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🀫 Show, Don't Tell #44 - Would a real mobile demo, please stand up?


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Welcome to our 44th edition of Show, Don't Tell. A newsletter to help you build REMARKABLE interactive demos...3 tips at a time.

This week we:

  1. Help the penny drop after your demo
  2. Find a home for your partnership demos
  3. Build for mobile, not just "mobile-friendly"

Let's get after it...

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We had the idea for this newsletter after hundreds of hours spent building Navattic demos for our past companies and current clients. We love making remarkable interactive demos, and want to share helpful tips and examples so you can too.

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Tip #1 - Show It, Then Explain It

There's this moment in sales called "the penny drop.” It’s when a prospect finally gets what you're selling. Panaseer engineered that moment right into their product tour page.

They added a "How it works" section with 6 use cases. Each one has about 5 lines of copy explaining the specific job it does.

So prospects see the product in action first, then immediately get the "oh, here's how I'd actually use this" breakdown. It's like having a sales rep explain the demo right after you take it.

Value first, then tell them how it works. And that’s how you make the penny drop.

​→ See how Panaseer dropped a penny​

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Tip #2 - Put Your Partnership Demos Where Prospects Can Find Them

Companies build partnership demos and then...nothing. Maybe sales remembers to use them. But in most cases, they don't.

Nutanix took a different approach. They built a demo to promote a partnership and put it right on their partnership page so prospects can actually find it.

We especially love this because:

  • Prospects exploring partnerships want to see how the integration works
  • It shows both companies are serious about the partnership

Think about how many demo centers we've covered over 44 editions. The pattern is clear: if you build it, make sure people can find it.

​→ Check out Nutanix's partnership demo​

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Tip #3 - Stop Converting Desktop to Mobile

Most people build mobile demos by throwing a mobile frame around their desktop demo or using the mobile swipe feature. Both work, but it's not the same as actually building for mobile.

Riva went the extra mile. They built their demo using screens specifically formatted for mobile from the jump.

Their demo has presentation-style screens with copy baked in. We think this was so they didn't need to shrink the screens to fit into tiny mobile space.

If mobile is your primary audience, this approach makes sense because:

  • It actually looks and feels like the mobile experience
  • You're not fighting against desktop layouts that don't translate

​→ See how Riva built for mobile first​

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Now, your sellers can easily send personalized Navattic demos in every outbound or follow-up email.

They also get real-time activity tracking so they can know when their demos are viewed, by who, and how long.

No more jumping between tools to find the right demo or hoping blindly that prospects are using them.

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​​→ Learn more about our Launchpad email integrations​

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So that’s it. Our 44th edition of Show, Don’t Tell.

3 useful tips to help you build remarkable interactive demos.

Tune in next Tuesday for more advice from DemoDash.

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P.S.

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