I was recently asked the following question in an interview:
“While business travel appears to be opening up, it looks like working from home is going to stay with us for the foreseeable future. How should executives gear up to the changing times?”
A New “Touch” in the New Normal Read More »
Sadly, there is no definition for Presales Motions… Perhaps there should be! Here’s a draft, based on the HubSpot wording above:
“A Presales Motion is the combination of the actionable steps and general presales philosophy an organization employs to secure the technical close or win for a product or service to prospects and customers.”
Should There Be Both Sales AND Presales Motions? Read More »
When doing Discovery, consider using both types of questions – “Diagnostic”, simply seeking to understand the prospect’s situation, and “Biased”, seeking to move or change the prospect’s thinking.
Discovery Questioning Skills – Doctors vs. Lawyers Read More »
A number of Great Demo! practitioners note that many of their demos no longer consume the time previously allocated for their demos – they ask, “What should we do with the remaining time?”
What If Your Demo Meeting Ends Early? Give That Time Back…! Read More »
I was watching a demo recently and noted that both vendor participants (sales and presales) were wearing T-shirts – what are your thoughts on this
What Level of Vendor Dress Is Appropriate Over the Web? T-Shirts? Read More »
Prospect asks, “Can your software do xxx?”
Vendor replies, “Yes, absolutely.”
I can’t tell you how many things that brief conversation has occurred – without any follow-up questions from the vendor…! What’s missing? Asking, “Why?”
Doing Discovery – The Importance of “Why” Questions Read More »
Want a terrific way to ensure that your SKO participants remember the key take-aways?
SKOs and “Swipes” – Making Remembering Memorable! Read More »
Here’s a novel idea: Front-load your pipeline with prospects that are most likely to succeed!
Has anyone conducted studies of best practices for vendor teams when presenting demos, using Refract or Gong or similar tools? It would be very interesting to collect data on the following scenarios:
Refract/Gong/Chorus/etc. Studies of Teams Doing Demos? Read More »
Many vendors offer the phrase, “Thank you for your time…” when starting or completing a meeting with a customer, often adding “I know your time is valuable…” This is courteous, but positions the vendor beneath the customer, in terms of relative importance.
“Thank You for Your Time…” Alternative Read More »
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