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Conversations that Win
Twitter: @TRiesterer
Q: #1 Reason Don’t Hit Quota?
A: Inability to Articulate Value! SiriusDecisions
Leads Process
Products Training
CRM
By Accident or On Purpose?
30,000 ft
3 ft
70-90% UNUSED
No Brand’s Land
STATUS QUO THREATENED
DEFINE SOLUTION
REVIEW VENDORS
CHOOSE SOLUTION
-3 -1 +1 +2 +3 -2
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
DIFFERENTIATION
IDENTIFY NEW NEEDS
MAXIMIZATION
Customer Conversation Continuum
Create Value
Elevate Value
Capture Value
STATUS QUO THREATENED
DEFINE SOLUTION
REVIEW VENDORS
CHOOSE SOLUTION
-3 -1 +1 +2 +3 -2
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
DIFFERENTIATION
IDENTIFY NEW NEEDS
Customer Conversation Continuum
Create Value
ENGAGE
YOU
THEM
No Decision
WHY YOU?
60%
24%
16%
ENGAGE
YOU
THEM
No Decision
WHY YOU?
60%
WHY CHANGE?
MISSING!!
24%
16%
Identified
NEEDS
CAPABILITIES Specified Commodity Conversation
NEEDS
Identified
Specified CAPABILITIES
UNKNOWN STRENGTHS
Distinct Point of View =
Unexpected Urgency and Unique Value
UNCONSIDERED NEEDS
Commodity Conversation
DIFFERENTIATED CONVERSATION
Status Quo Threatened
Identify New Needs
Define Solution
Identify Viable Vendors
Review Approaches
Make Decision
65
“Why Change?” “Why You”
COMMODITY CONVERSATION
35 % % BUYING VISION BAKE-OFF
-3 -1 +1 +2 +3 -2
• Make the status quo unsafe • Define new set of needs • Align w/ your Strengths
• Here’s what you say you need • Here’s what we do different • Here’s the benefit you will get
New Brain Designed for Analysis
Old Brain Designed for Survival
Decision-Making Engine
Neuroscience
Social Psychology
Kahneman, D. and Tversky, A. (1984). “Choices, Values, and Frames.”
American Psychologist 39 (4): 341–350
Gain Loss
Value
3X stronger preference to avoid loss vs. acquire gains = “Loss Aversion”
Prefer risk that might mitigate a loss = “Risk Seeking”
Outcome
“PROSPECT THEORY”
Behavioral Economics
Analyze Think Change
SEE FEEL CHANGE
The Heart of Change. Kotter and Cohen. 130 companies across the globe
10%
65%
Enhancing the Spoken Word
Picture Superiority Effect
88% Want Conversations
NOT Presentations
Conversational Selling
49 0 --
Retained 92% of sales team
123%
72%
26%
% of budget
Sales at quota
Flat growth
Differentiation Case Study
STATUS QUO THREATENED
DEFINE SOLUTION
REVIEW VENDORS
CHOOSE SOLUTION
-3 -1 +1 +2 +3 -2
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
DIFFERENTIATION
IDENTIFY NEW NEEDS
Customer Conversation Continuum
Create Value
STATUS QUO THREATENED
DEFINE SOLUTION
REVIEW VENDORS
CHOOSE SOLUTION
-3 -1 +1 +2 +3 -2
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
DIFFERENTIATION
IDENTIFY NEW NEEDS
MAXIMIZATION
Customer Conversation Continuum
Create Value
Elevate Value
Capture Value
STATUS QUO THREATENED
DEFINE SOLUTION
REVIEW VENDORS
CHOOSE SOLUTION
-3 -1 +1 +2 +3 -2
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
IDENTIFY NEW NEEDS
MAXIMIZATION
Customer Conversation Continuum
Capture Value
Your Price I% increase in discounting
9% decrease in operating
margin
A slippery slope…
Your Price
Their Price
Typical View of Discounting
Negotiating Tactics
Selling to business buyer
Deal moves to purchasing
Your Price
Their Price
What’s Really Happening
Negotiating Tactics
Selling to business buyer
Deal moves to purchasing
Your Price
Their Price
What you need to do
Negotiating Tactics
Selling to business buyer
Deal moves to purchasing
1. Identify Unconsidered Needs
NEEDS
Identified
Specified CAPABILITIES
UNKNOWN STRENGTHS
Unexpected Urgency and Unique Value
UNCONSIDERED NEEDS
Commodity Conversation
Your Price
Their Price
What you need to do
Negotiating Tactics
Selling to business buyer
Deal moves to purchasing
1. Identify Unconsidered Needs 2. Exchange Value
Demonstrating Value?
CHECKING BOXES
Demonstrating Value?
