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<\/a><\/p>\nTable of Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n Source<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Most strategies involve a detailed plan of best practices and processes set by management.<\/p>\n <\/a> <\/p>\n A clear sales strategy serves as a map for the growth of your business. Your sales strategy is key to future planning, problem-solving, goal-setting, and management.<\/p>\n An effective sales strategy can help you:<\/p>\n Next, let\u2019s cover some of the sales strategies that I\u2019ve found can be most effective.<\/p>\n <\/a> <\/p>\n The custome<\/a>r is the most important element to consider when choosing your business\u2018s sales strategy. Once you\u2019ve addressed their needs, you can start thinking about your sales team. Your sales strategy should offer a framework that attracts and engages prospects \u2014 while simultaneously enabling your team to build relationships.<\/p>\n Prospects\u2018 and teams\u2019 needs and interests vary, so your sales strategy shouldn\u2019t be one-size-fits-all. Every sales org should draw up the type of sales strategy that works best for its priorities.<\/p>\n Here are some frameworks you can reference when putting yours together.<\/p>\n Outbound sales strategies are the legacy approach of most sales teams. In these systems, companies base their sales strategy on the seller, not the customer.<\/p>\n Outbound sales processes often include cold calling, purchasing email lists, and engaging in other cold prospecting techniques. As a result, daily success metrics are often based on the quantity of connections, not the quality.<\/p>\n Outbound sales teams often rely on manually-entered data to monitor their sales pipelines and coach their salespeople. To enhance efficiency, outbound sales teams may utilize software<\/a> to automate certain tasks, though the integration might not be seamless. They may also run sales and marketing independently, which can create a disjointed experience for buyers.<\/p>\n Inbound sales strategies are the modern methodology for sales teams. Companies following an inbound approach base their sales processes on buyer actions, capturing seller and buyer data to monitor their pipelines and coach their salespeople.<\/p>\n Inbound sales strategies connect reps\u2019 activities to the three stages of the buyer journey \u2014 awareness, consideration, and decision \u2014 encouraging sales teams to map their tactics to each step.<\/p>\n The inbound methodology<\/a> also aligns sales and marketing, creating a seamless experience for buyers. Check out this post to learn more about inbound sales<\/a> and how to develop an inbound sales process.<\/p>\n Nowadays, much of the information needed to evaluate a product is available online \u2014 empowering buyers and making them less reliant on sellers for product knowledge and insight. That means that if sales teams don\u2019t align with the modern buyer\u2019s process. If they fail to add value beyond the information already available online, then buyers will have no reason to engage with a sales team.<\/p>\n As I mentioned above, inbound sales benefits buyers at each stage of the buyer process, including:<\/p>\n Inbound sales teams help buyers become aware of potential problems or opportunities and discover strategies to solve those problems.<\/p>\n Then, buyers evaluate whether the salesperson can help with their problem, and if the buyer thinks they can, they\u2019ll purchase a solution to their problem. Inbound sales reps are helpful and trustworthy, creating partnerships rather than power struggles.<\/p>\n The modern sales professionals should always act as helpful, consultative resources for prospects. Consultative selling is a strategy that leans into that trend. It places emphasis on leading with relationship building and positioning the right product after that connection has been established.<\/p>\n This brand of sales involves certain key actions, including balancing questions with insights, developing trust with extensive product knowledge, active listening, and letting feedback guide conversations.<\/p>\n Obviously, this is an extremely high-level overview of the strategy \u2014 for a more granular picture of how it works, check out this article<\/a>.<\/p>\n Account-Based Selling (ABS) is a sales strategy that’s rooted in locking in on key, higher-value accounts as opposed to casting a wide net for a broad range of prospects. With ABS, salespeople are expected to identify and pursue specific accounts that have high conversion potential.<\/p>\n That means salespeople are expected to conduct thorough, thoughtful research on prospects to more effectively meet them where they are. The strategy also places emphasis on collaboration with marketing \u2014 sales teams lean on their marketing departments to create personalized, targeted content for each account.