited market research, this AI-driven approach provides multiple viewpoints simultaneously. In other words, it’s like having several strategic consultants at the table. Who has the highest content production costs?

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Iannarino

AUGUST 5, 2021

The key to a good first impression is the ability to create value for your client. You’ve been pursuing your dream client for months and have finally convinced them to meet with you. Fail to impress your client, though, and that’s the last time you’ll end up on their calendar. An Outsourced Expert.

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Partners in Excellence

MAY 1, 2023

Sellers tend to get engaged at the very end, when they have done all that and are looking to solutions or considering alternative products to help them address the issues. Consultants help customers recognize problems the customer had never identified. Consultants and sellers, sometimes, have overlapping roles.

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Consult Trust Clients Customers 127

Martech

AUGUST 27, 2024

The problem becomes more complex when we look at our clients’ stacks. This is the obvious choice for cutting-edge organizations where customer data and proprietary predictions are part of the product. Cons : This requires IT buy-in or external consultants to build the AI. Or do you have all of the above?

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Government SQL Technology Technology 128

Iannarino

JULY 19, 2021

The idea is that small talk at the beginning of the conversation would help the salesperson connect with their prospective client , making clients more likely to buy. Starting with your company is designed to do two things: prove that your client can trust the company, and provide you (the salesperson) with some level of credibility.

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Conversion Clients Sales Presentation 334

ClickFunnels

JULY 8, 2025

Whether you’re a solopreneur with multiple product lines, a coach with several niche audiences, or a digital creator running multiple brands, choose a single funnel platform that can manage your entire portfolio. Your coaching clients never land on your e-commerce upsell pages. Swap out branding. Adjust the offer.

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E-commerce A/B testing Cross-sell Launch 130

Salesforce

MARCH 31, 2025

Amy Sillince is a freelance luxury ecommerce consultant who has worked in the ecommerce industry for 15 years. She has spent about 10 years in the Salesforce Commerce Cloud ecosystem first as a client, then as a solution architect for the Commerce Cloud team. She started her ecommerce career in the fashion sector in London.

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Heinz Marketing

AUGUST 1, 2024

We believe it’s essential to continuously explore and test new tools and technologies—including AI—to optimize our work and enhance the B2B marketing strategies we develop for our clients. This helps our team make informed decisions quickly, ensuring that our clients remain competitive and agile.

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Martech

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Our original pricing reflected the early stage of this product and has remained unchanged for the last four years. We’re now updating the price for customers on this older plan to reflect our expanded product experience, while those who joined since April are already on the updated rates.” The thing with Canva is it’s quick.”

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Iannarino

JUNE 20, 2021

The legacy laggard approach to sales views the product as the main source of value for prospective clients. Although salespeople have always tried to create value for their clients, the place where they locate that value has changed a lot over the last seven decades. Legacy Laggard: The Value is the Product.

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Martech

MAY 16, 2024

The marketing technology landscape has exploded into a vast ecosystem of over 15,000 products across 500+ categories, fueled by relentless innovation from generative AI to new channels and data sources. Amid this complexity, martech consultants have become indispensable guides for enterprises. In fairness, there were some standouts.

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Consult Technology Technology Clients 114

Martech

AUGUST 19, 2024

Targeted campaigns : Focusing on specific accounts ensures marketing efforts resonate with each client’s unique needs. By targeting a small group of similar accounts, teams can create tailored messages that resonate with multiple clients without the heavy resource demands of a 1:1 strategy.

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B2B Objectives and Key Results Campaign Contact 120

The 5% Institute

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Selling finance products can sometimes feel a bit harder than selling other product types. Generally, when selling finance products, you’re selling the invisible; an intangible outcome products and results that’ll benefit them financially. Selling Finance Products – 5 x Effective Tips. BANT stands for: Budget.

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Martech

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In this article we’ll look at the martech consulting organizations that serve the enterprise technology user community and the research and advisory firms that serve both enterprise technology users and vendors. For consultants to continue to be relevant and add value the model needs to evolve.

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Martech

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The first thing to know is that the Institute is product-agnostic. Unlike other internal experts at Qualtrics, we’re less client-focused and more focused on category building — what is experience management and what do people need to know to do it well?” “Product, sales.

