Hippoland

AUGUST 16, 2018

Unless you have a differentiated angle / approach to the problem AND/OR significant traction, an investor won’t be able to understand why you stand out and why to back your horse instead of someone else’s. Note: by differentiation, I’m not talking about product or feature differentiation but outcome differentiation.

Sales Cycle 54

Sales Cycle Differentiation Early Stage Bootstrapping 54

Hippoland

AUGUST 16, 2018

Unless you have a differentiated angle / approach to the problem AND/OR significant traction, an investor won’t be able to understand why you stand out and why to back your horse instead of someone else’s. Note: by differentiation, I’m not talking about product or feature differentiation but outcome differentiation.

Sales Cycle 48

Sales Cycle Differentiation Early Stage Bootstrapping 48

Mike Michalowicz

JANUARY 18, 2023

Forget ABC ( always being closed , for all of those who aren’t familiar with The Boiler Room reference.) Sales are not the end of your interaction. We all love the bottom line, but if you want to build a sustainable small business, we can’t simply process customers through a sales cycle. Know your customer.

Marketing 60

Marketing Differentiation Small Business Sales Cycle 60

ConversionXL

MAY 1, 2019

Client education is central to marketing messaging, too, especially for sellers with long sales cycles. Focus offline conversations on high-value points of differentiation. The same is true in marketing, especially for companies with long sales cycles. Their sales page speaks directly to practitioners.

Marketing 124

Marketing Sales Cycle Retention Differentiation 124

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 23, 2014

Now, don’t take the word authority to mean fame or notoriety – it’s really more about possessing person power – the kind that can attract new business, create more opportunities and drastically shorten sales cycles. You must be willing to turn your way into THE way! Build Your Authority Journey.

Sales Cycle 72

Sales Cycle Social Network Aggregator Campaign 72

ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2022

More than two-thirds of buyers have researched your solution (and others’) before talking to sales. Plus, 60% prefer not to interact with sales reps at all. To fuel your pipeline and shorten the sales cycle , you have to create demand naturally. Sales are less likely to be forced with outbound methods.

Demand 115

Demand Affiliate Audience Leadership 115

ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2022

Marketers raise brand awareness to capture leads that are handed to sales teams to convert into customers. DGMs see that demand is maintained throughout the sales cycle. 70% of buyers are already clued up on a product before they talk to sales, if they talk to sales at all. Use screenshots and numbers (e.g.,

Demand 95

Demand Management B2B Campaign 95