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Less Is More: Why You Must Focus on Strategic Targets

Iannarino

As a sales leader, I require my teams to pursue strategic clients. Occasionally, a salesperson would chafe when I rejected companies that would not find what we do to offer a strategic advantage. I discourage them from spending their time on companies that won’t benefit from our approach.

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On Pursuing Strategic Outcomes in B2B Sales

Iannarino

One way to prevent your clients from treating you as a commodity is to pursue a conversation that differs from your competitors’. When you look and sound like your rivals, you can expect your clients to believe you are no different. To differentiate yourself in your client’s eyes is to create value for them in the sales conversation.

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4 steps to becoming a more strategic marketer in 2023

Martech

In the first few weeks of 2023 alone, at least 174 tech companies have cut close to 60,000 jobs, according to Fortune magazine. It’s time to be more strategic. The post 4 steps to becoming a more strategic marketer in 2023 appeared first on MarTech. What does this mean for marketers? Get MarTech! In your inbox.

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From Insight to Foresight: Crafting Strategic Outcomes

Iannarino

One of the most effective sales strategies is information disparity, knowing what your prospective client doesn’t know. If your contact already knows everything you tell them, it is difficult to create value for them in the sales conversation. This is one reason why buyers refuse a second meeting with a salesperson.

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How to Research Your Strategic Targets - A Template

Iannarino

One mistake salespeople make in discovery is asking questions they should have answered through their research. These questions will show they didn’t prepare for a first meeting. While failing to do research is harmful in an average pursuit, it’s worse in an enterprise-level opportunity.

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Enhancing Productivity: Strategic Goal Setting for Success

Iannarino

Those who set goals and write them down increase their ability to reach them, but many goal setters still fail to create the outcomes they are seeking.

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Top 5 strategic trends for social media marketing in 2024

Martech

Artificial intelligence as a collaborator 2023 claimed to be the year of AI, but few marketers did more than play with early edition tools. From digital greeting cards to a massive takeover at the Las Vegas Sphere, Coca-Cola led the early adoption of generative AI for public marketing in 2023. In your inbox.