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Jan 2010
10m 34s

The One Thing You Do Before You Solve Pr...

Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale: B2B Sales Trainers, Business Strategists and L
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Everyone fancies themselves as great problem solvers. But the one skill that we think you need PRIOR to problem-solving is “problem-finding.” In this episode, Bill and Bryan walk you through a Problem Finding approach that works perfectly for B2B sales professionals. Sales training today – and any sales strategy you employ – should have a component of problem finding/solving in it. If it doesn’t, you’ll resort right back to “convince and persuade” which is the old method.  (You’re better than that.)
 
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