<\/p>\n Ultimately, successfully executed Account-Based Selling rests on a sales team’s ability to take a granular approach to really<\/em> lock in on individual prospects’ needs and interests. Salespeople leveraging the strategy also need to know how to prioritize the accounts they pursue.<\/p>\n ABS can be extremely effective if it’s done right, but it does come with its share of risk \u2014 if your sales org elects to forego reaching out to a wide range of prospects in favor of connecting with key accounts, you generally have less room for error.<\/p>\n Partner selling is a sales strategy that requires forming strategic partnerships with adjacent brands. With partner selling, your company gains access to new markets through promotion from your partner.<\/p>\n Ideally, your partner will have their own client base. This is generally preferred because it means sales teams can tap into a new market without spending weeks or months researching potential leads and refining messaging strategies.<\/p>\n The downside of partner selling is that your in-house sales team may not be the ones directly selling to customers. This means you\u2019ll need to rely on your partner\u2019s sales teams to do the work and trust they\u2019re portraying your company in the most favorable light.<\/p>\n A smart salesperson knows that the best way to make a sale is to describe the benefits and value of the purchase. While most salespeople throw this strategy into their everyday sales conversations, it has a name: value-based selling.<\/p>\n Value-based selling focuses on selling the positives and benefits of your products and services. To effectively use this strategy, your sales team needs to dig deep into your ideal client\u2019s pain points and understand their challenges.<\/p>\n When done correctly, value-based selling is effective. It helps build relationships with your clients, while also positioning your company as an industry solution.<\/p>\n For a look at some other key methodologies that can inform your sales strategy, check out this article.<\/a><\/p>\n Below, I\u2019ll walk through how to create a sales strategy plan for your team.<\/p>\n <\/a> <\/p>\n The most effective sales strategies involve the entire organization. Sure, individual sales pros may excel in one strategy over another, but to really drive the point home and close more deals, you need everyone on the same page.<\/p>\n Check out these practical (and effective!) sales strategies. Choose the ones that best fit your brand and train your team on how to use them.<\/p>\n Focusing on online sales is a great sales strategy, but it requires the help of your marketing team. To understand how effective social media marketing is for online sales, let\u2019s look at some data from Statista. Statista<\/a> surveyed marketers across the globe and found:<\/p>\n There\u2019s no doubt social media brings about increased online sales. However, while it may be tempting to jump on the hottest social media trend or just go wherever your competitors are, that probably won\u2019t be your best choice. Instead, be diligent about figuring out where your target customers are spending their time and meet them where they\u2019re most active.<\/p>\n For some companies, that means advertising on TikTok. And for others, that means avoiding TikTok in favor of focusing on LinkedIn.<\/p>\n Pro tip: <\/strong>Social media was built for connections. You may need to adjust your tone and voice to match different platforms. You\u2019ll want your content to blend in naturally with the platform and not seem out of place.<\/p>\n Thought leadership is more than just a trendy buzzword. It\u2019s a sales and marketing strategy designed to position your company as a leader in the industry. It takes dedication and cross-department collaboration. When done correctly, it helps build an undeniable brand narrative that attracts the right leads.<\/p>\n Sharing advice, tried-and-true best practices, and niche expertise are some of the most long-lasting ways to build a brand narrative and lend more credibility to your organization.<\/p>\n That\u2019s what thought leaders do.<\/p>\n An Edelman repor<\/a>t<\/a> found that \u201cThought leadership is one of the most effective tools an organization can use to demonstrate its value to customers during a tough economy \u2014 even more so than traditional advertising or product marketing, according to B2B buyers.\u201d<\/p>\n According to the study, 61% of decision-makers believed that thought leadership could be moderately or very effective in demonstrating the value of a company\u2019s products.<\/p>\n So what\u2019s the catch? Not all thought leadership content is created equal.<\/p>\n Thought leadership can have a huge positive impact, but poor thought leadership can be devastating to a company\u2019s sales goals. So, before you plan a spree of LinkedIn posts to drive leads, consider:<\/p>\n Then, consider which of your employees should engage with your thought leadership strategy. Thought leaders can be anyone in your organization, including:<\/p>\n Also, it may not hurt to have a second set of eyes from your marketing, communication, and PR departments review your plan first to make sure everything is on-brand (and trackable!).