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By Marguerite Zimmerman

Continuous Improvement – Protecting Margin

Protecting margin is one of the key aspects of “perform” for a sales force.

Recently we were gaining insight into one of our customer’s sales goals. To do this we explored the current Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) they used to measure sales success. We then asked them to share how top performers were doing against the KPI’s.

What we heard was not as uncommon as you might think. The senior team shared that they were having challenges around defining their top performers. Why? There are several reasons top performers are mislabeled. In this case, it was one of the most common mistakes.

By Marguerite Zimmerman

Driving Organic Growth

Do you find your focus on current accounts at the cost of acquiring new ones?
On one hand, it’s good business to focus on customer retention. Studies cite that the cost of acquiring a new customer ranges from 5 to 25 times the cost of retaining a current customer.

By Marguerite Zimmerman

3 Ways to Avoid the Price Vortex

The price vortex is time-consuming. It is easier to do a strong job at the beginning of a selling process than find yourself spending it at the back end of the process trying to protect margin.

By Marguerite Zimmerman

Design Thinking in Sales

Chances are when you see a current client or prospect you build trust and you get right into problem identification
Chances are you start asking questions that help you pinpoint what problems the customer has that you can solve with your product or service And you then present your product or solution when the first opportunity arises in the dialogue
Our research with thousands of Momentium users is that the

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By Marguerite Zimmerman

The five criteria you need to meet before asking for the close

For most salespeople, the hardest part of the sales process is the close. Attempting to close too early will sabotage the relationship, while waiting too long to close means that your sales manager will be questioning your results. Figuring out when to ask for the close is difficult, and there is a big difference between…

By Marguerite Zimmerman

Marguerite Zimmerman & Momentium featured on B2B Sales Geniuses

Marguerite Zimmerman & Momentium featured on B2B Sales Geniuses B2B Sales Geniuses is a quickly-growing learning resource for salespeople in the business-to-business sector, and features leading experts in the field. Earlier this month, Marguerite Zimmerman (Founder & CEO of E=MZ2) was invited on to discuss innovations in sales training, as well as share tips on…

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By Marguerite Zimmerman

The most important question your salespeople can ask any prospect

The most important question your salespeople can ask any prospect Any salesperson knows their job is to help the buyer make a decision; in other words, to help guide the buyer to an informed ‘yes’ or ‘no’. However, sales calls can be limited by time, patience and a lack of understanding of the client’s needs.…

By Marguerite Zimmerman

6 Strategies to Compete Against Low Cost Providers

If you’re like most sales representatives in the market today, you are likely competing against low cost providers more often than not. If you deal with low cost providers, read on. Chances are one or more of these strategies will be worth trying or a valuable reminder.   Strategy #1 – Know Your Value Knowing…

Continuous Improvement – Protecting Margin
Driving Organic Growth
3 Ways to Avoid the Price Vortex
Design Thinking in Sales
asking for the close sales contract sign
The five criteria you need to meet before asking for the close
Marguerite Zimmerman & Momentium featured on B2B Sales Geniuses
good question important b2b sales
The most important question your salespeople can ask any prospect
6 Strategies to Compete Against Low Cost Providers