Wednesday, February 2, 2011

10 Common Attributes of Great Sales Campaigns

How do you generate ever-increasing revenues when you have a great solution to offer?  Well...glad you asked.  Below are common traits of successful sales campaigns designed to continually grow revenue. 


1. Solution - define a solution that meets specific needs of your clients and prospects based on direct feedback and experience

2. Program - outline the program and name the solution (people love a program that solves problems)

3. Revenue Streams - design the program with recurring revenue in mind and provide options based on commitment level and goals

4. Plan - determine where to reach your customers and the advertising/promotional vehicles to best reach them

5. Collateral - create collateral that generates responses (e.g. free white papers, webinars, etc.)

6. Collection - create mechanisms that capture leads (e.g. contact forms, webinar sign-ups, newsletter sign-ups)

7. Measure - measure what is generating the best leads and enhance

8. Manage - manage follow-ups on a schedule that makes sense and keep your name in front of prospects with unique content, promotions, CRM, and email tools

9. Partner - partner with companies that provide related solutions and co-promote

10. Grow - continue to develop the solution and increase your revenue stream

Best of luck in your endeavors!

Andy