Max Denevich
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Podcast Appearances
Marketing, IT, operation, regional directors, sometimes the franchisee, everyone has a say.
The standard inbound, outbound, them, contract close cycle does not map to that reality.
And what we changed, what we changed instead of showing up,
As a vendor knocking on doors, we positioned as an extensive of technology partners already embedded in those restaurants.
For example, when a post provider said, you should talk to loyalty plant, that conversation starts at a completely different trust level.
So that's the first thing.
The second shift, consultative selling, not demo-driven selling.
Enterprise marketers are smart.
They've seen every pitch deck.
What works is like speaking their language.
How do you prove ROI?
How do you measure real impact on customer behavior?
What does the data actually show?
So you come in like a doctor who has already studied the symptoms, not a salesperson with a brochure.
And that combination like partner distribution plus consultative selling is what drives like 80 or 90 plus percent of our new sales now.
And in enterprise, B2B distribution beats product.
You definitely need the right product, but if you're not inside the right relationships, nobody will ever see it.
Here's what I see when I talk to QSR leaders today.
Almost every established chain already has an app, a loyalty program, a CRM platform, analytics, dashboards, everything.
The digital infrastructure is there, but six to 12 months after launch, the pattern is the same.