When 3rd-Party Consultants Are ‚Helping‘ with Vendor Selection – and How to Avoid Their Feature Checklist Mess
If you’ve ever had to deal with external consultants during a customer’s vendor selection process, you know the struggle. You walk into the meeting, ready to solve the customer’s problem, and then it happens. The consultant shows up with their massive feature matrix. “Does your product do this?”“Can you show us that?” Suddenly, the focus […]
What House-Flipping Shows Taught Me About Software Demos
Let’s talk about one of my guilty pleasures: house-flipping shows. You know the ones—people find a run-down property, add some magic, and voila, it’s a dream home. Or those “our-new-beach-house” shows where they take you through perfectly furnished spaces that look like a Pinterest board. But here’s the thing: why are the houses always fully […]
What’s the Sellers Role during a Software Demo?
The Software Demo: What’s the Seller’s Role? Software demos offer a powerful way to demonstrate how your product uniquely addresses your prospect’s most pressing business challenges. A well-executed demo can mean the difference between securing a deal or hearing a disappointing „no“. However, with solutions engineers (SEs) or other technical leads in the spotlight, it’s […]
The Power of Strategic Entry and Exit Criteria to Enhance the Success of your Software Demos
Imagine your sales strategy as a precisely calibrated engine. Without deliberate guidelines, this engine might function, but its performance wouldn’t be optimal or consistent. This is where the significance of entry and exit criteria comes into the picture, acting as a blueprint for a structured and high-quality sales process – ensuring the engine runs smoothly […]
Ultimate Presales / Solution Engineering Guide to MEDDPICC & MEDDIC
MEDDPICC (or MEDDIC / MEDDPIC) is a well-known method in the sales world, focusing on Metrics, Economic Buyer, Decision Criteria, Decision Process, Identify Pain, Champion, Compelling Event, and Competition. It’s traditionally used by sales teams to evaluate deals, ensuring nothing important is missed. This method helps spot potential issues and make smart choices about business […]
Modern PreSales Definition – Far Beyond Technical Sales
Presales is often described as a sales supporting role – but its not! Presales is all about empowering and educating your buyers. Instead of primarily focusing on your duties along the sales cycle, it is more important to enable your buying champions to accomplish all their challenges throughout their buying journey! You are supposed to […]
