What questions do I need to have answered at the sales meeting?

KEY #1: Who’s involved and what roles they play. Know this and you know how to move the sale forward.
KEY #2: Who has the greatest influence. Know this and you know who you have to impress.
KEY #3: Who has authority. Know this and you know who to ask for the final “Yes!”
KEY #4: The timing for the decision. Know this and you’ll know when to sell and when to wait.
KEY #5: The personal motivation for the people involved. Know this and you’ll have leverage to make the deal happen.
KEY #6: Where the funding is coming from. Know this and you can prevent the deal from being scuttled.
KEY #7: How much funding is available. Know this and you’ll know exactly how to price your solution.
KEY #8: The criteria for selecting a solution. Know this and you’ll know how to craft a buyable solution.
KEY #8: What problems exist. Know this and you’ll know how to present and explain your solution.
KEY #10: Which problems cause the most pain. Know this and you’ll know how to goad the buying process.
KEY #11: How long the problems have persisted. Know this and you’ll know how ready the customer is to buy.
KEY #12: What’s been done in the past to correct them. Know this and you’ll avoid dead ends and false starts.