Sales organizations often look at the competition as the enemy that must be beaten! With this mindset, as a sales manager you and your salespeople are often put in a position where you fight the competition on the customer’s front lawn, in full view. You need to shift the rules of the game from competing against the competition to competing on behalf of the customer by recognizing and delivering value. Value that is defined by the customer, not by a list of features and benefits.

In this session, we will explore an approach to understanding value to the customer and how specific moves and strategies affect the customer and disable the competition including:

• How to look at a current sales opportunity based on your understanding of what the customer values
• How to create a value map that plots your position relative to both the customer’s perception of value and the competition
• How to identify three strategies to develop your next moves while anticipating the competition’s and the customer’s next moves

      

Michael Leimbach, PhD, is a globally recognized expert in instructional design and leadership development. As Vice President of Global Research and Development for Wilson Learning Worldwide, he has worked with numerous Global 1000 organizations in Australia, England, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and throughout the United States. Over more than 30 years, Dr. Leimbach has developed Wilson Learning’s diagnostic, learning, and performance improvement capabilities, published over 100 professional articles, co-authored four books, been Editor-in-Chief for the highly acclaimed ADHR research journal, and is a frequent speaker at national and global conferences. He also serves on the ISO Technical Committee (TC232) on Quality Standards for Learning Service Providers and on the University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development Dean’s Advisory Board.