<\/p>\n You and your sales team know your process better than anyone. So take it from me \u2014 if you\u2019ve seen success with pitching with pricing first, last, or somewhere in between, stick with what\u2019s working for you.<\/p>\n Beyond that, your team should always prioritize the prospects who come to you. These hot leads are definitely interested in what you have to sell, and before they make a decision, they want to get the information they need about how it will benefit them.<\/p>\n By prioritizing talking to these prospects as soon as they call in or send an email, you\u2019re putting your best foot forward and showing them that you\u2019re helpful, solutions-oriented, and considerate of their time.<\/p>\n 47% of sales pros<\/a> who offer buyers self-service tools are more likely to be over their sales goals compared to pros who do not offer those kinds of tools.<\/p>\n So, what\u2019s the best way to get prospects interested in your offerings? A free trial.<\/p>\n Free trials give potential customers the opportunity to test your product out before committing to it. This sales strategy helps create interest while also nudging leads through the conversion funnel.<\/p>\n Pro tip: <\/strong>To encourage users to switch to a paid version, you can place restrictions on your free version, such as limited features or usage caps \u2014 but it\u2019s important to ensure that people still have a positive experience with the free trial.<\/p>\n In sales, cold calling is unavoidable. But it doesn\u2019t have to be miserable. There are a number of cold-calling techniques that really work, including HubSpot\u2019s bulletproof cold-calling template<\/a>.<\/p>\n I would also highly recommend using HubSpot Sales Hub<\/a>‘s playbooks and conversation intelligence features here. Playbooks allow you to store call scripts for various scenarios along with other resources in a centralized database \u2014 it helps reps adjust their approach on the fly whenever needed.<\/p>\n Conversation intelligence records and stores calls directly within the platform. It then lets you examine each call and leave feedback on any given moment within a conversation.<\/p>\n Pro tip: <\/strong>If your reps are feeling nervous, have them practice cold calls with one another before making actual calls. In my experience, that can be a great way to boost a sales team\u2019s confidence and get everyone comfortable with the script.<\/p>\n Pitching can be the make-or-break moment in a sales strategy. The sales pitch has to be a powerful, compelling presentation, but it also can\u2019t come on too strong \u2014 otherwise, you risk scaring away the prospect.<\/p>\n To strike this balance, study the elements of a successful sales pitch<\/a> and craft a narrative that illustrates to prospects how they\u2019ll benefit from making the purchase. Test your presentations on a few loyal customers and gather their feedback, helping you optimize your pitch and ensure it clearly demonstrates your product\u2019s value-add.<\/p>\n Pro tip: <\/strong>Involve your marketing team to help you create a successful sales pitch. Your marketers understand your audience and can help you craft a better, more compelling message to share with your sales team.<\/p>\n Prospects want to purchase a means to improve their own operations. So, after you walk through your offering, you have to personalize your explanation of its benefits.<\/p>\n Remember how I mentioned value-based selling? It\u2019s an effective sales strategy your entire team can implement. Focus on highlighting how your company can help each individual prospect in a way that\u2019s valuable to them.<\/p>\n For example, if you\u2019re selling customer service software to a small business that has no experience with similar tools, it\u2019s your job to educate them on how your solution can add value in a small business setting. In this context, explaining how you\u2019ve helped large customers manage hundreds of employees would be completely irrelevant and perhaps even confusing.<\/p>\n With this personalized approach, your prospects will have an easier time seeing how they can use your product or service, instead of getting stuck debating what they\u2019ll even use it for.<\/p>\n In sales conversations, you should expect to come across clients with unique demands. Every company has its own structures and needs, so encountering some variability is only natural.<\/p>\n As Marco Sandrone, a sales leader for the global staffing company Gi Group, explains<\/a>, \u201cSales is a dynamic and competitive field that requires constant learning and improvement \u2026 that\u2019s why one of the key skills that salespeople need to succeed in today\u2019s fast-changing business environment is adaptability.\u201d<\/p>\n Sandrone notes that adaptability allows teams to adjust to different situations and circumstances. Sales people can then \u201crespond effectively to new challenges and opportunities. It involves being flexible, creative, and resilient in the face of change,\u201d Sandrone says.