selling value - now more than ever
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Selling Value – Now More than Ever
Presenters
Jim Ninavaggi
Service Director,
Sales Enablement Strategies
SiriusDecisions
Henry Schuck
Co-founder & CEO
DiscoverOrg
The Race for Growth is On. Are You Ready?
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B-to-B Companies Focus On Growth
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Five Ways to Grow
Markets
Entrance into – or expansion of – vertical, horizontal and/or geographic segments
using existing/new offerings
Buyers
Formal targeting of new buying centers and personas
Acquisition
Purchase of other companies, or the incubation of new business units
Productivity
Maximizing efficiency, effectiveness and engagement
Offerings
Launch of new products/services, or enhancement of the current portfolio
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Where Is Your Growth Coming From?
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SiriusPerspective:
21%
24%
24%
29%
32%
35%
65%
71%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
Lack of quality leads from marketing
Our offerings do not have competitive differentiation
Our reps lack the required knowledge
Our reps lack the necessary selling skills
Lack of useful/relevant content from marketing
Inability to manage today's more educated buyer
Our reps spend too much time on non-selling activities
Rep's ability to connect our offerings to client business issues
Key Sales Challenges to Achieving GrowthImproving rep productivity – effectiveness and efficiency – is top of
mind for sales leaders.
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SiriusPerspective:
Time to Productivity
Effectiveness (quality and results)
Eff
icie
nc
y (c
ap
acity)
Time to
Productivity
New hires need to be doing the right activities, and doing those activities well
Engineer Value Throughout
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Reps Must Understand the Value Pyramid
Company Objectives
Strategic Initiatives
Critical Issues/Challenges
Departmental Initiatives
Functional Requirements
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You Win Some. You Luge Some.
To have velocity at the finish…
… you need to build it from the start.
SiriusPerspective: If you have not engineered value throughout the sales process, you
will be forced to sell on price at the end.
Maybe It’s Not A Problem Closing
Closing My reps need closing skills
Opportunity
Qualification
Lead Generation
The Changing Buyer’s Journey
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More Than Ever: Understand the Buying Process
Solution Vendor SelectionEducation
Loosening of the
Status Quo
Committing to Change
Exploring Possible Solutions
Committing to a Solution
Justifying the Decision
Making the Selection
SiriusPerspective: By the time a rep first meets with a buyer, need may be preordained
and a solution preconceived.
Preordained Need/Preconceived Solution
While most marketing and
sales organizations have
recognized this seismic
shift, many have done little
to adjust.
Need and
SolutionWeb sites Blogs
Changing the Conversations Sellers are Having With Their Buyers
SiriusPerspective: Moving from product to solutions will require a different set of
competencies.
The Product to Solution Evolution
PRODUCT SOLUTION
SiriusPerspective: Relationships don’t matter to CXOs as much as company and
industry insight.
What Does a CXO Want From A Salesperson?
4x
Cultivate a
personal
relationship
with me
2XDemonstrate
deep expertise
about my
companyShow they care
about my success
Share insights
about my industry
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We Asked Salespeople What’s Changed?
1. Buyers are more informed
• Access to Content
• Peer Network
• Access to Data
2. Buyers need more (and earlier) ROI
• Reason to Change
• Peer Examples
• Executive Support
3. Buyers are less likely to engage earlier• Self Service
• Network Introduction
• Events Not Working
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Diametrically Opposed Forces
Transactional
Buyers
Reps Told to
Sell
Solutions
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Three Key Roles Salespeople Must Play
• Knowledge of products, customers, industry issues, financial acumen, best practices, etc.
• Critical early in process
Domain Expert
• Aligning internal resources with customer resources efficiently and effectively
• Critical in middle of process
Strategic Orchestrator
• Demonstrate that potential risks are outweighed by potential rewards, using proof sources and quantification when needed
• Critical later in the process
Risk Alleviator
Organizational Requirements
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Prepare Your Reps For Every Conversation
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Initiatives
Challenges
Job Role
Buying Role
Common Titles
SiriusDecisions Persona Template
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Decision Drivers
Watering Holes
Level of Engagement
Interaction Preferences
Content Preferences
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Questions?
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