Why Your Discovery Call Isn’t Finding Real Problems | Bite-Sized Tactics

Join John's Newsletter FOUR ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS Executive time crunch: If an exec only has five minutes instead of 30, ask, "What’s the one thing you need to hear to earn another meeting with your full attention?" Focus on that. Lead with a hypothesis: Instead of asking generic discovery questions, start with a hypothesis about their priorities based on research, showing you did your homework. Decision criteria: Prospects may focus on the wrong decision factors. Share a list of common criteria and ask them to rank their priorities to guide the discussion. Demo as you go: Don't save all product demos for the end. Show small pieces of the product during the conversation, interspersing discovery throughout. RESOURCES DISCUSSED Join our weekly newsletter Things you can steal

1 Okt 202439min

FOUR ACTIONABLE SALES TAKEAWAYS Recognize your SE and team members who help you on deals & onsites Call each attendee after a meeting to thank them for their time and ask them for their feedback When pitching an onsite be prescriptive about what's in it for your champion and close with "Do you think your team would be open to something like that" as a softer ask Send a multiple choice pre-meeting survey to each of a meeting's attendees to ask questions about the client's current state PATH TO PRESIDENT’S CLUB Commercial Sales Manager @ Procore Account Executive, Enterprise @ Procore Account Executive, Majors @ Procore Account Executive, Mid-Market @ Procore RESOURCES DISCUSSED Join our weekly newsletter Things you can steal

30 Sep 202440min

TOP ACTIONABLE SALES TAKEAWAYS: Connect with your team: Be connected with everyone at your company to easily back-channel info about candidates through mutual connections. Three-step candidate drip: Use a three-message drip when outbounding candidates—intro, bubble-up, and ask for referrals if they aren’t interested. Mini-pitch framework: Pitch by sharing your personal story, explaining your team’s philosophy, and highlighting what impressed you about the candidate. Sell before screening: Don’t grill outbound candidates. Ask them to brag about what sets them apart, and judge their quality based on that. ARMAND'S PATH TO PRESIDENTS CLUB: Founder @ 30MPC VP of Sales @ Pave Director of Sales @ Carta RESOURCES DISCUSSED: Join our weekly newsletter Things you can steal

26 Sep 202443min

Get our free Account Research toolkit FOUR ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS Mixtape Demo: Instead of sending a full 60-minute demo recording, send short, highlight snippets that prospects can easily share and digest. Clarify Vague Terms: When prospects use broad terms like "ABM," ask them to define what it means in their context to get more specific insights. Match Test Demo: Customize demos by using the prospect’s own data to show how your product works with their top accounts, making the experience more relevant. Real-World Business Case: Use the results from the match test to build a realistic business case, avoiding inflated ROI figures and focusing on actual outcomes. PATH TO PRESIDENT’S CLUB Enterprise Account Executive @ Terminus Account Executive, Mid-Market @ Yext Senior AE, Partner @ Yext Business Development Account Manager @ Worldwide Express RESOURCES DISCUSSED Join our weekly newsletter Things you can steal

24 Sep 202439min

Here's and update on our reflections from Q3 and what we have planned for October-December 2024 on 30 Minutes To Presidents Club. Sales Course & Community ➥ Get on the waitlist: https://30mpc.com/course ➥ Subscribe so you don't miss updates: https://tactics.30mpc.com/newsy ❏ More 30MPC ❏ ➥ Follow Armand on Twitter: https://twitter.com/armandfarrokh ➥ Follow Nick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NickCeg ➥ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@30MPC ➥ Tactic Teardowns: https://www.30mpc.com/teardown ➥ Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/30minutestopresidentsclub/ #30Minutestopresidentsclub #30mpc #bookoncoldcalling Join our weekly newsletter Things you can steal

23 Sep 202413min

Mark walks Armand through his step by step B2B sales process MARK'S PATH TO PRESIDENT’S CLUB Chief Revenue Officer @ Catalyst Software Sr. Vice President of Global Sales @ Outreach Regional Sales Director @ School Specialty Planning & Student Development Sr. Account Management @ Great American Opportunities RESOURCES DISCUSSED The Sales Process Doc Check Out Operator Join our weekly newsletter Things you can steal

19 Sep 202449min

FOUR ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS Multi Single-Threading: After a big team meeting, send individual follow-up messages to key stakeholders. This helps build relationships without asking for anything, creating future points of contact. Daily Pipeline Review: Every day, look at your deals and think of specific actions to increase your chances of winning, maintaining daily momentum across opportunities. Win One Stakeholder at a Time: Focus on winning over stakeholders one by one at different stages—manager during discovery, director during the demo, and VP at the big team meeting. Structured Sales Cycle: Brian’s sales process follows a clear path: discovery, demo, big team demo, pilot, and finally commercial negotiation. PATH TO PRESIDENT’S CLUB Senior Mid-Market Account Executive @ Gong Mid-Market Account Executive @ Gong Commercial Account Executive @ Gong Senior Commercial Account Executive @ Gong Enterprise Account Executive @ BrightEdge RESOURCES DISCUSSED Join our weekly newsletter Things you can steal

17 Sep 202439min

FOUR ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS If you feel like you have leverage in a deal, but haven't gotten in front of the right stakeholders to progress the deal, use that as a non-negotiable to begin negotiations Sit down and write down your own "Gives" and "Gets" that you can trade with your buyer during a sales cycle Someone liking your offering does not make them an effective champion, ask questions like "Is {title} aware of these conversations?" to test them When trying to get access to power use labelling statements like "I often hear {title} likes to weigh in, is that the same for you?" PATH TO PRESIDENT’S CLUB Account Executive @ Webflow Account Executive @ SafeGraph Account Executive @ Procore Technologies RESOURCES DISCUSSED Join our weekly newsletter Things you can steal

16 Sep 202432min