How do you sell in the new
age of ideas?
Sales is not evil. If marketing generates
demand sales gets the orders.
Dominic Monkhouse
l: linkedin.com/in/dommonkhouse
t: @dommonkhouse
e: dom@gjsm.co
m: 07976583405
Having the RIGHT TOOLS
Whew — 3,874 marketing technology solutions
on a single slide.
http://chiefmartec.com/2016/03/marketing-technology-landscape-supergraphic-2016/
2011 - ~150
2012 - ~350
2014 - ~1000
2015 - ~2000
2016 - ~3900
Preparing your Tools
Does anyone need what you’re selling?
•Are you selling vitamins or pain killers?
•Niche the power of specialization– what market can
you be 1, 2 or 3 in?
•Who is your single ideal customer?
•What pain do you take away?
•50% of sales time is wasted on unproductive
prospecting. [Source: The B2B Lead]
Mediocrity Rules
•Kakonomics
•75% UK men are above average drivers
•85% UK sales people are below acceptable
•If I gave you £1m for sale development what
would you spend it on?
•What impact would it have?
Structure - Vertical vs Horizontal
50% 25% 25% 0%
Sales vs Order Taking - KNOWLEDGE
PRODUCT SALES PERSON “takes the order”
GOOD PRODUCT SALES PERSON “up-sells”
SOLUTION SALES PERSON ”creates the need”
Profile of the Over Performing
HBR June 2016
• 125% of annual quota vs 75% of annual quota
• 15% of sales people vs 85% of sales people
• Motivation
• Status, Respect, Money?
• Knowledge
• 170% of quota
• Career Orientation
• Attributes
• Pride, Personal Certainty, Knowledge and Follow-through
Email still works – Benchmark Numbers
Cold call to warm call
#1: Open rate: 30% of total sent
< poor data or poor subject lines
#2: Response rate: 30% of total opened
< poor call to action
the best get 50% response rates
Rate – 25-50 per day
Follow up 3-10 times and track
Source close.io
Doctor Who Moments
• The average sales person only makes 2 attempts to
reach a prospect. [Source: Sirius Decisions]
• Research shows that 35-50% of sales go to the vendor
that responds first. [Source:InsideSales]
• If you follow up with web leads within 5 minutes, you’re
9 times more likely to convert them. [Source: InsideSales]
• Companies that nurture leads make 50% more sales at a
cost 33% less than non-nurtured leads. [Source: Forrester
Research]
Customer Curious Selling
• 73% of salespeople using social selling as part of their sales process
outperform their sales peers and exceeded quota 23% more
often. [Source: Aberdeen]
• The top salespeople use LinkedIn at least 6 hours per week. [Source:
The Sales Management Association]
• Case Studies
Customer Acquisition Cost Maths
https://goo.gl/TaZHPp
• (WHAT CAN I SPEND?)
• CAC
• Total sales and marketing costs
• LTV
• MRR * average customer life /churn%)
• LTV:CAC > 3
• Recover CAC < 12 months
• Netflix MRR $8 vs LTV $291.25
New Customer vs Current
• Increasing customer retention rates by 5% increases profits by 25-
95% [Source: Bain & Company]
• 91% of customers say they’d give referrals. Only 11% of salespeople
ask for referrals. [Source: Dale Carnegie]
• https://hbr.org/1990/09/zero-defections-quality-comes-to-services
PowerPoint Presentations vs Stories
•After a presentation, 63% of attendees remember
stories. Only 5% remember statistics. [Source: Dan & Chip Heath]
•Sales playbooks
•Whiteboard presentation tools
carrie@thesalesway.com
thesalesway.com
Double YOUR Proposal Conversation Rate
• In a typical firm with 100-500 employees, an average of 7 people are
involved in most buying decision. [Source: Gartner Group]
• >50% email read on mobile
• Case Study
Leadership Development
We have loads of people who ARE S#!&
sales leaders. And loads of people who
THINK their sales leaders are S#!&. But
soon THEY will become a leader and
because they have no decent role models
THEY WILL BE S#!&.
Training for Sales Leadership and Staff
• Up to 150% increase in revenues
• 6 weeks can transform a team
• Motivation – what does good look like
• Change the culture – proactive and winning
• Increase activity – up to 100%
• Pitch the differentiation – selling pain killers
• A pool of new sales strategies
MAPSTAR – Brad Shackleton brad@recruitingexcellence.com
6,000 CEO’s, Sales Directors & Professionals Trained | 19 Industries | 17
Countries
David vs Goliath
• Does anyone think David cheated?
Using the right tools WINS!
Dominic Monkhouse
l: linkedin.com/in/dommonkhouse
t: @dommonkhouse
e: dom@gjsm.co
m: 07976583405

CRN MSP Oct 2016

  • 1.
