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<\/a><\/p>\n Author: Ashton Oldham<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Hey there, I’m Ashton, the Content Ninja with a penchant for creativity! I’m all about crafting killer customer-focused content and sprinkling it with that special sauce that makes brands pop. Teaching, strategising, organising (people and projects), and spicing up collaborations? That’s my jam!<\/p>\n __CONFIG_colors_palette__{“active_palette”:0,”config”:{“colors”:{“5506e”:{“name”:”Main Accent”,”parent”:-1}},”gradients”:[]},”palettes”:[{“name”:”Default Palette”,”value”:{“colors”:{“5506e”:{“val”:”var(–tcb-color-3)”}},”gradients”:[]},”original”:{“colors”:{“5506e”:{“val”:”rgb(19, 114, 211)”,”hsl”:{“h”:210,”s”:0.83,”l”:0.45,”a”:1}}},”gradients”:[]}}]}__CONFIG_colors_palette__ <\/span> Connect with me on LinkedIn<\/span><\/span> <\/a> <\/p>\n Sales campaigns are probably the most used campaigns in businesses today.<\/p>\n Because of course, we all need to sell in order for our business to survive and grow. <\/em><\/p>\n Unfortunately, it’s also the campaign that causes the most problems…<\/p>\n Sales is tough. <\/strong><\/p>\n We know that a lot of businesses struggle to sell their products or services. Now this isn\u2019t because they aren\u2019t fit for the market, it\u2019s because we are selling to humans\u2026 and humans are complicated beings. <\/p>\n The human brain evolved to survive, not to buy things. So, we have to work really hard to persuade the brain to buy. We like to refer to it as brain hacking (FYI our Prime Ninja, Kenda Macdonald, wrote a best-selling book on this called Hack The Buyer Brain<\/a>)<\/em>.<\/p>\n We also know that many people tend to go one way or another with sales. Either too hard – often coming across as desperate or aggressive, or too soft – shying away from selling completely. <\/p>\n Success lies in the middle ground\u2026<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Yeah – we\u2019ve heard that before! There\u2019s definitely is, it\u2019s just flippin hard to get to \u00af_(\u30c4)_\/\u00af<\/p>\n When you do reach this mystical place, you can gain:<\/p>\n Another challenge we come across is being too close to the problem, or solution. This is very common among small business owners, who might be self-managing the sales and marketing for their business. It\u2019s surprisingly difficult to sell your own products or services – especially if they are personal to you.<\/p>\n You might be thinking \u201cmy company is pretty good at selling actually\u201d, which is GREAT if so\u2026 But if that\u2019s the case, it’s vital to have a strategy and structure, tools and templates to hand that you can rinse and repeat.<\/p>\n We\u2019re here to help you overcome the common challenges. Providing strategy and structure to make selling easier to do, more compelling to do and less likely to put people off. <\/p>\n We help you to find and stay in that wonderful middle ground; where the high conversion rates, ROI and CLV reside.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Plus, with our vast and varying experience in campaign copywriting and design, we add that all important pizzazz and expertise to make something that captures and engages the audience. <\/p>\n In this blog I will explain exactly what our Sales Campaign Project is all about. Then you can decide if it sounds like the right option for your business. I\u2019ll start by covering the different types of sales campaigns we create. <\/p>\n This particular project is focused on a foundational sales series – using our GLR structure.<\/p>\n Our foundational sales campaign template is usually 5 emails in total. It follows the successful GLR sequence (Gain, Logic, Respect) with three emails to cover each, plus another two for cart abandonment – which by the way works well for more than just ecommerce.<\/em><\/p>\n On the mention of ecommerce, a \u2018click to purchase\u2019 campaign also falls within this category. It follows the same strategy of Gain, Logic, Respect – but with a large focus on product promotion and an easy click through to the online store to buy the promoted product. <\/p>\n The GLR series is a really popular option as its goals are often specific and easily measured. The content of this blog is based on how we provide this type of project as it is less bespoke than many of the others.<\/p>\n Sales campaigns can also be designed to qualify leads. If your business works by closing the sale through personal outreach from your team members, you could opt for a campaign that supports this process. <\/p>\n We call this a Sales Motivational Series (let\u2019s use SMS for short here).<\/p>\n For those of you with a really long sales cycle<\/strong> – like us Ninjas<\/em> – where a consumer often takes up to 6 months or more to make a commitment to purchase or sign a contract, this is a great series to put in place.<\/p>\n A lot of businesses will have a sales team that works solely focused on a sales pipeline. A SMS will help support your team with lead qualification, keeping the prospect engaged and warming up to close the sale. <\/p>\n The SMS is targeted at bottom of funnel activity. Often comprising that need to know information on FAQs, pricing, objection busting, justification & case studies, purchase process. It\u2019s a series that gets distributed over a longer period of time.