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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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