09 August 2013

The Conversation Every Successful Business Owner has with Their Marketing & Sales Team

As a business owner or professional you’re competent and skilled in effectively and efficiently identifying the challenge and implementing solutions in your area of expertise.  But when it comes to the business-of-business especially around attracting and retaining customers/clients/patients we are often incapable of expressing more than, “We need more sales.”  


Ask your team to complete this matrix and have a discussion about it’s implications.  You're guaranteed to gain insights on faster growth.


Marketing & Sales Topics

Topic is Being Used   Yes/No

Rate Effectiveness on Scale of 1 to 5 high

Topic Should be Applied and is Not  Yes/No

Marketing Strategy







Social Networking / Social Media



Go-to-Market Strategy



Differentiation



In-Person Networking



Marketing Partnerships



Marketing Planning



Pricing






Lead Generation







Seminars & Workshops (Running and Promoting)



Lead Generation Process



Generating Referrals



Direct Mail



Tradeshows



Webinars (Running and Promoting)



Cold Calling



Lead Nurturing






Marketing Tactics







Online PR / Publicity



Email Marketing



Podcasting



Website Technology



Search Engine Marketing



Marketing Automation Technology



Client Relationship Management (i.e., client retention)



Targeting & Segmentation



Email Technology



CRM Technology



Website & Landing Page Development



Traditional PR / Publicity



Content Marketing



Blogging



Mobile Marketing






Brand Development







Brand Research



Advertising



Brand Implementation






Selling & Sales Process topics?







Value Proposition & Messaging



Sales Conversations



Overcoming Objections



Cross-Selling / Up-Selling



Warm Calling



Uncovering Needs



Sales Presentations



Sales Negotiation



Value-Based Selling



Sales Process / Pipeline Management



Proposal Writing






Client Relationship Management (CRM)







Client Retention and Loyalty



Client Satisfaction Measurement



Client Selection



Client Feedback



Referral Generation



Strategic Account Management






Thought Leadership







Creating Videos



Writing Articles



Book Publishing



Creating Newsletters



Writing a Blog



Speaking Engagements



Writing & Promoting White Papers




If after your discussion with your marketing and sales team, you are still seeking answers then let’s have a conversation so you can grow your company as fast and effectively as possible.  That’s what we do at ActionCOACH - Business Coaching...ph:  972 709 6776.  This is a complementary session.

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