Focusing your sales strategy in a changing world-Focusing-Your-Sales-Strategy-In-A-Changing-World1

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Neville Tymouth, founding director of New Results, delivered a webinar on sales strategy in a changing world. He argued that businesses are operating amid inflation, economic uncertainty, AI disruption, Brexit, war, and rapidly changing consumer behavior, so sales teams must rethink how they work.<br /><br />His core message was that there is “nothing in life you have to do” — instead, choices, behaviors, and consequences shape results. He encouraged listeners to stop avoiding difficult but necessary actions, like following up with customers.<br /><br />Neville introduced three practical lenses for sales focus: the microscope, to understand specific customer behavior in detail; the telescope, to see the wider market and commercial context; and the mirror, to reflect on what is working and what needs improving. He stressed the importance of asking better questions, being commercially curious, and avoiding assumptions about why customers buy.<br /><br />He also emphasized planning, recommending a simple “10 and 25” approach: list 25 desired prospects and prioritize 10. Finally, he highlighted trust as essential, using the trust equation: raise credibility, reliability, and intimacy, while reducing self-orientation. Overall, the session urged salespeople to become more focused, strategic, reflective, and customer-centric.

Keywords

sales strategy

customer behavior

economic uncertainty

AI disruption

follow-up

commercial curiosity

trust equation

prospect prioritization

customer-centric selling