creating content for sales enablement

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You’re probably creating content with the goal of generating demand and collecting leads, but are you also creating content to arm your Sales Team? As marketers, we can’t forget that content can also support Sales, equipping them with the support materials and selling tools that they need to succeed. Browse through our slides to read more about creating content that your Sales Teams can use to close more deals. You'll learn about: - Different ways to leverage content for sales enablement - Aligning content creation with insight from Sales - Creating content to educate prospects and manage objections

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Jon HendersonBusiness Development

Hana AbazaDirector of Marketing

Content is for ClosersHow To Use Content For Sales Enablement

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HOUSEKEEPING

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WHY BLOG?

Lower acquisition cost (up to 80% drop in 5 months)

Educate (existing & potential) customers

Increase retention (reduce churn)

Enable Sales (close deals faster)

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Forget CoffeeCONTENT IS FOR CLOSERS

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But, 76% of Content Marketers Forget About Sales

Enablement (!)

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Align content creation with insight from

sales.

Creating content that manages

objections.

Get your sales team to actually use it!

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But first, lay a solid foundation!

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Key Messaging

Buyer Personas

Create a Content

Strategydocumented

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Align Content With Insight From Sales

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Talk to your sales team!

Ask questions

Communicate regularly

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Questions to Ask

What are the top non-product related questions you

get?

What objections do you hear?

What pain points do you hear repeatedly?

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Create Content That Manages Objections

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Consistent language – no

jargon!

Educational and solution

oriented

Challenge the reader

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Get the sales team to actually use your content!

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Create a “quick list” (or Hub!)

Include links in email templates

Start a daily / weekly “marketing update”

Give a “heads up” when you’ve published a timely piece

of content (gives sales a great excuse to reach out to a

lead!)

Use a platform that helps you empower your sales team

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