The landscape of solutions out there is vast, and the quantity of opportunities available to your customers are greater than ever before. With the amazing advances made in technology in the last decade, the complexity of those solutions has also increased. All together, these result in the cost of choosing the wrong solution to be higher, as the cost that comes with a missed opportunity could have ramifications that spread throughout the organization.
On top of all that, customer expectations have risen due to interactions with great salespeople, just like you. To avoid being left behind, we need to continue to work hard to earn their attention and make valuable use of their time.
Organizations have become more collaborative, so we’re no longer selling to one team. This is exciting news for the industry at large, but it means there are more stakeholders involved in decisions, more people you need to win over. 88% of decision makers want to work with salespeople who feel like trusted advisors, while 52% of customers say sales people don’t understand their needs*. The gap here presents a huge opportunity for top sales professionals to nail down strategic alignment with the Value Pyramid. Keeping your customer’s goals and strategic initiatives at the forefront will set you apart from other sellers and help you win better deals, faster.
*Study by Forrester