Industry Enablement Tools Laura Robinson Partner Development Mgr - Readiness

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DevelopSolutionProofQualify Credibility Latent Pain Buying Vision Requirements Eval. Plan Financial Value Business Benefits Complete Solution Business Case Value Prop. Oppty. Cost Industry Tools for MS Solution Selling GET VERTICAL! Program 2-Day Workshop – Business Planning – Coaching FIRST RESEARCH Industry Profiles FINLISTICS Analytics Benchmarking MICROSOFT PARTNER Methodology Intellectual Prop. NUCLEUS RESEARCH ROI

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Industry Enablement ToolsLaura RobinsonPartner Development Mgr - Readiness

Understand the Customer’s Business

Top Reasons MBS Partners Lose

“ERP buyers place greater value a vendor’s ability to understand the customer’s business than a vendor’s ability to deliver innovative technology.”

Yankee Group – 2004

1. Price is too high 2. Inability to understand needs3. Lack of complete solution

DevelopDevelop SolutionSolution ProofProofQualifyQualify

CredibilityCredibilityLatent PainLatent PainBuying VisionBuying Vision

RequirementsRequirementsEval. PlanEval. Plan Financial ValueFinancial Value

Business Business BenefitsBenefitsComplete Complete SolutionSolution

Business CaseBusiness CaseValue Prop.Value Prop.Oppty. CostOppty. Cost

Industry Tools for MS Solution Selling

GET VERTICAL! ProgramGET VERTICAL! Program2-Day Workshop – Business Planning – Coaching2-Day Workshop – Business Planning – Coaching

FIRST RESEARCH

Industry Profiles

FINLISTICS

Analytics Benchmarking

MICROSOFT PARTNERMethodology

Intellectual Prop.

NUCLEUS RESEARCH

ROI

Example

•Prospect:Prospect: Automotive Parts Mfg.Automotive Parts Mfg.

•Contact:Contact: Line of Business ExecutiveLine of Business Executive

•Revenue:Revenue: $200 million$200 million

•Issue:Issue: “Replace legacy systems”“Replace legacy systems”

QualifyQualify

CredibilityCredibilityLatent PainLatent PainBuying VisionBuying Vision

Industry Tools for MS Solution Selling

FIRST RESEARCH

Industry Profiles

GET VERTICAL! ProgramGET VERTICAL! Program2-Day Workshop – Business Planning – Coaching2-Day Workshop – Business Planning – Coaching

First Research Demo

DevelopDevelopQualifyQualify

CredibilityCredibilityLatent PainLatent PainBuying VisionBuying Vision

RequirementsRequirementsEval. PlanEval. Plan Financial ValueFinancial Value

Industry Tools for MS Solution Selling

GET VERTICAL! ProgramGET VERTICAL! Program2-Day Workshop – Business Planning – Coaching2-Day Workshop – Business Planning – Coaching

FIRST RESEARCH

Industry Profiles

FINLISTICS

Analytics Benchmarking

FinListics Demo

DevelopDevelop SolutionSolution ProofProofQualifyQualify

CredibilityCredibilityLatent PainLatent PainBuying VisionBuying Vision

RequirementsRequirementsEval. PlanEval. Plan Financial ValueFinancial Value

Business Business BenefitsBenefitsComplete Complete SolutionSolution

Business CaseBusiness CaseValue Prop.Value Prop.Oppty. CostOppty. Cost

Industry Tools for MS Solution Selling

GET VERTICAL! ProgramGET VERTICAL! Program2-Day Workshop – Business Planning – Coaching2-Day Workshop – Business Planning – Coaching

FIRST RESEARCH

Industry Profiles

FINLISTICS

Analytics Benchmarking

MICROSOFT PARTNERMethodology

Intellectual Prop.

NUCLEUS RESEARCH

ROI

Nucleus Research Demo

Benefits

Increase win % Instant credibility with BDM Deliver compelling presentations Know when to walk away from the deal

Shorten the sales cycle More quickly uncover key issues Leverage previous industry success Improve pre-call planning

Increase deal size Identify more areas of latent pain Become a trusted advisor Move from “vendor” to “member”

First Researchhttp://microsoft.firstresearch.comOne-time fee: $250 per companyAnnual subscription: $250 per user

FinListicshttp://microsoft.finlistics.comValueManager Express: $950 annual subscriptionValueManager Online: $2,750 annual subscription

Resources

Nucleus Research ROIhttp://www.msftroi.comDownload ROI & Case Study tools for freeTraining & support plans start at $1,000

Resources

Questions?

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