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What’s the Core Difference Between Qualification and Discovery?

Qualification is done for of the vendor only; Discovery is done for both parties! https://www.amazon.com/Doing-Discovery-Important-Enablement-Processes/dp/B0B8RJK4C2/

The SaaS Backwards Podcast and Great Demo!

Why Your Demos May be Costing You Deals I joined the fine folks at Austin Lawrence Group for this 35-minute conversation: 00:45 Provocative Questions! ...

“You Must Now Show Us How…!”

Early Experiments with Great Demo! Illustrations One hundred years ago I was working out of our Swiss office with the mission to “Achieve deployment ...

What Would You Do?

I saw this message Subject in my Junk folder: “Upcoming Consultation – See You There Peter” I thought, “Oh, I must have agreed to ...

A Painful Logo Slide Lesson

“Cured me!” I commented to my colleague, after a visit to a prospect. He had wondered why I didn’t do a corporate overview presentation ...

“Customer Fill In” – A Truly Terrific Demo Tip!

I was watching demos that highlighted vendors’ customer-facing intake forms/portals and noted some poor practices. Each vendor claimed that end-customers “can complete the process ...

Signed Copies for Your Kickoff?

Sure! As you plan your 2025 sales kickoff or similar events, contemplate the impact of the team receiving signed copies of Great Demo! or ...

Demo Tip #233: One Picture Is Worth…

Demo Tip #233: One picture is worth a thousand words; one compelling screen is worth a thousand mouse clicks! (That’s a Great Demo! Illustration.)

Could Your Demos Be Better? (Part 2!)

Which of these do you (or your team) suffer from? You don’t customize the data to match your prospect’s industry/vertical Your data time-series, action ...

Could Your Demos Be Better?

Which of these do you (or your team) suffer from? You didn’t do any discovery You did qualification, but not discovery You have no ...

Expanding Your Thinking?

Do you only read posts that you agree with, or do you challenge yourself with posts that test and expand your thinking? It’s tough ...

Watching a Typical Live Demo Is Like…

As a prospect, watching a typical live demo is like… Watching paint dry (and just as exciting!) Being fed food you don’t want and ...

Presales Metrics – What to Measure and Why?

Your workdays may be full of activity, but the metrics you choose can determine if your activities are effective, productive, and meaningful! What’s in ...

What’s the Fastest Way to Infuriate a Prospect Executive?

Be LATE for a meeting that YOU scheduled with them! Remember: Being early is on time; Being on time is late; And being late ...

Precision vs Accuracy in Demos

What’s the difference between precision and accuracy – and how does this relate to demos? “Accuracy is how close a given set of measurements ...

Unique?

Every person believes that they are unique and, of course, they are. Similarly, prospect organizations also see themselves as unique. This offers a key ...

Demos, Discovery, and AI: Fireside Chat Recording

Great weekend listening: We unpacked a lot in this 47-minute conversation! Minutes:Seconds 00:30 Welcome and background 02:15 How and why Fahad founded PuppyDog.io – ...

Is Di an Element?

Yes! Doing discovery is the single most important element of software sales and buyer enablement processes! And here’s where you’ll find why, what, and ...

Doing Discovery with Your Prospects’ Executives

“Get to the point…!” – Nearly Every Executive Exasperated by Traditional Salespeople What’s in This Article for You? A Real-life Story Another Real-life Story ...

Automated Demos Leveraging AI: Webinar Tomorrow

I’ll be joining the fine folks at PuppyDog.io for this exploration of proven practices and cutting-edge technology: Wednesday November 13 at 9:00 AM Pacific ...

Creating Demos That Sell: Leveraging AI to Win Over Customers

I’ll be joining the fine folks at PuppyDog.io for this exploration of proven practices and cutting-edge technology: Wednesday November 13 at 9:00 AM Pacific ...

What Can Demos Learn from Music?

Listen to one of your favorite songs… What do you hear? Loud sections vary with soft passages, swelling and diminishing, cymbal crashes and silence… ...