the long road to the customer infographic
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Enterprise technology sales has evolved over three eras. Today, best-in-breed sales organizations are on the customer. Oh how far we've come...TRANSCRIPT
The Long Road to the Customer
“Ours is better, faster, cheaper.”
Enterprise technology sales has evolved over three eras.Today, best-in-breed sales organizations are focused on the customer.
Oh how far we have come...
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Audience:Procurement department
Single executive buyer
Thought Leaders:
Publications:
Dale CarnegieZig Ziglar
1935
1976
1985
1988
Tools:ChevroletPhoneRolodexYellow PagesXerox
1985-2008Consultive
Salesperson
Prescriptive, teachingSalesperson
Audience:
Tools:EmailGoldmineAct!SiebelSalesforce.com
"We are your one-stop shop for addressing your problems."
Cross-functional team
Thought Leaders:Matthew Dixon Brent AdamsonScott SantucciJames Ninivaggi
Audience:
Tools:SmartphoneLinkedInBoxClearslideMarketoHandshakez
"We understand your problems better than you do. Here is the solution."
Drinks
Gimmick:
RelationshipSalesman
Gimmick:
ROICalculator
Solutions Era
Product Era
Message:
Message:
Gimmick:Thought
LeadershipVideos
Thought Leaders:Neil RackamRobert Miller Stephen Heiman
1936 - 1985
Publications:
Customer Era2008 - ...
2011
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