<\/p>\n If you don\u2019t have a sales team in place, a SMS is a really useful conversion boosting tool. It can act as a voice of sales, having those conversations that would often get passed back and forth with a sales rep. You\u2019ll likely still have someone to close the sale in this case, but a lot of the hard work in getting them ready will be done.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re interested in getting a Sales Motivational Series to support your pipeline, <\/strong>get in touch<\/strong><\/a> to discuss this as a slightly different project.<\/strong><\/p>\n We create welcome campaigns for all sorts of businesses. A welcome campaign is designed for those who are completely new to your business (not already in your mailing list). You can learn more in our blog Everything you need to know about our welcome campaign project<\/a>.<\/p>\n It\u2019s pretty clear what it\u2019s main objective is of this campaign – to welcome – but it\u2019s also a chance, specifically for ecommerce<\/strong>, to get a conversion on top.<\/p>\n Oftentimes the welcome starts by delivering a discount or coupon that a new lead may have signed up for. But of course you don’t have to offer this. It could be a simple sign up to marketing, useful information, future offers etc. <\/p>\n The ecommerce welcome is different in the sense that as well as introducing your business: what you do, who you are and how to get great value – you can also quite openly promote your products. It does mean this series is more like 5 or 6 emails than the standard three. <\/p>\n If you\u2019re interested in getting a lead welcome campaign, with or without sales, <\/strong>get in touch<\/strong><\/a> to discuss this as a slightly different project.<\/strong><\/p>\n Different than a new lead welcome, this is for when a prospect first becomes a customer. We tend to refer to this type as an onboarding campaign. <\/p>\n In general onboarding campaigns are designed to support the new customer. To help them understand and use their purchase – whether it\u2019s a product or a service. However, in the right situation you can also include sales.<\/p>\n Using cross-selling \/ up-selling of other products is a common occurrence and works really well for ecommerce.<\/p>\n Even if you\u2019re not that type of business, perhaps more B2B \/ service-based, you can still benefit from this type of campaign. If you have add ons that can easily be introduced, you just need to approach it in a more gentle way\u2026 Something that\u2019s not always easy to get right.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re interested in getting a new customer onboarding campaign, with or without sales, <\/strong>get in touch<\/strong><\/a> to discuss this as a slightly different project.<\/strong><\/p>\n A Sales Pipeline is a set of stages that a prospect moves through, as they progress from a new lead to a customer. Once each pipeline stage is completed, the prospect is advanced to the next stage. <\/strong>(Nutshell<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n Every business will have a different pipeline, with different stages and therefore different requirements to support that movement through the pipeline. <\/p>\n One problem we commonly come across is that businesses send out sales emails without the understanding of which stage of the pipeline they are targeting. <\/p>\n This project isn\u2019t to help you establish \/ build a pipeline, it is simply designed to get prospects into the pipeline<\/strong>.<\/p>\n We mentioned within the types of sales campaign, a Sales Motivational Series is one that wholly supports the pipeline – by targeting prospects at specific stages.<\/p>\n As well as supporting you with creating those types of email, we can help you to establish your pipeline, identify the stages and create a strategy for how it should be managed. <\/p>\n It\u2019s a complex bespoke project<\/strong>, so if you are interested the first step would be to get in touch with us. The best way to figure out exactly what you need is to have a strategic call. Then we can make a well-informed plan of action – plus provide the outline of the project including what it will cost.<\/p>\n Submit your contact details via this little <\/strong>pop up box<\/strong><\/strong><\/a>, and we will be in touch to arrange a call.<\/strong> <\/p>\n If you are more interested in actually getting a brilliant sales campaign designed and built\u2026 One that leads to better conversion rates for a specific goal – read on. This is the perfect project for you.<\/p>\n The aim of the project is to get you up and running with a sales campaign. One that will support you with qualifying leads, increasing conversions & ROI, and improving customer lifetime value (CLV). <\/p>\n No matter what your conversion goal is, a strategic sales campaign can inspire action. It does this through educating the consumer, showcasing value, overcoming objections and making it easy for them to take the next step.<\/p>\n There are three ways to approach the project: DFY, DWY, DIY.