MAPPING YOUR SALES PROCESS

MAPPING YOUR SALES PROCESS

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  Leads by SourceLead Conversion%Campaign ROI Closed Business by Month
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  Top Search TermsLeads by SourceCampaign ROI Web Form Lead Capture Import Data Web Site Visitors Inbound Calls Lists Plan and Execute Marketing Campaigns • Google Search • Email Marketing • Online Ads • Social Ads • Partners • TV or Radio • Events • Trade Shows • PR • Cold Calls • Set up auto-response emails -”Thank you for your interest” -Your trial information -Event details • Set up lead assignment rules -Geography -Company size -Product of interest • Use the import wizard or Excel connector • Also look into Data.com • Purchased list • Trade show • Legacy data • “Contact me” request • Free trial • Event registration • Organic Web traffic • AdWords referrals • Email responses • Yellow pages • Google Maps • Word-of-mouth referrals Create New Leads • Search for the customer in Salesforce • If one doesn't’t exist, create a new lead Lead Quality Step 1. Generate More Leads Plan and execute marketing campaigns that generate demand for your product or service. Capture those leads through a variety of channels including your Web site.
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  Converted Leads byMonthLead by Status Lead Conversion % Qualified? Set up different views to manage your leads. For example, today’s leads or leads sorted by lead type. Yes When you’re working a lead, you’ll set up a series of tasks, which might vary based on the type of lead. For example: Day 1: Personalize mass email Day 2: Call/voicemail Day 4: Call/voicemail Day 7: Personalize mass email Establish Contact?My Open Leads Duplicate Lead? Working Leads The find duplicate button searches for similar leads or contacts in Salesforce. If a lead turns out to be a duplicate, easily merge the two records. Salesforce has a number of AppExchange partners that provide high volume de- duplication and data cleansing tools. Yes No Use email marketing and call downs to re-market to your archived leads. Keep an archive of your dead leads. No Create a set of qualification questions, such as current situation, product of interest, timeframe, key decision makers If the lead is qualified, convert it into a contact, with an associated opportunity and account. Top Sales Reps Step 2. Optimize Lead Flow Create a closed-loop follow-up process so leads don’t slip though the cracks. Establish a lead qualification process to make sure all sales reps use the same consistent methodology.
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  Month-to-Date Trending ClosedBusiness by Month Top Sales RepsTop 10 Deals Presentation Proposal Negotiation Won Yes No Open Opportunities You can monitor your opportunities reports and dashboards to keep track of your top deals and prioritize your time. Customize Salesforce to fit your internal sales methodologies and processes, making it easier to monitor your sales pipeline. Use email marketing and call downs to re-market to your archived opportunities. Keep an archive of your dead opportunities. Salesforce gives your entire company a 360-degree view of your customers and facilitates collaboration across your organization, helping you build strong, lasting customer relationships. Sales Support Marketing New Customers Step 3. Close More Deals Close deals faster by providing a single place for updating deal information, tracking opportunity milestones, and recording interactions. Easily analyze your sales pipeline so you can quickly identify and eliminate any bottlenecks in the sales cycle.
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  Top Content &Offers Leads by SourceCampaign ROI Relevant CTA Lead Capture Embedded Offer Blog Visitors YouTube Views Slideshare Views Generate Traffic • Grow Your Subscribers • Create a Content Calendar • Optimize Your Posts • Juice with Social Advertising • Active Engagement • Influencers & Advocates (i.e. MVPs) • Download eBook • Free Webinar • Free Trial • Contact Me • Contact Me • View More • Social sharing • Lead capture • Embeddable content • Download eBook • Free Webinar • Free Trial • Social Sharing • Google Search • Email Marketing • YouTube Search • Social Sharing • Emailed Links YouTube Annotations • Free Trial • Contact Me • Download eBook Lead Quality New! How To Generate Leads Through Social Channels Grow your social channels and execute a content marketing plan to build deeper customer relationships and capture leads at the top of the funnel. Use Marketing Automation to score your leads, route the best ones to sales, and nurture the rest with an email marketing journey. Marketing Automation • Lead Scoring • Lead Nurturing
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  Contacts Salesforce Terminology Below you’llfind the terminology used in the application and online training. Professional, Enterprise, and Unlimited Edition customers can re-name standard tabs and fields to reflect their company’s terminology. Campaigns Google Search Web-to-Lead Form Leads Accounts Self-Service PortalOpportunities Products Forecasts Cases Solutions Calendar Events Task and Activities Documents Reports Dashboards If you are interested in renaming salesforce.com’s standard application terminology for your own company deployment, read the help documentation then log a case to have it enabled in your account.