Holly Watson

AMA: Amazon Product Marketing SME, AWS, Holly Watson on Sales Enablement

September 24 @ 9:00AM PT
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Holly Watson
Oracle Product Marketing, Product Launch, GTM, ex-AWS | Formerly Amazon Web Services, Sprinklr1y
Training sales prior to a launch is a go-to-market milestone I incorporate into any of my launch plans. This starts at the beginning of your launch planning. I always ali...
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Holly Watson
Oracle Product Marketing, Product Launch, GTM, ex-AWS | Formerly Amazon Web Services, Sprinklr1y
Multiple. People learn differently (hear, see, do), and repetition is key. When planning your training consider how you are offering multiple channels for the seller to l...
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Holly Watson
Oracle Product Marketing, Product Launch, GTM, ex-AWS | Formerly Amazon Web Services, Sprinklr1y
There are tones of recommendations that you'll find in a simple search that include battle cards, sales scripts, slide ware, and more, but to prioritize what is going to ...
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Holly Watson
Oracle Product Marketing, Product Launch, GTM, ex-AWS | Formerly Amazon Web Services, Sprinklr1y
Competitive intelligence is great resource and team to collaborate with, if you have the opportunity. I work closely with this team to help me uncover details on the top ...
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Holly Watson
Oracle Product Marketing, Product Launch, GTM, ex-AWS | Formerly Amazon Web Services, Sprinklr1y
There are two approaches to consider here. First is the 80/20 rule. Create content and training material for the 80% of the deals that are standard. This can include mate...
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Holly Watson
Oracle Product Marketing, Product Launch, GTM, ex-AWS | Formerly Amazon Web Services, Sprinklr1y
Sales enablement should be a steady drum beat throughout the year. More specifically, during a product launch or major release cycle, you'll want to lay out a sales enabl...
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Holly Watson
Oracle Product Marketing, Product Launch, GTM, ex-AWS | Formerly Amazon Web Services, Sprinklr1y
Two things: 1/ You have to align with sales leadership on the digital asset manager (DAM) the organization is going to rally behind, and 2/ You have to provide quality co...
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Holly Watson
Oracle Product Marketing, Product Launch, GTM, ex-AWS | Formerly Amazon Web Services, Sprinklr1y
Sales first call deck (FCD) with script Competitive battle card with 1/ objection handling questions answered, 2/ private pricing options/discounts, and 3/ why customer ...
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Holly Watson
Oracle Product Marketing, Product Launch, GTM, ex-AWS | Formerly Amazon Web Services, Sprinklr1y
With any content, you have to be clear on why sales should care. How is it going to help them close a deal faster, increase the size of that deal, retain or grow the acco...
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Holly Watson
Oracle Product Marketing, Product Launch, GTM, ex-AWS | Formerly Amazon Web Services, Sprinklr1y
Sales can be protective of their calls with customers. When trying to get involved in a customer call, be specific with your ask and clear what the customer will get out ...
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