EXCELLENT CLIENT
RELATIONSHIP MGMT. IN
ADVISORY SELLING
Soegeng Priyono
Founder of DevOne Advisory Co.
Jan 2016
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WHY COMPANY BUY
ADVISORY SERVICES?
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➤ To leverage external expertise, experiences
➤ To accomplish project objective in a faster and better
way
➤ “Guaranteed Result” / Assurance
➤ Ability to deliver (definite SOW, deliverables, fee, and
timeframe) with penalty in case of delay
➤ Scale, magnitude, and hi-complexity of project
➤ Legitimation
➤ Endeavour that no one has ever done it before
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WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR YOU
TO SELL THE SERVICES?
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➤ Your company must be perceived as the expert; the very
experienced - “been there done that many times”
➤ Client conviction that your company can deliver; will not
runaway from risk; and financially capable
➤ Sufficient pool of resources
➤ Brand Image
➤ etc.
Above all of the above, you must posses Finesse in
Account Relationship Management
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WHY ACCOUNT RELATIONSHIP
FINESSE IS VERY CRUCIAL?
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➤ Client only share information when they are comfortable with you
➤ Real client needs can only be grasped early on by smart account
relationship manager. When it is out at media, very likely it is already
too late for you.
➤ Better yet, help your client to conceive the needs way before your
competitors think about it.
➤ Moment of Truths are mostly revealed in informal situations, e.g.
huddling, get together, happy hour, etc. Not in formal meetings.
➤ Keep in mind a simple approach:
Discover -> Define -> Confirmed -> Deliver
➤ Build a strong, well defined Value Proposition to address the client’s
needs
➤ TRUST is Key !
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Define	
Deliver	
Discover	
Confirm	
Discovering	
opportuni0es	to	help	
your	clients	succeed	
Deliver	what	you	
promised	to	delievr	
Confirm	whether	
your	understanding	
is	correct		
Define	your	client’s	
needs	and	your	value	
proposi0on	to	
address	it	
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ESSENTIALS YOU MUST
EQUIP YOURSELF WITH
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➤ Excellent interpersonal skills and strong self confidence such
that can liaise with Key Decision Makers smoothly.
➤ Excellent business acumen!
➤ Work hard and smart to become a Confidant to Key Decision
Maker (s)
➤ Very good at doing professional groundworks:
➤ Do Account Planning at end of the year for the following
year, and update it regularly
➤ Imagine “SCUBA Diving Venture: long and tedious
preparation for only 30-40min of diving”
➤ Research, research, research —-> business intelligence!
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Where is the technical competencies??
Selling
Performing/
Delivery
New Entrants
PRODUCT Co.
RESPONSIBILITY MODELS
Selling
Performing/
Delivery
Trainee
Partner/
Director
Associate
Cons
Manager
New Entrants
ADVISORY Co.
EXCELLENT B2B BUSINESS
DEVELOPER IS LIKE A GOOD HUNTER
RATHER THAN A STORM TROOPER
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The HUNTER
The Good Hunter
1. THINK and DECIDE the
Target Animals,

2. Choose the Hunting Field,

3. Prepare The Right Weapon
and Ammunition,

4. Spot the Animal, 

5. Take A Good Position,

6. Focus on target,

7. SHOOT !!

8. Bring the Animals Home.
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©DevOne 2016. All rights reserved.
Simo Häyhä
Simo "Simuna" Häyhä (Finnish
pronunciation: [ˈsimɔ ˈhæy̯hæ];
December 17, 1905 – April 1,
2002), nicknamed "White
Death" by the Red Army, was a
Finnish marksman. 

Using a Finnish version of the
Mosin–Nagant rifle in the Winter
War, he killed at least 505 men,
the highest recorded number of
confirmed sniper kills in any
major war.
©DevOne2015. All rights reserved.
©DevOne 2016. All rights reserved.
Vasily Zaytsev
(23 March 1915 – 15 December
1991) was a Soviet sniper and a
Hero of the Soviet Union during
World War II. 

Between 10 November and 17
December 1942, during the
Battle of Stalingrad, he killed
225 soldiers and officers of the
Wehrmacht and other Axis
armies, including 11 enemy
snipers.
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©DevOne 2016. All rights reserved.
The Bad Hunter
1. Prepare the hunting gear as usual,
with No Specific Target in mind, 

2. When OVERHEARING that in nearby
forest there are Big Animals, they get
very EXCITED and mobilize the whole
troops to go hunting,

3. They BEAT AROUND THE BUSH,

4. Whatever come out they shoot or
beat to death with weapon they
happen to carry,

5. Very loud and noisy, and

6. Sometime even forget to bring the
animals home.
©DevOne2015. All rights reserved.
©DevOne 2016. All rights reserved.
It doesn’t matter how many resources you have.
If you don’t know how to use them, it
will never be enough
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Excellent Client Relationship Management in Advisory Selling

