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Selling journey

The foundations, then the selling journey stage by stage.

4 chapters

  1. 1Sales Accepted Lead
  2. 2Sales Discovery & Qualification
  3. 3Functional & Technical Discovery
  4. 4Teach & Prove
  5. 5Negotiation
The full selling journey diagram: buying stages, sales stages and who owns what.
  • Sales stages
  • Sales
  • PreSales
  • Professional Service
  • Documents
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Before you start

Four short foundations. Read them once, then follow the deal stage by stage.

  1. 1

    The PreSales Consultant: Role, Skills and Responsibilities

    A presales consultant links customer problems to the right solution in B2B sales. What the role does, the skills it needs and why it decides deals.

    14 min read

  2. 2

    Understanding SaaS

    What Software as a Service is, how it differs from on-premise software, and what that means for the way presales sells it.

    9 min read

  3. 3

    Buying Journey

    How B2B buyers move from awareness to renewal, what they need at each stage, and where presales can help them decide with confidence.

    7 min read

  4. 4

    Selling Journey

    The stages of a SaaS selling journey, from first contact to contract, and the part presales plays in each one.

    8 min read

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