Sales and Marketing are one in your customers' eyes. The challenge is sales and marketing are functionally very different roles. To create consistent client experiences, get your entire leadership involved in business development.
A lot of time and effort is wasted developing the wrong niche markets. When building a niche strategy ask 3 key questions. 1. Is there a market? 2. Can you compete and win? 3. Will a market leadership position endure?
A vertizontal strategy combines specializing in a specific niche—the vertical—while still taking on general clients—the horizontal. This approach is highly effective for professional services firms operating in regulated environments like accounting, legal, insurance or financial services.
Sales is based on relationships. Your customers won’t buy from you unless they like you, trust you and find you credible. But the challenge is relationship building is time consuming. Community building changes this dynamic, and enables you to scale your network far beyond traditional means.
The number one obstacle in every sales cycle is inaction. Often it’s easier for customers to delay or cancel a project than commit to it.Inaction is a common element in the buying process, and sales people must be aware of it and manage it. Otherwise, sales will be needlessly lost.
Telling your company’s story is a pretty simple recipe. It has 3 core ingredients: Purpose, Truth, and Action. But like all great dishes, the end result is largely based on the artistry and execution of how the ingredients are put together.
33% of the top 100 global brands are blue. Brands like P&G, IBM, GE, HP, Ford and Samsung all use blue as their primary brand color. It’s a pretty good color. Blue connotes a company that is trustworthy, established and secure. It’s the color of big, old and professional.As a result, a disproportionate number of small-to-mid size companies default to using blue in their identities too. They assume blue is a better branding choice, because it signals they are like the big, established brands. Blue is perceived as more professional. That may be true, but blue is boring!
Customers don’t want sales people, they want business people who solve problems.Who has time for slick talking, no substance sales guys? No one. Who has time to spend countless hours golfing, lunching and socializing? I can’t think of many. As Tim Sanders related on his blog, "Don't invite me to lunch if you want to sell me something. Set an appointment at my office to come pitch me if you really want my business!"
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