Monday, December 8, 2014

Great Demo! and Stunningly Awful Demos Articles - What Have You Missed?

Hi All,

Here’s the current list of articles on demos in case you’ve missed any, organized by topic.  

They are available on this website the Articles page (www.SecondDerivative.com/Articles.html).  Each article has its own page and a link to a downloadable PDF version.  Feel free to forward them on to others, as well.

If you have ideas or suggestions for new articles, please let me know.  I’ll list a few candidates at the bottom – you can vote for the ones you’d like to see!

The “Stunningly Awful Demos” Series (a perennial favorite!)
Stunningly Awful Sales Tactics – The Future-Sales Prevention Team
Stunningly Awful Demo Communication – Unencrispening the Demo
Stunningly Awful Sales Kickoff Demos:  Selling to Your Sales Force – the Toughest Customer of All!
Stunningly Awful Demo Outcomes – Why Objections Shouldn't Need To Be Overcome
Stunningly Awful vs. Truly Terrific Competitive Differentiation – What, When and How
Stunningly Awful Demos – Two Words to Avoid
Stunningly Awful Web "Overview" Demos – The Gruesome Anatomy of a 1-Hour Web Overview
Stunningly Awful Demos – Insufficient Discovery
Stunningly Awful Demo Evolution – Have You Ever Seen Demos Get Shorter? 
Stunningly Awful Demos – The Great Demo! Top Ten List of What NOT To Do
Stunningly Awful Demos – Debilitating Demo Diseases
Stunningly Awful Demos – Debilitating Demo Diseases Additional Afflictions
Stunningly Awful Sales Prevention Demos
Stunningly Awful SaaS Demos – Lost in the Clouds
Stunningly Awful Remote Demos – The Top Ten List of Inflicting Pain at a Distance
Stunningly Awful Demo Situations – The Horror of Scripted Demos
Stunningly Awful Software Evaluations – A Strategy of Hope?
Stunningly Awful Demos Team Practices – Where 1 + 1 = 0

Great Demo! Core Concepts
Let's Talk About Value – Uncovering the Delta
Surprisingly Delectable Demos – Delightful Dining Analogies
Why Structure a Demo Like a News Article?
The Great Demo! Top Ten List
Stunningly Awful Demo Evolution – Have You Ever Seen Demos Get Shorter? 
Stunningly Awful Demos – The Great Demo! Top Ten List of What NOT To Do
Stunningly Awful Demos – Debilitating Demo Diseases
Stunningly Awful Demos – Debilitating Demo Diseases Additional Afflictions
Stunningly Awful Sales Prevention Demos
Attention Retention in Demonstrations
Too Complex – A Demo Disaster Story
Stand Away From The Mouse! – Letting Your Champion Drive

Advanced Topics
Stunningly Awful Demos – Insufficient Discovery
The Menu Approach – A Truly Terrific Demo Self-Rescue Technique
Stunningly Awful vs. Truly Terrific Competitive Differentiation – What, When and How
Stunningly Awful Demo Outcomes – Why Objections Shouldn't Need To Be Overcome
Stunningly Awful Sales Tactics – The Future-Sales Prevention Team
Stunningly Awful Demos – Two Words to Avoid 
What Makes a Demo Truly Remarkable? 
Demo Capital – Underutilized, Undervalued and Often Insufficient
Stunningly Awful SaaS Demos – Lost in the Clouds
Storytelling and Demos
Why Don't They Get It – Are They Stupid Or What?
Are You a Demo Expert? Why Experts Should Feel Uncomfortable
We Are Programmed to Forget - And Its Impact on Our Demos
Four Opportunities to Harvest – The Value of Informal Success Stories
Transition Vision - "We Love It – But How Are We Going To Get There?" 
The Database Break-Even Point

Remote Demos
Stunningly Awful Web "Overview" Demos – The Gruesome Anatomy of a 1-Hour Web Overview
Stunningly Awful Remote Demos – The Top Ten List of Inflicting Pain at a Distance
Remote Demos – The Role of the Active Conduit
Remote Demonstrations – What Can We Do Better? 
Demos to Mixed Local and Remote Audiences – Tips to Handle Combination Situations

RFP’s, Scripted Demos, POC’s, Trials and Evaluations
Stunningly Awful Demo Situations – The Horror of Scripted Demos
Stunningly Awful Software Evaluations – A Strategy of Hope? 

Team Topics
Stunningly Awful Sales Tactics – The Future-Sales Prevention Team
Stunningly Awful Demo Communication – Unencrispening the Demo
Death By Corporate Overview
Stunningly Awful Demos Team Practices – Where 1 + 1 = 0

New Product Roll-out 
Stunningly Awful Sales Kickoff Demos:  Selling to Your Sales Force – the Toughest Customer of All!
Why Don't They Get It – Are They Stupid Or What?

Presentation and Delivery Tips
The Meaningless-Filler Gratuitous-Phrases Vocabulary List
The Content-Free Buzzword-Compliant Vocabulary List

Growth and Development
Demo Skills Assessment – Do It Now

Recorded and Website Demos
Auto-Demo Hell
More Auto-Demo Hell – A "Customized" Recorded Demo? 
[On the positive side, check out DemoChimp at www.DemoChimp.com]

Trade-show Tactics
Trade Show Demonstrations – The Menu Approach

Just For Fun
'Twas the Night Before the Big Demo

And In the Future…
Here are a few candidate topics for my next articles:

- Stunningly Awful On-Boarding Demos – The Trouble Begins
- Stunningly Awful Demo Environments – Failing Early and Far Too Often
- Eight Engaging Examples (What Does “Great” Look Like?)
- Workflow Analysis – Uncovering Four Delightful Pieces of Information (That You Need)
- The Delusion of Product-Centric Demos
- Stunningly Awful Demo Detail – Let Me Explain What Happens Behind The Scenes
- The Terrible Tabs Death March

Vote for the ones you’d like to see and/or suggest others…!

Best Regards,
Peter


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