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The cloud is here and part of almost every company’s strategy at some level. And if it’s not a part of your business planning now, you’re missing opportunities for your customers and growth. Which leads us to Hybrid.
Taking care of your customer starts from the very beginning, with a complete and accurate sales proposal. It takes time – sometimes lots of time. But if you don’t take the time you risk presenting your customer with an inaccurate or incomplete sales proposal. Read about the 5 pitfalls of incomplete or inaccurate sales proposals so you can avoid them.
If we were given the opportunity to show only one part of a proposal to a prospect, we would show them the executive summary. This is your opportunity to prove to them that you understand their business, challenges, the underlying cause of those challenges, and how you’re going to solve them. However, most sales teams either don’t include an executive or it is poorly written. Read about the 5 most common mistakes made with inadequate executive summaries so you don’t make them too.
Most organizations will say they have a qualification process. But whether or not it’s documented, being specifically and actively used is another story. Without asking the right questions, it’s very difficult to know if your solution is treating the symptom or the problem the prospect is trying to eliminate. Here are 3 main issues with most qualification processes
Ultimately the job of technology solution providers is to leverage technology for business outcomes. It might surprise many solution providers that an adequate presales process plays such a vital role in implementing those solutions. Without a solid quote process that leads to a detailed proposal and accurate scope of work (SOW), it’s incredibly difficult to ensure the solution is configured correctly to what the customer needs. Read about the three ways inadequate presales process leads to misconfigured solutions.
Quality organizations realize the need to spend money on technology but they also are frustrated by the “nickel and diming” they perceive their technology providers are always doing. A monthly payment can remove that perception.