{"id":837,"date":"2014-07-14T16:19:47","date_gmt":"2014-07-14T16:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/buyingfacilitation.com\/blog\/?p=837"},"modified":"2014-07-16T15:17:51","modified_gmt":"2014-07-16T15:17:51","slug":"steps-along-buying-decision-path","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buyingfacilitation.com\/blog\/steps-along-buying-decision-path\/","title":{"rendered":"Steps along the Buying Decision Path"},"content":{"rendered":"

The buyer\u2019s route to a purchase starts before they consider a solution.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Idea stage.<\/span> Fred has an idea that something needs to change.<\/li>\n
  2. Fred discusses his idea with colleagues.<\/li>\n
  3. Fred invites colleagues to meet and discuss the problem, bring ideas from online research, consider who to include, possible fixes, and fallout. Groups formed.<\/li>\n
  4. Consideration stage.<\/span> Group meets to discuss findings: how to fix the problem with known resources, whether to create a workaround using internal fixes or seek an external solution. Discuss the type\/amount of fallout from each.<\/li>\n
  5. Organization stage<\/span>. Fred apportions responsibilities, or hands over to others.<\/li>\n
  6. Change Management stage<\/span>. Meeting to discuss options and fallout. Determine\n
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    1. if more research is necessary (and who will do it),<\/li>\n
    2. if all appropriate people are involved (and who to include),<\/li>\n
    3. if all elements of the problem and solution are included (and what to add),<\/li>\n
    4. the level of disruption and change to address depending on type of solution chosen (and how to manage change),<\/li>\n
    5. the pros\/cons of external solution vs current vendor vs workaround.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
    6. Add needs, ideas, issues of new members; incorporate change considerations.<\/li>\n
    7. Everyone researches their portion of the solution fix (online research\u2014webinars, etc., call current vendors or new vendors etc.). Discussions include managing resultant change.<\/li>\n
    8. Consensus stage.<\/span> Buying Decision Team members meet to share research and determine the type of solution, fallout, possibilities, problems, considerations in re management, policies, job descriptions, HR issues, etc. Buy-in and consensus necessary.<\/li>\n
    9. Choice stage<\/span>. Action responsibilities apportioned including discussions\/meetings with people, companies, teams who might provide solutions.<\/li>\n
    10. Meet to discuss choices and the fallout\/ benefits of each.<\/li>\n
    11. New solution chosen. Change management issues incorporated with solution choice.<\/li>\n
    12. New solution implemented.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The sales model handles steps 10-13. Marketing, marketing automation, and social\u00a0marketing may be involved in steps 3 and 8, although it\u2019s not clear then if the decision to choose an external solution has been made, the full fact pattern of \u2018needs\u2019 has been determined, or if the appropriate decision makers and influencers are included. Buyers muddle through this but we can enter earlier to help.<\/p>\n

      \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 I started up a tech company in London 1983-89 and developed Buying Facilitation\u00ae to teach my sales folks to navigate buyers through their decision path, change management, and\u00a0buy-in BEFORE they began selling. We increased sales 5x within a month. I\u2019ve been teaching this model (and coaching and consulting) since 1989 with similar results.<\/p>\n

      \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0My book Dirty Little Secrets: why buyers can\u2019t buy and sellers can\u2019t sell discusses these steps and how Buying Facilitation\u00ae can work with sales and marketing to enter the buy path earlier. Read two free chapters at www.dirtylittlesecretsbook.com<\/a> . Contact me at sharondrew@sharondrewmorgen.com<\/a> \u00a0to work with your sales or marketing initiatives or coach with sellers to facilitate the close faster.<\/p>\n

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