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A DIFFERENT KIND OF DEBATE… MARKETING VS. SALES. MILWAUKEE BMA – 11.08.12. SALES IS EVOLVING. HOW SHOULD MARKETING EVOLVE TO ALIGN WITH SALES. SOLUTIONS MARKETING Delivering our customer-and market-focused solution. SALES ENABLEMENT Aligning with sales and field operations. BRAND
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A DIFFERENT KIND OF DEBATE… MARKETING VS. SALES MILWAUKEE BMA – 11.08.12
HOW SHOULD MARKETING EVOLVE TO ALIGN WITH SALES • SOLUTIONS MARKETING • Delivering our customer-and market-focused solution • SALES ENABLEMENT • Aligning with sales and field operations BRAND FRAMEWORK Launched our Purpose, Values, Promise and Voice
NEW CONTENT MODEL • Positioning created jointly with sales • Messaging built around customer challenges (not products) • Vertically aligned content • Tools mapped to selling stages – what you need, when you need it • Authentic, sales-ready messages • Customizable to the sales professional’s own voice • ENABLE BETTER SALES CONVERSATIONS CoordinatedTools Consistent Approach Compelling Story
WHAT IS THE SALES WAY? • A custom, global framework: • Common stages on how we classify an opportunity • For all channels • Focused on customer’s actions • A strategic common method to manage: • Opportunities • Customers and Partners • Accounts and Customer Engagement • A common language & definitions: • For all individuals • For all teams • Across the Enterprise • Engrained in our operations: • A simple cadence • Integrated into our systems & tools
WHAT DOES THE SALES WAY DELIVER? A COACHABLE REPEATABLE MEASURABLE PROCESS Relationship Management Build long-term relationships with key accounts and partners by adding value Opportunity Management Develop strategy to close a single sales objective Relationship Acquisition Understanding what the customer wants to fix, accomplish or avoid Sale Closed
WITH THE TOOLS TO HAVE BETTER CONVERSATIONS AT ANY STAGE WITH ANY TYPE OF CLIENT
IN THE PAST, CONTENT STARTED WITH A PRODUCT MESSAGE NOW… WE START WITH A CUSTOMER BUSINESS CHALLENGE SOLUTION MESSAGING PLATFORMS REFRAMES OUR MESSAGING FROM PRODUCTS TO SOLUTIONS
UPFRONT SALES & MARKETING ALIGNMENT IS A PREREQUISITE Marketing Content Mapped to Buying Stages Demand Center Campaigns Solution Messaging Core Positioning Sales & Marketing Jointly Define Business Challenges Conversation Roadmaps POV Positioning Pitch Conversation Enablement Tools –Green/Blue Sheet Support Sales Content Mapped to Selling Stages
Re-Cap the Strategy • Positioning created jointly with sales • Messaging built around customer challenges (not products) • Vertically aligned content • Tools mapped to selling stages – what you need, when you need it • Authentic, sales-ready messages • Customizable to the sales professional’s own voice • ENABLE BETTER SALES CONVERSATIONS CoordinatedTools Consistent Approach Compelling Story