“Performance has its price”- why do I write about such a „no-brainer“ or a statement that has degenerated into an empty phrase? I often experience that there are arguments about competitive prices – both (of course) by the customer and the RSM. These (usually lower) competitive prices are then used internally in the organization to„Performance has a price tag to it“ weiterlesen
Schlagwort-Archive:Vertrieb
The way to more cross-selling
The endeavor to cross-sell (CS), i.e. to sell more than just one product to a customer, is not new. The reasons are complex and range from profitability (falling customer costs, cross-sell products in banking, often without capital consumption) via the house bank claim (most important bank partner, holistic / comprehensive advice) to defending against competitors.„The way to more cross-selling“ weiterlesen
Small and large customers on financing assets with banks
Outside financing behavior and the need for advice on the part of companies depend not only on various parameters but also on the size of the company in question. Smaller businesses … • … perceive recommendations as important – given as well as received Larger companies… But good ideas are always wanted! A customer has„Small and large customers on financing assets with banks“ weiterlesen
Counting products per customer
Do you evaluate product usage? Do you count the products that a customer buys and uses from you? This metric is relevant if you believe in only one of the following characteristics: Which steps are necessary for this?
Working in the channel of acceptance
Every relationship begins with a first encounter, a first impression. This applies to private as well as business. Sometimes the image of “ice breaking” is used when talking about the first trust-building steps at the beginning of a relationship. To stay in the picture of the ice: at the beginning the ice is still very„Working in the channel of acceptance“ weiterlesen
Lean Management in banking
Lean Management is a further development of Lean Production, which in turn has the avoidance of waste as its object. Lean management is about the fact that all processes in the company should serve to satisfy customer needs; simplified: if the customer does not need this process, does not perceive it, then it is superfluous.„Lean Management in banking“ weiterlesen
What is courtesy?
Two important tasks in sales management revolve around commitment. On the one hand, it is about demanding and enforcing a commitment with regard to the planning and, on the other hand, also about organizing binding cooperation between the various sales units, essentially the generalists and the specialists. But what actually is liability and what are„What is courtesy?“ weiterlesen
Minimum pricing in lending
The introduction of Basel II (and subsequently Basel III) ended the era of the price table in the banks and savings banks, as I knew it from my training as apprentice, in the lending business. The significantly increased importance of the assessment of credit risks led to the replacement of the price list mostly by„Minimum pricing in lending“ weiterlesen
A fairy tale of successful sales
Isn’t it that the most successful sales rep is the one who „brings home“ the most business? Much is always better than a little. Better a bad deal than no deal at all. Bad deal = “the market is so difficult” vs. no deal at all = “he can’t do it.” But why is it„A fairy tale of successful sales“ weiterlesen
Pricing: Get the trash out!
If even a single question had to be answered with no, then terms- and condition management is obviously missing. What does a terms- and condition management consist of? The foundation for a terms- and condition management is (of course) a product price list that lists and regulates both the pricing rules and the minimum prices„Pricing: Get the trash out!“ weiterlesen
Vertriebsmanagement 