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Why Value Dies After the Sale
We got good at selling value and never learned to prove it. Here is why the post-sale value gap exists, why unproven value reads as no value at renewal, and how to make proof scale across every account.

Lolita Trachtengerts
1 day ago3 min read


Promised Value vs. Proven Value: The Shared Value Plan
Most value selling stops at signature, and a year later nobody can say whether the value was real. Here is how a shared value plan carries value from promise to proof, and why keeping it alive wins renewals.

Lolita Trachtengerts
1 day ago3 min read


What Is Business Value Assessment (BVA) Software?
Every enterprise buyer eventually asks what a purchase is worth. Business value assessment (BVA) software answers with a tailored, defensible number, here is what it is and what a strong assessment includes.

Lolita Trachtengerts
6 days ago3 min read


Build vs. Buy Your GTM Brain: What to Own After the Platforms Move In
The largest platforms just settled the build-versus-buy question for the AI substrate by bundling generic sales skills into the CRM. Here is the layer that is still worth owning: the case, not the chronicle.

Lolita Trachtengerts
6 days ago3 min read


Best Templates for Business Case Creation in B2B Sales
A business case template standardizes the structure, but a template is an empty form. Here is what a strong template includes, its limit, and what fills it.

Lolita Trachtengerts
Jul 243 min read


What Metrics Should Be Included in a Software ROI Analysis?
An ROI analysis is only as credible as its metrics. Here are the cost, benefit, efficiency, and risk metrics that belong in a software ROI analysis, and why the buyer's own numbers win.

Lolita Trachtengerts
Jul 243 min read


What Is a Strong ROI Framework for B2B SaaS?
Most SaaS ROI models are a benefits slide with a big number. A real ROI framework shows cost, benefit, time, and risk, so a CFO can trust it. Here is the structure.

Lolita Trachtengerts
Jul 243 min read


Best Practices for Executive-Level Value Presentations
Executives do not sit through product tours. An executive value presentation earns the room by leading with their numbers and the cost of inaction. Here is how to do it.

Lolita Trachtengerts
Jun 253 min read


How to Build a Joint Business Case With a Prospective Customer
A business case you build alone is a pitch; one you build with the buyer is a commitment. Here is how to build a joint business case and why the champion will carry it.

Lolita Trachtengerts
Jun 253 min read


How to Build a Business Case for Enterprise Software Investment
A business case is what gets a seven-figure purchase through finance. Here are the four things it must quantify, why most stall in procurement, and how to build one on every deal.

Lolita Trachtengerts
Jun 103 min read


What Is a Value Selling Framework and How Is It Used?
A value selling framework sells outcomes instead of features. Here is what it is, how it is used, how it differs from value engineering, and why it usually breaks down.

Lolita Trachtengerts
Jun 103 min read


What Is Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Analysis for Enterprise Software?
Price is the quote; total cost of ownership is what the CFO actually evaluates. Here is what a TCO analysis includes, why it decides enterprise deals, and how to build one on every opportunity.

Lolita Trachtengerts
Jun 44 min read


What Is the Role of Value Engineering in Enterprise Sales?
Value engineering is how a deal proves it is worth the money, but it usually depends on a few overbooked specialists, so most deals never get it. Here is the role it plays and what changes when it runs on every deal.

Lolita Trachtengerts
Jun 45 min read


When the Math Gets Cheap, Trust Gets Expensive
In cybersecurity, technical buyers face non-technical CFOs. Prateek Goel of Wiz on how value teams arm champions to win the rooms sellers never sit in.

Lolita Trachtengerts
May 57 min read


Business Value Assessments That Close Deals: A Practical Guide for AEs
Most enterprise deals that stall have the same root cause — the business case wasn't built. Learn how to create BVAs that quantify impact, arm your champion, and close deals at higher ACVs with AI-powered qualification-to-value flow.

Lolita Trachtengerts
Mar 44 min read


The Metrics Gap: Why 'M' Is the Most Skipped Letter in MEDDIC
Metrics is the first letter in MEDDIC for a reason — and the qualifier most teams skip. Without quantified business impact, your deal has no anchor, no business case, and no urgency. Here's how to fix the gap.

Lolita Trachtengerts
Mar 44 min read


From Deck to Deal: Why Most Value Propositions Die in the Last Mile
Most business cases die after the meeting — not during it. This blog explores why value propositions fail in the final stretch of enterprise deals and how sales teams can build cases that win behind closed doors.

Lolita Trachtengerts
Jul 25, 20252 min read


The Business Case Bottleneck: How to Speed Up Value Assessments Without Losing Credibility
Speed kills in sales—except when it kills trust. Here’s how modern revenue teams can accelerate value assessments without cutting corners.

Lolita Trachtengerts
Jul 22, 20252 min read
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