Building Products for the Enterprise
Building Products for the Enterprise

Author: Blair Reeves

Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."

Published: 2018-03-09

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 1492024732

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If you’re new to software product management or just want to learn more about it, there’s plenty of advice available—but most of it is geared toward consumer products. Creating high-quality software for the enterprise involves a much different set of challenges. In this practical book, two expert product managers provide straightforward guidance for people looking to join the thriving enterprise market. Authors Blair Reeves and Benjamin Gaines explain critical differences between enterprise and consumer products, and deliver strategies for overcoming challenges when building for the enterprise. You’ll learn how to cultivate knowledge of your organization, the products you build, and the industry you serve. Explore why: Identifying customer vs user problems is an enterprise project manager’s main challenge Effective collaboration requires in-depth knowledge of the organization Analyzing data is key to understanding why users buy and retain your product Having experience in the industry you’re building products for is valuable Product longevity depends on knowing where the industry is headed

Prospects for the South West Economy
Prospects for the South West Economy

Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. South West Regional Committee

Publisher: The Stationery Office

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13: 9780215553423

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Prospects for the South West Economy : Second report of session 2009-10, report, together with formal minutes, oral and written Evidence

Enterprise Resiliency in the Continuum of Change: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Enterprise Resiliency in the Continuum of Change: Emerging Research and Opportunities

Author: Bhattarai, Raj Kumar

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2017-06-16

Total Pages: 199

ISBN-13: 1522526285

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There can be no growth in a business without change. Learning how to cope with change and capitalize on new developments is pivotal to organizational growth. Enterprise Resiliency in the Continuum of Change: Emerging Research and Opportunities is a critical reference source that discusses the components of business-related change and how organizational leaders can progress their company through such alterations rather than fail during turbulent times. Highlighting important topics such as enterprise schemata, change triggers, company resiliency, and intervention theories, this scholarly publication is designed for business owners, enterprise leaders, professionals, and researchers interested in learning more about how to make an organization resilient during times of change.

Customer Success
Customer Success

Author: Nick Mehta

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2016-02-29

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1119167965

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Your business success is now forever linked to the success of your customers Customer Success is the groundbreaking guide to the exciting new model of customer management. Business relationships are fundamentally changing. In the world B.C. (Before Cloud), companies could focus totally on sales and marketing because customers were often 'stuck' after purchasing. Therefore, all of the 'post-sale' experience was a cost center in most companies. In the world A.B. (After Benioff), with granular per-year, per-month or per-use pricing models, cloud deployments and many competitive options, customers now have the power. As such, B2B vendors must deliver success for their clients to achieve success for their own businesses. Customer success teams are being created in companies to quarterback the customer lifecycle and drive adoption, renewals, up-sell and advocacy. The Customer Success philosophy is invading the boardroom and impacting the way CEOs think about their business. Today, Customer Success is the hottest B2B movement since the advent of the subscription business model, and this book is the one-of-a-kind guide that shows you how to make it work in your company. From the initial planning stages through execution, you'll have expert guidance to help you: Understand the context that led to the start of the Customer Success movement Build a Customer Success strategy proven by the most competitive companies in the world Implement an action plan for structuring the Customer Success organization, tiering your customers, and developing the right cross-functional playbooks Customers want products that help them achieve their own business outcomes. By enabling your customers to realize value in your products, you're protecting recurring revenue and creating a customer for life. Customer Success shows you how to kick start your customer-centric revolution, and make it stick for the long term.

Fanatical Prospecting
Fanatical Prospecting

Author: Jeb Blount

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2015-09-29

Total Pages: 311

ISBN-13: 1119144760

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Ditch the failed sales tactics, fill your pipeline, and crush your number With over 500,000 copies sold Fanatical Prospecting gives salespeople, sales leaders, entrepreneurs, and executives a practical, eye-opening guide that clearly explains the why and how behind the most important activity in sales and business development—prospecting. The brutal fact is the number one reason for failure in sales is an empty pipe and the root cause of an empty pipeline is the failure to consistently prospect. By ignoring the muscle of prospecting, many otherwise competent salespeople and sales organizations consistently underperform. Step by step, Jeb Blount outlines his innovative approach to prospecting that works for real people, in the real world, with real prospects. Learn how to keep the pipeline full of qualified opportunities and avoid debilitating sales slumps by leveraging a balanced prospecting methodology across multiple prospecting channels. This book reveals the secrets, techniques, and tips of top earners. You’ll learn: Why the 30-Day Rule is critical for keeping the pipeline full Why understanding the Law of Replacement is the key to avoiding sales slumps How to leverage the Law of Familiarity to reduce prospecting friction and avoid rejection The 5 C’s of Social Selling and how to use them to get prospects to call you How to use the simple 5 Step Telephone Framework to get more appointments fast How to double call backs with a powerful voice mail technique How to leverage the powerful 4 Step Email Prospecting Framework to create emails that compel prospects to respond How to get text working for you with the 7 Step Text Message Prospecting Framework And there is so much more! Fanatical Prospecting is filled with the high-powered strategies, techniques, and tools you need to fill your pipeline with high quality opportunities. In the most comprehensive book ever written about sales prospecting, Jeb Blount reveals the real secret to improving sales productivity and growing your income fast. You’ll gain the power to blow through resistance and objections, gain more appointments, start more sales conversations, and close more sales. Break free from the fear and frustration that is holding you and your team back from effective and consistent prospecting. It's time to get off the feast or famine sales roller-coaster for good!

Sandler Enterprise Selling (PB)
Sandler Enterprise Selling (PB)

Author: David H. Mattson

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2016-04-15

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 1259643255

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The comprehensive 6-stage selling program from Sandler Training-- "Top 20 Sales Training Company" by Selling Power Magazine Competitively pursuing large, complex accounts is perhaps the greatest challenge for selling teams. To keep treasured clients and gain new ones, you need a system to win business with profitable enterprise clients, serve them effectively and grow the relationships over time. You start with Sandler Enterprise Selling. The only enterprise selling system based on the proprietary Sandler Selling System methodology created by David H. Sandler This practical, step-by-step book is designed specifically for selling teams committed to high achievement in the enterprise environment. The program’s powerful six stages will guide you to: 1. Set a baseline for success for each territory and account 2. Identify opportunities with the highest probability of success 3. Engage with buyers to qualify enterprise opportunities 4. Craft solutions that directly address your client’s needs 5. Propose your solution and achieve advancement 6. Serve and satisfy your client, earning the right to grow the business Each of the stages represents a key piece of the puzzle in the proactive, team-oriented Sandler Enterprise Selling (SES) process. With the proven training techniques in this book, you’ll be able to use SES to win, grow and serve enterprise clients. You’ll learn how to master 13 selling tools integral to your SES success—like the KARE Account Planning Tool, Growth Account Booster Tool, LinkedIn Levers Tool, and Client-Centric Satisfaction Tool. You’ll discover practical solutions to the vastly complex challenges in enterprise organizations - extended sales cycles, wide buyer networks, or significant investments in pursuits. Overcoming these unique challenges presents great opportunities for selling teams. Sandler Enterprise Selling provides the framework needed to succeed in the enterprise arena, winning, growing and keeping major accounts. Note: These are the same training principles that are taught to tens of thousands of sales executives and managers every year at more than 200 Sandler Training companies around the world. If you want to stay competitive in the enterprise selling arena, you need to train, study, and read Sandler Enterprise Selling.