help! my sales team thinks our inbound leads suck....how an inbound trained sales person prospects...
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#inbound13
HELP! MY SALES TEAM THINKS OUR INBOUND LEADS SUCK.
Mark Roberge SVP Sales and Services – HubSpot @markroberge
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Old School Sales and Marketing
• Trade Show Booths
• Logo Design
• Messaging
• Pitch Decks
• Build Lists
• Cold Call High
• Lead with Elevator Pitch
• Always Be Closing
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New School Marketing, Old School Sales
• Social Media
• Blogging
• SEO
• Content
• Build Lists
• Cold Call High
• Lead with Elevator Pitch
• Always Be Closing
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#inbound2013
Transform the way you target leads.
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Inbound Flips the “Good Fit/Has Pain” Model on Its Head. Filtering Leads is a Must.
OUTBOUND SALES
Good Fit
Has Pain
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INBOUND SALES
Good Fit
Has Pain
Inbound Flips the “Good Fit/Has Pain” Model on Its Head. Filtering Leads is a Must.
OUTBOUND SALES
Good Fit
Has Pain
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Avoid the lead scoring trap.
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Prospect
Prospect
Prospect Lead Customer
Lead Opportunity Customer
Lead Opportunity Customer
Use Buyer Context to Determine when to Pass Leads to Sales
Opportunity
Mid Market
Enterprise
Small Business
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Prospect
Prospect
Prospect Lead Opportunity Customer
Lead Opportunity Customer
Lead Opportunity Customer
Use Buyer Context to Determine when to Pass Leads to Sales
Mid Market
Enterprise
Small Business
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Prospect
Prospect Lead Opportunity Customer
Opportunity Customer
Lead Opportunity Customer
Use Buyer Context to Determine when to Pass Leads to Sales
Lead
Prospect
Mid Market
Enterprise
Small Business
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Prospect
Prospect Lead Opportunity Customer
Opportunity Customer
Lead Opportunity Customer
Use Buyer Context to Determine when to Pass Leads to Sales
Opportunity
Prospect
Lead Mid Market
Enterprise
Small Business
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Prospect
Prospect Lead Opportunity Customer
Opportunity Customer
Lead Opportunity Customer
Use Buyer Context to Determine when to Pass Leads to Sales
Opportunity
Prospect
Lead Mid Market
Enterprise
Small Business
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#inbound2013
Transform the way you prospect leads.
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How an Outbound Trained Sales Person Prospects an Inbound Lead
“Hi Mark. This is John from XYZ Company. We help sales executives streamline their closing process with our state of the art electronic signature technology. Are you free at 1 PM tomorrow to discuss?”
5/27 at 3 PM
#1
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How an Outbound Trained Sales Person Prospects an Inbound Lead
“Hi Mark. This is John from XYZ Company. We help sales executives streamline their closing process with our state of the art electronic signature technology. Are you free at 1 PM tomorrow to discuss?”
5/29 at 2 PM
“Hi Mark. This is John from XYZ Company. We help sales executives streamline their closing process with our state of the art electronic signature technology. Are you free at 1 PM tomorrow to discuss?”
Voicemail #1: 5/27 at 3 PM
#2
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How an Outbound Trained Sales Person Prospects an Inbound Lead
“Hi Mark. This is John from XYZ Company. We help sales executives streamline their closing process with our state of the art electronic signature technology. Are you free at 1 PM tomorrow to discuss?”
Voicemail #1: 5/27 at 3 PM
“Hi Mark. This is John from XYZ Company. We help sales executives streamline their closing process with our state of the art electronic signature technology. Are you free at 1 PM tomorrow to discuss?”
Voicemail #2: 5/29 at 2 PM
“Hi Mark. This is John from XYZ Company. We help sales executives streamline their closing process with our state of the art electronic signature technology. Are you free at 1 PM tomorrow to discuss?”
6/1 at 4 PM
#3
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How an Outbound Trained Sales Person Prospects an Inbound Lead
“Hi Mark. This is John from XYZ Company. We help sales executives streamline their closing process with our state of the art electronic signature technology. Are you free at 1 PM tomorrow to discuss?”
Voicemail #1: 5/27 at 3 PM
“Hi Mark. This is John from XYZ Company. We help sales executives streamline their closing process with our state of the art electronic signature technology. Are you free at 1 PM tomorrow to discuss?”
Voicemail #2: 5/29 at 2 PM
“Hi Mark. This is John from XYZ Company. We help sales executives streamline their closing process with our state of the art electronic signature technology. Are you free at 1 PM tomorrow to discuss?”
Voicemail #3: 6/1 at 4 PM
“Hi Mark. This is John from XYZ Company. We help sales executives streamline their closing process with our state of the art electronic signature technology. Are you free at 1 PM tomorrow to discuss?”
