In this episode of the Scaling Japan Podcast, we are joined once again by Evan Burkosky. He is an expert on marketing and sales in Japan, angel investor, startup advisor, and the head of Enterprise Digital Marketing at TechnoPro, a publicly traded company on the Tokyo stock exchange. Today, Evan will be sharing his experience with applying different sales methodologies and frameworks in Japan.  

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Show Notes
(1:20) Evan Burkosky’s self introduction
(3:32) What is a sales methodology 
(6:38) Customer journey explained
(10:13) What is a deal qualification framework
(12:22) How has sales culture changed over time
(15:56) Challenger sale methodology explained
(18:20) Shared responsibility of decision making in Japan
(20:38) Why deals can be long processes
(24:00) Most common frameworks in Japan
(29:17)  Which framework is most effective in Japan
(31:03) Stakeholder alignment document and process explained
(36:40) Why company size does matter
(38:46) What type of deal size justifies implementing a deal qualification framework
(40:19) Working with channel partners
(42:46) Account based sales

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