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 15, 2024

To help you out on that front, we connected with some sales leaders for the strategies they leverage to establish themselves as credible, consultative resources for prospects. Exhibit thorough product knowledge. says, "Knowing your product inside and out is a game-changer for any sales rep. Check out what they had to say!

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Veloxy

JANUARY 7, 2025

Use a Consultative Selling Approach The consultative style selling approach could help you develop a stronger relationship with your clients. Spend time probing to find what your clients real pain points are. Whereas selling a product takes center stage, it is in providing solutions that makes decisions both accelerated.

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Objectives and Key Results Negotiate CRM Sales 130

Martech

AUGUST 7, 2024

Can you afford one of the international consulting organizations to drive an eight-figure project for you? We recommend that clients create a panel of interested parties with various interests. AI inherently creates efficiency, so the desired future state is to create productivity (effectiveness + efficiency). Probably not.

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B2B Objectives and Key Results Legal Territory 127

Heinz Marketing

JULY 19, 2024

By Carly Bauer , Marketing Consultant at Heinz Marketing To succeed we must adapt to remain competitive. Scenario 2: Content Creation and Management AI for Content Creation For businesses looking to scale content production, AI tools can generate written content, curate articles, and even suggest topics based on trending data.

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Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

How to Build a Lead List My Tips for Building a Sales Lead List A prospect may have shown interest in a product or service by responding to an online offer, visiting your company’s booth at a conference, or engaging with social media posts. The evangelist may work for a consulting firm, a partner candidate, or even an existing customer.

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Iannarino

JUNE 13, 2021

The legacy solution approach moved us away from transactional models, in response to what clients needed from a salesperson. Without distinguishing among them, you can easily lose complex deals where value creation dominates a client’s buying decision. Legacy Laggard Approaches. Legacy Solutions.

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Clients Sales B2B Service 225

SaaStr

APRIL 9, 2025

Kruze Consulting helps a ton of B2B start-ups manage their books and finance so their latest data on comp for start-ups is super helpful. But rough guidelines for founder comp today across all Kruz clients: Seed: ~$130,000 Series A: $180,000 to $190,000 Series B: $250,000 to $260,000 Good stuff. More here :

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Finance B2B Consult Start-ups 77

Heinz Marketing

AUGUST 21, 2024

By Win Salyards , Senior Marketing Consultant at Heinz Marketing Nowadays, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer just a buzzword—it’s a powerful tool that drives innovation, efficiency, and competitive advantage across industries. Companies that prioritize AI ethics meet these expectations and strengthen client relationships.

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B2B Legal Government Healthcare 69

Martech

JUNE 17, 2025

For a recent project, I used AI to vibe code (code using natural language) a sample landing page for a client so that I could send over the text and a visual layout. My prompt was simple: “Help me develop a focused landing page around <client offerings in AI> using existing copy and a better understanding of my target audience.

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Martech

JUNE 12, 2025

Many have only worked in one or two areas of marketing, like demand gen or content, and lack the experience with brand, product marketing, operations, analytics and sales alignment needed to grow a company. They require the orchestration of: Product marketing. This misstep introduces significant risk. ICP definition. Intent data.

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GTM Gambling Pipeline Strategize 102

Search Engine Land

JULY 11, 2024

In this article, I’ll share some tips on: Keeping clients happy. You’re often expected to work miracles quickly, trying to keep clients happy. These clients often pay budgets that are too low and won’t sign up for lengthy retainers. You need to face the harsh reality of SEO: Clients will churn.

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Account management Clients Contract Start-ups 76

Veloxy

JUNE 21, 2021

If you sell IT services, your cold calls could and should be different than a financial services consultant. A great way to do this is by coming up with three common problems your customers experience that your product or service can help with. If the customer is a business, this may include new clients, new hires, new contracts, etc.

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Sales Gravy

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

In other words, they must sell a project to their own clients before Zacks solution can come into play. Recognize the Real-World Obstacles Whether your customer has to bid on government contracts, secure large client projects, or get internal buy-in from multiple stakeholders, their success dictates your sale.

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Heinz Marketing

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

By Carly Bauer , Marketing Consultant at Heinz Marketing Staying ahead and achieving business success requires more than just a superior product or service. Entering New Markets or Launching New Products Plans to expand into new markets or introduce new products/services is a big lift and can present unfamiliar challenges.

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