scott wells - business development
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Great story from Scott Wells about business development principles. See tools and approaches in the doc (for more points plz see observing Campus ppt in my account).TRANSCRIPT
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Business Development
IS NOTRocket Science
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A little about me...
Scott Wells@swells_
• Entrepreneur• Freelance Brand Strategist• DJ/Producer
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A little about me...
I’ve worked for agencies and startups including:
With clients including:
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The Universal TruthS About Selling
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The Universal TruthS About Selling
1. Know your product.
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The Universal TruthS About Selling
2. People buy things from people they trust.
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The Universal TruthS About Selling
3. Inspire, don’t sell features.
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Who is your audience?
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Who is your audience?
Yes, but...
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The people you are selling to are human!
Who is your audience?
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They have jobs they don’t want to lose, bosses they want to keep happy and families they want to provide for and make proud.
Who is your audience?
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Most of the time, this means its all about the numbers:
• Show them the money.• Show them the KPI’s.• Asses where they want to be (career-wise) in
the future.
Who is your audience?
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Let them know you are a human
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A.K.A. Establish a Personal Brand:
• LinkedIn and Twitter are a must.• Tweet your interests, inside and outside of
work.• Reply on Twitter and comment on blogs.• Write your own blog!• Be a regular at industry events.
Let them know you are a human
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People send way to may non-personal emails and forms of outreach. Stand out!
Let them know you are a human
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Add personal touches.
Let them know you are a human
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Develop a strategy
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Target Clients Based on 5 Reasons:
1. What do we excel at?2. What do we make money at?3. What keeps our employees happy?4. What can help us in the future?5. What can bring us more business in the future?
Develop a Strategy
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Break down into categories.
1. Industry2. Big/showcase clients.3. Geographic/Alphabetical
Develop a Strategy
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Set Daily/Weekly/Monthly Goals.Analyze the results.
Develop a Strategy
1000 - Cold Calls/Emails
100 - Some level of interest.
10 - Meetings
1 - Deal
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Prospecting
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1. LinkedIn/Twitter2. Saleforce’s Data.com3. Rapportive4. Real world events and Meetups.
PROSPECTING
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Salesforce’s Data.com.
PROSPECTING
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Salesforce’s Data.com.
PROSPECTING
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Rapportive
PROSPECTING
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Real World Events
PROSPECTING
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Making your pitch
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1. Don’t try to be like Steve Jobs (you’re not.)2. Tell a story.3. Give an example.4. Back up with evidence and data.
Making Your Pitch
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Closing the deal
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1. Keep it brief.2. Follow up religiously.3. Be assertive.
Closing the Deal
Use FollowUpThen
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Be creative!• Performance-based• Equity-based.
BONUS: Closing the Deal
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Final Thoughts
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Be trustworthy. Be human.
Be a connector even when it’s not in your immediate best interest.
Execute your plan every day and follow up.
FINAL THOUGHTS
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IT’S NOTRocket Science
Scott wells@swells_