How to Engage, Nurture and Close More
Prospects with Full-Funnel Marketing
Matt Heinz
President, Heinz Marketing
@heinzmarketing
matt@heinzmarketing.com
Agenda
2
Full Funnel Marketing Overview
10:15
–
11:00
Introduction to Full Funnel Marketing Tools:
 Pipeline Development funnel model
 Target account definition & criteria/characteristics
 Persona & buying journey matrix
 Lead & opportunity matrix
 Sales development overview
11:00
–
11:45
Instructions for working lunch
11:45
–
12:00
Lunch Break
12:00
–
12:30
Working lunch
Select 1-2 of above tools to develop
12:30
–
1:30
Review docs in pairs
Present to each other, provide feedback/recommendations
1:00
–
1:30
Tool presentations
 Participants present overview of draft tools
 Get feedback from Matt & the group
1:30
–
2:30
Wrap up and next steps
 Recommendation for completion back @ the office
 Availability from Matt to review, provide feedback further
2:30
–
2:45
Housekeeping
3
Copy of this deck
Offers for you
 Full Funnel Marketing – the BOOK
 Modern Marketer’s Field Guide
 Matt’s award-winning* smoked bacon recipe
Send me an email (matt@heinzmarketing.com) noting what you want
I am serious about bacon
4
Five keys to full-funnel marketing
5
Do the math (quantify what success looks like)1
Create a clear customer profile2
Map the sales and buying process3
Embrace revenue responsibility4
How will you measure it?5
Calculating what you need
6
Assumptions
Meaghan ASP $65,000
Jennifer ASP $75,000
John ASP $80,000
Opp/Close % 25.0%
Lead/Opp % 5.0%
Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16
Meaghan Sales # 1 1 2 3 2 4
Jennifer Sales # 1 2 2 2 2 2
John Sales # 1 1 1 1 2 1
Total Sales # 2 3 4 5 4 7
Meaghan Sales $ $65,000 $65,000 $130,000 $195,000 $130,000 $260,000
Jennifer Sales $ $75,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000
John Sales $ $75,000 $75,000 $75,000 $75,000 $150,000 $75,000
Total Sales $ $215,000 $290,000 $355,000 $420,000 $430,000 $485,000
Meaghan Pipeline # 4 4 8 12 8 16
Jennifer Pipeline # 4 8 8 8 8 8
John Pipeline # 4 4 4 4 8 4
Total Pipeline # 12 16 20 24 24 28
Meaghan Pipeline $ $260,000 $260,000 $520,000 $780,000 $520,000 $1,040,000
Jennifer Pipeline $ $300,000 $600,000 $600,000 $600,000 $600,000 $600,000
John Pipeline $ $300,000 $300,000 $300,000 $300,000 $600,000 $300,000
Total Pipeline $ $860,000 $1,160,000 $1,420,000 $1,680,000 $1,720,000 $1,940,000
Meaghan Leads 80 80 160 240 160 320
Jennifer Leads 80 160 160 160 160 160
John Leads 80 80 80 80 160 80
Total Leads 240 320 400 480 480 560
Enumerating needs by role
7
Audience Drivers Pain Points Value Propositions (bullet points) Key Messages
Vertical #1
CEO
IT/CIO
CFO
CMO
Audience Drivers Pain Points Value Propositions (bullet points) Key Messages
Vertical #2
CEO
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8
One slide to
rule them all
Defining & developing trust
9
Trust
(Relationships + Content)
Reputation
10
Only two sales stages matter
11
11
Only two sales stages matter
The buyer’s journey
12
Loosening of the
status quo
Committing to
change
Exploring
possible
solutions
Committing to
a solution
Justifying the
decision
Making the
selection
BUYER’S JOURNEY
DISCOVERY CONSIDERATION DECISION
Leads & Opportunities
13
Stage Definition Sales Next Step(s) Marketing Next Step(s)
Leads
Open/Not Attempted
New lead, has not been attempted or contacted by sales Begin follow-up to get on the phone live to qualify as
opportunity
Provide scripts and response offers as needed to
increase call-backs
Attempting to Contact
Sales has begun the process of following the lead follow-up
process to reach the prospect live
Continue follow-up attempts via phone, email, "zero out"
to reach prospect live
Provide scripts and response offers as needed to
increase call-backs
Interested
Prospect has expressed interest in ABC Company and/or
achieving better results, and is interested in learning more;
full qualification criteria intent/purchase timeline still unknown
Once prospect has been qualified, either move into a
"Qualified" opportunity or move to Nurture (if timeline is
long-term or undetermined)
Provide collateral, case studies and other
information as needed to help prospect determine
sales intent
Nurture
Prospect is interested, but there is no near-term opportunity
to buy (prospect may have other immediate priorities, or may
just need more time to consider interest/intent)