6/4 at 3 PM
#4
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How an Inbound Trained Sales Person Prospects an Inbound Lead
Research
Monitor and React
Inbound Prospecting Approach
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How an Inbound Trained Sales Person Prospects an Inbound Lead
Research
Monitor and React
Inbound Prospecting Approach
Social Media Website Email
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How an Inbound Trained Sales Person Prospects an Inbound Lead
Research
Monitor and React
Inbound Prospecting Approach
HOW DOES THAT WORK?
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How an Inbound Trained Sales Person Prospects an Inbound Lead
“Hi John. This is Mark from HubSpot. I noticed you downloaded our eBook on B2B Lead Generation through Facebook. I took a look at your company Facebook presence and had two quick ideas to run by you. I will email them to you now. Let me if you would like to go over them.”
5/27 at 7 AM
#1
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How an Inbound Trained Sales Person Prospects an Inbound Lead
“Hi John. This is Mark from HubSpot. I noticed you downloaded our eBook on B2B Lead Generation through Facebook. I took a look at your company Facebook presence and had two quick ideas to run by you. I will email them to you now. Let me if you would like to go over them.”
Voicemail #1 5/27 at 7 AM
“Hi John. This is Mark from HubSpot. I found a case study of one of you customers that is in your industry that increased their lead flow by 50% using Facebook. I will email you the case study and am happy to walk you through their process when you have a moment.”
5/29 at 6 PM
#2
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How an Inbound Trained Sales Person Prospects an Inbound Lead
“Hi John. This is Mark from HubSpot. I noticed you downloaded our eBook on B2B Lead Generation through Facebook. I took a look at your company Facebook presence and had two quick ideas to run by you. I will email them to you now. Let me if you would like to go over them.”
5/27 at 7 AM
“Hi John. This is Mark from HubSpot. I found a case study of one of you customers that is in your industry that increased their lead flow by 50% using Facebook. I will email you the case study and am happy to walk you through their process when you have a moment.”
5/29 at 6 PM
“Hi John. This is Mark from HubSpot. I actually ran your marketing grader report side by side with the HubSpot customer in your vertical. The report yields a few additional opportunities for lead generation in social media. I’ll email you the report now and am happy to walk you through it.”
6/1 at 12 PM
#3
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How an Inbound Trained Sales Person Prospects an Inbound Lead
“Hi John. This is Mark from HubSpot. I noticed you downloaded our eBook on B2B Lead Generation through Facebook. I took a look at your company Facebook presence and had two quick ideas to run by you. I will email them to you now. Let me if you would like to go over them.”
5/27 at 7 AM
“Hi John. This is Mark from HubSpot. I found a case study of one of you customers that is in your industry that increased their lead flow by 50% using Facebook. I will email you the case study and am happy to walk you through their process when you have a moment.”
5/29 at 6 PM
“Hi John. This is Mark from HubSpot. I actually ran your marketing grader report side by side with the HubSpot customer in your vertical. The report yields a few additional opportunities for lead generation in social media. I’ll email you the report now and am happy to walk you through it.”
6/1 at 12 PM
6/4 at 10 AM
“Hi John. This is Mark from HubSpot. I have not heard back from you so I am going to assume that generating more leads through social media in 2013 is no longer a priority. Call me anytime if things change.”
#4
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Apply Science to Optimize the Prospecting Cadence
LTV
/ CO
CA
Attempt #
LTV
/ CO
CA
* Data has been altered from actual HubSpot data for the purposes of this presentation.
Erin Leads All Leads Ollie Leads Ollie Leads
Attempt #
Enterprise Small Business Mid Market
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Sales needs to monitor prospects’ interactions everywhere.
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Prospect mentions your company, a competitor, or an industry
term in social media.
Prospect opens an email you sent them.
Prospect visits your website.
Prospect changes role in LinkedIn.
Customer mentions you in Twitter.
Monitoring For Individual Triggering Events
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#inbound2013
Transform the way you connect with leads.
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The Old School Sales Process
“Let’s talk profit margins!” “Let’s.”
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When Old School Tries to Go New School
“Let’s talk profit margins!” “Huh?”
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Transform Your Sales To Connect With Influencers
“Let’s talk marketing strategy.”
“Great. My boss is looking to boost site traffic. Let’s get him on this call.”
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#inbound2013
Transform the way your prospects perceives your sales people.
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A lways B e C losing
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Always Be Closing
ALWAYS BE HELPING
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Train Sales to “Live” in your Prospects’ World
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Set Them Up to be Thought Leaders
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#inbound2013
Sales isn’t pitching and closing. It’s diagnosing and prescribing.