What Is the Trust Equation? Formula and Components

2 months ago

Quick Summary Trust can be understood through a formula: credibility plus reliability plus intimacy, divided by self-orientation.Self-orientation is the multiplier: because…

The Lost Art of Setting an Agenda

2 months ago

Some of the most important skills in sales are almost embarrassingly simple. Setting an agenda is one of them. Most…

How to Position AI Products

2 months ago

AI products are being positioned badly. Too many sellers are attempting to justify strategic technology investments with tactical promises about…

Is Imposter Syndrome Real? The Surprising Upside of Feeling Like a Fraud at Work

2 months ago

There is a particular kind of anxiety that tends to arrive shortly after success. You are promoted into a bigger…

What Happens When the Champion Leaves?

3 months ago

The opportunity had been progressing well. There was regular contact, useful information was flowing from inside the customer’s organisation, and…

Why Everyone Thinks They Are Better Than Average

3 months ago

There is a particular kind of driver who spends most of a journey providing unsolicited commentary on the deficiencies of…

Top 11 Sales Tips for Building Trust and Winning High Value Deals

4 months ago

Quick SummaryThe best sales tips include building strong internal champions, asking better discovery questions, and uncovering hidden business needs that…

The History of MEDDIC – Interview With Dick Dunkel

4 months ago

Quick SummaryMEDDIC is a sales qualification framework developed by Dick Dunkel at PTC in the 1990s to help sales teams…

Why In-Person Selling Has Become a Premium Skill

4 months ago

For a while, it looked as though face-to-face selling might quietly become a relic. Not extinct exactly, but slightly ceremonial.…

The Loneliness of the Economic Buyer

4 months ago

Salespeople are taught to find the economic buyer. They are taught to identify who owns the budget, who has authority,…