Mind the gap: bridging the divide between sales & marketing

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1. 1 | Copyright © 2018 Centro, LTD.
   Maggie McCann :: Dir, Product Marketing :: Centro
   Maggie.McCann@Centro.net
   MIND THE GAP: BRIDGING THE DIVIDE
   BETWEEN SALES & MARKETING
   

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   • Who am I? What do I do? (1 min)
   • Communication (15 min)
   – Get them the information
   – Consistency is Key
   – Create Habits
   • Building Partnership (10 min)
   – Get out of the office
   – People like to be included
   – Accountability for all
   • Actionable Takeaways & Questions (4 min)
   We Can Fix it!
   WHAT WILL BE COVERED:
   

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   Maggie McCann
   director, product marketing
   

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   WE HAVE DELIVERED
   GREAT RESULTS FOR:
   National Top 10 processor of digital media
   $500MM+ digital media processed last year
   700+ Centrons in 41 North American offices
   Innovators in ad technology
   2,000+ Agencies
   6,000+ Brands
   200,000+ Campaigns
   

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   COMMUNICATION
   “WHEN WE FAIL TO COMMUNICATE, WE FAIL”
   

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   CONSISTENT MONTHLY UPDATES
   

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   PRODUCT TRAINING
   Covered in EVERY Product/Feature Training
   • What is this feature? How is it defined?
   • What is this feature in the wild? Where do we see it in our real lives?
   • How would a customer experience its effect in the real world?
   • Do we have a real world analogy Sellers could share with clients? A visual? If yes, what?
   • What are the benefits of this tool to Agencies? To Brands?
   • What key words or phrases are Sellers listening for?
   • What discovery questions should Sellers be asking of their clients to lead to the benefit of the feature?
   • What objections might Sellers hear about this feature? How should they respond?
   • What should sellers stop saying or doing regarding this feature, especially if a legacy feature?
   • What are the general technical specifications of the product? Anything Sales needs to know?
   • Who is our competition? Who should we be aware of?
   • Do sellers have the ability to demo this feature? If yes, what are the instructions? If no, what can they show?
   • What language would make sense to a client in a prospecting email?
   

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    Monthly:
    • Seller Newsletter
    • All-Hands Sales Call
    • Content is shared only through links are
    to our Sales Enablement tool
    • Everything new they need to know
    comes with links from the same person,
    with the same subject line, every
    month
    • Roadmap is updated monthly and
    includes feature/product tiers
    • Training follows a consistent schedule
    and allows for relevant information to
    be consumed in multiple ways
    

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    BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS
    “PARTNERSHIP IS THE WAY. DICTATORIAL
    WIN-LOSE IS SO OLD-SCHOOL” - Alanis Morissette
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    GET OUT OF THE OFFICE!!!!!!
    

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    PEOPLE LIKE TO BE INCLUDED
    Give them a stake in
    it, get them excited!
    • Create cross
    functional teams
    • Ask for help in
    building the story
    • Naming can always
    be a brainstorm
    

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    ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ALL
    You
    Sales
    Always Provide
    Updates!
    Use the Data!
    Deliver what
    you promise!
    

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    One place for them to look (Sales Enablement Tool)
    One place to reference everything new and relevant
    announcements (Newsletter)
    ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS
    Create habits and consistency (Tiering)
    Get to know them, and keep it informal (out of the
    office)
    Give them ownership (Cross Functional Teams)
    Keep your team accountable and consistent (Planner
    board for prioritization)
    Gather the data and report on it – highlight the people
    doing what you want them to be doing
    & HOW WE DO IT
    

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    THANK YOU!
    MAGGIE.MCCANN@CENTRO.NET
    

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