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If You Don't Already Know By Bid Day Who Won the Bid, It Probably Isn't You

If You Don’t Already Know By Bid Day Who Won the Bid … It Probably Isn’t You

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When responding to bids or RFPs there is a key point to understand: you are automatically a part of someone else’s process. That may be either the prospect’s process or …

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What Pains You Solve

The Key to Business Development Is Learning What Pains You Solve

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Learning what pains you solve in Business Development begins with an understanding of how and why people buy. Unfortunately, most of us fail to understand what ultimately motivates the buyer’s …

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A Good Business Development System Forces You to Get Noes Early

A Good System Forces You to Get Noes Early and Often.

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Many traditional sales processes are push-oriented and focused on features and benefits. These processes attempt to convince prospects that they need products or services. This methodology is based on the …

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Every Day You Do Business with Someone, You Are One Day Closer to Ending It.

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This insight is often misunderstood and can be confusing if you don’t understand the principle behind it. We all assume that once we have worked hard and won the client’s …

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MBDi - Good Matters Get Better. Bad Matters Get Worse.

Good Matters Get Better. Bad Matters Get Worse.

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In Business Development, it’s easier to stay out of trouble than to get out of trouble. What you do to establish the rules of the relationship up front is critical …

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Don't Think for the Prospect

Don’t Think for the Prospect … Ask.

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One of the real challenges for individuals in the Business Development role is that they are intellectually quite bright. Many Business Developers think at a level and pace well beyond …

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MBDi - Your Meter is Always Running. It's Always a Business Relationship.

Your Meter Is Always Running. It’s Always a Business Relationship.

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People in Business Development frequently have problems separating business from personal relationships. They think if they develop a personal relationship with a prospect or client, it will enhance their ability …

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Business Development - Bad Business is Worse Than No Business

Bad Business Is Worse Than No Business.

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One lesson a Business Development Professional learns over time is the cost of bad business. Early in our careers, we are so anxious for business that we fail to establish …

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Get There First

If Your Head Doesn’t Get There First, Your Tail Never Will.

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For any professional development or transformation of behavior to be effective, you have to change thinking. It’s thinking that drives behavior, which drives results. In order to be successful in …

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Where Is Your Thinking Taking You?

Where Is Your Thinking Taking You?

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It is becoming more evident that to be successful in the current business environment, you have to change the way you engage with your prospects. The Business Development processes and …

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