AWS for Software Companies Podcast

Ep051: Selling to C-Suite Best Practices


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We feature a panel of executives from ASAPP, Glean, Smarsh, Socotra and AWS sharing essential strategies, including the role of Generative AI, trust-building, and addressing legal challenges to secure executive buy-in for transformative initiatives.

Topics Include:

  • Introductions to panel
  • Example of ideal Executive Seller
  • Depth of business acumen and problem solving are important skills for Executive Sellers
  • Framing a customer problem and create the argument
  • Making selling to a C-Suite a team sport
  • Keeping sellers and produce C-suite relevant
  • Revolution and renaissance positioning
  • Trust with the C-suite – do salesperson have a texting relationship w decision makers?
  • How is Generative AI driving customer’s satisfaction and dissatisfaction?
  • Data is the new oil
  • Defining the business problem for insurance industry
  • Helping customers reimagine business with Generative AI
  • 80% of customers report the chatbot makes them mad
  • The data journey is the precursor to the Generative AI journey
  • The top unique legal challenges with Generative AI
  • Legal now brought into early stage of sales process
  • Turning legal concerns into an opportunity
  • The book “Never Split the Difference” by Christopher Voss
  • Calls to action from each panellist
  • Session wrap-up

Participants:

  • Daniel Rood – Senior Vice President Marketing, ASAPP
  • AJ Tennant – Vice President Sales & Success, Glean
  • Neva DePalma – General Council, Smarsh
  • Ekine Akuiyibo – Chief Business Officer, Socotra
  • Lauren Larscheid – Sr. Sales Leader, Business Applications, AWS
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