Welcome to The MedMen Show, brought to you by CEO and CRO of MEDDICC, Andy Whyte and Pim Roelofsen. Inspired by the MadMen show, this podcast takes deep but brief dives into some of the most popular questions sales professionals ask when implementing and operationalizing MEDDIC.
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Masters of MEDDICC is a show where the world's best sales professionals are interviewed about all things enterprise sales and in particular relating to the MEDDIC framework, including MEDDICC and MEDDPICC. Andy Whyte The founder of MEDDICC™ and the author of the five-star rated “MEDDICC’ book, it’s no surprise that Andy has an impressive sales career spanning over 18 years. Andy first started out as a door-to-door, double-glazing salesman where he quickly built up an appetite for sales, hung ...
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The #1 Competitor You’re Ignoring in Every Sales Deal
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8:34You’re probably obsessing over the wrong competition. Your prospects aren’t simply dealing with a choice between you and your rivals - they’re choosing between you and a number of other ways to use their time and resources. They could choose to focus on a completely different initiative, and sometimes, they will choose to just do nothing. In this e…
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Everyone Says MEDDIC Is a Process… Are They Wrong?
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4:43Is MEDDICC a process? The short answer is no. But just like in any deal, it’s not as straightforward as that. In fact, while you shouldn’t follow MEDDICC as a strict process, embedding it to your current processes makes for clearer success criteria and ensures consistency across the board. In this episode of MEDMEN, Andy and Pim explore how MEDDICC…
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3 Simple Ways to Uncover the Metrics That Actually Matter
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10:10Salespeople can struggle to uncover metrics when they’re engaged with a customer because they expect the customer to know everything about their Pain. But these numbers aren’t going to be easy to find, you need to put the work in. In this episode of MEDMEN, Andy and Pim explain the 3 Ps – tactics to help you uncover more metrics. Preparation, Proac…
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Proactive Decision Criteria: A Game-Changer for Sales Leaders
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15:15Even if you have what looks like the perfect scenario in a deal, you can’t just sit back and expect the deal to fall into your lap, because you never know what could change. In this episode of MEDMEN, Andy and Pim tell the stories of two solutions they were looking at buying, and how the final decision was influenced by the way the vendors chose to…
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Top MEDDIC Coaching Mistakes Sales Leaders Must Avoid
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12:00A lot of people in our industry class coaching as simply telling salespeople what to do. When they add MEDDIC to the mix, it just makes their instructions more succinct. But, this isn't effective MEDDIC coaching. In this episode of MEDMEN, Andy and Pim delve into three core tenets of effective sales coaching within a MEDDIC framework, emphasizing w…
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MEDDIC Explained: Is It a Sales Methodology or a Checklist?
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4:36Is MEDDIC a methodology? It just depends on how you use it. In this episode of MEDMEN, Andy and Pim explain why MEDDIC can absolutely be used as a methodology if you use it correctly. A methodology is simply the methods you use. If those methods lean on MEDDIC, then you have MEDDIC as your methodology. Easy! If you have any questions, or any sugges…
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5 Clear Signs You Lack a True Sales Champion
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4:37If your contact isn’t your Champion, they won’t tell you… but there will be signs. In this episode of MEDMEN, Andy and Pim look at the five signs that you don’t have a Champion. Since all Champions start out as contacts, it is up to you to put in the work to build them as a Champion, and to qualify throughout the engagement whether they are acting …
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GTM Strategy: Buzzword or Essential for Sales Success?
