CSE Sales Process & Strategy 4

Question 1

A sales engineer is building a business case for a $500K deal. Which financial metric most directly addresses a CFO's risk concern?

Accepted Answer

Payback period showing when investment breaks even

Answer

Net Promoter Score of existing customers

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Number of features included in the deal

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Total lines of integration code

Question 2

In the SPIN selling methodology, what type of question converts identified problems into felt needs?

Accepted Answer

Implication questions

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Situation questions

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Problem questions

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Need-payoff questions

Question 3

A technical champion at a prospect company is enthusiastic, but the economic buyer is disengaged. What is the highest-priority action?

Accepted Answer

Arm the technical champion with business-value messaging to sell internally

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Increase demo frequency to impress the technical champion further

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Reduce pricing to attract the economic buyer's attention

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Wait for the economic buyer to become curious on their own

Question 4

Which discovery question best uncovers a prospect's decision timeline without seeming pushy?

Accepted Answer

What are the business events that would make solving this problem time-sensitive?

Answer

When are you going to buy?

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Can you sign by end of quarter?

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What is your deadline for this project?

Question 5

A prospect says, 'We like your solution but need to think about it.' What is the most productive next step for the SE?

Accepted Answer

Ask what specific concerns remain unresolved and agree on a next meeting

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Give them space and wait two weeks before following up

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Offer an immediate discount to push them to decide

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Send a case study and hope it resolves their hesitation

Question 6

Which sales strategy is most appropriate when selling a disruptive new technology to a risk-averse enterprise buyer?

Accepted Answer

Reference customers with similar profiles and risk tolerance

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Lead with full deployment and maximum scope to demonstrate confidence

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Avoid discussing risk to prevent heightening concerns

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Position the product as experimental to set low expectations

Question 7

In account planning for an existing customer, what is the primary goal of an account map?

Accepted Answer

Visualize relationships, influence networks, and white-space expansion opportunities

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Document product versions currently deployed

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Track all support tickets submitted by the account

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Monitor payment history and contract renewal dates