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        <title>October 6, 2023 - Ascender Insights - The Collective Yes [Event Recap]</title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2023 19:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>Stephanie Feraday, CEO of aPriori, and <a data-username="Brian Walsh" data-userid="172" rel="nofollow" href="https://forcemanagement.vanillacommunities.com/profile/172/Brian%20Walsh">@Brian Walsh</a> from FM were live on Oct 6th and discussed "The Collective Yes". The shared insights on trends they have observed including:<br />
- Individuals Matter<br />
- How you can best coach your Champions<br />
- Multi-threading<br />
- The Buying Committee<br />
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        <title>August 4, 2023 - Ascender Insights - Selling to the COO [Event Recap]</title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2023 15:58:18 +0000</pubDate>
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        <dc:creator>Joe Huber</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>Daria Morano and <a data-username="Diana Sheley" data-userid="59" rel="nofollow" href="https://forcemanagement.vanillacommunities.com/profile/59/Diana%20Sheley">@Diana Sheley</a> were live on August 4th and talked all about "Selling to the Chief Operating Officer". Daria is the COO at Solving IT and had some amazing tips!</p><p>Some of the highlights included Daria sharing how you can hold her attention, research what role the COO has (since it can be quite different, org to org), and a story about cupcakes… Diana shared some amazing tie backs, keeping things clear and actionable for you when you're selling to the COO (and other C-Level executives, as well!).</p><p>Let us know in the comments what your takeaways were and <a href="https://forcemanagement.vanillacommunities.com/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&amp;target=https%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.ascender.co%2Fdiscussion%2F164%2Fanswering-questions-from-selling-to-the-coo%23latest" target="_self" rel="nofollow noopener ugc">be sure to ask any additional follow ups to Diana in the community</a>!</p><div data-embedjson="{&quot;height&quot;:540,&quot;width&quot;:960,&quot;photoUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/embed-ssl.wistia.com\/deliveries\/ad1ef9c98b391d764f2af5f706a87bb9.jpg?image_crop_resized=960x540&quot;,&quot;videoID&quot;:&quot;79pl9mmovy&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/ascender-1.wistia.com\/medias\/79pl9mmovy&quot;,&quot;embedType&quot;:&quot;wistia&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;08.04.2023 Ascender Insights - Selling to the COO&quot;,&quot;embedStyle&quot;:&quot;rich_embed_card&quot;,&quot;frameSrc&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/fast.wistia.net\/embed\/iframe\/79pl9mmovy?autoPlay=1&quot;}">
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        <title>July 7, 2023 - Ascender Insights - Selling to the CRO [Event Recap]</title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2023 15:51:18 +0000</pubDate>
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        <dc:creator>Joe Huber</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>Mike Mattei and <a data-username="Patrick McLoughlin" data-userid="33" rel="nofollow" href="https://forcemanagement.vanillacommunities.com/profile/33/Patrick%20McLoughlin">@Patrick McLoughlin</a> were live on July 7th and talked all about "Selling to the Chief Revenue Officer". Mike is the CRO at Bamboo Rose and had some amazing tips!</p><p>Some great tips in here around how to uncover what kinds of metrics are important at the moment for each prospect, how remain fluid so you can rise to meet the CRO where they're at in their business's lifecycle, and the story about how a salesperson highlighted their solution's ability to attach to an existing initiative to create even more value.</p><div data-embedjson="{&quot;height&quot;:540,&quot;width&quot;:960,&quot;photoUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/embed-ssl.wistia.com\/deliveries\/9a9f7a354db105b61744fb2678862890.jpg?image_crop_resized=960x540&quot;,&quot;videoID&quot;:&quot;j3q6k6zrou&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/ascender-1.wistia.com\/medias\/j3q6k6zrou&quot;,&quot;embedType&quot;:&quot;wistia&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;07.07.2023: Ascender Insights - Selling to the CRO (Final)&quot;,&quot;embedStyle&quot;:&quot;rich_embed_card&quot;,&quot;frameSrc&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/fast.wistia.net\/embed\/iframe\/j3q6k6zrou?autoPlay=1&quot;}">
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        <title>June 2, 2023 - Ascender Insights - Selling to the CISO [Event Recap]</title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2023 15:28:16 +0000</pubDate>
