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The Cost of Cheap

Solving Solution Selling

Selling Around the Holes

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The Cost of Cheap

Martyn Lewis
 

There is an undeniable trend across the purchasing departments of corporate America towards selecting the suppliers that can offer required goods and services at the cheapest price. However there is often a cost of buying cheap. Rather than simply react to this trend by offering ever increasing discounts, it is the role of the sales professional to discover and quantify the true cost of buying cheap to their customers.

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Solving Solution Selling

Martyn Lewis
 

Since what seems like the dawn of time, organizations have been trying to adopt more of a solution or consultative style of selling. In fact for many sales organizations this is the most commonly stated desire. However, in spite of many attempts, few organizations have achieved this elusive goal.

This article defines the term "solution selling" and then provides the key ingredients to successfully adopt this selling style. It also examines the barriers and situations where the solution selling style may not actually be appropriate.

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Selling Around the Holes

Martyn Lewis

Another valuable lesson learned in this chapter from Sales Wise.

From Martyn Lewis' recently published book "Sales Wise - a journey through sales and selling", now available from Amazon.com.  With entertaining true stories, Sales Wise introduces its readers to new ways of thinking about sales - and shows you how to sell your products, services and ideas more effectively.

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