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Episode 30: Do you really need an awesome corporate background for B2B sales?

Selling To Corporates ® Podcast with Jessica Lorimer 030 Do You Really Need An Awesome Corporate Background For B2B Sales?
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People often worry that in order to sell to corporates, they should have a background working with corporate organisations. But is that really the case? Is it really needed when selling B2B?

When people leave corporate careers to set up a business, they’ll often go one of two ways; creating a business that immediately sells back to corporate companies because they know the area/ industry and demographic or having not enjoyed their corporate career, avoiding seling to organisations for as long as possible (and trying to become an internet marketing influencer in order to avoid selling!)

But is it necessary to have had a previous corporate career in order to successfully sell B2B? Or are there other things that are more important to stakeholders and companies overall?

In this episode, I’m digging deep and sharing;

  • Whether corporate companies really need suppliers who’ve worked for organisations before (and why some of my answers might surprise you!) (01:36)
  • What having a ‘corporate background’ means – and how the different definitions might impact your abilities to sell to corporate organisations. (06:04)
  • If you really need to have had a sterling corporate career (and what to do if you didn’t!) (08:51)
  • The two choices that ex-corporate employees have to make when they leave corporate jobs to set up a business – and how it impacts their sales. (09:52)
  • Where business owners often get stuck, frustrated and stop their sales processes (11:56)
  • The reasons that internet marketing makes genuine experts feel awful about selling their services (17:04)
  • Whether it’s integral to have a corporate background when it comes to selling B2B (19:28)
  • The things business owners focus on that corporates don’t care about (24:03)
  • What companies really care about when they’re choosing external suppliers to buy from (25:47)
  • Why your continued professional development is important to corporate organisations (and for your own business benefit!) (28:32)
  • How passionate you are will equal how much profit you’re able to make (32:41)
  • Why humble pie doesn’t need to be your default mode when selling your services to corporate organisations. (34:11)
  • The real pros and cons of having a corporate background when selling B2B and the pros and cons of selling to corporates if you’ve never worked with corporate organisations before (36:38)
  • How to identify whether or not you need support – and what you need to do if there’s something you need help with (39:59)

Plus, sharing the recent podcast reviews from Julie Dennis, Menopause Consultant and Trainer from https://juliedennis.net/ and an update on The C Suite and our closing 2020 doors.

Podcast Reviews:

Huge thanks also goes to Julie Dennis from https://juliedennis.net/ for their fab five star podcast review! It’s hugely appreciated and makes it easier to spread the word about Selling to Corporate and what it really takes to get the corporate sales lifecycle started.

Selling to Corporate Podcast episodes for your next listen

Episode 16: What do you really need to successfully sell to corporates

Episode 10: Set the best foundations to sell to corporates

Key Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

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Book an exploratory chat with me! I’m offering the final exploratory sessions with me so that you can ask any questions you have about The C Suite and how it can benefit your business. These opportunities are incredibly limited – so if you’d like my eyes on your business and a totally transparent conversation about how The C Suite could support your goals, book it here now.

Top 5 Business Development Questions: If you’re looking to convert more business development calls into sales? You need to be asking the right questions and getting the best information to support future work. Download my Top 5 BDQs here and start getting quality information from your prospects.

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  • I can’t believe I’m now saying this…”Sales is exciting”
    June 1, 2023 by abalone girl from Australia

    Having been an entrepreneur for almost 3 decades delivering services to big corporates through my first 2 companies I managed to avoid ‘doing sales’ as business just seemed to come in the door and sales was the last thing on earth I wanted to do. However, I watched competitors enter the market well after me and they dominated. Hmmm!! So, when I launched by 3rd company I just knew that I had to get my head around this thing called sales and all the jargon that went with it… lead gen, qualified lead, CTA yes… OMG! I just had no idea. Enter stage left the one and only Jessica Lorrimer and side-kick dog Max (sound effects expert) and I was hooked. Jess’s podcast is so unbelievably good. After binging all episodes I regularly go back and listen again and again for more ideas, inspiration and laughs. The biggest breakthrough for me was Jess unpacking in super simple terms the purpose of each stage of the sales cycle. I now look forward to the time I schedule each week to focus on sales (I really can’t believe I said that!). Seriously Jess’s commitment to sharing her knowledge, experience and know-how is next to none. Thank you so very much Jess, you’ve had such an impact on my world and the success of my business(es).

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