The Three Value Conversations: How to Create, Elevate, and Capture Customer Value at Every Stage of the Long-Lead Sale

  • 3h 27m
  • Cheryl Geoffrion, Conrad Smith, Erik Peterson, Tim Riesterer
  • McGraw-Hill
  • 2015

The most successful salespeople understand that they are fundamentally storytellers. The reality is that to succeed in sales, you need to master the art of customer conversation. The best story told in the best way will always win. Being remarkable and memorable in your conversations is very important but it goes beyond great delivery. You must be able to articulate value.

The Three Value Conversations provides the tools and methods you need to differentiate yourself and your solutions from the competition, elevate value to the right decision maker, and maximize all sales opportunities across the entire long lead buying cycle. The book teaches you how to:

  • Create value for your prospects by identifying and advising them on problems, potential threats and missed opportunities
  • Articulate why your prospects need to choose you over rival competitors
  • Elevate the value of your offering to your prospect’s senior-level decision-makers
  • Demonstrate the business and financial acumen required to make a compelling, credible business case for your solution
  • Identify unconsidered needs that only your solution solves
  • Embrace the natural tension that occurs between buyers and sellers to capture and protect the value of your opportunity from unnecessary discounting

Not just another sales process book, The Three Value Conversations equips you with practical, hands-on concepts for engaging prospects and customers at any moment in the buying cycle with the specific stories and skills to create, elevate, and capture value.

About the Authors

Tim Riesterer is Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer of Corporate Visions, responsible for leading the strategic direction of the company in thought leadership, positioning and product development.

Erik Peterson is Executive Vice President of Consulting of Corporate Visions. He is responsible for leading the company’s consulting team globally, including staff and certified contractors.

Conrad Smith, Vice President Consulting Services, Corporate Visions is an operations executive with over 30 years of buying experience. He has delivered the Corporate Visions’ Justification Skills to more than 12,000 people.

Cheryl Geoffrion is Vice President of Consulting Services for Corporate Visions. She has devoted more than 24 years to elevating the business results of her client organizations and the individuals within them.

In this Book

  • Introduction—The Storyteller
  • Create a Buying Vision
  • Speak to Situations, Not Dispositions
  • Unconsidered Needs Drive Unexpected Opportunity
  • Keep Your Claims Limited and Focused
  • Whiteboard Conversations Versus PowerPoint Presentations
  • Overcoming a Fear of Heights
  • Know Me Before You Meet Me: Developing Customer Insight
  • Financial Statements and ROI
  • Executive Engagement
  • No Last-Minute Saves
  • The Conversation Before the Conversation
  • Pivotal Agreements
  • Ask for More Than You Are Comfortable Asking
  • Dealing with Price Pressure
  • Afterword—The Last Mile
  • Endnotes
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