Blog - The Whale Hunters

How To Approach a Big Company Executive with Confidence

As an executive or salesperson representing a small company, learn to approach big company executives with confidence. These are people whom you don't know,…

Barbara Weaver SmithSeptember 9, 2017

Business Development Tactics Large Account Sales RFP Sales Presentations

Name It and Claim It: 4 Steps to Develop a Business Process for Proposals

Almost every RFP asks you to define or explain your business process for something or other. Here are a few of the recent ones that…

Barbara Weaver SmithAugust 20, 2017

Large Account Sales Video

Talking About Whale Hunting with John Golden of Sales Pop

Hunting for those big customers and big deals requires a skill set all to itself, with a coordinated, trained team–much like the Inuit people in…

Barbara Weaver SmithAugust 17, 2017

Large Account Sales

Story of The Whale Hunters

The Whale Hunters Story Whale hunting is not about killing. What a bad analogy that would be! It's actually about serving. Honoring the whale.…

Barbara Weaver SmithAugust 1, 2017

BrightTALK Large Account Sales Sales Development The Sales Experts Channel

Going After Big Accounts

Attracting, landing and growing big accounts is both an art and a science. Many sales people aspire to big deal closer or rainmaker status but…

Barbara Weaver SmithJune 8, 2017

Podcasts Sales Presentations Sales Process Sales Tips

Practical Ways for Sales Professionals to Address Buyer Fears

Fears, we all have them but as a sales professional, how do you overcome this fundamental emotion? Join us as we uncover practical ways for…

Barbara Weaver SmithMay 21, 2017

Podcasts Sales Presentations Sales Tips Small Business Advice

Selling Outcomes with Paul Watts of Sales Reinvented Podcast

Today B2B sales is much more professional, technology has played a major part in many of the changes we have seen. Remember that you are…

Barbara Weaver SmithApril 20, 2017

Large Account Sales Sales Process

Jeb Blount Says Sales EQ a Must To Win Large Account Sales

Better than most whale hunters, my friend Jeb Blount has mastered the art of winning complex large account sales and teaching sales teams how to do…

Barbara Weaver SmithMarch 21, 2017

BrightTALK Business Development Tactics Sales Process The Sales Experts Channel

Sales Enablement: Technology, Tactics, Training or Tricks?

Sales Enablement. Is it another buzzword gaining traction—distracting well-meaning sales leaders from more compelling issues—or a must-have sales strategy that will leave your team in…

Barbara Weaver SmithMarch 14, 2017

Whale Hunters Wisdom