<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Service details &amp; practical guides — B2B Sales Lab</title><link>https://b2bsales.globalsiriusmc.com/articles/service-guides/</link><description>Service details &amp; practical guides</description><language>en</language><item><title>How do you run a useful B2B discovery call?</title><link>https://b2bsales.globalsiriusmc.com/articles/service-guides/b2b-discovery-call-agenda/</link><guid>https://b2bsales.globalsiriusmc.com/articles/service-guides/b2b-discovery-call-agenda/</guid><description>Focus on the buyer&#39;s task, constraints and decision process. Discovery is not permission to deliver a long presentation or make promises before understanding requirements.</description></item><item><title>What should a B2B request for quotation specify?</title><link>https://b2bsales.globalsiriusmc.com/articles/service-guides/b2b-rfq-preparation/</link><guid>https://b2bsales.globalsiriusmc.com/articles/service-guides/b2b-rfq-preparation/</guid><description>Define the required output, configuration and service scope so suppliers price the same task. An RFQ should expose uncertainties rather than bury them in a vague specification.</description></item><item><title>How do you map stakeholders in a B2B purchase?</title><link>https://b2bsales.globalsiriusmc.com/articles/service-guides/b2b-stakeholder-decision-map/</link><guid>https://b2bsales.globalsiriusmc.com/articles/service-guides/b2b-stakeholder-decision-map/</guid><description>Map roles and required evidence instead of labeling one friendly contact the decision-maker. A user, budget owner, technical reviewer and signer may need different information.</description></item><item><title>What evidence should support a qualified B2B opportunity?</title><link>https://b2bsales.globalsiriusmc.com/articles/service-guides/b2b-qualification-evidence/</link><guid>https://b2bsales.globalsiriusmc.com/articles/service-guides/b2b-qualification-evidence/</guid><description>Treat qualification as a set of confirmed facts and open questions. A score without evidence can inflate the pipeline and misdirect follow-up.</description></item><item><title>How do you build a procurement comparison that buyers can use?</title><link>https://b2bsales.globalsiriusmc.com/articles/service-guides/b2b-procurement-comparison-table/</link><guid>https://b2bsales.globalsiriusmc.com/articles/service-guides/b2b-procurement-comparison-table/</guid><description>Compare task coverage, assumptions and service obligations before presenting a preferred option. A fair table should include meaningful limits of every proposal, including your own.</description></item><item><title>What should a B2B pilot proposal commit to?</title><link>https://b2bsales.globalsiriusmc.com/articles/service-guides/b2b-pilot-proposal-deliverables/</link><guid>https://b2bsales.globalsiriusmc.com/articles/service-guides/b2b-pilot-proposal-deliverables/</guid><description>Define a limited question the pilot can answer. Scope, success evidence and stop conditions matter more than a broad promise that the technology will work.</description></item><item><title>How do you write clear service exclusions in a B2B quotation?</title><link>https://b2bsales.globalsiriusmc.com/articles/service-guides/b2b-quotation-exclusions/</link><guid>https://b2bsales.globalsiriusmc.com/articles/service-guides/b2b-quotation-exclusions/</guid><description>State boundaries alongside included tasks so the buyer can plan dependencies. An exclusion should explain who must supply the missing work, not simply hide it in fine print.</description></item><item><title>What should a B2B sales follow-up contain after a technical meeting?</title><link>https://b2bsales.globalsiriusmc.com/articles/service-guides/b2b-follow-up-handoff/</link><guid>https://b2bsales.globalsiriusmc.com/articles/service-guides/b2b-follow-up-handoff/</guid><description>Send a factual decision record with owners, not a generic checking-in message. The next recipient needs to know which question is unresolved and what evidence will answer it.</description></item><item><title>How do you audit B2B CRM records without adding busywork?</title><link>https://b2bsales.globalsiriusmc.com/articles/service-guides/b2b-crm-record-quality/</link><guid>https://b2bsales.globalsiriusmc.com/articles/service-guides/b2b-crm-record-quality/</guid><description>Check whether records support useful actions and reliable reporting. More mandatory fields do not fix inaccurate facts or duplicated accounts.</description></item><item><title>What should a B2B commercial-email review check before sending?</title><link>https://b2bsales.globalsiriusmc.com/articles/service-guides/b2b-commercial-email-review/</link><guid>https://b2bsales.globalsiriusmc.com/articles/service-guides/b2b-commercial-email-review/</guid><description>Review purpose, sender identity, accuracy and recipient controls against current official guidance. B2B messages are not automatically exempt from the FTC&#39;s CAN-SPAM rules; other laws may also apply.</description></item></channel></rss>