no action Drip marketing to prospect 1-2 times per month with
value-added offers, until they're ready to engage in a
short-term buying cycle again
Unresponsive
Haven't been able to get ahold of prospect after
repeated attempts
no action Drip marketing to prospect 1-2 times per month with
value-added offers, until they're ready to engage in a
short-term buying cycle again
No Further Action Lead is not a qualified prospect no action no action
Opportunities
Qualified
Prospect has a need & budget, and is actively evaluating
solutions
Get demo commitment, plan next steps and timeline to
buy (or at least make decision) with prospect
Provide additional support tools as needed (case
studies, etc.) to help accelerate prospect interest
and buying cycle
Presentation & Demo
Demo has been scheduled or completed; working through
objections & questions
Get permission to present formal proposal Provide additional support tools as needed (case
studies, etc.) to help accelerate prospect interest
and buying cycle
Proposal
Formal proposal is in process or has been delivered outlining
terms, services, fees
Get verbal commitment to buy pending finalization of
terms
no action
Negotiation
Prospect has verbally agreed to do business; both sides are
working through final legal/term/service/fee details
Sign, seal and return baby! no action
Close Agreement has been signed and returned victory lap no action
Closed Lost
Opportunity has stalled indefinitely or is dead no action Drip marketing to prospect 1-2 times per month with
value-added offers, until they're ready to engage in a
short-term buying cycle again
A direct line to revenue growth
14
80%
68%
56%
44%
36%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Highly Moderately minimally ineffective None
5 ACHIEVING Revenue Goals by Degree of Integration Between Key Sales & Marketing Systems
15
People & problems, not products
Marketing plan in 5 questions
16
What/who are your targets?
 Direct & indirect users, influencers
 Address entire buyer ecosystem
1
What do they care about? What outcome are they seeking?2
Where do you find them?3
What or who influences them?4
How do they want to engage and (eventually) buy?5
17
17
What do your
customers
care about?
The buyer progression
18
Solution
Problem/
Pain
Objective/
Outcome
19
19
How to develop a
“strategic plan”
Creating Traction
20
21
21
A Culture
of Failure
22
22
Competing
against your
future self
Questions your CEO should be asking
Show me your model1
What problem are you solving and for whom?2
Who is your target customer and why?3
What is your sales process?4
Who is selling for you and how are you measuring & managing them?5
How are you going to generate leads?6
How are you going to decrease acquisition costs over time?7
23
24
Seven traits of outstanding full-funnel marketing professionals
25
25
1
Revenue
Responsibility
Revenue responsibility in practice
Quick sales vs. lifetime value
Good sales vs. bad sales
 Expensive customers, higher churn likelihood
Can you buy a beer with it?
Business vs. commission check mindset
26
27
27
2
Focus
Attributes of a focused marketer
Daily plan
Evening evaluation & recalibration
Minimized distractions
Effective triage
Distraction management (internally & externally)
28
29
3
Customer
Centric
30
30
This doesn’t write checks!
31
31
They did it.
4
Personal
accountability
Accountability means…
Transparency
Constructive criticism & improvement
Macro & micro calibrations
Proactive adjustments
Daily discipline
32
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33
5
Technology
competence
Is your tech helping or hurting?
What problem does it solve?
What does it automate or accelerate?
What is your system or process?
Can it scale beyond you?
34
35
35
Key #1: Start with the problem & outcome
36
36
Is the tail
wagging
the dog?
37
Key #2: Align to Impact & ROI
38
Key #3: Establish requirements up front
39
Key #4: Work with IT
40
Key #5: Integrate with existing systems & processes
41
ACT
DECODE ORIENT
OBSERVE
Key #6: Practice the OODA Loop
42
BONUS #7: Quarterly Reviews
43
BONUS #8: Be deliberate
44
5
Agile mentality
What is your tolerance for chaos?
Speed and focus amidst change
Quick recalibration & new game plan development
The power of humility
45
Empathy
46
What empathy means…
For your peers
For your sales organization
For other departments
For your customers
What is important to THEM?
