Here is a slightly sanitized message
from a recent Great Demo! Workshop graduate:
“I used the menu technique from the
start. I found quickly that addressing specific capabilities does not
take up the full hour allotted to me. Typically,
if we tried to wrap up the meeting at this point, the customer would be looking
over my shoulder for more (so to speak). So, I developed the menu slide
(with hyperlinks to specific capability slides for each option).
The first time I did it, I did not do
a great job of ‘selling’ the menu. In addition, the customer was in ‘we
just asked for a demo so spoon feed me!’ mode. It was also a WebEx 😐…
However, we all got into the rhythm
of it pretty quickly. They actually saw that they could take me anywhere
and despite the initial reluctance on their part (and my ineptitude) we had a
really positive meeting, which was far more interactive than meetings
previously.
The second time, armed with my
experience, I actually called out that this was not a traditional demo and
explained what I would be doing right from the start. When we had covered
the specific capabilities, up came the menu and this time I was more like a
three-star waiter (definitely not a silver service waiter). This one went
really well, with lots of questions, discussion etc. and the meeting over
ran. Whilst we might not win them directly, they are definitely looking
at our partners to provide our solutions.
Really enjoying using the Great Demo!
theories. My initial skepticism has gone away. Am I an expert? No.
Am I getting there? Possibly. Have my demo’s improved? You’d have to get
feedback from sales, but I find the meetings are more engaging and enjoyable.”
For more info on the Menu Approach,
see the article on our website at https://greatdemo.com/the-menu-approach-a-truly-terrific-demo-self-rescue-technique/
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