diff --git a/sales_and_marketing.md b/sales_and_marketing.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..315533f --- /dev/null +++ b/sales_and_marketing.md @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +# Sales and marketing + +- **Sales**: closing deals and generating revenue through direct interaction with + customers. +- **Marketing**: a broader approach, creating awareness, building relationships, and + driving long-term sales growth. + +This page focuses on the latter with it being assumed that members switch into _sales +mode_ when needed. + +## Mindset + +Both the arrival of prospects and their conversion are highly stochastic processes, +and more driven by factors outside our control than project work. We prioritise +efforts that continue to increase the likelihood of being found / finding opportunities +and bring us value over time, rather than efforts that only produce results in the +moment — for example, writing blog posts is better than cold emailing. + +## Network + +Connections are formed at the personal level and individual members should actively +maintain and expand their own networks. Checking in on a regular basis with existing +contacts is as important as making new ones. + +## Online presence + +Durable high-quality content online is key to our marketing. +- Our website, https://datavaluepeople.com: the central portal for our brand. +- Online profiles and content directly related to members, e.g. LinkedIn, StackOverflow... + +There should be uptodate content on our website covering the following areas. +- Who we are and how we work +- Project examples and testimonials +- Case studies to highlight what we can offer +- Blog posts to demonstrate technical understanding, amongst other things + +Smaller content can be posted on other channels, such as LinkedIn, ideally with a link +back to longer content on the website. + +## Further resources + +For more resources and playbooks to get started, see the [sales and marketing drive +folder](https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1cBEqjpyo35h50yy-uhFuzM7gY6LLSCaP). \ No newline at end of file