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7:29While the term “GTM” is everywhere these days, using it without doing the actual work behind it just turns it into another buzzword. In this episode of The MedMen Show, Andy and Pim break down why just calling yourself a GTM team doesn’t make you one — and why true go-to-market success only happens when the entire team, from product to CS, is align…
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In this episode of The MedMen Show, Andy and Pim talk about the worst MEDDIC takes they’ve ever heard. Number one on that list? A self-proclaimed sales guru who stated that there’s no such thing as a champion. More like there’s no such thing as a deal WITHOUT a champion. Not only was this person blatantly wrong, it’s an example of what happens when…
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Why Leadership is Crucial in MEDDPICC Success
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11:43If you don’t have leadership commitment for your organization’s MEDDIC initiative, you might as well just go home. Though using MEDDIC is always going to be better than not using it, leaders need to be involved for real change to be made. In this episode of The MedMen Show, Andy and Pim talk about why buy-in from leadership is imperative for the su…
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Top 2 Misconceptions About GTM Team Communication
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7:52At MEDDICC, we’re all about a Common Language. When Andy started talking about it when he first published his book, though, it wasn’t the buzzword that it has now become. These days, however, everyone is talking about the importance of a common language. But a lot of people don’t realize the mistakes they’re making around the use of common language…
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Masters of MEDDICC - How To Build A Diverse Winning Team With Josh Reiner
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1:22:43In this episode of Masters of MEDDICC, Andy sits down with Josh Reiner, VP of EMEA at WIZ. This might be controversial, but Josh doesn’t like leads. In the current landscape, while customers may be coming to you more informed, they also might be coming with more preconceived ideas about what your solution can (or can’t) do. Josh tells Andy all abou…
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Ultimate Guide to Channel, Partner, and Co-Selling Strategies
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14:13In this episode of The MedMen Show, it’s all about the channel. Andy and Pim explain why MEDDPICC is ideal as a common language to cosell with your partners. But it actually goes further than that. When we’re working with another party on a mutual outcome, it’s also important to think about how we sell ourselves to our partners, because we want the…
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Mastering the Perfect Customer Success Handover
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14:32In this episode of The MedMen Show, Andy and Pim talk about how you can use MEDDPICC to have the world’s greatest handover from sales to Customer Success, and avoid just throwing the deal over the fence. The Med Men touch on how everyone is responsible for a successful handover - it’s not just on CS to maintain relationships. Andy and Pim also expl…
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MEDDIC Marketing Strategies with CMO Jessica Walker
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53:55The M in MEDDPICC stands for Marketing in this episode of The Med Men Show as Andy and Pim are joined by MEDDICC CMO, Jessica Walker. A recurring theme at the Med Men studios is the power of MEDDPICC as a common language across the whole Go to Market team. So, it was about time we walked the walk as well as talking the talk, and show how marketing …
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Mastering MEDDPICC Strategy with Caroline Woussen-Franczia
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46:35Welcome to a very special episode of The MedMen Show, as for the first time, the Med Men are joined in the studio by Caroline Franczia, friend of MEDDICC and founder of Uppercut First. A large focus of this episode is the purpose of MEDDIC as a common language. Together, the Med Men and Caroline dive into how it can be used by the whole GTM team as…
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Masters of MEDDICC - Authenticy & Trust with Richard Dufty - Episode #18
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1:02:20In this episode of Masters of MEDDICC, we have the first ever returning guest as friend of MEDDICC and CRO of Team Cymru, Richard Dufty, joins Andy in the studio. In the modern landscape of our industry, one of MEDDICC’s guiding principles has never been more true: prudent, not parsimonious. When running a business, being smart and using common sen…
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Effective Upselling Techniques for Open Source Software
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9:40When it comes to selling open-source solutions, at MEDDICC we have some personal experience. That’s why for this episode of The MedMen Show, Andy and Pim tackle the question: can MEDDIC be used when selling with an open source solution? Yes, you just need to shift your mindset. The main obstacle sellers encounter here is overcoming the delta of sel…
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Managing Complex Deals: Strategies for Success
