Discovery & Demo
Command of the Message
Verticals
Samsara Products & Features
Competitive 201
100

This type of question can be answered with one word — usually "yes" or "no"

What is a closed-ended question?

100

What are the value drivers?

What is Reduce Risk, Increase Efficiency, Digitally Transform the Business?

100

This industry often relies on temperature-controlled delivery to protect product quality.

What is F&B?

100

What is the correct asset tracker for a dumpster?

What is an Unpowered Asset Tracker?

100

Who has fragmented support and procurement complexity through resellers?

What is Geotab?

200

The style of questions you should use to build open-ended discovery questions.

What is TED?

200

The initial, detailed description of a prospect’s current, undesirable state.

What is Before Scenario?

200

These rules track how long commercial drivers can drive and work.

What is Hours of Service (HOS)?

200

This score is made up of harsh events, speeding, seat belt data, and more to give every driver a number to track risk.

What is a Safety Score?

200

Which competitor offers human review of their AI?

What is Motive?

300

The ultimate reason strong discovery matters

What is a curated demo?

300

What are "required capabilities"?

What is a solution “must do” for the customer?

300

This industry's revenue often depends on billable time in the field

What is Field Services?

300

This feature helps fleets avoid low bridges, truck-restricted roads, and costly route mistakes

What is Commercial Nav?

300

This is Motive's term for pitching capabilities and hardware that aren't fully built yet

What is future selling?

400

This is a common selling mistake

What is feature dumping?

400

This is the ultimate summation in CoM, used internally and externally to ensure alignment

What is the Mantra?

400

This compliance requirement helps interstate carriers report and pay fuel taxes based on where their vehicles operate

What is IFTA?

400

In physical operations, this helps replace paper checklists, manual follow-ups, and scattered handoffs so teams can standardize how work gets done across locations.

What are Workflows?

400

This framework name describes how Samsara positions its approach against competitors

What is "HWDI/B"

500

What are the 8 components to the grading rubric for your demo cert?

What is Professionalism, Agenda Setting, Discovery (2 pain points), Connecting Demo to Pain Points, PBO/Proof Points, Authority, Pricing Response, Next Steps?

500

A seller uses this asset to connect a customer’s current pain to a PBO before a discovery call — so they can guide the conversation without jumping straight to product.

What is a value card?

500

This common pain point frustrates customers, increases call volume, and can lead to missed SLAs or rescheduled jobs.

What is missed or inaccurate ETAs?

500

A safety manager has hundreds of drivers, limited time, and inconsistent follow-up across locations. This motion helps prioritize behavior change instead of just reviewing events.

What is Driver Coaching?

500

Name two of Samsara's unique differentiators.

What is:
- market leader in safety
- broadest operations platform (all-in-one connected platform)
- exceptional service
- simple and effective frontline experience
- scale and stability
- integrations and customization
- reliable hardware and connectivity

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