How are you setting your sales team up for success?
In an ideal world, your sales and marketing team would be perfectly aligned, working together to increase revenue. Your sales team would have a set of marketing assets that they could use to support their process. And, your marketing team would fully understand the sales strategy.
The good news is that this scenario is entirely possible. Here are a few ways you can implement a marketing support system to increase sales.
Have a Cross-Training Session
When sales and marketing understand each other, your team is running more smoothly and working toward the same vision. They can use this information to align their goals, see where they can help each other, and build a sense of teamwork that will open up future collaboration. Encourage these teams to work together to build revenue-generating opportunities. You can accomplish this by holding regular cross-training sessions, during which marketing is trained on the sales process and vice versa. You may also try implementing team-building exercises between the two teams as well, strengthening their communication.Ask The Sales Team What They Need
“If I could provide you with one thing to make your job easier, what would it be?” This question can spark conversations within your sales team about what they feel they’re missing and how you could help them fill a gap in their process. You might be surprised what they ask for. As a bonus, it will open an opportunity to brainstorm creative ways that you could solve their issues.Build Marketing Pieces with The Sales Team in Mind
In your marketing strategy meetings, bring in a sales team member to discuss their goals for that year. As you’re building your newest plan, consider sales at every step of the process. Are there any pieces that you could build that might improve the sales strategy? A few examples of marketing collateral pieces that could support your sales team are:- Whitepapers
- Infographics
- Videos
- Case studies
- Customer interviews
- Testimonials
- Brochures
- Business cards
- Branded customer gifts