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Will the Ghost of Harold Kutner Still Haunt the Corridors of the New GM? (Commentary)
In a May 15th, 2000 Business Week article Harold Kutner was referred to as an "old school purchasing guy with a reputation for playing hardball with suppliers." Amongst his heralded "accomplishments" at the time was the fact that he was the driving "force behind the auto industry's first e-marketplace for car makers and parts suppliers" (Covisint comes to mind here).
Cash for Clunkers: Stimulus or Boondoggle
Cash for Clunkers, the federal program that pays $4,500 toward the purchase of certain new cars, is tremendously popular. But as with all government handouts, for everyone who benefits, someone else pays a price. Only a reasoned examination of all of the costs together with the benefits can the balance between the two be evaluated. This article does just that.
Stop thinking ROI and start thinking ROW (Return on Women)
"While women control over 80 percent of all purchases, over 70 percent of all advertising is created by men."

Knowing When to Say, “Next!”
Knowing your industry, and being able to "read" the intentions and buying styles of individual customers makes all the difference. It's a skill and it can be learned. If you are in business, you are in sales. Get good at it.

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This is a Sales Emergency & You Can Win
Yes, there is a sales emergency occurring right now all over the world. Buyers are holding on to their purses like their first born child. It would be easier to get Fort Knox to open the door for you than to get buyers to agree to a purchase.

As the Banks are tightening lending, Seller financing may be a great option to finance a business acquisition.
Since the start of the financial crisis last year, banks have stopped extending credit for virtually any loans including SBA type loans. It is very difficult for business buyers to get approved for financing, even buyers who have excellent credit, money down and collateral, which are the three major requirements. Of course this environment won’t last, but in the mean time there is a solution for both buyers and sellers and that is Seller Financing.
Mars and Venus Part I. Sales people are from Mars, Buyers are from Venus - Introduction
Many of you are probably familiar with John Gray's famous relationship book, "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus". In his book, he talks about how to overcome the different way men and women think and indeed often act. Buyers and sellers also have different viewpoints, and not knowing how your audience makes decisions can be disastrous. This series of articles, will take you inside the mind of buyers, to help you fulfil their needs, to create successful commercial relationships. Buyers, like sales people, are also focused on WIIFM, What's in it for me.

Be The GPS For Your Buyer
Buyers have two identifiable responsibilities: * maneuver through their internal, behind-the-scenes buy-in issues to ensure a trouble-free change process, and * choose a solution that will address their stakeholder's criteria for systems excellence while maintaining the integrity of the system. Sales addresses one of these jobs, but not the other. In fact, we've never been taught the skills to help with the off-line issues buyers address: as per the explanations and skills offered in my new book Dirty Little Secrets, helping buyers maneuver through their off-line buy-in issues requires a wholly different skill set.
Want to UP Your Bottom Line Quickly in Today’s New Economy of Buyers?
Sales Are Flat-Lined, Buyers are Slow to Buy, Sales Cycles Are Too Long, Lost Control of the Sale Process, Bottom Line is Behind Projections… If this is true, you must appreciate that sales revenue is the life line to your bottom line. Without buyers, there are no sales. Without sales, there are no revenues. The world revolves around sales, but more importantly, it now needs to revolve around buyers. Buyers are everywhere. What are you doing to help them buy?

Selling on eBay: 5 Ways to Keep Your Product Line Fresh and Profitable
Selling successfully online is not a matter of luck. To be successful, you must sell what buyers are buying. Buyers are always looking for something new. Use this strategy to keep your inventory fresh, and increase your changes of online success.
Feature/Benefit Selling Does Not Replace Effective Questioning
Executive Summary: Buyers are only concerned about product features that are relevant to their needs. Sales reps that focus on creating alignment with buyers, and avoid using a ‘feature dump’ as their primary means to sell, will connect with buyers. This is accomplished when reps focus on the unique capabilities of their product as the best means by which to improve the buyer’s current situation.
If you are going to buy a business, you need to accept business risk.
Many first time buyers, don't buy a business because of the risk. Experienced business buyers look at it differently.
The importance of choosing the right buyer when selling your business
Although it may seems as a heavy task, finding the perfect buyer for your business is actually very easy. If you know what you are doing and where to search for those buyers, that is. For everybody who works as a professional business broker like we do the number of the potential perfect buyers for your business is simply amazing. Potential business buyers that would be perfect for buying your business are all around us and we find them for folks just like you every single week. Now, keep in mind, this is not a sales pitch, but just an explanation of the benefits of working with a quality business brokerage firm who wants the best for both the buyer and the seller.
The Nine Types of Art Buyers
Personalities, fascinating stuff. Art buyers are perhaps the most unique of buyers. Art buyers are exciting people who want the best for themselves. Understand them and you will win them over. Pay no attention to their uniqueness and you could lose your sales. Everyone, especially art buyers, wants to be understood.
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