Coffee & Compete #77- Avoiding Competitive 'Strategery' | Alysse Nockels, Palo Alto Networks
Senior Director of Competitive Intelligence at Palo Alto Networks Alysse Nockels joins Adam McQueen at SCIP IntelliCon 2023 in sunny Scottsdale. Adam and Alysse dish on the most memorable win of her career, how her compete team's priorities have changed in the last 12 months, and why Alysse says you should never, ever deprioritize tactical support for more longterm strategic thinking.
As much as you'll love listening to this interview, you should really check it out on Klue's YouTube Channel, shot on location in Scottsdale. We post (almost) every episode there, so check it out!
Timestamps:
(00:02) Introduction
(03:32) The biggest misconception of competitive intelligence pros
(04:30) Changing business priorities amid economic uncertainty
(05:58) Alysse's most memorable million-dollar win
(08:13) Why win-loss helped seal the deal
(10:08) Finding the REAL value in differentiation
(12:54) How to enable a massive sales force
(16:17) Making financials fun (at a Waffle House)
(18:32) Crushing your competitive intelligence newsletter
(19:43) Communicating the value of compete to leadership
Production Team:
Host: Adam McQueen
Producer: Ben Ronald
Post Production: Grayson Ottenbreit
Audio Editor: Michael Panes
Music Credits
Intro Music: The Podcast Intro by Music Unlimted
Rapid-Fire Music: Los Angeles by Muzaproduction
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Host: Adam McQueen
Production: Grayson Ottenbreit
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