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PreSales Unleashed
By Tim & Jan

12 Jahre später: Ein Salesforce-Veteran über Sales-PreSales-Alignment und faule Ausreden - mit Julian Scharf (245)

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10.2.2026

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In dieser Folge spreche ich mit Julian Scharf über die entscheidende Zusammenarbeit zwischen Head of Sales und Head of PreSales – und warum diese Beziehung oft über Erfolg oder Misserfolg im Vertrieb entscheidet. Wir teilen echte Erfahrungen, diskutieren typische Konfliktfelder und zeigen, wie gegenseitiges Verständnis und offene Kommunikation ein Sales-Team wirklich nach vorne bringen. Du erfährst, welche Erwartungen an PreSales Teams heute gestellt werden, warum Demo-Monkey-Denken nicht mehr reicht und wie gemeinsame KPIs und Customer Experience als Erfolgsfaktor wirken. Wir nehmen dich mit hinter die Kulissen unserer Zusammenarbeit und zeigen, wie man auch in schwierigen Situationen als Team gewinnt. Hör rein und entdecke, wie aus einer guten Partnerschaft im Vertrieb nachhaltiger Erfolg wird.

Julian bei LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianscharf/


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Kapitel: (00:00:00) Intro: Trusted Advisor werden und Gastvorstellung Julian Scharf (00:01:22) Vom Salesforce-Deal zur Freundschaft: Rückblick und Karrierewege (00:03:01) Die Rolle und Erwartungen an PreSales-Teams aus Sales-Sicht (00:08:48) Zusammenspiel von Head of Sales und Head of PreSales: Mindset, Konflikte und Kommunikation (00:25:03) Best Practices für die Zusammenarbeit: Performance, KPIs und Customer Experience (00:55:01) Operative Zusammenarbeit: Forecast, Pipeline und Verantwortlichkeiten (01:05:28) Fazit: Erfolgsfaktoren für Sales- und PreSales-Alignment

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And what we can learn from each other.

You know people working in Sales? Okay, so do we.
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Want to reach out to Max?

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/max-luepertz/
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