Category Archives: Business-to-Business Sales

It’s all about Price! (True or False?)

In the words of one purchasing manager, “Price is everything, and it’s nothing.” Continue reading

Business-to-Business Sales, Customer Feedback, Customer Relationships, Voice of the Customer

Customer Relationships and the Trap of the Familiar

To avoid missing opportunities and failing to see potential threats in customer relationships, consciously change your routine. Look at your customer from a new angle. Continue reading

Business-to-Business Sales, Customer Relationships, Voice of the Customer

Listening with an Ear For Innovation

In Alan Murray’s latest Wall Street Journal article, he mentions that when the Journal’s CEO Council was asked to name the most influential business book, many members cited Clayton Christensen’s The Innovator’s Dilemma. What does Christensen say about innovation that … Continue reading

Best Practices, Business-to-Business Sales, Customer Confidence, Customer Feedback, Customer Trust, Point of View, Voice of the Customer

Who Are Your Competitors?

Did anybody else read the latest Fast Company article about Blockbuster? In it Kevin Lewis, the head of Blockbuster’s digital strategy, makes the following comment about their competition in the phone app market: “By the way, my biggest competitors in … Continue reading

Best Practices, Business-to-Business Sales, Customer Confidence, Customer Feedback, Customer Trust, Point of View

Clarity in B2B Customer Communications

I recently met with a consultant from another firm that is interested in partnering with us at E.G. Insight. The conversation with her got me thinking about the importance of clarity when communicating with B2B customers. The woman I met … Continue reading

Business-to-Business Sales, Customer Trust, Point of View