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Dear SaaStr: How Can We Best Use Testimonials in the Sales Cycle? Posted: 06 Mar 2022 05:17 AM PST When should you use testimonials in the sales cycle? Testimonials are nice, you need them.  But most prospects these days have already seen the generic ones on your website and in your collateral. What really moves the needle in in sales is very similar companies using, and loving, your product. This is why once you have 1 leader in a space, you should run the tables in that segment.  Have 33% of the leaders in a space, they all find you.  Have 60%+ of the leaders in one segment, the rest are yours to lose. For example, back in the day: It took us over 18 months to close Google. 12+ CEO visits. Multiple unpaid pilots. Building features without getting paid. Etc., etc. After that, it took about 6 months to close Facebook. Facebook was impressed we had Google, but it was just one comp. After Google and Facebook, we closed Twitter in less than 30 days. And so on … Arm your sales team with the best testimonials and case studies carefully tailored for each customer segment. Make sure each rep knows which testimonials are from the best leaders in that exact segment you have.  This is a key value add for sales ops and revenue ops.  Arming the sales reps with the right case studies and testimonials to match the prospect. And have them go out them and use them to win. (note: an updated SaaStr Classic answer). The post Dear SaaStr: How Can We Best Use Testimonials in the Sales Cycle? appeared first on SaaStr.

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