SaaS Therapy

Why clients buy vs. why they renew - using MEDDPICC to keep up with clients' evolving needs


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The first year of a new customer's contract is key to how long they'll stay a customer. But account teams often find themselves in reactive mode as clients' priorities, key points of contact, and budgets shift.

In this episode, Todd and Casey discuss MEDDPICC - a framework for account teams to use as they move a customer from purchase to renewal in a shifting landscape.

Did your product make your clients more money? Did it save them money? Or did it protect them from risk? Always start by making sure your customer can clearly define their metrics. Learn the rest of the framework today on episode 7.

Takeaways

  • The MEDDPICC framework helps SaaS professionals build and maintain strong customer relationships.
  • Taking an objective and fact-based approach is crucial for understanding customer needs.
  • Metrics, economic buyer, decision-making process, decision-making criteria, paper process, identifying pain, champions, and competition are the key elements of the MEDDPICC framework.
  • Effective implementation of the MEDPICC framework requires active listening, asking the right questions, and building trust with the customer.
  • Chapters

    00:00 Introduction and Overview

    01:13 The Need for a Framework

    03:37 Understanding MEDDPICC

    07:03 Metrics and Economic Buyer

    09:47 Decision-Making Process and Criteria

    13:37 Paper Process and Identifying Pain

    19:27 Champion and Competition

    25:10 Summary and Takeaways

    Resources

    ⁠⁠⁠Connect with Casey⁠⁠⁠

    ⁠⁠⁠Connect with Todd⁠⁠⁠

    ⁠⁠⁠Visit the show page⁠⁠⁠

    ⁠⁠⁠Get to know BrainStorm⁠⁠

    Credits

    Show direction: ⁠⁠Debra Wilson⁠⁠

    Show design: ⁠⁠Kensie Smith⁠⁠




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