Next Gen Engagement Tactics, Customer Intelligence Identified As Key Drivers For Accelerating Revenue

Published: January 18, 2011

This trend is reversing, however, as Gschwandtner pointed out that progressive companies are migrating to a more knowledge-based approach to selling. Rather than making critical decisions based on “hunches,” marketers are employing Sales 2.0 tactics to establish metrics for success.

Building on the buzz of the Cloud, Gschwandtner said by moving processes into the Cloud environment, marketers are viewing selling as more of an art and science, because “It’s all about delivering better results for the company and increasing customer value,” he said.

Reaping the Benefits of Sales 2.0

While he pointed out that there are now more than 1,000 Sales 2.0 applications available, Gschwandtner cautions marketers to map out a blueprint to document the efficiency of Sales 2.0 tactics. Enhanced technology can help to align the “people — process” theory with ultimate results.

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Gschwandtner offered these five important Sales 2.0 trends:

  1. Business processes are going to move online into the Cloud, as the web has become a platform for every business process;
  2. There are over 1,000 apps within cloud, which will double in next couple of years;
  3. Business processes and social media are intersecting as the conversation economy is expanding rapidly. Mobile enables real time communication. “We’re approaching an era where we have a real time economy,” Gschwandtner said. “Salespeople need all the information at their fingertips to satisfy customers.”
  4. Organizations need to collaborate more effectively to co-create sales with the customer. Invite customers to have a role in processes by sharing ideas on how to serve them better and enhance product creation;
  5. Metrics must be in place to measure the customer experience and create a more customer-centric organization. “Map all touch points and then associate metrics with that, and use those metrics to improve how customers are served,” Gschwandtner said. “This helps to improve customer loyalty, increases profitability of company and is much less costly to sell more to an existing customer.”

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