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How to Craft (Or Pivot) Your Agency Value Proposition

ConversionXL

I know this language sounds formal and stuffy, but high-ticket service sales cycles are long. Choose to expand vertically or horizontally. It was a tough decision, as we spent a lot of work researching, developing offers, and producing our messaging. Evaluation, however, implies a journey of discovery. Image source ).

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The Power of Reference Customers

SVPG

The downward spiral continues because the sales organization loses a lot of deals when they try to compete with a weak product. This is not a new technique, but you may recognize it as the foundation of Customer Discovery and Customer Development. I''m talking about the power of a happy, reference customer.

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Marketing Metrics 101 for B2B Startups

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. # of Opportunities – An opportunity is a lead that is now being actively managed by a sales person and is moving along the pipeline toward either a closed sale or a loss. For long sales cycles, it is important to measure this to estimate marketing ROI for tactics in the short term.

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