<\/strong><\/p>\n PS. As an add on, we can also do a review of the campaign data, if you\u2019d like us to analyse its performance and establish an action plan where necessary. <\/em><\/p>\n Don\u2019t worry if you\u2019re not sure what\u2019s the best option for you right now, we\u2019ll establish this before you make the decision to proceed.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n It might sound a bit obvious to say it\u2026 but it\u2019s suited to all businesses wanting to sell a product or a service. <\/p>\n And it really doesn\u2019t matter whether you are B2C or B2B – the project is designed to adapt easily to both. <\/p>\n It also isn\u2019t biased to whether you have a sales team in place or not. It can provide the voice of a sales team, where you don\u2019t have one, or it can competently support your sales team to do what they do best. <\/p>\n Plus, if you have an in-house marketing team who are expected to deliver sales emails, this project will help them to do it exceedingly well. <\/p>\n If you don\u2019t have a way to send these emails, i.e. marketing automation platform, we\u2019ll be in a bit of a pickle\u2026 and the project will be a bit of a non-starter until you do.<\/p>\n If you don\u2019t have a product it\u2019s not for you.<\/p>\n Now, I know, you\u2019re clearly thinking \u201cwell, duh!\u201d… So let me explain that a bit more.<\/p>\n There are a lot of businesses selling a concept of a product or service, not something that is actually tangible. <\/p>\n For example, you might be a coach and perhaps think you’re basically selling yourself – you help people. And, yes, in a way you are. But you should be focused more on the fact you’re selling a coaching service. You\u2019re just a vessel for delivering that service. <\/p>\n The product or service you offer also needs to solve a problem. There has to be a reason for people to want it, what does it solve for? <\/p>\n Unfortunately, some businesses are built on something they decided to offer, without the understanding of whether anybody actually wants or needs it. When that happens, it’s super hard to sell it (even for us).<\/p>\n That also brings up the fact that the audience has to WANT the solution. Even if they need it, they won\u2019t buy it without a desire to have it. Selling works by providing wants, not fulfilling needs – that is more of an added benefit the buyer will come to discover. <\/p>\n Finally, we know that success depends upon what you are doing with other areas of your marketing strategy up to, and after, this point:<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Of course, if you haven\u2019t got other parts of your strategy aligned and implemented you may struggle to get all of the above, or at least get decent results from them. Which moves us on to…<\/p>\n Selling will never be as successful as it could without the rest of your strategy in a good place.<\/p>\n You must be generating leads<\/strong>, in an authentic manner. None of this purchasing email addresses nonsense – that is not how you successfully acquire customers (and slapped wrist if you\u2019re doing it). A great way to attract leads like this is by using a lead magnet<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you don\u2019t have a list, no one to sell to, then unfortunately this project won\u2019t work for you. <\/em><\/p>\n When you have those wonderful legitimate contacts, you should be nurturing the pants off them. If you\u2019re wondering what I mean by nurture, take a look at our blog: Why Email Nurture Sequences Work<\/a>. <\/p>\n Another great thing about sending nurture campaigns is that they help you to segment your audience. If you read my bit about \u2018What is a Sales Campaign\u2019 at the start of this blog, you\u2019ll know that sending sales emails to a squeaky clean & targeted list <\/strong>stands a much higher chance of converting. You want what you are saying to resonate with who you are saying it to. Segmenting your contacts is the key to that. <\/p>\n PS. We can help you get started with this if it’s an entirely new concept to you. Drop us a line<\/a> if so \ud83d\ude42<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n When writing your sales campaign we need to address what your audience wants. If you don\u2019t know this, or your solution doesn\u2019t align to it, it won\u2019t work well.<\/p>\n\n
That’s why we offer the Sales Campaign Project…<\/h2>\n
GLR Sales Series<\/h3>\n
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Other types of sales campaign:<\/h2>\n
Sales Motivational Series<\/h3>\n
Lead Welcome & Conversion<\/h3>\n
New Customer Welcome + Sales<\/h3>\n
FYI the project is not designed to support the entire Sales Pipeline\u2026<\/h2>\n
How does the GLR sales campaign project work, and what are the objectives?<\/h2>\n
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Get in touch!<\/h3>\n
Who is the project a good fit for?<\/h2>\n
Who is the project not a good fit for?<\/h2>\n
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What results can you expect from our sales campaign project?<\/h2>\n
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Why you might not see the results you hope for…<\/h2>\n