April Dunford is a B2B positioning expert and author of Obviously Awesome and her new book
Sales Pitch. Sales Pitch guides you through an eight-step sales pitch structure the helps you stand out and win business. Building on the concepts of the bestselling book, Obviously Awesome, Sales Pitch will give your sales reps a story that makes your product shine. We talk about her new book, lessons from her first book, and covered:
- Positioning vs. Category Creation vs. Strategic Narrative
- Lessons from 200+ B2B sales pitches
- Why differentiation is everything and how to do it
- Why positioning has to be a cross-functional activity - not just for the marketing
- A structure anyone can use to turn positioning into a strong sales pitch
- Why she set out to write a follow up book to her 2019 hit Obviously Awesome called Sales Pitch (and go through the pain of writing a book all over again)
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