SiriusDecisions: Five Ways to Value Actualization Tool Success

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Sell value! Today's mantra from sales leadership to sales reps: stop competing on price, and instead actively engage buyers by quantifying the “cost of doing nothing” and business value of solutions. Of course this is easier said than done. It takes just the right combination of people, process and technology to make it work. So is there a secret sauce for your Value Actualization Tool success? In this dynamic Q&A session, Jim Ninivaggi will share the latest SiriusDecisions research, with frank advice on what works, what doesn't, and what it will take to take your Value Actualization Tool programs to the next level. This is a must attend for you, a sales executives, sales enablement or content marketing professionals interested in improving the efficiency and effectiveness of your Value Actualization Tool efforts.

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Five Ways to Value Actualization Tool Success

Jim Ninivaggi Service Director, Sales Enablement SiriusDecisions

Tom Pisello CEO and Founder Alinean, Inc.

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What is a Value Actualization Tool?

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Value Actualization Tools

Current (Business as Usual)

Benefits

Investments

ROI, Payback, NPV, IRR

Proposed (To Be)

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Why are Value Actualization Tools so Important?

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Inability to Communicate Value

For Active Buyers … For “Do Nothing” Prospects …

For Retention & Renewals ….

Value Actualization Tools

Pseudo Solution Selling Product Selling

Key Differences between Top and Average Performers?

Role Specific Value Financial Justification / ROI Tools

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Why are “Value-Terms Specific to a Buyer” so Important?

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Value is in the “Eye of the Beholder”

Marketing Sales

Products

Finance

Sustainability IT

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How do you best identify and quantify “Value”?

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When are Value Actualization tools best used?

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Why Change?

Why Now?

Why You?

Why Renew?

Cost of Doing Nothing

Benefits of Change

Differentiating Value

Realized Value

Loosening of Status Quo

Committing to Change

Solution Selection & Decision

Justification

Service Renewal

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How do you get started in designing the best VA tool?

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Usage

Personas

Value story

Right Platform

Product Marketing

SMEs

Sales Executive

Sales Enablement

Sales Leaders

Demand-Gen

Channel Management

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How do you successfully launch a VA tool?

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How do you best overcome the adoption challenge?

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How do you know when the program is a success or not?

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How do you see Value Actualization tools evolving?

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What are your big takeaways?

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