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Time To Demo Your Change

The Pipeline

I have always said that ‘demo’ is a four-letter word, as bad as any. Not the act of doing ‘a demo’, but more about timing and the purpose for one. You can cop out, and do the demo you think they want, or deliver a demo that moves deals? You need to change what you demo, while you demo how you change with how you sell.

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What 15K Demos per Year Taught Us About Converting Inbound Sales Leads

DiscoverOrg Sales

Schedule same-day or next-day demos (much higher chance of them showing up). 35% conversion rate of lead to good fit completed demo. to schedule a demo , sample our data , get a quote ) and are expecting to hear from us. The key is just knowing the conversion expectations so (again) everyone is aligned.

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Whiteboard Wednesday: 5 Steps to a Killer Sales Demo

DiscoverOrg Sales

How many times have you run an awesome demo that didn’t close? Today, I’m going to show you how to run demos that convert into closed deals. We’ll talk about the five stages of a good demo, and what to do and not to do, at each stage. Step 1: Set an agenda for the demo. tive Sales Demo.

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Competitive Demos – How to Attack Your Competitor’s Strengths

Product Management University

Competitive demos are stressful, especially when you’re operating on very little knowledge or hearsay information about your competitor’s weaknesses. That gives you the perfect opening to attack their strengths when you’re doing highly competitive demos, especially when their weaknesses aren’t show-stoppers. There’s no answer for that!

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How to Buy Sales Training That Delivers Results

The best organizations leverage professional sales training programs to impact demand generation, discovery, conversion from demos, pipeline velocity, deals won, and deal size. It’s as if the market skipped a beat and you’re left to play catch up. But where do you begin the process of identifying the right training partner?

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Product Demos: Avoiding the Trap of Telling vs. Selling

Product Management University

If you’re a pre-sales solution consultant or sales engineer, falling into the trap of telling vs selling can happen before you even know it, even though your intentions are always on the mark to start the demo. The telling demos are more like an introductory training class on the product versus a sales presentation.

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Qualifying Your Account Executives Before a Demo

Product Management University

If you’re a solution consultant (SC), sales engineer (SE), or any other role that does sales demos, there’s nothing more uncomfortable than going into a demo and not knowing what you’re aiming for. Qualifying your account executives prior to the demo is a practice that’s beneficial to everyone, including the buyer.