Sam Crossen is not only a fantastic example of a Value Hero, but his story also exemplifies one of our most recent webinar topics - Value Selling as a Team Sport.
Value Hero: Sam Crossen - Winning as a Team
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Sam Crossen is not only a fantastic example of a Value Hero, but his story also exemplifies one of our most recent webinar topics - Value Selling as a Team Sport.
There is no doubt that the time has come for companies to take a serious look at the customer value management (CVM) process, methodology, and tools. It has never been a better time to get started. And the reason is simple: do it or get churned out!
Your customers are doing the same analysis that you are doing. They want to improve net retention and avoid churn. As a result, any vendor who visits them or speaks to them about increased net retention rate or churn reduction will be placed on top of the list of SaaS solutions to keep investing in.
As you reinforce your customer value proposition...
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While at BDNA, Chris Russick and I worked together to win a very competitive deal at Bank of America. Chris’ technical leadership helped create, lead, and win a Proof of Value against our three primary competitors.
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