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The Scaling Presales Blog

Explore original research and thought leadership for Presales, Buyer Enablement, and B2B go-to-market disruption.

    Garin Hess

    Recent Posts

    Being a Trusted Advisor is Much More than Doing Your Homework

    What does it really mean to be a trusted advisor?

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    Three Sayings to Help Salespeople Uncover a Buyer's Need

    We've got three sayings to help you.

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    To Earn Customer Advocacy, Show Them How To Be Rockstars First

    What catches a buyer’s eye and gets them to fill out your lead form?

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    Sales Software Still Needs Effective Salespeople

    Seems obvious, right?

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    How #SocialSelling Got Me Front Row Seats at #SalesMachine for Gary Vaynerchuk

    Guest post from Max Laughlin, Business Development at A Sales Guy, Inc @asalesguy @asalesguymax

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    How Buyer Fears Render a "No-Brainer" Sales Pitch Worthless

    It doesn’t matter how great your sales pitch is. It doesn’t matter how great your content is.

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    Seeing Other People: How Sales Can Adjust to Larger Buying Groups

    People have a tendency to make things difficult.

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    That Cranky Lead Might Be a Golden Prospect

    How can you spot a prospect who is going to lead to a sale versus one who isn’t?

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    Follow Up Faster for More Engaged Prospects

    Make more calls. Send more emails. Use LinkedIn more.

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    Why Sales Should Pitch In on Company Content

    It's a common issue. Sales and Marketing don't collaborate enough on the creation and sharing of company content. It stalls sales and causes delays in meeting company goals.

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    Trouble Closing Sales? It’s Not Them, It’s You

    People tend to distrust Sales. According to Forrester, 59% of buyers prefer to do research online instead of interacting with a sales rep.

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    To Close a Sale, Slow Down Just a Little

    In sales, it gets easy to think you have all the answers.

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    Being a Trusted Advisor is More Than Just Doing Your Homework

    “Trusted advisor.”

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    Is Real-time Sales Content Delivery Even Possible?

    Yes. But let's back up a minute and look at the challenges.

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    Timely Sales Questions We Aren’t Asking Prospects But Should

    Recently we wrote about how salespeople tend to launch right into talking about their own products and services, without taking the time to listen to the buyer.

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