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Leaving Government for the Private Sector – Part 2

Steve Blank

Most of her lessons were applicable to any government employee venturing out to the private sector. In a business development role you’re out shaping the perception of your company in the market (networking), determining leads, and contacting leads. Below is the second of her three-part series. Read part one here.

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Demand Generation: 7 Tactics to Fuel Your Funnel

ConversionXL

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.

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How to Craft (Or Pivot) Your Agency Value Proposition

ConversionXL

If your network has expressed an interest in additional services, pivoting is a no-brainer. I know this language sounds formal and stuffy, but high-ticket service sales cycles are long. For example, you may design beautiful looking websites, but your clients want something that looks great and performs as a lead generator.

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The One-Week Social Selling Action Plan

Duct Tape Marketing

While big ticket products might carry longer and more complex sales cycles, high-end buyers are just as lazy as the rest of us, so they use the same methods: Google, social media, and yes, their inboxes. Day 1: Post hiring ad for lead generation VA. Ideal rates for lead generation research: $4-7/hour.

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Cracking The Code: Unveilling of the Bessemer's 10 laws of Cloud.

Cracking the Code

Platform as a Service (PaaS) is the service and management layer of the cloud platform, and is evolving dynamically to include things such as intelligent provisioning, as well as application and network management. Build Employee Software. Employees are now powerful customers, not just their managers! Feedburner Network.

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Referral Programs: A Guide for Small Business

Duct Tape Marketing

Shorten the sales cycle A strong referral program can significantly shorten the sales cycle. Referred leads were likely sent to you from someone you trust, so you can skip the know, like, and trust stages and jump straight to the try stage. Use them as a resource and leverage their insight. Buy the workbook.

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Beware The Consultant

infochachkie.com

Unlike employee training costs, which can typically be spread over years of service, the relative return from training a consultant is modest and pricey. Such positions include: PR, Sales, Product Development, Lead Generation, Strategic Planning, Fund Raising, etc. Networking (20). Sales (12). Pyramid Power.

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