superior essex - differentiating in a commoditized market: improving your story with channel...
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Learn how Superior Essex revamped its sales messaging to more effectively tell its story in the crowded and commoditized communications wire and cable manufacturing market. By arming its sales team with effective messaging, Superior Essex created double digit sales growth while the industry was experiencing a decline.TRANSCRIPT
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September, 2013 Fiber Premises Products | Superior Essex Communica<ons LP | CONFIDENTIAL © Copyright Superior Essex Communica<ons LP | CONFIDENTIAL
“Differen<a<ng in a Commodi<zed Market: Improving Your Story With Channel Partners and End Customers”
Lindsay Allen, Vice President of Marke<ng
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Typical Sales Support Tools
300 Page Master Product Catalog
30 Page Category Product Catalog
60 page Product Offering Overview Features, Advantages, Benefits
“If only our distributors knew us and our products better, then they’d stock them and we’d sell more!”
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The Target Profile
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30/0
X growth for in-building wireless market from 2011 to 2016 % minimum estimated profit by customer defections (can be 85%!) % higher cost through distribution – zero perceived value
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SPSX You
Customer
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Growth Profit Relevance
SPSX You
Customer
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Growth Profit Relevance
SPSX You
!+1 +1 <2
Customer
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Growth Profit Relevance
SPSX You
!
+1 +1 <2
Customer
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Growth Profit Relevance
• Biz Planning Breadth System Sales
SPSX You
!+1 +1 <2
Customer
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Growth Profit Relevance
• Biz Planning Breadth System Sales
• Inventory Mgmt
Quality Dedicated Team
SPSX You !
+1 +1 <2
Customer
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Growth Profit Relevance
• Biz Planning Breadth System Sales
• Inventory Mgmt
Quality Dedicated Team
• Dist Commitment & Model Aligned Programs Registrations
SPSX You !
+1 +1 <2
Customer
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September, 2013 Fiber Premises Products | Superior Essex Communica<ons LP | CONFIDENTIAL
Growth Profit Relevance
• Biz Planning Breadth System Sales
• Inventory Mgmt
Quality Dedicated Team
• Dist Commitment & Model Aligned Programs Registrations
SPSX You !
Customer
+1 +1 <2
>2
alue = You + SPSX
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New Target Profile 19
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New Set of Tools That Get Used
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• Tech Support • Prod Installs • Warranty
• Cert. Installs • Performance • Security
• Mod. Design • Breadth Prod • Innovation
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Energy Efficiency Flexibility Reliability Project Support
nCompass Lifetime Warranty
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• Passive Air Flow • Aisle Containment • Innovative Design
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Did you know…
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Users of internet through PC’s will shrink 15M users over next 4 years; while mobile internet user will increase by 91M
20 year campus warranty covers OSP cables, FAS, DAS cables and connectors and FTTP enclosures
303 Million smart connected devices shipped in Q4 ’12 – most in history in a given quarter – 27% growth YoY
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New Customer Focused Brochure
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nCompass Print Media
Bicsi News Magazine – APR/MAY – JUN/JUL – AUG/SEP
31 May 20, 2013 | Monthly Marke<ng Mee<ng
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The Results
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The Results
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+$79.5M (24.5% / year) Revenues +3.6% Market Share
+$14.9M (106% / year) Revenues +3.6% Market Share
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Thank-you