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How to Win More Competitive Deals (and Lose With Dignity)

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Competitive deals are emotional. You’re in sales because you like to win and make money. How could they not be? Competitors get in the way of both. I don’t care how senior you are— when a competitor gets in your way , it’s frustrating.

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How to incubate a winning innovation program

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They recognize that innovative use of technology is enabling new business models with competition-crushing advantages built right in. Why incubating technology-focused innovation is important Securing and maintaining competitive advantage now requires organizations to accelerate technology-powered transformation. He should know.

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3 Win/Loss Analysis Templates You Can Use Right Now

Crayon

More than two-thirds of competitive intelligence professionals say their in-house team is responsible for win/loss analysis. That’s a lot of ground to cover between the hours of 9am and 5pm—which is why simple win/loss analysis templates can be tremendously helpful. A template for segmenting competitive win rates.

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Win/Loss Analysis: Everything You Need to Know

Crayon

Win/loss analysis is an essential practice for anyone who wants to better understand their competitive landscape and continuously optimize processes across sales, marketing, product management, and beyond. Why do we win some deals and lose others? How often do we win against Competitor XYZ? Let’s jump in!

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7 Strategies to Gather (and Actually Use) Competitive Intel from Employees

Leaders in competitive intel know that the employees who interact with customers and prospects every day hold valuable competitive insights that could help win sales. In this eBook, we outline 7 strategies to make it easier to build and scale an employee sharing program that will drive competitive advantage.

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12 Actionable Outcomes of Competitive Intelligence

Crayon

Competitive Intelligence (CI) is a function that fits into every business strategy. No matter what your product or service is, you’ve got competitors fighting to win the same business as you and crafting strategies to stand out from the rest of your market. Let’s dig into some key actionable outcomes of competitive intelligence.

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3 Ways Product Marketers Can Win (More!) with Crayon’s Competitive Win Loss Tools

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It's Monday morning. You haven’t even taken the first sip of your coffee. You touch your right index finger to the magical biometric scanner thing on your MacBook. Your company-approved desktop wallpaper comes alive with apps.

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Outrun Your Competition: Best Practices for Accelerating Sales Processes

By building a modern GTM motion that uses data, automation, and proven best practices to unlock insights, engage customers, and win faster.