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Great Product VS Great Salesforce
great product
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great sales force
Front RoW Solutions
Would You Rather A great Product Or A Great Sales Force?
This is the first question I having been asking for over ten years selling CRM systems.
If the answer is a great product, I am most likely meeting with an IT person. I move the discussion towards their needs. To technology, widgets, how it was built, the integration, the support required.
If the answer is a great sales force I am probably meeting with a sales manager and I would lead the discussion towards sales rep oriented features. Ease of use, speed of use, mobility, improved productivity, sales support issues, sales enablement, lead information.
10 years ago most CRM purchasing decisions were made by IT, a discussion about the sales reps needs never enter into the decision. No wonder so many CRM’s failed, the sales rep input was dismissed. As one chief technology offer said to me.
If the answer is a great product, I am most likely meeting with an IT person. I move the discussion towards their needs. To technology, widgets, how it was built, the integration, the support required.
If the answer is a great sales force I am probably meeting with a sales manager and I would lead the discussion towards sales rep oriented features. Ease of use, speed of use, mobility, improved productivity, sales support issues, sales enablement, lead information.
10 years ago most CRM purchasing decisions were made by IT, a discussion about the sales reps needs never enter into the decision. No wonder so many CRM’s failed, the sales rep input was dismissed. As one chief technology offer said to me.
They will do what we need them to do
Thankfully, times have changed. Now we see a larger amount of the CRM purchasing committee’s headed by VP’s of Sales or Chief Sales Officers.
Ask the question: “Would you rather have a great product or a great sales force?” and move forward accordingly.
Ask the question: “Would you rather have a great product or a great sales force?” and move forward accordingly.
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