Great Demo!

Tips, thoughts, tools, techniques and practices to increase success rates with software demonstrations

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Presales: What’s Your Cultural Ecotone?

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  “An ecotone is a transition area between two biological communities, where two communities meet and integrate.“   Picture this: A pelican ...
Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Presales Rising Star?

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Whether you are in your first month, first year, or first decade,  if you are pursuing best practices or establishing new ones you are a Ri...
Monday, June 15, 2026

How Discovery on the Fly Results in Buying It Back

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  “What do you think of this feature?” inquired the rep.   “Sorry, don’t need it…” replied the prospect.   “OK, let me show you another real...
Friday, June 12, 2026

Buying It Back: Some Good News!

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  “What they don’t see won’t hurt you!”   There’s a remarkable difference between software and physical products: In software demos, unwante...
Thursday, June 11, 2026

Are You Buying It Back? An Analogy!

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You are in a restaurant and ask for a glass of wine. Your waiter brings the glass and a full bottle of wine to your table, places the glass ...
Wednesday, June 10, 2026

How Do You Know When You’re Buying It Back?

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  If you’ve ever heard these objections, you were probably Buying It Back:   -       “We don’t want the Cadillac; we just need a Chevy!”   -...
Monday, June 8, 2026

Are You Buying It Back?

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  “We’re gonna need a big discount…” declared the prospect.   “What? Why?” reacted the salesperson, clearly surprised.   “In the demo, you s...
Friday, June 5, 2026

The Man Who Does Not Read Good Books…

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“The man who does not read good books has no advantage   over the man who cannot read them.” — Mark Twain
Thursday, June 4, 2026

Pilots, Vendors, and Discovery

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  Pilots are directed to consume “all available” weather information prior to making a go/no go (flying) decision. Vendors should have the s...
Wednesday, June 3, 2026

The Role of Sales in Great Demos – Part 3

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Today we finish our Goldilocks story with the second half of “just right!”   Delivering demos should be perceived as a “team sport” when two...
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