<\/p>\n You can\u2019t say yes to everything. But instead of immediately saying \u201cwe won\u2019t\u201d<\/em> or \u201cwe can\u2019t\u201d<\/em> to every customer requirement, make sure your sales strategy (and your reps!) is adaptable and able to accommodate your customers\u2019 requests.<\/p>\n How your team closes a sale is just as important as how they start the conversation. Encourage clear, concise, and firm closing techniques to make sure your sales team sets the right expectations and delivers on their promises.<\/p>\n Keeping a list of proven, go-to closing techniques will help salespeople routinely win deals. Some of my favorite techniques include:<\/p>\n Pro tip: <\/strong>47% of sales pros<\/a> use generative AI to write sales content or outreach methods. Consider giving your team access to an AI tool like Claude or ChatGPT to support their sales messaging.<\/p>\n To further improve your team\u2019s closing techniques and learn to close deals with confidence, check out this free, downloadable Sales Closing Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n Account management is an incredibly important part of the sales process, as this is how your team fosters loyal, happy customers and identifies cross-selling and upselling opportunities.<\/p>\n So, after your sales team sees success with its sales strategy, it\u2019s vital to form a partnership between the sales team and customer service\/success teams.<\/p>\n Remember: Ensuring customers\u2019 continued satisfaction with your product or service will make them more likely to do business with your company again. You may even inspire them to advocate for it proactively.<\/p>\n Now that you have the template you need, let\u2019s go over how you can build a sales strategy.<\/p>\n <\/a> <\/p>\n Your company needs a solid sales strategy to be successful. Adding AI to your sales strategy improves your sales processes while helping reps close more deals. In fact, Salesforce<\/a> found that 83% of sales reps who use AI see revenue growth compared to 66% of sales reps who do not.<\/p>\n Below, I outline how to build a comprehensive sales plan<\/a> and give you practical tips on how to incorporate AI to support your strategy.<\/p>\n Setting goals is a no-brainer for most sales teams. Otherwise, how will you know whether you\u2019re executing the right activities or achieving the best results? There are three strategies that I\u2019ve found can be particularly helpful in developing clear organizational goals for a sales strategy.<\/p>\n Avoid developing sales goals in a silo. Instead, be sure to get input from stakeholders across the organization, as every department is held accountable to the company\u2019s bottom line.<\/p>\n SMART stands for specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound. Setting SMART goals<\/a> can help your team simplify and track complex, long-term sales goals<\/a>.<\/p>\n For example, a specific, measurable, and time-bound goal could be to sell 150% of the projected sales quota in Q2. Your internal team can propose this goal and then decide whether it is both relevant and attainable (attainability is particularly important because setting unrealistic goals can harm team motivation).<\/p>\n If you\u2019re creating a team-specific strategy, you may also want to set goals for individual team members. Building ownership and accountability into sales goals can help keep your team aligned, and it also makes your sales strategy more cohesive.<\/p>\n Pro tip: <\/strong>Use an AI agent to help you further develop and refine your goals. For example, if you\u2019re having trouble creating SMART goals, AI can help you develop a realistic plan for your sales team.<\/p>\n A detailed profile of your target customer \u2014 a buyer persona<\/a> \u2014 is an essential component of an effective sales strategy. Below, I\u2019ve outlined the key steps to take when creating a buyer persona to ensure you come up with a useful profile:<\/p>\n First, look at your industry as a whole. Get a sense of your ideal customer\u2019s company size, psychographics, and buying process. You may want to look at industry trends, too.<\/p>\n Next, do some market research. This template<\/a> can help you streamline the process and understand which types of research will be best for your business.<\/p>\n You may also want to do some competitor analysis<\/a> at this stage. Once you know the strengths and weaknesses of competing brands, you can more easily find gaps that you can fill for specific customers.<\/p>\n Finally, make sure your product offering outlines the benefits of your product for your target customer. It\u2019s important to use insights from your customer profile to emphasize features that solve your target customer\u2019s pain points.<\/p>\n Your business may already have a clear value proposition \u2014 but if not, you can use these free value proposition templates<\/a> to draft one.