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Selling to Athletic and Dance Shoes Retailers
To be sure, athletic and dance shoes retailers are major players in a growth industry -- and that presents an opportunity to entrepreneurs who want to improve bottomline profits. Here's how to sell to athletic and dance shoes retailers in the current business climate.
Overcoming the barriers of selling to athletic and dance shoes retailers can require complex sales and marketing strategies.
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Why Should a Prospect Buy From You?
The best sales programs place a heavy emphasis on customer ROI. This is especially important when selling to athletic and dance shoes retailers because in this industry, tight sales and marketing budgets are the norm, and every dollar your customer invests has to lead to a financial payoff in their sales revenues and profits.
Marketing, Promotions & PR
Young B2B companies are often tempted to buy their way into the market. Rather than taking the time to develop relationships with athletic and dance shoes retailer owners, these companies blanket the market with high-priced marketing content in hopes of scoring fast conversions from buyers.
Marketing is useful and necessary. But new businesses should channel their energy toward initiatives that support their value proposition. Although lead lists obtained from third-party vendors like Experian can improve the flow of prospects to your team, the effectiveness of your marketing efforts is limited to your team's ability to connect marketing, promotional and PR messaging with your company's unique product traits.
Industry Experience
In athletic and dance shoes retailer sales, industry experience is a huge plus. Although it isn't necessary to have decades of front line experience, it helps to speak the industry language and to understand the pressure points of a typical athletic and dance shoes retailer.
B2B sellers who lack industry experience can compensate for inexperience by subscribing to trade journals, partnering with industry insiders and immersing themselves in the industry culture. Remember, athletic and dance shoes retailers may also be more friendly to sellers within their network, so it's important to expand your industry contact base as quickly as possible.
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