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The Science of the Demo

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We surveyed more than 300 sales and presales professionals on what makes demos win — and what’s holding teams back. The Science of the Demo reveals the seven best practices top-performing teams use to run demos that close.

What’s inside:

  • Why leading with story — not features — wins more deals (73% of what makes a demo great is soft skill)
  • The ideal demo length: 68% of top performers keep it to 15 minutes or less
  • How 89% of sales and presales teams are already using AI in their demo workflow
  • Why 69% say personalization has a moderate-to-significant impact on win rate
  • How to automate the repetitive so your team can focus on the human moments that close deals
  • The metrics that actually matter: next step conversion and win rate
  • How leave-behind demos are becoming standard — 48% already send them, 52% still don’t