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Tagged: discovery

Every SalesTap article filed under discovery. Practical B2B sales tactics, frameworks, and data — updated daily.

Pipeline

Why Deals Stall Between Stages 2 and 3

Deals stalling between stage 2 and 3 usually fail on problem, sponsor, or timing. Here's how to diagnose which one is breaking your pipeline.

Jun 24, 20266 min read
Leadership

Running a Sales Team Through a Product Pivot

A product pivot playbook for sales leaders: how to triage pipeline, rebuild discovery, reset comp, and keep senior reps from quietly opting out.

Jun 22, 20266 min read
Sales Psychology

Selling to a Committee With No Clear Owner

Selling to a committee with no clear decision owner requires a different playbook. Here's how to engineer consensus, multi-thread, and force a date.

Jun 20, 20265 min read
Pipeline

Multi-threading deals: building 3+ champions fast

Multi-threading deals is the cheapest insurance against single-champion risk. Here's how to build three durable internal advocates before proposal stage.

Jun 19, 20265 min read
Playbooks

BANT vs GPCT vs MEDDPICC: How to Use All Three

Qualification gets sharper when you run BANT, GPCT, and MEDDPICC side by side. Here's how top AEs use all three lenses on the same deal without overloading discovery.

Jun 17, 20265 min read
Playbooks

SMB Playbook for Selling to Founder-Buyers

An SMB sales playbook for closing founder-led deals: how to run discovery, price, and objection-handle when the buyer signs personally.

Jun 16, 20266 min read
Sales Psychology

Beating the No Budget Objection in B2B Sales

The no budget objection kills deals that should close. Here's the four-question diagnostic and three plays experienced AEs use to keep pipeline alive.

Jun 3, 20265 min read
Sales Psychology

Status Games in Enterprise Sales Deals

Status games in enterprise sales decide deals more than product fit. Here's how to arm your champion to win the room you'll never enter.

Jun 3, 20265 min read
Sales Psychology

Why Prospects Agree Then Ghost You

Prospect ghosting after verbal agreement isn't bad luck — it's predictable. Here's the buyer psychology behind it and the pre-mortem close that fixes it.

Jun 3, 20265 min read
Sales Psychology

Loss Aversion in B2B Sales: Cost of Inaction

Loss aversion means buyers feel losses about twice as hard as gains. Here's how to quantify the cost of inaction and close deals stuck in 'no decision' mode.

Jun 2, 20265 min read
Sales Psychology

Social Proof in Sales Without the Brochure Feel

Social proof in sales fails when it sounds like marketing. Here are four tactical patterns experienced B2B reps use to transfer credibility, not assert it.

Jun 2, 20265 min read
Sales Psychology

Why Buyers Ghost After Demos (And How to Stop It)

Buyers routinely ghost after demos — even when interest is genuinely high. Here's the psychology behind the silence, and the tactics that prevent it.

Jun 1, 20265 min read
Sales Psychology

Does SPIN Selling Still Work in B2B Sales?

SPIN selling turns 38 this year. Here's where the framework still drives B2B deals in 2026, where it breaks, and how top AEs adapt each stage.

May 24, 20265 min read
Statistics

B2B Buyer Behaviour Stats Decision Makers Want

B2B buyer behaviour statistics for 2026 reveal what decision makers actually want from sellers — and where most reps still get it wrong.

May 21, 20265 min read
Playbooks

Discovery Call Questions That Win Deals

The discovery call questions top B2B sales performers ask to qualify faster, surface real urgency, and map the decision process before the demo.

May 20, 20265 min read
Playbooks

How to Multi-Thread Deals and Stop Losing

Multi-thread deals using a 3x3 stakeholder framework, warm intros, and the quiet-killer play to protect every opportunity from single-point failure.

May 20, 20266 min read