Why Your RFP Process Is Costing You Complex B2B Deals | B2B Sales Trends Podcast
B2B Sales TrendsMarch 31, 202600:28:19

Why Your RFP Process Is Costing You Complex B2B Deals | B2B Sales Trends Podcast

Complex B2B sales is broken, and outcome based selling is the shift most teams are still missing. In this episode, we unpack why traditional RFP-driven selling fails and how modern sales and go-to-market strategy are evolving.

Harry sits down with Karan Chetal, Global Chief Growth Officer at Monks, to explore how leading organizations are moving from benchmarking and pitching to co-creation, trusted advisor selling, and real business outcomes. If you're in b2b sales, sales leadership, or building a modern GTM strategy, this conversation will challenge how you think about winning deals.

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⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Complex B2B sales: why RFPs fail today
03:30 – AI in sales & shifting to outcome based selling
06:00 – Go-to-market strategy: from horizontal to vertical GTM
09:00 – Why buyers care about outcomes, not solutions
13:00 – RFP vs co-creation in complex b2b sales
18:30 – Trusted advisor selling & winning without benchmarking

You’ll learn:
– Why RFP processes hurt your b2b sales strategy
– How outcome based selling changes client conversations
– What modern sales leadership must shift in GTM strategy
– How AI in sales is accelerating decision-making and expectations

πŸ’‘ Key Takeaways
- RFPs are often benchmarking exercises - not real buying decisions
- In complex B2B sales, outcomes matter more than capabilities
- Co-creation with clients dramatically increases win probability
- AI is accelerating the shift toward faster, outcome-driven decisions
- Trusted advisor positioning is now a requirement - not a differentiator

About Guest
Karan Chetal is Global Chief Growth Officer at Monks. Known for driving large-scale transformation and growth, he helps organizations align go-to-market strategy with outcome based selling and AI-driven innovation.
Connect with Karan Chetal on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karan-chetal-490639134/

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