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Selling in the Contract Service World

Selling contract services is different.

Different because services are harder to get customers to understand. Different because the contract world requires coordinating buying and selling cycles – a difficult dance at best.

Here are a number of articles that can help make selling a little less painful, and hopefully more successful and enjoyable.

Win Strategies for 3 Different Side-by-Sides

by Chris Arlen

You are always in a side-by-side evaluation when selling. Side-by-sides is a Procurement term where they put their ratings of sales offers side-by-side and determine who wins. Even if you’re not dealing [...]

click to continue → March 26, 2013

Hierarchy of Sales Motivation

by Chris Arlen

A little success can demotivate. It looks like this: after weeks, months, or years of effort, your pipeline produces sales that: Earns commissions Appeases management Provides breathing room Congratulations: you’re now in [...]

click to continue → February 28, 2013

A Beginner’s Guide to the First day Selling B2B

by Chris Arlen

Everyone in b2b sales has a beginning – either starting a career, a new job, or joining a new firm. And b2b selling is more marathon than sprint. Like a marathon, a [...]

click to continue → February 13, 2013

Prospecting’s Riddle

by Chris Arlen

Sales prospecting is a riddle; and salespeople want one solution for it. However, believing there’s only one answer kills off productive alternatives. The answer to “How do I find new sales?” is [...]

click to continue → February 7, 2013