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Description

Showcasing the Client Alignment¬Æ process, this book details steps for reorienting a company to expertly align plans and activities to the specific goals and objectives of large clients. The best business results are products of a company’s successful utilization of a well-planned system. Developed over the course of 24 years of testing and refining, Selling Big: Growing Your Business within Large Companies details just such an approach to creating and growing business within large companies. The Client Alignment¬Æ process is a highly specific, entirely proven method for improving business development skills, an approach that is so clear and succinct anyone seeking to successfully develop business with large companies can benefit. The process is organized around the four stages of business development‚Äîlead generation, prospect generation, client generation, and loyal client generation‚Äîdescribing in detail the activities needed at each stage. Specifically, the book explains how to plan time effectively, run account teams, and find business opportunities, as well as how to align with the needs and desires of clients from all perspectives including sales, marketing, service, operations, and senior management. The bottom line? The difference between good and great starts right here.