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by Jacco van der Kooij
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Selling software used to be simpler. A salesperson would identify a prospect, schedule a meeting, deliver a polished pitch, overcome a few objections, and close the deal. The buyer was often a single executive with authority. The salesperson controlled the information. The process followed a predictable path.
**Author:** Jacco van der Kooij
**Estimated Reading Time:** 45 minutes
**What You'll Learn:**
- How to match your sales approach to the customer's buying journey - A systematic framework for diagnosing customer needs with precision - How to uncover the true business impact that turns nice-to-haves into must-haves - Strategies for navigating complex, consensus-driven buying committees - How to control decision criteria and compete without racing to the bottom on price - A complete negotiation system built on trading value rather than discounting
**Who This Book Is For:**
This book is for account executives, sales leaders, and founders who sell software in competitive markets. If you have ever lost a deal to "no decision," struggled to get executive buy-in, or found yourself trapped in endless feature comparisons, this book will change how you sell. It is written for practitioners who want a repeatable method, not motivational fluff.
Selling software used to be simpler. A salesperson would identify a prospect, schedule a meeting, deliver a polished pitch, overcome a few objections, and close the deal. The buyer was often a single executive with authority. The salesperson controlled the information. The process followed a predictable path. That world no longer exists. Today, buyers enter the sales process armed with more information than ever before. They have read reviews, compared features online, and spoken with peers in their industry. By the time they engage with a salesperson, they often know more about the competitive landscape than the seller does. They do not want a pitch. They want insight. They do not want to be sold to. They want to be guided. At the same time, the nature of purchasing has shifted. Software decisions that were once made by a single senior executive are now made by committees. End users, managers, IT leaders, legal teams, and finance departments all have a voice. Any one of them can derail a deal. The salesperson who fails to orchestrate this complex web of stakeholders will watch promising opportunities stall and die. The consequences of this shift are visible in every sales organization. Deals that seemed certain suddenly go dark. Prospects express enthusiasm but never sign. Discounts escalate while margins collapse. Sales cycles stretch from months into quarters. Forecasts become fiction. The root cause is not a lack of effort. Most account executives work hard. They make calls, send emails, run demos, and follow up. The problem is that they are applying outdated methods to a modern buying environment. They are using a one-size-fits-all approach in a world that demands adaptation. Jacco van der Kooij wrote this book to solve that problem. His central insight is deceptively simple: the ideal sales methodology is not the same for every…
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Diagnose before you prescribe. Use the SPICED framework.
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