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Accelerate Sales with Demo Automation Videos
by Garin Hess | Jan 08, 2015 | sales
By Hilary Bird, Marketing Manager at Consensus, @Hilbonix
read more3 'You Should Be Fired' Product Demo Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them:
by Garin Hess | Jan 07, 2015 | sales best practices, Demo Production, demos, sales, demo presentations
Photo CC: Sean MacEntee Product demos are likely the most important interaction you will have with prospects throughout the sales process. So why are so many demos flat-out...
read moreEnterprise Customer Case Study
by Garin Hess | Jan 06, 2015 | presales
Impact: 68% shorter sale cycle, 44% higher close rate. DOWNLOAD the PDF
read more3 Ways Script Writing Changes the Sales Process
by Garin Hess | Jan 02, 2015 | Demo Production, script writing, scripts, Articles
Alright, so I may be slightly biased, but I love script-writing. I’ve mentioned in previous posts my background and my love for writing. However, script-writing is a very...
read more3 Rules to Follow Before Sending Your Script to a Voice Actor
by Garin Hess | Dec 26, 2014 | video, Demo Production, script writing, scripts, narration, video production, Articles
Source: Flickr Recently, I have taken on a fairly new role. I don’t just write the scripts for our automated product demos, I also prepare them for the voice actor and...
read moreAre Product Demos Killing Your Profits?
by Garin Hess | Dec 21, 2014 | sales, demo, product demo
Sales professionals are always looking for ways to speed up their sales operations, increase conversion rates, and improve efficiency. One aspect of the sales process that has...
read moreDemo Automation for Account Executives
by Garin Hess | Dec 16, 2014 | sales, demo automation, DemoChimp
Earlier this week we looked into the overall demo automation methodology and how to use it in your sales prospecting. Today we are going to dig deeper into how account executives...
read moreDemo Video Scriptwriting: Which Script Type Makes Sense for You?
by Garin Hess | Dec 12, 2014 | Demo Production, DemoChimp, Articles
By Katie Anderson, Lead Scriptwriter at Consensus, @KMussman
read moreUse Adobe Illustrator to Create Videoscribe Whiteboard Animation Videos
by Garin Hess | Dec 06, 2014 | content creation, Demo Production, videoscribe, video animation, adobe, video production, Articles, illustrator
A Fun, Instructional Post from CONSENSUS™ Not to brag or anything, but we have some seriously talented people here at CONSENSUS™. One of those talented people is Ben Accinelli, a...
read moreHow to Sell Your Boss on Demo Automation
by Garin Hess | Dec 01, 2014 | sales, b2b sales, ceo, demo automation, DemoChimp
By Hilary Bird, Marketing at Consensus, @Hilbonix You’re a salesperson with the drive to increase both your productivity and your sales team’s productivity. You really want to...
read moreInfographic: Shortening the Sales Cycle with Demo Automation
by Garin Hess | Nov 28, 2014 | sales cycle, demos, sales, b2b sales, demo automation, DemoChimp
Long sales cycles are at the top of the list of the most common issues that keep sales managers up at night. You start the month with a prospect pipeline that seems to have you...
read moreIs Your Sales Demo Costing You Leads?
by Garin Hess | Nov 23, 2014 | Demo Production, sales demos, demos, sales
Your sales demo strategy is something you should reevaluate often. No two prospects are the same and what’s relevant is always changing. The purpose of this blog post is to...
read moreLeveraging Your Product Demo with Social Media
by Garin Hess | Nov 18, 2014 | Demo Production, social media, Marketing, social selling, twitter, product demo
Product demos are one of the Holy Grail pieces of content your sales team has to offer. They can be the deciding factor in making or breaking a sale; prospects get a detailed look...
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