<\/p>\n Be sure to schedule time to update and refine your buyer persona to make sure it stays aligned with current customer trends and expectations.<\/p>\n Pro tip: <\/strong>AI is a fantastic tool to help you create your buyer persona. Once you\u2019ve conducted your research, consider using that information to create a CustomGPT. A CustomGPT can act as your ideal client, helping you refine your messaging and develop a sales strategy that better resonates with your audience.<\/p>\n To develop an effective sales strategy, you need to have a powerful sales team in place. That means investing in hiring, onboarding, and retaining top talent. Specifically, I have learned that there are three key components of building (and keeping) a supportive, successful sales team:<\/p>\n First and foremost, create a list of criteria for sales managers to screen for when interviewing candidates. A well-defined job description and competency framework are also useful. These tools can help your team recruit and retain top talent.<\/p>\n Your training and onboarding program should prepare your sales team to sell effectively and efficiently. It should also help sales reps build advanced skills and industry knowledge.<\/p>\n But what if you don\u2019t have the resources to develop comprehensive training in-house? In these situations, it may be worth considering combining organization-specific training with online sales training programs<\/a>.<\/p>\n Finally, once you\u2019ve built a strong team, it\u2019s vital to ensure your compensation plan is set up to motivate and retain them.<\/p>\n Many organizations connect sales compensation to organizational sales goals, but regardless of the specific compensation plan<\/a> you choose, make sure that it meets or exceeds industry expectations. It should also inspire your team to celebrate individual and team achievements.<\/p>\n Now, it\u2019s time to put together a detailed plan for how to target potential customers and increase their awareness of your offering. This may include using paid social acquisition channels, creating e-books, hosting webinars, and the many other strategies laid out in this article.<\/p>\n Featured Resource:<\/strong> Sales Plan Template<\/a><\/p>\n Download the Template for Free<\/a><\/p>\n As you create your sales plan, here are some of my top tips to remember:<\/p>\n Targeted positioning will help your team create a foundation for reaching your top-priority audiences. It will also help you choose the best channels and tactics for each campaign, boosting your chances of increasing demand and identifying qualified leads with your sales strategy.<\/p>\n In my experience, clear goals are critical both to help you stay motivated and to make sure you\u2019re able to track the effectiveness of your sales strategies. Tracking these metrics can also help you change or update your strategies to increase their effectiveness over time.<\/p>\n Once you\u2019ve generated some demand, it\u2019s time to start converting. Of course, not every lead generation opportunity translates into a qualified lead or sales opportunity.<\/p>\n As you track your newly generated demand, find ways to align your processes with your buyers\u2019 journeys. Then, use sales automation tools<\/a> to manage your leads and create personalized follow-ups. This can help every rep on your team send the right message at the right time.<\/p>\n It\u2019s also essential to build in time to review your metrics. Then, you can use A\/B testing, customer feedback, and sales team insights to refine your sales strategy plan further.<\/p>\n Pro tip: <\/strong>AI sales tools can help optimize your sales processes. Some tools can help your team quickly identify hot leads, while others help verify data, like phone numbers, to make cold outreach more effective. Review your strategy to identify areas of improvement, then look for an AI tool that can help fill in those gaps.<\/p>\n Once you\u2019ve set up your infrastructure, you\u2019ll want to start creating procedures for tracking performance on the individual, team, and company levels. Tracking your efforts is imperative to optimize your processes and practices for future growth. Even if you\u2019re just getting started with setting benchmarks for the team, write those goals down and track your progress toward them.<\/p>\n This can take the form of quarterly KPIs, weekly dashboards, monthly reviews, or some combination of all three. Whatever cadence you choose, your process should also highlight the specific metrics that the team should focus on.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re not sure where to start, these commonly-used KPIs<\/a> can help you align performance expectations with sales goals:<\/p>\n While business KPIs are useful for the long-term, fast-moving industries may need real-time tracking as well. To get an at-a-glance look at sales team performance, I\u2019d suggest looking into tools that can give you instant visibility, such as HubSpot\u2019s Sales Hub<\/a>.