47
Five recommendations
Know your customer better
Focus on building consensus internally
Prioritize early buyer stages
Establish key metric baselines & goals
Develop systems, processes & habits to execute consistently
48
Housekeeping
 Copy of this deck
 Offers for you
 Modern Marketer’s Field Guide
 Full Funnel Marketing the BOOK
 Matt’s award-winning* smoked
bacon recipe
 Send me an email
(matt@heinzmarketing.com)
noting what you want
49
Thank you!
Matt Heinz
President, Heinz Marketing
@heinzmarketing
matt@heinzmarketing.com

How to engage, nurture and close more prospects with Full Funnel Marketing

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    How to Engage,Nurture and Close More Prospects with Full-Funnel Marketing Matt Heinz President, Heinz Marketing @heinzmarketing [email protected]
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    Agenda 2 Full Funnel MarketingOverview 10:15 – 11:00 Introduction to Full Funnel Marketing Tools:  Pipeline Development funnel model  Target account definition & criteria/characteristics  Persona & buying journey matrix  Lead & opportunity matrix  Sales development overview 11:00 – 11:45 Instructions for working lunch 11:45 – 12:00 Lunch Break 12:00 – 12:30 Working lunch Select 1-2 of above tools to develop 12:30 – 1:30 Review docs in pairs Present to each other, provide feedback/recommendations 1:00 – 1:30 Tool presentations  Participants present overview of draft tools  Get feedback from Matt & the group 1:30 – 2:30 Wrap up and next steps  Recommendation for completion back @ the office  Availability from Matt to review, provide feedback further 2:30 – 2:45
  • 3.
    Housekeeping 3 Copy of thisdeck Offers for you  Full Funnel Marketing – the BOOK  Modern Marketer’s Field Guide  Matt’s award-winning* smoked bacon recipe Send me an email ([email protected]) noting what you want
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    I am seriousabout bacon 4
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    Five keys tofull-funnel marketing 5 Do the math (quantify what success looks like)1 Create a clear customer profile2 Map the sales and buying process3 Embrace revenue responsibility4 How will you measure it?5
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    Calculating what youneed 6 Assumptions Meaghan ASP $65,000 Jennifer ASP $75,000 John ASP $80,000 Opp/Close % 25.0% Lead/Opp % 5.0% Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Meaghan Sales # 1 1 2 3 2 4 Jennifer Sales # 1 2 2 2 2 2 John Sales # 1 1 1 1 2 1 Total Sales # 2 3 4 5 4 7 Meaghan Sales $ $65,000 $65,000 $130,000 $195,000 $130,000 $260,000 Jennifer Sales $ $75,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 John Sales $ $75,000 $75,000 $75,000 $75,000 $150,000 $75,000 Total Sales $ $215,000 $290,000 $355,000 $420,000 $430,000 $485,000 Meaghan Pipeline # 4 4 8 12 8 16 Jennifer Pipeline # 4 8 8 8 8 8 John Pipeline # 4 4 4 4 8 4 Total Pipeline # 12 16 20 24 24 28 Meaghan Pipeline $ $260,000 $260,000 $520,000 $780,000 $520,000 $1,040,000 Jennifer Pipeline $ $300,000 $600,000 $600,000 $600,000 $600,000 $600,000 John Pipeline $ $300,000 $300,000 $300,000 $300,000 $600,000 $300,000 Total Pipeline $ $860,000 $1,160,000 $1,420,000 $1,680,000 $1,720,000 $1,940,000 Meaghan Leads 80 80 160 240 160 320 Jennifer Leads 80 160 160 160 160 160 John Leads 80 80 80 80 160 80 Total Leads 240 320 400 480 480 560
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    Enumerating needs byrole 7 Audience Drivers Pain Points Value Propositions (bullet points) Key Messages Vertical #1 CEO IT/CIO CFO CMO Audience Drivers Pain Points Value Propositions (bullet points) Key Messages Vertical #2 CEO
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    Defining & developingtrust 9 Trust (Relationships + Content) Reputation
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    10 Only two salesstages matter
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    11 11 Only two salesstages matter
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    The buyer’s journey 12 Looseningof the status quo Committing to change Exploring possible solutions Committing to a solution Justifying the decision Making the selection BUYER’S JOURNEY DISCOVERY CONSIDERATION DECISION
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    Leads & Opportunities 13 StageDefinition Sales Next Step(s) Marketing Next Step(s) Leads Open/Not Attempted New lead, has not been attempted or contacted by sales Begin follow-up to get on the phone live to qualify as opportunity Provide scripts and response offers as needed to increase call-backs Attempting to Contact Sales has begun the process of following the lead follow-up process to reach the prospect live Continue follow-up attempts via phone, email, "zero out" to reach prospect live Provide scripts and response offers as needed to increase call-backs Interested Prospect has expressed interest in ABC Company and/or achieving better results, and is interested in learning more; full qualification criteria intent/purchase timeline still unknown Once prospect has been qualified, either move into a "Qualified" opportunity or move to Nurture (if timeline is long-term or undetermined) Provide collateral, case studies and other information as needed to help prospect determine sales intent Nurture Prospect is interested, but there