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What Salespeople Need to Know About the New B2B Landscape

Harvard Business Review

The AIDA model and its variants are the basis for sales funnels at many B2B firms. In fact, B2B buyers report that, compared to other sources of information, these interactions are the most influential in their decision making process: The source considered the least influential is social media. Don’t believe the hype.

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What Makes Great Salespeople

Harvard Business Review

Last year, research by my people analytics company VoloMetrix identified three things that were highly correlated with top performing reps: More time spent with customers; larger internal networks; and more time spent with managers and senior leadership. It’s clear that time with customers matters.

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How to Get Your Salespeople to Execute Your Strategy

Harvard Business Review

research on B2B purchases indicates that 25% of the buying decision depends on the interaction with the sales professional. But remember, every hour spent developing an opportunity that’s outside your sweet spot is a non-strategic use of time, energy, and resources. McKinsey & Co.

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How to Fake It When You’re Not Feeling Confident

Harvard Business Review

” Often, the root of the insecurity involves your personal leadership style , says Herminia Ibarra , a professor at INSEAD and the author of Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader. Seek ways to incorporate their strategies and tactics into your leadership repertoire. So, for starters, “let up [on] the self-flagellation.”

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