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William Collins

William is a growth-oriented business executive with proven success in delivering profitable revenue and transformation for organizations through the art of data-driven decisions, design thinking principles, and organizational alignment. He helps organizations build sales-aligned marketing capabilities, drive revenue growth, and focus on initiatives that deliver quick time to value. His customer-centric approach to marketing leads to better targeting, clearer messaging, and impactful results.

Vistage Chairs: The Most Dangerous Sales Answer a CEO Can Accept: “We Lost on Price”

Tue, Oct 13, 2026 | Posted by Karen Hayward

Executive Takeaways

When a buyer says “too expensive,” research shows price is rarely the real reason, especially as deal size grows.
Your CRM loss-reason field reflects your sales team’s view of the decision, not the buyer’s.
“Price” is often a stand-in for unclear value, implementation risk, or low confidence in the outcome.
A few points of win-rate improvement can unlock real revenue from the pipeline you already have.

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Growth Gears: The Buyer's Journey

Thu, May 2, 2024 — How Marketing and Sales Work Together Increase Your Brand’s ROI I’ve seen it before–a company’s sales department blaming the marketing department for ineffective marketing and the marketing department blaming sales for not properly incubating leads and getting potential customers to convert.

Earn the Right to be Heard as a Brand

Thu, Apr 25, 2024 — How to Build Trust With Your Sales & Marketing Today’s business’ decision makers are savvy. They can sniff out inauthenticity a mile away. This means marketers have to put in the work to build rapport with a prospect and earn the right to be heard. So many brands jump into conversations and ask for something immediately. While you might get lucky now and then, more times than not, you will actually have to build trust and provide value before a true connection is even a consideration. Great marketing can help you do this!

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William Collins

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Vistage Chairs: The Most Dangerous Sales Answer a CEO Can Accept: “We Lost on Price”

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