From the category archives:

Sales Management

When Senior Executives Hijack Your Sales Opportunities: 11 Reasons

May 31, 2009

Two earlier articles explained what happened when a senior executive in my company briefly grabbed control of my recent sales opportunity. It appears to have cost us the sale.
Because I’ve seen the same thing happen multiple times in the years I’ve been selling, I’ve given some thought to why it happens. When you understand the [...]

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How to Screw Up a Nice Sale

May 20, 2009

A prior article set the scene. This one makes you privy to an explanation that most people in my company haven’t heard.
First, a quick review of the situation.
I’d been working on a million-dollar deal for about five months. Jim, a senior executive in our company (and my boss’s boss), slid into the driver’s seat on [...]

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When a Senior Manager Steps into the Driver’s Seat of Your Deal

May 18, 2009

Tell me if this story sounds familiar. It’s about a senior executive who can’t let go of a deal that someone else is responsible for.
I’ve been working on an opportunity for several months. My prospect is a well-known global brand with worldwide annual revenue north of $2 billion.
Our team did a good job of working [...]

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