Observations from the field — on deal dynamics, buyer behaviour, and the specific challenges of selling technical products in OEM markets.
Technical validation is not commercial validation. The two are completely different processes happening inside different parts of the buyer's organisation — and conflating them is the most common reason OEM deals die after a successful evaluation.
Read article →The buyer is making a 7-year component decision. Understanding what that actually means changes how you manage your pipeline, your forecast, and your expectations — and stops you from doing things that slow deals down further.
Read article →Most procurement pushback is not about price. It is about risk management and internal defensibility. The two require completely different responses — and responding to the wrong one is how salespeople lose deals they should have closed.
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