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How Your Proposal Structure Signals Price Before Buyers Read the Numbers

How Your Proposal Structure Signals Price Before Buyers Read the Numbers

By Business Strategy & Positioning, Conversion Optimization & Sales Psychology, Influence & Consumer Psychology
How Your Proposal Structure Signals Price Before Buyers Read the Numbers DemandSignals™ - Highly Persuasive  Research from 6Sense in 2025 found that 94% of B2B buying groups rank their shortlist in order of preference before contacting sales. The vendor ranked first wins 80% of the time. Translation: By the time they…
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Why Category Leadership Is Different From Market Leadership

Why Category Leadership Is Different From Market Leadership

By Business Strategy & Positioning, Influence & Consumer Psychology, Marketing Strategy & Growth, Thought Leadership & Authority Building
Why Category Leadership Is Different From Market Leadership HP DemandSignals™ | Highly Persuasive The fastest-growing engineering consultancies in Southeast Asia over the last decade are rarely the largest. The most trusted testing laboratory in a European automotive supply chain is often not the one with the most testing facilities. The…
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The Anchoring Problem in B2B Fee Negotiations

The Anchoring Problem in B2B Fee Negotiations

By Thought Leadership & Authority Building, Branding & Identity, Conversion Optimization & Sales Psychology, Influence & Consumer Psychology
The Anchoring Problem in B2B Fee Negotiations DemandSignals | Highly Persuasive There's a conversation that happens in almost every complex sale. The buyer asks: "Before we go any further — what's your ballpark on something like this?" Most suppliers answer. They give a range, something non-threatening, designed to leave room…
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Why Brand Alignment Collapses Under Commercial Pressure

Why Brand Alignment Collapses Under Commercial Pressure

By Branding & Identity, Business Strategy & Positioning, Influence & Consumer Psychology, Thought Leadership & Authority Building
Why Brand Alignment Collapses Under Commercial Pressure HP DemandSignals™ | Highly Persuasive In the spring of 2019, a mid-sized infrastructure engineering consultancy in Singapore completed a six-month brand positioning exercise. New messaging. Revised visual identity. A clearly articulated market position built around specialist geotechnical expertise for complex underground infrastructure projects.…
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When Your Price Is Too Low The Underpricing Signal and What It's Costing You

When Your Price Is Too Low: The Underpricing Signal and What It’s Costing You

By Business Strategy & Positioning, Conversion Optimization & Sales Psychology, Email & Retention Marketing, Lead Generation & Demand Creation, Thought Leadership & Authority Building
When Your Price Is Too Low: The Underpricing Signal and What It's Costing You HP DemandSignals™ | Highly Persuasive A study published in the Journal of Marketing Research asked participants to evaluate two identical products — same specifications, same materials, same manufacturer — priced at $10 and $40. The $40…
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