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Product Demos: How to Sell Solutions Versus Products

Product Management University

Here’s a simple three-step approach for your product demos that will help you sell solutions versus products. It’s not the obvious answers …productivity, costs, compliance, efficiency, customer retention, etc. During the demo, there is no reason to refer to each product separately unless asked.

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Accelerating Software Sales in a No-Touch World with Virtual PoCs and Demos

Sales and Marketing Management

Virtual Demos and PoCs. However, a demo or PoC will only be as good as the platform supporting it; if it falls short on performance, you’re out of luck. As IDC’s Brown noted, “Failure at the product demo or PoC stage not only loses deals, but also risks losing customer value for life.”. Accelerate With the Cloud.

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Discovery, Demo, or Disconnect?

DiscoverOrg Sales

Sales people have been giving tech demos for a long time. Top of the funnel metrics require that SDRs book discovery calls and schedule demos, yet the value of those interactions can be difficult to quantify. Pre-demo discovery that leads to a white-glove trial. Top sales teams execute and quantify discovery data before a demo.

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Sales Demos: Selling Outcomes vs. Features

Product Management University

Business outcomes vs product features: how do your sales demos stack up? It’s not the obvious answers …productivity, costs, compliance, efficiency, customer retention, etc. During the demo, there is no reason to refer to each product separately unless asked. The BIG WHY and a “Strategic Value” Theme.

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Legendary Presentations: eLearning, Sales Collateral, and Defeating Death-by-PowerPoint

Speaker: Richard Goring, Director, BrightCarbon

We’ll work together in a highly practical, demo-led session, in which you’ll learn how to create visual slides, manipulate images, master animations, make it interactive, and produce content that will delight your audience. By the end of this session, you’ll be ready to: Capture attention and maximize retention in a tiny amount of time.

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26 CRM Techniques and Strategies for Customer Retention

Cience

Although new sales are important, smart companies also focus on retention. What Is Customer Retention? Customer retention means keeping the clients you already have. Companies that neglect retention do so at their own risk. Companies that neglect retention do so at their own risk. Customer Retention Strategies.

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How to Build Sales Compensation Plans that Increase Retention and Productivity

Sales Hacker

Why Sales Comp Planning is Key to Rep Retention. Measures include multi-year contracts, implementation fees, different products, demo appointments set, quarterly quotas, number of sales accepted opportunities, services, etc.). Each new measure you add to a compensation plan adds another degree of difficulty.

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7 Must-Have Automated Documents for Sales Success

Companies are increasingly implementing technology to bring efficiency to their workforce. Data accessibility aside, teams continuously struggle with manual processes for document generation. Learn why automating your documents is key to sales success.