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The Technical Sale – How To Handle It Correctly

The 5% Institute

If you’re selling complex products or services , the chances are high that you’ll be regularly involved in the technical sale. The question to ask however, is if you keep the conversation technical – can it impact your closing rate? The Technical Sale – How It Can Work Against You. Don’t Make People Feel Stupid.

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Sunday Morning Blog: Sales Aerobics for Engineers

A Sales Guy

Babette’s writting style is direct and to the point, as you would expect from someone whose audience is technical. If you’re a sales engineer, a technical sales person, a technical start-up CEO or founder Babette has you covered. They pretty much run the world as it is.

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Sales Proof of Concept (POC): 5 Ways to Drive More Revenue

Sales Hacker

Application of this evaluation is typically applied to more transaction-oriented sales. Sales Profile: SMB to Commercial. This is where the pre-sales professionals are much more consultative with the prospect to better understand use cases and develop a clear value proposition within the product. Duration: 15 to 30 Days.

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Quote-to-Cash vs CPQ — how to correctly interpret these terms and make them work for your business

PandaDoc

Manual configuration of such products requires highly technical sales reps or, most often, detailed quote reviews by technical teams, resulting in very long sales cycles — something you want to avoid at all costs. This page is not intended to and does not provide legal advice.

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Six Myths in Hiring a Senior Sales Professional.

SalesBlog!

Who would have an easier time building credibility and trust… a new fresh from college sales person or established professional consultant? Once I show that I am a credible, knowledgeable, sales professional and/or manager, the barriers of age dissipate quickly with the younger IT professional. IT Professional.

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15 Mistakes GTM Teams Make When Moving Upmarket (and how to avoid them)

Sales Hacker

Tread carefully revenue pros… To help you sidestep some of the potential growing pains, here are 15 mistakes GTM teams often make when moving upmarket (and how to avoid them): One big flag would be shifting the conversation to consultative vs. transactional, which many reps don’t understand how to do.

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10 Best Selling Tips For First Time Sales Reps

Salesmate

Inbound sales is a personalized sales methodology where salespeople focus on each prospect’s pain points. Instead of trying to close the deal as quickly as possible, they act as trusted consultants. In this sales strategy, the salesperson helps guide the prospect through each stage of the buyer’s journey.

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