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What do B2B customers expect?
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August 18, 2021 Written by
Sales optimalisation

What do B2B customers expect?

Attracting customers is essential for the growth of your B2B or Business-to-Business company. The best way of doing so is by meeting their needs. For years, B2B customers have been distinguished from B2C target audiences. However, in the most recent years, we have been noticing a shift, initiated by the changing behavior and needs of B2B customers.

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How CPQ drives sales
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July 27, 2021 Written by
Sales optimalisation CPQ software

How CPQ drives sales

Are you losing sales because it takes too long to make a quote? Long sales cycles kill deals. It slows down your manufacturing business on its way to growth and holds sales back. Are you also looking out for a shorter sales cycle to be able to move faster and grow? A CPQ can assist you with this process. But what exactly is CPQ? And how does it drive sales? That’s what we will be figuring out in this article.

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Why you should create quotes using automation software
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July 01, 2021 Written by
Sales optimalisation

Why you should create quotes using automation software

Quotes are formal documents sent to your clients to offer goods or services at the indicated price. A good and winning quote includes accurate prices and product information, and has proven to be a method to grow your business even further. However, if you are selling configurable products, writing quotes is usually a long and dreadful process. The complexity of the products and prices slows down the workflow, resulting in an enormous backlog of quote requests that are not followed up quickly enough to keep the customers interested.

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Hive CPQ is now locally available in China!
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April 06, 2021 Written by
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Hive CPQ is now locally available in China!

Hive CPQ simplifies international B2B e-commerce even further now: our platform is running in China! It is one of the fastest growing economies in the world, working its way up to the number 1 spot. China, known as a manufacturing hub, is therefore an interesting place for B2B players around the globe to target.

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Why Guided Selling increases the performance of your sales teams and your dealers
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March 31, 2021 Written by
Sales optimalisation

Why Guided Selling increases the performance of your sales teams and your dealers

The idea behind the job of a sales representative is simple: help your customer find the best solution that fits their needs. However this task is a lot harder in a B2B environment in which companies are often struggling to explain complex products. This is where guided selling comes into play, a powerful strategy to regain control over your solution offering.

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Sales, the Forgotten Marketing Channel
02 21 Sales Marketing Channel web
February 24, 2021 Written by
Sales optimalisation

Sales, the Forgotten Marketing Channel

The alignment of marketing and sales is a key component for your company’s growth. You can no longer afford a misalignment of the two departments to meet the buyer’s needs at every interaction. However, companies often forget to use sales as a marketing channel. Let’s take a look at why it pays off to get the teams to work together.

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5 B2B strategies to sell more in 2021
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November 22, 2020 Written by
Sales optimalisation

5 B2B strategies to sell more in 2021

We are slowly but surely reaching the end of 2020, so it’s time to look back and look ahead! This year was not what anyone expected, but suffice to say it was a life changing year. Every aspect of our lives seems to be different, which means that customers will have a changed behavior too. How do you anticipate these changes as a sales representative? Let’s look at some of the trends we can expect in 2021 for B2B Sales in 5 fitting strategies.

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Overcome B2B Buyer Frustrations with Hive CPQ
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November 09, 2020 Written by
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Overcome B2B Buyer Frustrations with Hive CPQ

Keep your customers happy. That is up to this day the main thing account managers focus on. That is why, after its massive success, a lot of B2B companies have followed the B2C trend of eCommerce. Digital tools have proven to be highly effective, in case companies know how to implement them correctly. If done wrong, it creates a bad customer experience, which remains a main strategic point for any manufacturer: around 9 out of 10 buyers would turn to a competitor if their current supplier could not keep up with their needs (Avionos, 2020).

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5G: A new challenge for manufacturers
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October 12, 2020 Written by
Manufacturing industry

5G: A new challenge for manufacturers

The current situation of the manufacturing industry is very complex, as companies evolve in a very competitive environment. But competition is not the only challenge manufacturers face, as product life cycles have been growing shorter and customers are demanding customized products more and more. The arrival of 5G will ease these challenges, but it is important to be prepared, by investing in the right software today.

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How CPQ Fits Into the New Normal for B2B Sales
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August 25, 2020 Written by
Sales optimalisation CPQ software

How CPQ Fits Into the New Normal for B2B Sales

COVID-19 has left nothing unaffected. While the pandemic is lasting a lot longer than we all thought/hoped, it is important to identify the ways it has impacted us. In this short article, we will briefly discuss how B2B sales have been redefined since the start of the outbreak, and how CPQ can answer the (new) needs.

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What if… You make your quotations using Hive CPQ?
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January 24, 2020 Written by
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What if… You make your quotations using Hive CPQ?

Hive CPQ is the next generation quotation tool. Why? We take the quotation process out of your current CRM or ERP environment. Quotations can be made by any stakeholder (Sales, backoffice, engineering and your customers). The user interface is fast, clean and simple. Hive CPQ speeds up the quotation process. Hive CPQ supports complex products and pricing, but manages to hide the complexity to the users.

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What is the estimated shipping time for a product?
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August 18, 2019 Written by
Features in Hive

What is the estimated shipping time for a product?

To know when certain products will be shipped is often a challenging question, causing inefficient phone calls and back and forth emailing. Increase your customer relationship with Hive CPQ’s new feature 'Shipping Schedules', which can be activated by any manufacturer.

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