B2B Selling Advice
Selling to Inns
Good news! There are still inroads for emerging entrepreneurs to enter the B2B inn market. The challenging part is crafting a selling strategy that captures the attention of high value prospects.
The majority of inns depend on distributors and vendors. So, many B2B companies build their business plans around sales to inns.
Young businesses need to develop a comprehensive sales plan that is built on industry fundamentals.
Marketing Channels for Inns
Even though companies market their products in many different ways, there is one truth that applies to all inn marketing strategies -- no single marketing channel is capable of capturing the attention you need to meet your sales goals.
Across the industry, multichannel marketing strategies are the norm, and may include direct mail, telemarketing, print ads, email campaigns and other online strategies.
Companies that lead the industry in market share routinely purchase lead lists as a way to drive the sales process. High quality lead lists provide a high volume of leads that are up-to-date and targeted to high-converting prospects. In our experience, Experian Business Services has the largest and most accurate database of inns on the market.
High Impact Strategies
Winning sales strategies leverage cost efficiencies to deliver higher profit margins. In many cases, these strategies focus on fully utilizing resources that already exist in your organization.
By coordinating your business' sales and marketing strategy with resources such as your company website, social media presence and PR initiatives, you can dramatically increase the ROI of the tools you employ to convert high value inns.
Developing a Marketing Plan
A robust marketing strategy is the basis of a winning sales strategy. Your team might be stocked with highly capable sales professionals, but if they aren't supported by strong messaging and effective marketing channels, your conversion rate will suffer.
Keep in mind that inns are hectic operations with little patience for long sales cycles.
A thoroughly developed marketing plan helps to focus your selling proposition and deliver messaging in channels that are well received by your customer base. When combined with a sales plan, a marketing plan offers an effective selling strategy that is hard to beat.
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