is no near-term opportunity to buy (prospect may have other immediate priorities, or may just need more time to consider interest/intent) no action Drip marketing to prospect 1-2 times per month with value-added offers, until they're ready to engage in a short-term buying cycle again Unresponsive Haven't been able to get ahold of prospect after repeated attempts no action Drip marketing to prospect 1-2 times per month with value-added offers, until they're ready to engage in a short-term buying cycle again No Further Action Lead is not a qualified prospect no action no action Opportunities Qualified Prospect has a need & budget, and is actively evaluating solutions Get demo commitment, plan next steps and timeline to buy (or at least make decision) with prospect Provide additional support tools as needed (case studies, etc.) to help accelerate prospect interest and buying cycle Presentation & Demo Demo has been scheduled or completed; working through objections & questions Get permission to present formal proposal Provide additional support tools as needed (case studies, etc.) to help accelerate prospect interest and buying cycle Proposal Formal proposal is in process or has been delivered outlining terms, services, fees Get verbal commitment to buy pending finalization of terms no action Negotiation Prospect has verbally agreed to do business; both sides are working through final legal/term/service/fee details Sign, seal and return baby! no action Close Agreement has been signed and returned victory lap no action Closed Lost Opportunity has stalled indefinitely or is dead no action Drip marketing to prospect 1-2 times per month with value-added offers, until they're ready to engage in a short-term buying cycle again
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    A direct lineto revenue growth 14 80% 68% 56% 44% 36% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Highly Moderately minimally ineffective None 5 ACHIEVING Revenue Goals by Degree of Integration Between Key Sales & Marketing Systems
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    Marketing plan in5 questions 16 What/who are your targets?  Direct & indirect users, influencers  Address entire buyer ecosystem 1 What do they care about? What outcome are they seeking?2 Where do you find them?3 What or who influences them?4 How do they want to engage and (eventually) buy?5
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    19 19 How to developa “strategic plan”
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    Questions your CEOshould be asking Show me your model1 What problem are you solving and for whom?2 Who is your target customer and why?3 What is your sales process?4 Who is selling for you and how are you measuring & managing them?5 How are you going to generate leads?6 How are you going to decrease acquisition costs over time?7 23
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    24 Seven traits ofoutstanding full-funnel marketing professionals
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    Revenue responsibility inpractice Quick sales vs. lifetime value Good sales vs. bad sales  Expensive customers, higher churn likelihood Can you buy a beer with it? Business vs. commission check mindset 26
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    Attributes of afocused marketer Daily plan Evening evaluation & recalibration Minimized distractions Effective triage Distraction management (internally & externally) 28
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    Accountability means… Transparency Constructive criticism& improvement Macro & micro calibrations Proactive adjustments Daily discipline 32
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    Is your techhelping or hurting? What problem does it solve? What does it automate or accelerate? What is your system or process? Can it scale beyond you? 34
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    35 35 Key #1: Startwith the problem & outcome
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    37 Key #2: Alignto Impact & ROI
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    38 Key #3: Establishrequirements up front
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    40 Key #5: Integratewith existing systems & processes
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    43 BONUS #8: Bedeliberate
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    What is yourtolerance for chaos? Speed and focus amidst change Quick recalibration & new game plan development The power of humility 45
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    What empathy means… Foryour peers For your sales organization For other departments For your customers What is important to THEM? 47
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    Five recommendations Know yourcustomer better Focus on building consensus internally Prioritize early buyer stages Establish key metric baselines & goals Develop systems, processes & habits to execute consistently 48
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    Housekeeping  Copy ofthis deck  Offers for you  Modern Marketer’s Field Guide  Full Funnel Marketing the BOOK  Matt’s award-winning* smoked bacon recipe  Send me an email ([email protected]) noting what you want 49
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