11/15/2007

regnordman.com - 7-25 Decision Makers on $25K plus sales deals these days.

A new entry titled 7-25 Decision Makers on $25K plus sales deals these days. has been posted to " Knights on the Road "

Have a plan7-25 Decision makers on $25K plus sales deals, so says Marketing Sherpa in their 2007 report. If there was one metric which told the story as to why selling is more challenging today this is it. If even a small company involves 7 people on a $25K buy, that adds much more complexity to any deal. We know that getting to people via cold calls takes three times more effort than few years ago. Do you think that your sales folks are really going to be talking to the decision maker in a few cold calls and follow-ups? Is your nifty new sales process going to really speed up the sales cycle? Yah and that blazing fast CRM is going to save the day.

And I'm Santa Claus.

The only way that you will accelerate your sales revenues, is to ensure that your marketing is aligned with sales to drive prospects to sales , when prospects are much further along the sales process than you have ever been prepared to engage them.

Far from having one or two bluebirds who fly in each year, ready to buy your product, your sales funnel should be chock full of sales ready blue birds. Your sales people must be talking to people who want to buy, have the need and knowledge that you are a viable contender ready to solve it for them.

The ensuing buying process is still arduous, but you must engage the 7-25 people involved in the deal. Your insight into the client and pain will then be higher and your close rations will go up. Sales guys will make much more money and the company will make even more. As a bonus your competitive position will skyrocket up.

The real crime is that this is straightforward with the funds you are spending today. It requires you invest, not just spend the money. Rocket Builders has a service, where we sit down over lunch with select clients and expand on what is not working and see if we can help them, get more revenue for their money. In return the clients pledge that they have a desire and will to change. If you are committed to change, give us a ping!


Feel free to take a look at the article here:
http://www.regnordman.com/2007/11/15/7-25-decision-makers-on-25k-plus-sales-deals-these-days/

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