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5 Reasons you should be using Mutual Action Plans in your sales process 1. Qualification 2. Setting Expectations 3. Facilitates Multi-threading 4. Establishing a mutual timeline 5. Improves deal forecast accuracy What did I miss?

Joe Wertz, MBA

National Account Executive @ Bullhorn | 3x Achiever's Club, Golden Bull Award, Mentor

2mo

The biggest reason is --- It quickly washes out those who are NOT serious about an evaluation. Present this on call #1 and they will either say -- "Great, glad we have a plan"... or ... "Crap, umm yea - this is more than we are willing to do..." Either way you win!

Jim Breton

Advising Founders & Sales Leaders on Sales motions and Management | Using AI when it makes senses | BDR to Head of Mid-Market Sales in Tech | France to the US for ❤️

2mo

A healthy base for the handover to AM/CS?

Jay Sharma

Account Executive | SaaS | Lifelong Learner (See Certifications)

2mo

So clients know what implementation is and how long it will take. Just because you sign the contract by X date does not mean its the date you will go live.

Gal Aga

CEO @ Aligned | Helping revenue teams manage deal complexity | Follow to learn how focusing on your buyers is the top 1% formula

2mo

Great points. Adding: Sales process standardization.

Gerry Hill 🚀

One of about 50 humans on the planet who can get cold calling working for your profitable growth company| "the most articulate human in Rev Tech." | Alliances

2mo

I love MAPS - BUT, even with highly motivated prospects how do you keep the engagement high?

Alex Winter

Director, EMEA Sales at ConnectWise

2mo

Overall professionalism and other orientation. Reps who go the extra mile to build out and maintain a MAP, based on the prospects desired timelines/aspirational go-live (the work back) and are able to demonstrate this engagement is about the prospect, not the rep. I personally like it when MAP milestones are not met at its a good opportunity to evaluate the legitimacy of the deal, the priorities of the prospect and the strength of the champion. If the prospect has strict timelines due to a renewal etc and milestones are being missed, it allows us as the sellers to stress the impact this will have on the desired go-live date/implementation project. Showing a prospect the buying journey is mapped to their success and desired go-live is a great way to stand out from the crowd, especially in a competitive industry.

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Nick Stabile

Helping Healthcare systems build talent pipelines while bridging the gap between talent attraction and retention.

2mo

Holds all of us, the seller, the prospect and their buying committee accountable to time based commitments and allows for better communication which prevents those gotcha moments.

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Yernar Akim

GTM @stageset.io | Selling doesn't have to be messy. Equip champions, close and onboard customers in one place. Hit your target faster.

2mo

All valid. The timeline is almost always skewed towards buyer’s, so the MAP should be flexible. Gotta use a tool like Stageset to accommodate for changes and win over their hearts 🥰 and wallet 💳

🎺 Rory Sadler

Co-Founder & CEO @ trumpet | Collaborative workspaces for revenue teams to centralise buyer journeys |

2mo

6. Accountability 7. Help qualify opps 8. Inc collaboration 9. Inc engagement 10. Help you to multithread

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