AMA: Medallia VP Product Marketing, Rajendran Nair on Sales Enablement
July 20 @ 10:00AM PT
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What sales enablement changes do we need to make as we shift focus from selling to SMB and mid-market to selling to enterprise?
Our sales team is used to selling to SMB and mid-market.
Medallia Vice President Product Marketing • 4y
I am assuming here that you have already created stories/collateral that will be required to sell into the enterprise. FWIW, here is a framework I use to develop stories...
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I'm new to Sales Enablement and I'm curious how heavy-handed my approach should be. How much input does Sales expect from me, and what are some things that the sales team should be doing on their own?
(For instance: pitch decks, collateral, competitor research, FAQs, etc.)
Medallia Vice President Product Marketing • 4y
When I am starting up a Sales Enablement practice (or it is a new product/market or even a new sales team), I prefer an intense, heavy handed approach, because that helps...
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Medallia Vice President Product Marketing • 4y
This really depends on your product and industry. Let me outline a framework with four elements: The customer perspective The competitor perspective The technology pers...
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What should I include in my product marketing budget?
I already have things like Customer Visits, a Sales Enablement / Content Management tool, SKO, pricing model consulting.
Medallia Vice President Product Marketing • 4y
This is a good list to start with. I will add a couple: Analyst/3rd party thought leadership pieces: Having independent, 3rd party content is very helpful. If you are ...
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Medallia Vice President Product Marketing • 4y
There are three key elements you need to consider: Your story and the constituent “story-lets” Your internal audience - sales being the most important, but you need to a...
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Medallia Vice President Product Marketing • 4y
The most common KPI is the win rate. However, I dont think this is an accurate measure of your work as the eventual win depends a lot on other factors, starting with the...
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Medallia Vice President Product Marketing • 4y
I am not sure I understand this question but let me try. It starts with the corporate objective - what is the revenue goal for each product. Sales Enablement will need ...
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Medallia Vice President Product Marketing • 4y
To be clear, this answer is about assets that a rep should share after the initial discovery call but prior to the deeper dive (mostly demo) call. At a bare minimum, the...
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