<\/p>\n It\u2019s also a good idea to consider using a dedicated AI sales tool. 52% of sales pros<\/a> use tools like these for forecasting and analysis. Real-time insights can help you quickly find and address issues, creating opportunities for proactive sales performance management.<\/p>\n Ultimately, tracking performance metrics gives you the data you need to offer constructive feedback and coaching to each member of your team. Whether you communicate via one-on-one meetings, performance reviews, or team huddles, it\u2019s important to make space for these conversations. Regularly sharing and discussing performance data is a great way to understand performance gaps, offer guidance, and share best practices.<\/p>\n Pro tip:<\/strong> 40-65% of salespeople<\/a> say AI saves them at least an hour of time each week. Consider implementing an AI tool with advanced reporting capabilities to cut down the time your team spends on data analysis.<\/p>\n Data is key to an effective sales strategy plan. With sales activity metrics, you can go beyond individual team performance to understand your entire sales operation.<\/p>\n Sales activity metrics can help you understand how the team approaches day-to-day sales as a whole. I\u2019ve found that it can be helpful to track everything from the sales presentation to closing techniques.<\/p>\n Specifically, collect data to see how your sales team performs beyond call or deal numbers in activities, such as:<\/p>\n Comparing this data to other goal metrics can show you patterns, best practices, and areas for improvement.<\/p>\n It\u2019s also vital to make sure you\u2019re tracking where your prospects are coming from. For example, if you\u2019ll be publishing thought leadership content or sourcing leads from social media, make sure that any link you share is trackable with a UTM parameter<\/a>.<\/p>\n Trackable links aren\u2019t just valuable for learning which channels are generating the most leads. They can also help you focus your resources on the channels that generate the most relevant, qualified leads for driving sales.<\/p>\n Once you have a complete set of analytics to track your strategy, use that data to refine your sales strategies, team knowledge, and plans. A clear, data-driven process will make it easier to use customer feedback to grow your sales. It will also give your sales team the agility to adapt to industry and market changes that may impact your business down the road.<\/p>\n Businesses should always be looking for ways to innovate their approach to sales. Of course, it can be hard to know where to start \u2014 so here are some creative initiatives that can help sales reps and teams jumpstart their performance, stand out from the competition, and boost team productivity.<\/p>\n <\/a> <\/p>\n Buyer personas inform all kinds of activity at your business, including (and most importantly) who your marketing and sales teams pursue as customers.<\/p>\n As your market and company shift, your buyer personas can become out-of-date, causing your sales team’s work to become stagnant and ineffective. As such, it\u2019s critical to work with your marketing team to refresh your buyer personas regularly to best equip your sales team for prospecting and outreach.<\/p>\n Pro tip:<\/strong> If you\u2019ve created a CustomGPT for your buyer persona, update your AI chatbot with new information as it becomes available. This can help you and your team create better sales pitches as your target audience evolves.<\/p>\n To align your sales team with your company\u2019s marketing efforts, create and honor a service-level agreement (SLA) between your sales and marketing teams. This agreement will detail how each team can support each other, contribute to each other\u2019s goals, and honor boundaries in a way that still moves prospects toward conversion.<\/p>\n Download our<\/em> free SLA Template<\/em><\/a> for Sales & Marketing to align sales and marketing goals and activities.<\/em><\/p>\n Successful sales teams and strategies require the right tools.<\/p>\n HubSpot\u2019s all-in-one CRM<\/a> eliminates manual work and streamlines your sales activity and data. It also keeps your sales team up-to-date about all relevant activity with your prospects, enabling new levels of transparency to motivate and align your team.<\/p>\n You can also use it alongside HubSpot\u2019s marketing analytics software<\/a> to get a complete overview of how prospects move throughout your sales funnels and streamline operations on both sales and marketing fronts.<\/p>\n Get HubSpot’s Free CRM<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Just because prospects aren\u2019t customers yet doesn\u2019t mean they don\u2019t have valuable feedback to offer.<\/p>\n As you move prospects through the sales funnel (and especially when they drop off), ask for candid feedback about their experience with your team and products. Even if they\u2019ve lost interest, you may learn something that can help you convert your next prospect.<\/p>\n The best sales teams align not only with their customers but also with their coworkers.<\/p>\n Sales is a difficult career, and without proper encouragement and camaraderie, people can easily become burned out. So, to keep your sales team feeling satisfied and supported, don\u2019t forget to invest in sales development and team-building activities.<\/p>\n <\/a> <\/p>\n\n