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9:24No matter the size of the customer, you should still bring your A-game to each engagement. That’s the main takeaway of this episode of The MedMen Show, where Andy and Pim answer the question: is MEDDPICC still relevant if you sell to smaller businesses? The short answer is yes! The way you use MEDDPICC might change in relation to the complexity of …
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Masters of MEDDICC - The Art Of Decision Criteria With Luke Rogers - #Episode 17
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1:08:02In the latest episode of Masters of MEDDICC, MEDDICC CEO Andy Whyte is joined by Luke Rodgers, VP of EMEA at ComplyAdvantage. Together they cover a wide range of topics on the intersection of MEDDPICC and leadership, including what it takes to be a truly successful leader, and the top mistakes people make when they THINK they’re using MEDDPICC. One…
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How to Overcome Deal Inertia: Key Lessons for Sales Professionals
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10:13Finding Champions and Economic Buyers is an essential step in a successful deal. But what do you do if it seems like you have someone who is both? The Med Men are back for a second season, and they’re kicking things off by examining why people sometimes mix up their Champion with the Economic Buyer. Andy and Pim unpack the different ways this can c…
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Masters of MEDDICC - High-Performance Sales Leadership with Marina Ayton - Episode #16
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56:49In this episode of Masters of MEDDIC, MEDDICC CEO Andy Whyte sits down with Marina Ayton, VP of Strategic Accounts for the UK&I at ZScaler. From an early age, Marina has been inspired to work hard. She tells Andy about what she believes is essential, in any role, to get where you want to be. Succeeding in sales isn’t easy – she and Andy share some …
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Avoid Confusing Champions with Economic Buyers in Sales
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15:38Finding Champions and Economic Buyers is an essential step in a successful deal. But what do you do if it seems like you have someone who is both? The Med Men are back for a second season, and they’re kicking things off by examining why people sometimes mix up their Champion with the Economic Buyer. Andy and Pim unpack the different ways this can c…
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Common Mistakes When Identifying Sales Champions
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6:35If someone says they’re a Champion, does that mean they really are? In this episode of The MedMen Show, Andy and Pim answer this question and more as they have a look at everything people get wrong when it comes to the Champion. For example, the misconception that you can only ever have just one! Determining whether you have a Champion or not is ne…
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Masters of MEDDICC - How to Build Sales Relationships with Jeff Miller - Episode #15
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29:51SHOWNOTES Get ready for the latest episode of Masters of MEDDICC! Host Andy Whyte chats with experienced revenue leader, Jeff Miller, current CRO of StarTree. Listen and have a chuckle as the two talk about their shared history of selling door-to-door - and what they learned from it. The way you communicate with your customer can make or break a de…
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Top Mistakes Reps Make When Handling Sales Competition
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5:35You might need to re-evaluate your entire approach to the Competition. Why waste time talking to your customer about your competition instead of using that valuable opportunity to talk about your solution? In this episode of The MedMen Show, Pim and Andy want to remind you that your competition isn’t just who you’d identify as your competitors, but…
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Implicating the Pain in MEDDPICC: The Key to Creating Urgency in Sales
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4:40Many are familiar with the I in MEDDPICC, but not everyone remembers what it stands for. In the modern sales environment, it isn’t enough to identify the pain – we need to implicate it! In this episode of The MedMen Show, Andy and Pim review Implicating the Pain, and what details about it salespeople need to remember. To drive urgency with the cust…
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Masters of MEDDICC - Level Up your Sales Teams with Adam Quartermaine - Episode #14
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1:04:06In this episode of Masters of MEDDIC, MEDDICC CEO Andy Whyte is joined by Adam Quartermaine to dive into numerous ways MEDDPICC acts as a compass to success, both in your career and in your deals. Being too wary of the word ‘no’ can be a salesperson’s downfall. Adam talks to Andy about how getting an early ‘no’ can be the key to a final ‘yes’. Deve…
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Sales Paper Process: Common Pitfalls That Stall Deals
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5:43It might surprise you, but when it comes to the Paper Process, people can go wrong by focusing too much on the Process of it all! When we assume it’s a clear step-by-step path, we can create obstacles for ourselves. In this episode of The MedMen Show, Andy and Pim take a close look at the Paper Process to explain the common errors encountered with …
