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THE
SALES
DEVELOPMENT
PLAYBOOK
PART 1 - STRATEGY
PART 2 - SPECIALIZATION
KEY TAKEAWAYS
From:
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PART 1
Strategy
YOUR PROSPECTS
#1 CONCERN: 

how are you going to help
their business?
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2 SALES MODELS
1
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setting
introductory
meetings
generating
qualified
opportunities
2
choose the right one
for your organization
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start with
introductory meetings
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opportunities come after
you've nailed your ideal
prospect and message
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CRITERIA FOR
INTRODUCTORY
MEETINGS
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introductory meetings
immature markets
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introductory meetings
new business issues
reps need to arouse
curiosity and set meetings
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introductory meetings
account executives
need more at-bats
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introductory meetings
"empty calendar syndrome”
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utilize introductory
meetings for rapid
learning with these
4 steps:
introductory meetings
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HYPOTHESIZE:
which companies need
your solution?
develop baseline messaging and
identify target prospects.
introductory meetings
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TEST
schedule introductory
meetings
test your messaging before,
during, and after the meetings
introductory meetings
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ITERATE
iterate on both target
profile and message
introductory meetings
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REPEAT
learn more each time
introductory meetings
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QUALIFIED
OPPORTUNITES
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a contact becomes
an opportunity when:
qualified opportunities
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qualified opportunities
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a problem has
been identified
a potential solution
was introduced
qualified opportunities
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a prospect has committed
to a next step
qualified opportunities
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pursue qualified
opportunities using
the PACT method
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PAIN
need to be solving a
pressing business issue
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AUTHORITY
find the people who
make organizations move
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CONSEQUENCE
what are the
implications of
not acting?
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TARGET PROFILE
don't waste time on
opportunities with
too many red flags
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TIMING
may be under contract
for another 2 years
(in mature markets)
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FAST, MOBILE
SALESFORCE ACCESS
WhereDatApp.com/salesforce
THE RIGHT TIME TO BUILD
AN IN HOUSE SALES
DEVELOPMENT TEAM
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when the following
criteria has been met:
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ALIGNMENT
everyone in leadership, sales and
marketing is ready to fully invest in
order to make the team successful
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MARKET MESSAGE FIT
you have enough knowledge about
your market and messaging so that
new reps can establish credibility
over the phone
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SKILL OF CLOSERS
you can close deals
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decide if the team
will sit within sales or
marketing; it usually
falls somewhere
between the two
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remember:
reps have more conversations
with your prospect than anyone
else in the organization
keep and analyze information
from every interaction
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PART 2
Specialization
INBOUND OR OUTBOUND?
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INBOUND
prospects take
actions in
response to
marketing
OUTBOUND
prospects whom
your reps target
with proactive
outreach
think ALLBOUND
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inbound + 

outbound =
ALLBOUND
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most companies can’t
source more than three-
quarters of their pipeline
from inbound marketing.
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You may need to help fill
your pipeline with outbound
techniques.
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target the most
profitable accounts
with outbound activity.
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ICP - IDEAL
CUSTOMER PROFILE
to gain clarity of your ICP
use the ABCDs
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A-LIST
your dream clients
They have a problem. You
have the solution.
don't usually come inbound;
need outbound work
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BREAD & BUTTER
your sweet spot
know 5 key traits these
prospects share
inbound usually works well,
use outbound for the largest
of these accounts
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COMPELLING EVENTS
prospects don’t need your
solution until they get a shock
hit or miss for outbound efforts
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DEAD ENDS
look like bread and butters and
probably want to work with you but
for some reason they can't or won't.
learn how to professionally
disengage from these accounts.
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SPECIALIZE TO
ACCELERATE
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break inbound SDRs*
and outbound SDRs
into separate roles
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*SDR = Sales Development Rep
WHY SPECIALIZE?
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FOCUS
easier to optimize
execution for a specialist
than for a jack-of-all trades
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ATTITUDE AND
APTITUDE
not every rep good in one
area is good in another
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HUMAN NATURE
reps in a blended role spend their
time where they’re most
comfortable, usually focusing on
inbound leads rather than
prospecting
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THE RESEARCH
ROLE
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consider adding a
lead researcher role if you
have the following:
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high prices
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a dedicated
outbound SDR team
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your reps are juggling
multiple tools to build
account and contact lists
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finding data
separating the
a-list from dead ends
takes lots of time
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reps are spending
lots of time
finding relevant
research points
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reps need research to
stand out
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2 primary reasons
to consider the
lead researcher role
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ACCESS
providing reps with the correct
titles, e-mails, and numbers
they need for their calls
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separate the people
making the call
from the people
updating the data
CONTEXT
provide the reps with talking points
memos and attach them to
accounts in SalesForce
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ENABLE YOUR FIELD REP
AND DIRECTOR TO CALL
THE SAME FORECAST
(NO EXCEL REQUIRED)
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