Download - SiriusDecisions Interview: From Selling Products to Articulating Value and Quantifying ROI

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Sales invited later into Decision Making Process?

Exploration Evaluation SelectionIdeas

More than 1/2 to 2/3rds decision process complete?

67%

Sales reps invited when Buyer has already established a clear picture of solution.

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24% lengthening of sales cycle duration

over past two years

Sales Taking Even Longer to Close?

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Why? Top Business Issues for Sales in 2014?

Enough Leads?

Social Selling Capability?

Enough Content?

Sales Training?

Top Issues: Business Value + Wasted Time

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#2 Opportunity: Ways to Improve Sales Productivity?

Enablement QuadrantValue Articulation

Reduce Wasted Selling Time

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Reduce Wasted Selling Time?

On-Boarding New Reps

Customized Presentations, Proposals & Financial Business Cases

Dynamic & Intelligent Content

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#1 Opportunity: Improving Value Articulation?

Traditional Sales & Marketing

Prospects

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Business Value Selling Scenarios?

Existing Customers

BuyerInitiated

ProviderInitiated

Realized the Gain?We Can Deliver More!

Prove not the SameWe Deliver Better Value!

Quantify the PainWe Can Help Identify Challenges!

Justify the GainWe Deliver Bottom-Line Impact!

Illuminate the RainInsights for you!

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How does Value Selling Map to Buyer’s Journey?

Exploration Evaluation SelectionIdeas Renewal /Addition

Existing CustomersBuyer InitiatedProvider Initiated

Realized the GainWe Can Deliver More!

Prove not the SameWe Deliver Better Value!

Quantify the PainWe Can Help Identify Challenges!

Justify the GainWe Deliver Bottom-Line Impact!

Illuminate the RainInsights for you!

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Value Articulation & Productivity: Enable the Conversation?

Sales Enablement

Content fromMarketing

Yes!

Sales

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What Investments are Not Working Today?

Traditional one-size-fits-all content

SalesMessaging Guidebooks

Traditional Sales Training87% forgotten within weeks

90% content never used – not Sales Ready1/3rd selling time wasted searching for / recreating content

Death by PowerPoint1/3rd would rather go to Dentist

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Roadmap to Improve Value Articulation & Sales Productivity?

Storytelling + Insights + Quantification + Intelligence

Guided Value Conversations

Yes!Guided SellingIntelligent Playbooks + Content

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Best Practices?

Adoption & Change Management

Unique Point-of-Value

ExplorationEvaluation SelectionIdeasRenewal /Addition

Guided Value Conversations Throughout Entire Buyer’s Journey

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Thomas PiselloCEO & Founder

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From Selling Products to Articulating Value

Edge CobleResearch Analyst,Sales Enablement

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