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Decision Process in Sales: Where Reps Often Go Wrong
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9:36At first glance, the Decision Process isn’t as mysterious as other MEDDPICC elements. When asked about it, most sellers will have an answer for where they are. Still, people do make mistakes when it comes to the Decision Process - and in this episode of The MedMen Show, Andy and Pim delve into those mistakes. Andy and Pim want to remind sales peopl…
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Applying MEDDIC Framework for SDR Success
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10:02THE BOYS ARE BACK.. and with a bang! SDRs, we all love them.. they are a vital part of our sales process and the way in which we interact with customers. They’re typically the first point of contact for customers too. In the same breath, they’re usually the newest to the industry in which they’re working in, and the newest to the product that they’…
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Step-by-Step Guide to Successful MEDDIC Implementation
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21:43Introducing Mad Men.. no wait that’s not right, we mean Med Men. A brand new podcast bought to you by us, uncovering common questions around MEDDIC. Our first Pilot sees Pim Roelofsen and Andy Whyte discuss the considerations around implementing MEDDIC and how three phases could support a company in becoming a truly world-class sales organisation. …
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Implementing MEDDIC for Sales Engineers: A Guide
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9:01SE’s (Sales Engineers or System Engineers) are an essential part of a typical account team, referred to as ‘The Brains’ by Andy and without them - it’s incredibly difficult to get deals across the line. It’s becoming increasingly more common for customers and those new to implementing MEDDIC to ask ‘Should we include SE’s on our MEDDPICC adoption j…
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Conducting Effective Deal Reviews Using MEDDIC
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14:14Deal Reviews: for some salespeople, they’re a nightmare. But when done right, they can be a rewarding reflection of you and your team’s skills and can drive you all to greater success. In this episode, the Med Men talk all about deal reviews - particularly how you can use MEDDIC to ensure they are effective and helpful. Deal reviews can be a fantas…
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Sales Metrics: Everything Reps Get Wrong (and How to Fix It)
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6:45Metrics - they’re not easy, but that means if you nail them, you have the edge in your deals. In this episode, the Med Men break down the three things that people get wrong when it comes to Metrics. Andy and Pim talk about the importance of asking yourself the question, “Who cares about this?” as well as how you can carry Metrics through to all sta…
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Economic Buyers in Sales: Everything You’re Getting Wrong
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7:31Attention to detail is needed when dealing with the Economic Buyer. You don’t want to under-qualify them, but over-qualifying them can do equal damage! In this episode, the Med Men take a close look at what people typically get wrong with the Economic Buyer. Andy and Pim talk about the need to accept change - that as circumstances and deals change,…
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Decision Criteria in MEDDPICC: How to Guide Buyers to the Right Solution
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8:06Seeing people using Decision Criteria incorrectly is heartbreaking, because this element of MEDDPICC can truly unlock success in your deals. In this episode, the Med Men dive into everything that people get wrong with Decision Criteria. Andy and Pim explore common errors people make when approaching the Decision Criteria, such as assuming that cust…
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Masters of MEDDICC - MEDDPICC as a Game-Changer with David Weiss - Episode #13
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1:09:45In this Masters of MEDDIC episode, MEDDICC CEO Andy Whyte sat down with David Weiss to uncover how MEDDPICC utterly transformed the way he sells and why he teaches it to as many people as possible (including people knocking on his door to sell pest control services!). David Weiss has 20 years of experience as a sales leader, and is currently CRO at…
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Masters of MEDDICC - How to build a sales team ready for battle with Richard Dufty - Episode #12
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1:24:19In this Masters of MEDDICC, hosted by Andy Whyte, Richard breaks down how both sales reps and sales leaders can break through emotional and mental barriers to become the best they can be. That can be anything from embracing a stoic approach to the sales rollercoaster to building a strong network to fall back on when times are tough. Richard has tak…
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Masters of MEDDICC - Jason Creane: Transformative SaaS Sales Leader and multiple Presidents Club Winner - Episode #11
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1:15:49Today on Masters of MEDDICC, we welcome Jason Creane to the show. Jason Creane has never been one to rest on his laurels and that’s proven by his impressive sales career spanning over 12 years. First starting out in recruitment after back-packing across Nepal to working his way up the ranks to Regional Vice President at Zscaler, all-the-while achie…