  • 1.
    EXCELLENT CLIENT RELATIONSHIP MGMT.IN ADVISORY SELLING Soegeng Priyono Founder of DevOne Advisory Co. Jan 2016 ©DevOne 2016. All rights reserved.
  • 3.
    WHY COMPANY BUY ADVISORYSERVICES? ©DevOne 2016. All rights reserved.
  • 4.
    ➤ To leverageexternal expertise, experiences ➤ To accomplish project objective in a faster and better way ➤ “Guaranteed Result” / Assurance ➤ Ability to deliver (definite SOW, deliverables, fee, and timeframe) with penalty in case of delay ➤ Scale, magnitude, and hi-complexity of project ➤ Legitimation ➤ Endeavour that no one has ever done it before ©DevOne 2016. All rights reserved.
  • 5.
    WHAT DOES ITTAKE FOR YOU TO SELL THE SERVICES? ©DevOne 2016. All rights reserved.
  • 6.
    ➤ Your companymust be perceived as the expert; the very experienced - “been there done that many times” ➤ Client conviction that your company can deliver; will not runaway from risk; and financially capable ➤ Sufficient pool of resources ➤ Brand Image ➤ etc. Above all of the above, you must posses Finesse in Account Relationship Management ©DevOne 2016. All rights reserved.
  • 7.
    WHY ACCOUNT RELATIONSHIP FINESSEIS VERY CRUCIAL? ©DevOne 2016. All rights reserved.
  • 9.
    ➤ Client onlyshare information when they are comfortable with you ➤ Real client needs can only be grasped early on by smart account relationship manager. When it is out at media, very likely it is already too late for you. ➤ Better yet, help your client to conceive the needs way before your competitors think about it. ➤ Moment of Truths are mostly revealed in informal situations, e.g. huddling, get together, happy hour, etc. Not in formal meetings. ➤ Keep in mind a simple approach: Discover -> Define -> Confirmed -> Deliver ➤ Build a strong, well defined Value Proposition to address the client’s needs ➤ TRUST is Key ! ©DevOne 2016. All rights reserved.
  • 10.
  • 13.
    ESSENTIALS YOU MUST EQUIPYOURSELF WITH ©DevOne 2016. All rights reserved.
  • 14.
    ➤ Excellent interpersonalskills and strong self confidence such that can liaise with Key Decision Makers smoothly. ➤ Excellent business acumen! ➤ Work hard and smart to become a Confidant to Key Decision Maker (s) ➤ Very good at doing professional groundworks: ➤ Do Account Planning at end of the year for the following year, and update it regularly ➤ Imagine “SCUBA Diving Venture: long and tedious preparation for only 30-40min of diving” ➤ Research, research, research —-> business intelligence! ©DevOne 2016. All rights reserved. Where is the technical competencies??
  • 15.
    Selling Performing/ Delivery New Entrants PRODUCT Co. RESPONSIBILITYMODELS Selling Performing/ Delivery Trainee Partner/ Director Associate Cons Manager New Entrants ADVISORY Co.
  • 17.
    EXCELLENT B2B BUSINESS DEVELOPERIS LIKE A GOOD HUNTER RATHER THAN A STORM TROOPER ©DevOne 2016. All rights reserved.
  • 18.
  • 20.
    The Good Hunter 1.THINK and DECIDE the Target Animals, 2. Choose the Hunting Field, 3. Prepare The Right Weapon and Ammunition, 4. Spot the Animal, 5. Take A Good Position, 6. Focus on target, 7. SHOOT !! 8. Bring the Animals Home. ©DevOne2015. All rights reserved. ©DevOne 2016. All rights reserved.
  • 21.
    Simo Häyhä Simo "Simuna"Häyhä (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsimɔ ˈhæy̯hæ]; December 17, 1905 – April 1, 2002), nicknamed "White Death" by the Red Army, was a Finnish marksman. Using a Finnish version of the Mosin–Nagant rifle in the Winter War, he killed at least 505 men, the highest recorded number of confirmed sniper kills in any major war. ©DevOne2015. All rights reserved. ©DevOne 2016. All rights reserved.
  • 22.
    Vasily Zaytsev (23 March1915 – 15 December 1991) was a Soviet sniper and a Hero of the Soviet Union during World War II. Between 10 November and 17 December 1942, during the Battle of Stalingrad, he killed 225 soldiers and officers of the Wehrmacht and other Axis armies, including 11 enemy snipers. ©DevOne2015. All rights reserved. ©DevOne 2016. All rights reserved.
  • 23.
    The Bad Hunter 1.Prepare the hunting gear as usual, with No Specific Target in mind, 2. When OVERHEARING that in nearby forest there are Big Animals, they get very EXCITED and mobilize the whole troops to go hunting, 3. They BEAT AROUND THE BUSH, 4. Whatever come out they shoot or beat to death with weapon they happen to carry, 5. Very loud and noisy, and 6. Sometime even forget to bring the animals home. ©DevOne2015. All rights reserved. ©DevOne 2016. All rights reserved.
  • 24.
    It doesn’t matterhow many resources you have. If you don’t know how to use them, it will never be enough ©DevOne 2016. All rights reserved.