


Successful Sales Processes Understand Procurement
At TPP we’ve embedded world-class sales processes in dozens of businesses. I’ve covered the details of that process in previous posts. The process is based on Jeff Thull’s books and process. But the success of that process depends on a deep understanding...
New Book – The Jolt Effect (Best sales book I’ve read in years)
In 2001 Matt Dixon and Brent Adamson authored the best-selling book, “The Challenger Sale”. This time Matt has teamed up with Ted McKenna to publish the remarkable book “The Jolt Effect.” We are all in sales! From single entrepreneurs to multi-nationals. Closing deals...
Increasing the Market Share of Your Customer’s Spend
Over the years there is strong evidence to suggest that increasing market share drives higher profit margins. Certainly, if increased market share translates to higher sales one would hope that would lead to potentially higher margins. However, a much more pertinent...
Deploying Competitive Value Propositions
The role of sales professionals is to sell products. Wrong. The role of sales professionals is to improve the performance of each and every customer (if they can). Once you believe that mindset you need to translate that thinking into action. It’s such a simple...