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Masters of MEDDICC - Caroline Franczia, Columnist, Board Advisor and startup/scaleup CEO whisperer - Episode #10
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39:05Today on Masters of MEDDICC, we welcome Caroline Franczia to the show. Caroline Franczia has had a succesful career spanning over 15 years in the sales industry, working at brands such as Sprinklr, Datadog and Confluent. Caroline is known for shaking the ground of the tech scaleup world with a revenue architecture approach. A regular columnist for …
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Masters of MEDDICC - Andy Sadler: 2x CRO, Built 4x revenue teams to over $10bn in exits - Episode #9
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54:07We are extremely excited to get our latest episode of Masters of MEDDICC live, with the EMEA hyper-growth specialist Andy Sadler, GM of EMEA at the mega Imply! 🙌 In this episode, we dig into Andy's epic career in B2B sales that spans over 20 years and includes 16 quarters at PTC and being part of John McMahon's legendary Bladelogic team. Andy's ass…
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Masters of MEDDICC - Lucy Williams-Jones - 21x Presidents Club winner - Episode #8
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1:02:13Today on Masters of MEDDICC, we welcome Lucy Williams-Jones to the show. Lucy has gained over 20 years of sales experience and is a regional director for Datadog, leading a team of enterprise reps in the UK and Ireland. In this episode, Lucy shares her strategy behind recruitment that leans heavily upon MEDDIC. We discuss desired traits in potentia…
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Masters of MEDDICC - Why every revenue team needs MEDDIC as a common language - Bonus Episode
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16:40The world's most elite sales teams use MEDDIC as a common language across their entire revenues in everything aspect of their engagements with their customers. MEDDIC, or as it is more widely used today as MEDDICC or MEDDPICC is a qualification framework that helps revenue professionals to align their selling process in line with their customers bu…
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Masters of MEDDICC - Eric Marterella - 3 Time CRO - Episode #7
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55:27This episode centers around the life and thinking behind Eric Marterella, Chief Revenue Officer at GTM Hub. In the episode, Marterella is asked a series of questions that helps the viewer gain insight into his character, viewpoints, and work ethic- further helping him come across as a very genuine and honest person. The podcast covers a wide range …
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Masters of MEDDICC - Thibaut Ceyrolle - EMEA Founder of Snowflake - Episode #6
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57:00Andy talks with the EMEA founder of Snowflake, Thibaut Ceyrolle. Andy picks Thibaut’s brain for advice concerning how to find and hire elite sellers. They discuss what made him and Snowflake successful, how to build effective Champion and how to use the Decision Criteria. Key takeaways: (01:02) Thibaut introduces himself and goes into his past in t…
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Masters of MEDDICC - John McMahon - The GOAT - Greatest Sales Leader of All Time - Episode #5
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48:58John McMahon is the greatest sales leader of our time. Both as the CRO of 5x public companies (PTC, GeoTel, Ariba, BladeLogic, BMC) and as an executive board advisor to some of the greatest companies of the last decade, such as AppDynamics, Glassdoor, HubSpot, Fuze, Sumo Logic, Sprinklr, Cybereason, Thoughtspot, MongoDB, Lacework, and Snowflake. In…
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Masters of MEDDICC - The Inventor of MEDDIC - Episode #4 - Dick Dunkel
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40:08Today on Masters of MEDDICC, I am joined Dick Dunkel, the creator of MEDDIC. Dick started his sales journey selling books door to door in college while studying civil engineering. His first professional sales job was with Xerox, followed by PTC. PTC would be where he came up with the six elements of MEDDIC. In this episode, Dick shares his experien…
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Masters of MEDDICC - What is the correct acronym for MEDDIC? Is it MEDDIC? MEDDICC? MEDDPICC? - Bonus Episode
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9:022021 is the year of MEDDIC - Whether you are a veteran of the methodology from its earliest inception at PTC, right through to someone that is just learning about MEDDIC for the first time you can be more successful in 2021 by embracing MEDDIC. But, there is an elephant in the room, right? Which variant of MEDDIC should you implement? Well, as you …
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Masters of MEDDICC - Travis Patterson - 10 Times Enterprise Sales Leader - Episode #3
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50:42Episode Summary In this episode of Masters of MEDDICC, Andy talks to Chief Revenue Officer at Imply, Travis Patterson, about hiring, sales, and recruiting. Travis has over 20 years of experience working in enterprise sales, having taken up roles at Opsware, Aviso, SignalFx, IronKey, PTC, BladeLogic, and Mesosphere. Today, we explore what makes a go…
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