🚀Are your software demos losing deals instead of closing them? Too many sales teams fall into the same traps—feature overload, lack of customization, and failing to connect with what truly matters to the buyer. In this episode ofSoftware Sales Simplified, hostsMatt Long and Kevin Donville break down why so many demos fail and, more importantly, how to fix them.
🔹What You'll Learn:
✅ The real purpose of a software demo (hint: it's NOT to show every feature)
✅ The biggest mistakes sales teams make in their demos—and how to avoid them
✅ Why "less is more" when presenting your product
✅ How to craft demos that resonate with your buyers and accelerate the sales cycle
✅ The role ofcustomer success and services teams in improving demo effectiveness
💡 Whether you're an AE, SE, or sales leader, this episode is packed with actionable insights to transform your demos intopowerful deal-closing machines.
🎧Listen now and start winning more deals with better demos!
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