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Why B2B Sellers Should Stop Using Qualifying Questions with Executive Buyers
The Problem: Executive Buyers Don't Want to Be Qualified. Modern executive buyers don’t want to be qualified. They want to be understood. Yet too many B2B sellers still open sales conversations with outdated qualifying questions—“What’s your budget?” “Are you the decision-maker?” “What’s your timeline?”
These questions don’t build rapport. They break it.
Brian Shea
May 6, 20252 min read


How Nimble CEOs Are Outmaneuvering Goliaths: What 2025’s B2B Conferences Tell Us About Winning the Executive Sale
By Lucrum Partners If you’re a CEO running a fast-moving, high-aspiration company, 2025’s B2B thought leadership events made one thing...
Brian Shea
Apr 23, 20252 min read


Avoiding the B2B Sales "Rake": How to Win Over Executive Buyers
67 percent of professionals believe they fall short in persuading executives to make immediate purchase decisions
Brian Shea
Sep 30, 20244 min read


A New Reality for Revenue Leaders: Navigating Layoffs and Adapting GTM Playbooks in a Shifting Market
By Lucrum Partners Last week, the Federal Reserve announced a ½ point reduction in the interest rate, a move that, on the surface, seems...
Brian Shea
Sep 22, 20243 min read


Top 10 B2B Seller Coaching Priorities for 2025: Adapting to Buyer Behavior and Tech Trends"
In 2025, behavior science will greatly influence B2B seller coaching strategies.
Brian Shea
Aug 28, 20243 min read


"Understanding the Difference: Short Term Growth Vs. Readiness to Scale for CEOs"
Scalable go-to-market (GTM) processes are strategies and frameworks designed to efficiently and effectively bring products or services to...
Brian Shea
Feb 12, 20244 min read


Expired Hiring Processes are Worse Than Drinking Expired Milk
#Geico has an amusing commercial titled "Aunt Infestation". Aunt Bonnie arrives and beings rummaging through the refrigerator yelling...
Brian Shea
Jan 25, 20243 min read
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