Nobody’s perfect. Just ask your competitors. They’ll be happy to point out the weak spot in even your best product or service. The question is what do you say about those weaknesses? Do you ignore them? Deny them? Defend them? Try and put a little spin on the story? There’s a better approach. And it’s based on one of the most successful ad campaigns of all time. When weakness became a badge of honor. It … [Continue reading]
Three instant reactions to SiriusDecisions’ new buyer’s journey findings
I heard it with my own ears. Right here in Nashville at SiriusDecisions’ annual summit. After surveying more than 1,000 B2B execs this year, the big brains at SiriusDecisions announced this morning that B2B buyers interact with sales reps during every phase of the buyer’s journey – yep, even during that famous first 67% of the journey that takes place digitally. So, it turns out that digital buying behaviors are not squeezing out the role … [Continue reading]
Five things that don’t keep your prospects up at night (Hint: they’re in your capabilities deck)
I get more sleep during capabilities presentations than I do some nights at home. The first five slides usually do it for me. That’s where all the corporate overview stuff normally goes (“and here’s a map showing the locations of our offices in North America”). There must be an unwritten rule that you start every presentation with your least compelling slides. I think there’s a better way. How many slides does it take to put … [Continue reading]
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