For many years, marketers have used the framework of the "sales funnel". But, in the today's business environment, the traditional sales funnel has become obsolete. Customer journeys are increasingly complex for marketers to understand and vary dramatically by industry, by company, by function and by individual. The traditional funnel is actually more like a cocktail shaker. The customer gets dumped in, swirls around in information for a period of time and then gets poured out. For marketers, this creates both challenges and opportunities that will be discussed during this session.

1. Rethinking the Sales Funnel
Jeff Perkins
VP of Marketing and Inbound Sales
PGi
October 2014

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3. ABOUT ME
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6. WE LOVE ACKROYNMS!
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7. TRADITIONAL
SALES FUNNEL
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9. Source: 2009 J. D. Power & Associates Web Site Performance Study
Three months
from purchase:
2.3
Five months
from purchase:
2.0
During the month
of purchase:
3.5
How many cars do you consider
while shopping?
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11. A Tale of 3 Buyers
Customer #2
Entrepreneur starting a
new business
• Visited PGi.com.
• Talked to a rep 12 times
over 3 months.
• Eventually did a trial.
• Signed up for 1 license.
Customer #1
VP of a mid size
company
• Signed up online for a free
trial.
• A week later downloaded
an eBook.
• A week later called a rep
to sign up for 5 licenses.
Customer #3
Mid-level manager of
a small company
• Visited PGi.com.
• Did an online chat with
a rep.
• Signed a 10 license deal
the same day.
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12. Real buyers are not “personas”. They bring their own
style and sensibilities to the purchase process.
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13. IS THE FUNNEL DEAD?
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15. You Want the Truth?
Every customer journey
has a beginning and an
end.
But what customers do
during the “middle” is
often complicated and
unpredictable.
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16. The Sales “Cocktail Shaker”
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17. WHERE DO WE GO NOW?
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18. 4 keys to success in the “Cocktail Shaker”
1. Rethink your digital presence
2. Engage online
3. Enable a chose your own adventure journey for
your customers
4. Be Responsive
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19. 4 keys to success in the “Cocktail Shaker”
1. Rethink your digital presence
2. Engage online
3. Enable a chose your own adventure journey for
your customers
4. Be Responsive
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20. THE GOOD OLD DAYS
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21. Only 2% of cold calls result in an appointment
(Source: Leap Job)
3% of emails result in a click (Source: Mail Chimp)
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22. YOUR CUSTOMERS JUST AREN’T THAT INTO YOU
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23. Your prospects are
70% of the way
through the sales
process before they
engage a rep.
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24. WHAT ARE THEY DOING
70%OF THE TIME?
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25. ONLINE RESEARCH
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Source: Google & Compete B2B Customer Study June 2013

26. MEET YOUR NEW SALES REP
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27. 4 keys to success in the “Cocktail Shaker”
1. Rethink your digital presence
2. Engage online
3. Enable a chose your own adventure journey for
your customers
4. Be Responsive
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30. 80% of your online visitors will watch a
video, while only 20% will actually read
content in its entirety.
People are 64% more likely to buy a
product after watching a video.
http://www.digitalsherpa.com/blog/25-amazing-video-marketing-statistics/
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36. Better Engagement. Better Results.
Pages with video dive higher conversions
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38. A/B Testing to improve conversions
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39. 4 keys to success in the “Cocktail Shaker”
1. Rethink your digital presence
2. Engage online
3. Enable a chose your own adventure journey for
your customers
4. Be Responsive
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49. 4 keys to success in the “Cocktail Shaker”
1. Rethink your digital presence
2. Engage online
3. Enable a chose your own adventure journey for
your customers
4. Be Responsive
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50. If you follow up with web leads within 5 minutes,
you’re 9 times more likely to convert them.
Source: InsideSales.com
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51. 1. Rethink your digital
presence
2. Engage online
3. Enable a chose your
own adventure
journey for your
customers
4. Be Responsive
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52. DMA SHOW DISCOUNT
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53. THANK YOU
Jeff Perkins
VP of Marketing and Inbound Sales
PGi
October 2014