Giving Away Value
Exchange Value
PIVOTAL AGREEMENTS
CHECKING BOXES
Demonstrating Value?
Giving Away Value
Your Price
Their Price
What you need to do
Negotiating Tactics
Selling to business buyer
Deal moves to purchasing
1. Identify Unconsidered Needs 2. Exchange Value
3. Embrace Tension
Discount Reduction Programs
Price Increases
Discount Reduction Programs
Price Increases
Comp Threats
Commodity Pressure
Discount Reduction Programs
Price Increases
Comp Threats
Commodity Pressure
Flee! Customer Advocate Give Away Too Much
Drop Too Soon
Discount Reduction Programs
Price Increases
Comp Threats
Commodity Pressure
Discount Reduction Programs
Price Increases
Flee! Customer Advocate Give Away Too Much
Drop Too Soon
Price Increases
Discount Reduction Programs
Comp Threats
Commodity Pressure
Embrace! Acknowledge/Defer
High Targets & Trades Concede to Plan
Counter-intuitive Behaviors
Flee! Customer Advocate Give Away Too Much
Drop Too Soon
Your Price
Their Price
What you need to do
Selling to business buyer
Deal moves to purchasing
1. Identify Unconsidered Needs 2. Exchange Value
3. Embrace Tension
Maximize Value
Maximization Case Study
Untrained Regions -1.8% Pilot
Training
Trained Regions +1%
2.8% Net Improvement
$1.8M Return
in 30 days Discounting
Problem
STATUS QUO THREATENED
DEFINE SOLUTION
REVIEW VENDORS
CHOOSE SOLUTION
-3 -1 +1 +2 +3 -2
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
IDENTIFY NEW NEEDS
MAXIMIZATION
Customer Conversation Continuum
Capture Value
STATUS QUO THREATENED
DEFINE SOLUTION
REVIEW VENDORS
CHOOSE SOLUTION
-3 -1 +1 +2 +3 -2
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
DIFFERENTIATION
IDENTIFY NEW NEEDS
MAXIMIZATION
Customer Conversation Continuum
Create Value
Elevate Value
Capture Value
STATUS QUO THREATENED
DEFINE SOLUTION
REVIEW VENDORS
CHOOSE SOLUTION
-3 -1 +1 +2 +3 -2
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
IDENTIFY NEW NEEDS
Customer Conversation Continuum
Elevate Value
PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE BUSINESS EXPERTISE
EXECUTIVES VALUE 4X MORE
EXECUTIVES VALUE 4X MORE
88% PROFICIENT
24% PROFICIENT
4X LESS LIKELY
PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE BUSINESS EXPERTISE
EXECUTIVES VALUE 4X MORE
88% PROFICIENT
24% PROFICIENT
4X LESS LIKELY
BEST IN CLASS
FOCUS 2X MORE
AVERAGE COMPANIES
FOCUS MORE
3 CHALLENGES -COMPETENCE -CONFIDENCE -COMPELLING
PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE BUSINESS EXPERTISE BUSINESS ACUMEN GAP
COMPETENCE Fluency target
core competencies
1 2 3 4 5
ROI Finance Insight . . .
COMPETENCE
50% average current competence
Fluency target
1 2 3 4 5
core competencies
ROI Finance Insight . . .
COMPETENCE
50% average current competence
Fluency target
10-40% lift
1 2 3 4 5
Industry Benchmarks
core competencies
ROI Finance Insight . . .
CONFIDENCE
80% decisions
CONFIDENCE
10% executive contacts
80% decisions
FEAR
CONFIDENCE
10% executive contacts
80% decisions
toe-to-toe executive consultant
vs. sales trainer
FEAR
CREATE URGENCY
INSPIRE CHANGE
COMPELLING
CURRENT STATE
FUTURE STATE
CREATE URGENCY
INSPIRE CHANGE
COMPELLING
CURRENT STATE
FUTURE STATE
60% no decision
CREATE URGENCY
INSPIRE CHANGE
COMPELLING
CURRENT STATE
FUTURE STATE
60% no decision
+92% close rate
STATUS QUO THREATENED
DEFINE SOLUTION
REVIEW VENDORS
CHOOSE SOLUTION
-3 -1 +1 +2 +3 -2
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
IDENTIFY NEW NEEDS
Customer Conversation Continuum
Elevate Value
STATUS QUO THREATENED
DEFINE SOLUTION
REVIEW VENDORS
CHOOSE SOLUTION
-3 -1 +1 +2 +3 -2
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
DIFFERENTIATION
IDENTIFY NEW NEEDS
MAXIMIZATION
Customer Conversation Continuum
Create Value
Elevate Value
Capture Value
Malcolm Gladwell
Scientist for Tipping Point Morton M. Grodzins
What was the difference?
Gladwell told a better story!