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        <dc:creator>Joe Huber</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>Greg Surla and <a href="https://forcemanagement.vanillacommunities.com/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&amp;target=https%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.ascender.co%2Fprofile%2F326%2FJohn%2520Boney" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener ugc">@John Boney</a> delivered such a brilliant discussion to help people selling to the Chief Information Security Officer! It was filled to the end with great stories, tips, and takeaways that you'll be able to use when selling to this highly technical c-level professional!</p><p>Greg told us very specific things we can be doing to help streamline our process while building credibility. John then took a lot of the things Greg was giving us and tied it back directly to MEDDICC and how you'll be able to implement best practices during this process.</p><div data-embedjson="{&quot;height&quot;:540,&quot;width&quot;:960,&quot;photoUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/embed-ssl.wistia.com\/deliveries\/2f30054fc3d7bad046bcfe5767a865aa.jpg?image_crop_resized=960x540&quot;,&quot;videoID&quot;:&quot;cnsqpy6hsu&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/ascender-1.wistia.com\/medias\/cnsqpy6hsu&quot;,&quot;embedType&quot;:&quot;wistia&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;06.02.2023 - Ascender Insights - Selling to the CISO&quot;,&quot;embedStyle&quot;:&quot;rich_embed_card&quot;,&quot;frameSrc&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/fast.wistia.net\/embed\/iframe\/cnsqpy6hsu?autoPlay=1&quot;}">
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        <title>May 5, 2023 - Ascender Insights - Selling to the CPO (Chief People Officer) [Event Recap]</title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 08 May 2023 16:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
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        <dc:creator>Joe Huber</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>Dom Merritt and <a data-username="John Boney" data-userid="326" rel="nofollow" href="https://forcemanagement.vanillacommunities.com/profile/326/John%20Boney">@John Boney</a> came READY to share some really incredible tips on selling to the Chief People Officer.</p><p>Dom's insights into what he's looking for paired up with John's takeaways and tips on how you can capitalize will truly impact how you're selling. Share what you thought and what stood out in the comments.</p><div data-embedjson="{&quot;height&quot;:540,&quot;width&quot;:960,&quot;photoUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/embed-ssl.wistia.com\/deliveries\/aecdcc22b30a79f4d94d847f1c251bfb.jpg?image_crop_resized=960x540&quot;,&quot;videoID&quot;:&quot;xu5cgphv9u&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/ascender-1.wistia.com\/medias\/xu5cgphv9u&quot;,&quot;embedType&quot;:&quot;wistia&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;05.05.2023 - Ascender Insights - Selling to the CPO&quot;,&quot;embedStyle&quot;:&quot;rich_embed_card&quot;,&quot;frameSrc&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/fast.wistia.net\/embed\/iframe\/xu5cgphv9u?autoPlay=1&quot;}">
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        <title>April 7, 2023 - Ascender Insights - Selling to the CMO [Event Recap]</title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2023 16:18:39 +0000</pubDate>
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        <dc:creator>Joe Huber</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>Jori Ford and <a data-username="Antonella O'Day" data-userid="325" rel="nofollow" href="https://forcemanagement.vanillacommunities.com/profile/325/Antonella%20O%27Day">@Antonella O'Day</a> went all-in on getting you the most detailed, intimate information on what CMOs are thinking as you go through your sales process.</p><p>Find out what how Jori interprets things and what she wants to see from salespeople during their calls, how to get the CMOs attention, and some really creative tips for you to see what's working.</p><p>Share your takeaways in the comments and let us know what resonated most with you!</p><div data-embedjson="{&quot;height&quot;:540,&quot;width&quot;:960,&quot;photoUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/embed-ssl.wistia.com\/deliveries\/ab01f75d00203b3caa57831f475b2934.jpg?image_crop_resized=960x540&quot;,&quot;videoID&quot;:&quot;89zeh3otl5&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/ascender-1.wistia.com\/medias\/89zeh3otl5&quot;,&quot;embedType&quot;:&quot;wistia&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;04.07.2023 - Ascender Insights - Selling to the CMO&quot;,&quot;embedStyle&quot;:&quot;rich_embed_card&quot;,&quot;frameSrc&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/fast.wistia.net\/embed\/iframe\/89zeh3otl5?autoPlay=1&quot;}">
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        <title>March 3, 2023 - Ascender Insights - Selling to the CFO [Event Recap]</title>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2023 18:56:15 +0000</pubDate>
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        <dc:creator>Joe Huber</dc:creator>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2023 16:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>Frank Azzolino joined us live to lay the groundwork for our "Selling to the C-Suite" sessions and he had so many amazing things to share. We discussed how this sale is different, how to research for sales involving the C-suite, identifying when you'll need C-level buy-in, and what CEOs are looking for (especially helpful tips from a 4-time CEO!).</p><p>Let us know if you have any questions for Frank or comments with your own Insights in the comments!</p><div data-embedjson="{&quot;height&quot;:540,&quot;width&quot;:960,&quot;photoUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/embed-ssl.wistia.com\/deliveries\/ed5a08fd63e3fd655f05830fd0cb59bbeb3807b5.jpg?image_crop_resized=960x540&quot;,&quot;videoID&quot;:&quot;nle0hioa9t&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/ascender-1.wistia.com\/medias\/nle0hioa9t&quot;,&quot;embedType&quot;:&quot;wistia&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;02.03.2023 Session recording&quot;,&quot;frameSrc&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/fast.wistia.net\/embed\/iframe\/nle0hioa9t?autoPlay=1&quot;}">
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