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Selling to Architectural Services Bureaus

Business experts are seeing that many architectural services bureaus are experiencing growth trends, and smart vendors are striking while the iron's hot. Here's the information you need to generate more sales to architectural services bureaus across the nation.

New technologies and innovative sales techniques have value. But in a B2B sales environment, they may be less important than other critical resources.

Companies that are trying to break into the market need to develop a comprehensive sales plan that leverages the lessons that have been learned by the most successful players in the industry.

Putting It All Together

Ultimately, there is no single strategy that can guarantee conversions in your efforts to sell to architectural services bureaus. It's often a combination of techniques that converts prospects to customers.

Although it's easy to get caught up in the micro-level details of the selling cycle, sellers in this industry need to maintain a macro perspective that combines techniques with selling strategy.

Product Knowledge Is Critical

In the real world, most architectural services bureaus aren't interested in middle of the road products. Before they commit to a purchase, they want to know everything there is to know about your product.

In this industry, a unique value proposition can be the deciding factor between a close and your prospect going with a competitor's product. It's critical for your sales team to be knowledgeable about product specifications and support. If you're selling a service to architectural services bureaus, your sales force has to be educated in service features and be prepared to resolve customer concerns during the sales cycle.

How to Find Architectural Service Bureau Leads

Leads are the foundation of successful selling. The first step in lead generation is to evaluate the local market. From there, you can widen the field to include the yellow pages, Internet searches and trade listings.

The names of architectural services bureaus you obtain through your own efforts need to be qualified through phone calls, emails, and face-to-face conversations.

But the most dependable source of qualified sales leads is often a third-party lead list provider. When it comes to high quality lead lists, we recommend Experian Business Services to our business partners. Experian has a reputation for providing accurate and filtered lead lists that can be used for direct mail and other marketing efforts directed toward architectural services bureaus.

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