by Janet Gregory | May 22, 2014 | Marketing
Four Reasons to Create a Sales Playbook: Establish a consistent sales approach for repeatable success. Define sales best practices to ensure efficient selling. Align sales process with other customer-facing functions to strengthen customer relationships and long term...
by Janet Gregory | Jul 31, 2013 | Marketing
Dilemma: “How do I find out what the customer’s goals are? Do I simply ask them directly, what are your goals?” Solution: Do your homework first. So that when you are asking “what are your goals?” it is to confirm those goals that you have uncovered in your...
by Janet Gregory | Jul 24, 2013 | Marketing
Dilemma: “I don’t relate well with senior executives and get ‘pushed down’ to the project owners. Why is this happening?” Solution: Review last weeks blog for more on the executive conversation. You will get “pushed down” or “introduced up”...
by Janet Gregory | Jul 18, 2013 | Marketing
Dilemma: “What do I talk with executives about, if I don’t want to talk about products and solutions?” Solution: In any conversation, you will be directed to the people that you sound like. This is true both personally and professionally. As an example, think...
by kickstartall | Jun 7, 2012 | Marketing
Yes, Sales is Sales, and Marketing is Marketing. I’m not suggesting you combine them. But the results can be extraordinary when the two work together. I’ve been making the case for aligning sales and marketing for years. In the very first issue of...