US 7,499,870 B1
System and method for developing sales content
Robert J. Petrossi, Naples, Fla. (US)
Assigned to Sales Research Institute, Inc., Boston, Mass. (US)
Filed on Dec. 19, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/742,628.
Int. Cl. G06F 17/30 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 705—10 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer implemented method of developing sales information for use in a buyer-seller environment, the method comprising:
providing one or more qualifiers which relate to a sales offering;
determining value criteria, for each qualifier, to identify potential value of the sales offering including determining, for at least one of the qualifiers, an open-ended query statement which is used by the seller in an information gathering procedure, where the open-ended query enables the seller to determine a potential problem for the buyer, the information gathering procedure enabling the seller to determine information relevant to solving the problem for the buyer;
determining ideal buying criteria based on a competitive analysis; and
using a computer for developing the sales information from the value criteria and the buying criteria.