Adam Freeman, Head of Presales at The Access Group, approached me (Consensus Founder and CEO) and Freddy Mangum (Hub Founder and CEO) with this objective: let's put together a...
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The Presales Technology Buying Guide: Manage the Buying Process to Get Buy-in
by Garin Hess | Jul 28, 2021
Book Review (Part 2): The Sales Engineer Manager’s Handbook
by Garin Hess | Mar 19, 2021 | sales leaders, sales engineer, presales, solution selling, solutions consultant
By Garin Hess This post is Part 2 of a 4-part in-depth review of "The Sales Engineer Manager's Handbook". Read a summary review and Part 1 here.
read moreBook Review (Part 1): The Sales Engineer Manager’s Handbook by John Care and Chris Daly
by Garin Hess | Feb 10, 2021 | sales leaders, sales engineer, presales, solution selling, solutions consultant
By Garin Hess As the Founder of a SaaS company devoted to improving the lives of Sales Engineers and helping sales leaders scale presales through intelligent demo automation, I...
read moreIntelligent Demo Automation: What Demos Can We AUTOMATE?
by Garin Hess | Sep 04, 2020 | presales
This article continues our series on Scaling Presales using the principles of "Eliminate, Automate, and Delegate," by exploring intelligent demo automation. You can also...
read moreScale Presales by Elimination with the Demo Qualified Lead (DQL)
by Garin Hess | Aug 24, 2020 | presales
This article continues our series on Scaling Presales using the principles of "Eliminate, Automate, Delegate." You can also download the e-book for a complete guide to scaling...
read morePresales Analysis Exercise–Defining the Gap
by Garin Hess | Jul 31, 2020 | presales
If you find that your presales organization is struggling to keep up with demand, here's an exercise you can use to analyze your shortfall and create a foundation for scaling...
read moreScaling Presales: 8 Strategies to Boost Coverage With Existing Headcount
by Garin Hess | Jul 02, 2020
Scaling Presales Sales engineers are often overworked and underappreciated. Increasing demand from Sales makes it difficult to keep up and many presales leaders are looking for...
read moreMultiply Your Time with Interactive Automated Demos
by Garin Hess | Jun 28, 2019 | sales, presales, entrepreneurship, Articles
Interactive Automated Demos are Quadrant 2 Activities Because of Stephen Covey, the phrase "quadrant 2" has become ubiquitous with those oh-so-important but...
read moreConsensus Recognized as Sales Enablement “Cool Vendor” by Gartner
by Garin Hess | May 28, 2019 | Awards, presales, News, Press Releases
Sandy, Utah - May 28, 2019 - Consensus, the leader in interactive demo automation software for B2B sales, was selected by Gartner as one of three vendors recognized as a “Cool...
read moreMaster Subscription Agreement, Terms of Service and Service Level Agreement (SLA)
by Garin Hess | Apr 09, 2019 | Articles
By signing a sales order, by using CONSENSUS Software as a Service (SaaS), or by accepting services from CONSENSUS Professional Services, you agree to the following agreements:
read moreWhat Information Do Buyers Want Most from Sales Teams? Demos Are #1
by Garin Hess | Feb 06, 2019 | Demo Production, Case Studies, presales, demo automation
When you are researching a new technology purchase, what do you want to see as quickly as possible? A demo. So does everyone else apparently. Recent research from Gartner shows...
read moreMake "Bad" Product Videos and Get Better Engagement
by Garin Hess | Aug 02, 2018 | Demo Production, video production, Channel Partners, How To's, presales, demo automation
What's the first leading indicator that you have a strong product video? Engagement. That's how long viewers spend watching your video (or maybe re-watching). So the better the...
read moreConsensus' Demo Automation Technology Recognized as Top B2B Sales Tool for 2018
by Garin Hess | May 15, 2018 | Awards, sales, Press Releases
SANDY, Utah, May 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Consensus, an enterprise SaaS (software-as-a-service) startup that drives B2B sales through Demo Automation, has been recognized as one...
read moreHow to Make Software Demos More Cost Effective
by Garin Hess | Apr 26, 2018 | presales, consensus
What SaaS and software companies can do to increase sales with demo videos. Show, don’t tell.
read moreWhat is Demo Automation?
by Garin Hess | Apr 18, 2018 | sales best practices, Demo Production, sales cycle, shorter sales cycle, demos, sales, b2b sales, sales automation, demo automation
One of the most inefficient, costly, time consuming but critical steps in the sales process is the live product demonstration (usually known as just "the demo"). Ask any B2B sales...
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