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<\/p>\nWhy is a sales strategy important?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Sales Strategy Types<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Outbound Sales Strategy<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Inbound Sales Strategy<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Inbound vs. Outbound Sales Methodology<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Consultative Selling<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Account-Based Selling<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Partner Selling<\/h3>\n
Value-Based Selling<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\n1. Increase online sales through social media.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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2. Become a thought leader.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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3. Prioritize inbound sales calls as hot leads.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
4. Implement a free trial.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\n5. Don\u2019t shy away from cold calling.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
6. Offer a demonstration of the product.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
7. Provide a personalized, clear end result.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
8. Be willing to adapt your offering.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
9. Close deals with confidence.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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10. Nurture existing accounts for future selling opportunities.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\n1. Develop organizational goals.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Involve cross-departmental stakeholders.<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Create SMART goals.<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Connect individual goals to organizational goals.<\/strong><\/h4>\n
2. Create a customer profile that is tailored to a specific product offering.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Find target markets and segments.<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Conduct market research to understand customer needs and preferences.<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Create a clear value proposition to attract your ideal customer to your product or service.<\/strong><\/h4>\n
3. Hire, onboard, and compensate sales team members adequately.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Create great processes for hiring new members of your sales team.<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Develop sales onboarding, training, and development programs.<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Create a motivational compensation and rewards plan.<\/strong><\/h4>\n
4. Create a plan to generate demand.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nCreate targeted messaging and positioning for your target audience.<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Add clear goals and KPIs to your sales plan.<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Create processes for lead nurturing and follow-up.<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Optimize your sales plan and process.<\/strong><\/h4>\n
5. Measure individual and team performance.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Build useful metrics to track sales performance.<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Think about real-time performance tracking.<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Create a process for sharing performance data.<\/strong><\/h4>\n
6. Track sales activities.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Collect a range of sales activity data.<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Track, lead, and prospect sources.<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Focus on continuous improvement.<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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<\/p>\n1. Refresh your buyer personas regularly.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
2. Actively align sales and marketing.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
3. Use a CRM.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\n4. Listen to your prospects.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
5. Invest in sales development and team-building.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nSales Strategy Examples from Successful Sales Teams<\/strong><\/h2>\n