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B2B sales guides — page 7
More practical, data-backed guides on growing B2B sales and distribution.
Finding distribution partners that actually deliver
The wrong distribution partner is worse than no partner — they tie up your product in a market while selling little of it. Finding the right partners is a screening and selection discipline, not a matter of signing whoever's willing, and it decides whether a market succeeds or stalls.
Read the guide →Distribution NetworksDirect vs indirect sales: control vs reach
Should you sell through your own team or through partners? Direct sales gives you control and margin; indirect gives you reach and speed. The right answer depends on your product and markets — and many successful businesses use both, for different segments.
Read the guide →Distribution NetworksEntering new markets without the guesswork
New markets are where growth lives — and where a lot of money gets wasted. Entering them successfully is a structured process of research, planning, and partner-building, not a leap of faith, and doing it in a controlled way is what separates expansion that pays from expensive mistakes.
Read the guide →Distribution NetworksTerritory planning: the map behind the network
Assign territories badly and partners either trip over each other or leave gaps in your coverage — both of which cost sales. Good territory planning maps who covers what, so your network reaches the whole market without partners fighting over the same customers.
Read the guide →Distribution NetworksDistributor onboarding: the first 90 days decide
Signing a distribution partner is the start, not the finish. How well you onboard them — training, tools, and support in those first weeks — largely determines whether they become a productive channel or a name on a contract that sells almost nothing.
Read the guide →Distribution NetworksProtecting margins when you sell through partners
Selling through distribution means sharing margin by design — but it shouldn't mean losing control of it. Without discipline, channel pricing erodes, partners undercut each other, and your product's value gets discounted away. Protecting margins is what keeps distribution profitable, not just wide-reaching.
Read the guide →Distribution NetworksWhy distribution networks underperform
When a distribution network disappoints, it's rarely because distribution is the wrong model — it's because of avoidable mistakes: signing the wrong partners, neglecting onboarding, unclear territories, no support, and letting margins erode. Avoid these, and the model works.
Read the guide →Distribution NetworksInternational distribution: reach the world through partners
Selling internationally through your own teams in every country is slow and enormously expensive. International distribution — reaching foreign markets through local partners — is how most businesses actually go global, because local partners bring the presence, knowledge, and relationships that would take years to build.
Read the guide →Distribution NetworksDistributor, reseller, or agent: which partner type?
Not all distribution partners are the same, and using the wrong type for your product and market causes friction and lost sales. Distributors, resellers, and agents each play a different role — understanding the difference is the first step to designing a network that fits.
Read the guide →Cold CallingDoes cold calling still work?
Cold calling is regularly declared dead — and it isn't. What's dead is bad cold calling: unprepared, pushy, and untargeted. Done properly, with clear target lists and skilled callers, it remains one of the most direct ways to reach decision-makers and book meetings.
Read the guide →Cold CallingCold call scripts: a guide, not a cage
A good cold call script isn't a word-for-word monologue to read at prospects — it's a flexible framework that keeps calls relevant and on track while letting the caller sound human. The best scripts guide the conversation; the worst ones read like a robot.
Read the guide →Cold CallingCold calling success rates: setting real expectations
Cold calling gets abandoned as often from unrealistic expectations as from genuine failure. Understanding what realistic success rates actually look like — and that it takes many attempts to connect — is what keeps a calling programme running long enough to work.
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