    How do yousell in the new age of ideas? Sales is not evil. If marketing generates demand sales gets the orders.
  • 2.
    Dominic Monkhouse l: linkedin.com/in/dommonkhouse t:@dommonkhouse e: dom@gjsm.co m: 07976583405
  • 3.
  • 4.
    Whew — 3,874marketing technology solutions on a single slide. http://chiefmartec.com/2016/03/marketing-technology-landscape-supergraphic-2016/ 2011 - ~150 2012 - ~350 2014 - ~1000 2015 - ~2000 2016 - ~3900
  • 5.
  • 6.
    Does anyone needwhat you’re selling? •Are you selling vitamins or pain killers? •Niche the power of specialization– what market can you be 1, 2 or 3 in? •Who is your single ideal customer? •What pain do you take away? •50% of sales time is wasted on unproductive prospecting. [Source: The B2B Lead]
  • 7.
    Mediocrity Rules •Kakonomics •75% UKmen are above average drivers •85% UK sales people are below acceptable •If I gave you £1m for sale development what would you spend it on? •What impact would it have?
  • 8.
    Structure - Verticalvs Horizontal 50% 25% 25% 0%
  • 9.
    Sales vs OrderTaking - KNOWLEDGE PRODUCT SALES PERSON “takes the order” GOOD PRODUCT SALES PERSON “up-sells” SOLUTION SALES PERSON ”creates the need”
  • 10.
    Profile of theOver Performing HBR June 2016 • 125% of annual quota vs 75% of annual quota • 15% of sales people vs 85% of sales people • Motivation • Status, Respect, Money? • Knowledge • 170% of quota • Career Orientation • Attributes • Pride, Personal Certainty, Knowledge and Follow-through
  • 12.
    Email still works– Benchmark Numbers Cold call to warm call #1: Open rate: 30% of total sent < poor data or poor subject lines #2: Response rate: 30% of total opened < poor call to action the best get 50% response rates Rate – 25-50 per day Follow up 3-10 times and track Source close.io
  • 14.
    Doctor Who Moments •The average sales person only makes 2 attempts to reach a prospect. [Source: Sirius Decisions] • Research shows that 35-50% of sales go to the vendor that responds first. [Source:InsideSales] • If you follow up with web leads within 5 minutes, you’re 9 times more likely to convert them. [Source: InsideSales] • Companies that nurture leads make 50% more sales at a cost 33% less than non-nurtured leads. [Source: Forrester Research]
  • 15.
    Customer Curious Selling •73% of salespeople using social selling as part of their sales process outperform their sales peers and exceeded quota 23% more often. [Source: Aberdeen] • The top salespeople use LinkedIn at least 6 hours per week. [Source: The Sales Management Association] • Case Studies
  • 16.
    Customer Acquisition CostMaths https://goo.gl/TaZHPp • (WHAT CAN I SPEND?) • CAC • Total sales and marketing costs • LTV • MRR * average customer life /churn%) • LTV:CAC > 3 • Recover CAC < 12 months • Netflix MRR $8 vs LTV $291.25
  • 17.
    New Customer vsCurrent • Increasing customer retention rates by 5% increases profits by 25- 95% [Source: Bain & Company] • 91% of customers say they’d give referrals. Only 11% of salespeople ask for referrals. [Source: Dale Carnegie] • https://hbr.org/1990/09/zero-defections-quality-comes-to-services
  • 20.
    PowerPoint Presentations vsStories •After a presentation, 63% of attendees remember stories. Only 5% remember statistics. [Source: Dan & Chip Heath] •Sales playbooks •Whiteboard presentation tools carrie@thesalesway.com thesalesway.com
  • 22.
    Double YOUR ProposalConversation Rate • In a typical firm with 100-500 employees, an average of 7 people are involved in most buying decision. [Source: Gartner Group] • >50% email read on mobile • Case Study
  • 23.
    Leadership Development We haveloads of people who ARE S#!& sales leaders. And loads of people who THINK their sales leaders are S#!&. But soon THEY will become a leader and because they have no decent role models THEY WILL BE S#!&.
  • 24.
    Training for SalesLeadership and Staff • Up to 150% increase in revenues • 6 weeks can transform a team • Motivation – what does good look like • Change the culture – proactive and winning • Increase activity – up to 100% • Pitch the differentiation – selling pain killers • A pool of new sales strategies MAPSTAR – Brad Shackleton brad@recruitingexcellence.com 6,000 CEO’s, Sales Directors & Professionals Trained | 19 Industries | 17 Countries
  • 25.
    David vs Goliath •Does anyone think David cheated?
  • 26.
    Using the righttools WINS!
  • 27.
    Dominic Monkhouse l: linkedin.com/in/dommonkhouse t:@dommonkhouse e: dom@gjsm.co m: 07976583405