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The #1 Reason the Sales Process Stalls After a Demo

Product Management University

Why does the sales process often stall after the demo? The biggest reason the sales process stalls after a demo has just as much to do with the discovery phase as it does the demo itself. Once uncovered, these strategic buying drivers become the overriding theme to your sales process, especially the demos.

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5 Tips for a Flawless Technical Demo Every Time

Hubspot Sales

The technical demo could make or break the success of the deal. Ready to learn how to perfect your technical demo? What's the purpose of a technical demo? The technical demo is often presented to the buyer's technical team. If a buyer asks for a technical demo early in the process, let them know they're not ready yet.

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7 Ways to Respond When Your Prospect Asks for a Discount

Hubspot Sales

A discount can help accelerate a slow-moving deal, create goodwill, and give you leverage for requesting concessions. But you’ll only reap these benefits by discounting strategically -- not whenever your prospect asks for one. Of course, responding to discount inquiries during the actual negotiation is challenging too.

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Spectacular Summer Sale!

Mr. Inside Sales

Save 20% on our already discounted, Bestselling CD Series: “How to Double Your Income Selling Over the Phone.”. Give better demos and presentations. For a proven way to make more money, with less rejection, and a way to become more confident and make more sales, take advantage of our Summer Sale! July 20 th to July 26 th , midnight).

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How to Score Deals in the Final Quarter [Data & Expert Backed Tips]

Hubspot Sales

Anticipation of discounts: Buyers know that salespeople are more likely to discount the later it gets, so they wait in anticipation of discounts. Work backward from these numbers to determine the number of demos, discovery calls, and connects you’ll need to make by month, week, and day. Pull out the discount.

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End of Year Software Discounts: Savvy Cost Saving or Short-Sighted Business Move?

Sales Hacker

As such, steep discounts are often on the table in a way that can feel as thrilling as a 50% off Apple Watch on Cyber Monday. For example, in the reference above, Apple doesn’t technically discount their technology on Cyber Monday. And sometimes, a discount is just a discount, and you should grab it while it’s hot and save that money.

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It’s Not The Customer’s Job To Figure Out How You Help!

Partners in Excellence

” I’ve sat through 4 demos of what they wanted to show me, not what we think we’d like to do with these solutions. Each of the sales people have suggested I could get a discount if I make the decision this month, but I still don’t know what results the solution will help us produce.

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