Home > Articles & Blog

The Buyer-Focused Selling Blog

Hot B2B Sales Tips, Insights & Techniques

Looking for something specific? Search your topic here:

"Spray & Pray Selling" Has Been Defeated. It's Dead.
Peter Strohkorb Peter Strohkorb

"Spray & Pray Selling" Has Been Defeated. It's Dead.

Selling has never been easy. It was difficult back in the days of door-to-door vacuum cleaner salesmen, and it is still difficult today.

We have seen many new sales challenges pop up just over the past two years. Businesses are struggling to respond.

New challenges require new strategies but too many sellers are trying to force their “Spray & Pray” methods on buyers who are done with that approach.

So, what is the answer?

Read More
The 3 Keys That Unlock Your Engagement with Executive Buyers
Peter Strohkorb Peter Strohkorb

The 3 Keys That Unlock Your Engagement with Executive Buyers

Senior executives perceive sales pitches as unwelcome disruptions that divert their attention, steal their time, and break their trains of thought. To them, they are more than mere distractions. They are business disruptors that stop executives from focusing on their jobs and on what they are trying to achieve. It's personal.

No wonder senior executives feel under siege. It's also a tough gig, trying to sell into that sort of hostile environment.

Here is how you can make it work for you.

Read More
The 6 Unconscious Biases that can Kill Your Sales and Your Business
Guest User Guest User

The 6 Unconscious Biases that can Kill Your Sales and Your Business

Basic human nature can get in the way of making smart business decisions. It happens to the best of us – we're only human.

Oftentimes, the inadvertent self-sabotage preventing us from achieving success is rooted in our unconscious biases and in our inherent resistance to change.

Read More
Business Owners And Founders: Don't Make This Common Mistake!
Peter Strohkorb Peter Strohkorb

Business Owners And Founders: Don't Make This Common Mistake!

It’s exciting to be an entrepreneur, a business owner, the founder of a company, isn’t it?

It begins with a dream, with an idea.

There is a rush of excitement as you put your plans into place, secure your funding, and set the wheels in motion. You’re feeling confident, optimistic, and ready for anything.

Read More
Effective Sales Lead Generation: Finally, The Magic Formula?
Peter Strohkorb Peter Strohkorb

Effective Sales Lead Generation: Finally, The Magic Formula?

Sales lead generation is notoriously difficult to get right.

Effective lead gen is getting harder all the time.

This article explores the reasons and it proposes a solution for all sales leaders, marketers and SDRs.

Even your prospects will be happy.

Read on…

Read More
What Modern Buyers Now Want From Sellers: Do You Have It?
Peter Strohkorb Peter Strohkorb

What Modern Buyers Now Want From Sellers: Do You Have It?

How do you generate your leads right now?

Do you lead your engagements with information on what you’re selling, or with intriguing insight that captures your buyers’ imagination?

Guess what modern buyers want from sellers?

This article outlines exactly what buyers expect now, and what YOU can do to Sell Smarter, Not Harder (our motto).

Read More