How Marketers Can Empower Sales Reps - Sales & Marketing Alignment

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http://www.pipelinersales.com/ The importance of inbound marketing is increasing – and therefore an alignment between marketing and sales. Increasingly marketers, not sales reps, have the power to influence early dialogue – and determine whether an individual converts into a prospect. Here are two key actions marketers can take to help drive sales reps sales: #1: Create Content that Allows Sales Reps to Enter the Buyers’ Cycle Earlier If your business can get a foothold on the early stages of the buyers’ cycle and position itself as the authority or “go-to”, the likelihood of attracting more quality leads increases. #2: Create Content that Helps Increase Pipeline Velocity The second way marketers can help sales reps achieve their quote is by creating marketing materials that increase the speed at which prospects move through the sales process. How much emphasis do you put on your marketing department to help sales close leads? -- Source: http://blog.pipelinersales.com/sales-team-performance/how-marketers-can-empower-sales-reps-to-achieve-their-quota/

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It’s a New Era of Buying

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Marketing and Sales: How marketers can empower sales reps to achieve their quota

New Era of Buying

Sales reps have lost their controlover the early stages of the buying journey.

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New Era of Buying

But why?

Sales reps have lost their controlover the early stages of the buying journey.

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Marketing and Sales: How marketers can empower sales reps to achieve their quota

Because consumers areresearching the productindependently via the internet.

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„John likes this toaster...“

„This is the best toaster ever! #toaster #food“

„I bought it right here...“

Because consumers areresearching the productindependently via the internet.

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Prospects are now highly informed before they even consider speaking directly with a sales rep.

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So, how can you fight it?

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YOU DON‘T!You embrace it...

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YOU DON‘T!You embrace it...

…by empowering sales reps via marketing.

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of Your Sales PipelineEmbrace the Front-End

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#1: Become an authority or

a “go-to” business

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Create useful, relevant and interesting content that answers the questions your target customer is asking.

#1: Become an authority or

a “go-to” business

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Marketing and Sales: How marketers can empower sales reps to achieve their quota

Create useful, relevant and interesting content that answers the questions your target customer is asking.

If prospects find the answers to their questions, they are more likely to contact you.

#1: Become an authority or

a “go-to” business

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That’s how marketers empower sales reps, for the

first time!

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That’s how marketers empower sales reps, for the

first time!Sales and marketing should work

together to be sure no resources are wasted on a lead that never closes.

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#2: Define your ideal customer

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Understand your ideal costumer and buying persona.

#2: Define your ideal customer

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Understand your ideal costumer and buying persona.

#2: Define your ideal customer

The real value comes from implementing lead qualification into your sales pipeline.

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That’s how marketers empower sales reps, for the

second time!

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That’s how marketers empower sales reps, for the

second time!Sales and marketing should work

together and create a well-defined buyer persona.

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It’s a Question time...

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What influences the speed at which the prospect moves within your sales pipeline the most?

Pick one of the choices...

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Making prospects search for information.

A

What influences the speed at which the prospect moves within your sales pipeline the most?

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Marketing and Sales: How marketers can empower sales reps to achieve their quota

Making prospects search for information.

A

Giving all available informationto prospects.B

What influences the speed at which the prospect moves within your sales pipeline the most?

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Marketing and Sales: How marketers can empower sales reps to achieve their quota

Making prospects search for information.

A

Giving all available informationto prospects.B

Screaming at your prospects.C

What influences the speed at which the prospect moves within your sales pipeline the most?

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Marketing and Sales: How marketers can empower sales reps to achieve their quota

Making prospects search for information.

A

Giving all available informationto prospects.B

Screaming at your prospects.C

Are you sure?

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Marketing and Sales: How marketers can empower sales reps to achieve their quota

Making prospects search for information.

A

Giving all available informationto prospects.B

Screaming at your prospects.C

What influences the speed at which the prospect moves within your sales pipeline the most?

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Marketing and Sales: How marketers can empower sales reps to achieve their quota

#3: Turn buyer’s journey into a buyer’s ride

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Marketing and Sales: How marketers can empower sales reps to achieve their quota

Create marketing materials for each step of your sales pipeline.

#3: Turn buyer’s journey into a buyer’s ride

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Marketing and Sales: How marketers can empower sales reps to achieve their quota

Create marketing materials for each step of your sales pipeline.

It helps understand the questions and stumbling points buyers will encounter during your sales proces.

#3: Turn buyer’s journey into a buyer’s ride

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That’s how marketers empower sales reps, for the

third time!

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Marketing and Sales: How marketers can empower sales reps to achieve their quota

That’s how marketers empower sales reps, for the

third time!Sales and marketing should work

together to understand the journey of your buyers and help them along.

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Marketing and Sales: How marketers can empower sales reps to achieve their quota

Use these three tips to empower your sales

through sales & marketing alignment.

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