Archive 1

August 2013

For at least the ValueSelling brand of this

ValueSelling

  1. Qualifying
  2. Connecting the Dots
  3. # In their Language
  4. # Confirm, Confirm Again
  5. # Should they Buy
  6. # Can they Buy
  7. # Willing to Act
  8. # Reconfirm the Value
  9. Asking the Right Questions
  10. # Open-Probe-Confirm
  11. Differentiation
  12. # Differentiated ValueMatch
  13. # # Solves the Problem (ValueMatch)
  14. # # Due to a Differentiation (DVM)
  15. # Differentiations
  16. # # Capabilities
  17. # # Ts & Cs
  18. # # Convenience
  19. # # Risk Mitigation
  20. # # Price
  21. Developing Value
  22. # Business
  23. # Personal
  24. # # Money
  25. # # Status
  26. # # Self-Perception
  27. # # Security
  28. # # Other
  29. Identifying Power
  30. # Avoid Title Trap
  31. # Overcome Fears
  32. # Embrace Team
  33. # Triangulate
  34. # Modus Operandi (set expectation that CxO access is expected)
  35. # Bargain for Access
  36. # Maintain Access to Power
  37. Crafting a Mutual Plan
  38. # Before you Begin, know the organization and process
  39. # Not a To Do List
  40. # Plan Protects you (from scope creep, etc.)
  41. # # Access People
  42. # # Provide Demo
  43. # # Use to verify pre-close to go smoothly
  44. # Benefits are Great
  45. # # Sales cycle control
  46. # # Downside is huge if you don’t have a plan
  47. # # Useful to bargain during inevitable changes to prospect’s needs from sales
  48. Closing the Sale

Failures:

  1. Lack of Connection to Critical Business Issue
  2. Lack of Perceived Value
  3. Lack of Differentiation
  4. Lack of Decision Authority
  5. Risk

People buy from People

  1. People need a reason to change
  2. Product is in the Mind of the Buyer
  3. People make Emotional Buying Decisions for Logical Reasons
  4. Correct Use of Power is Key
  5. Can’t Sell to Someone who Can’t Buy