Targeted value add solutioning by t.mosbaugh

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Terry Mosbaugh

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Terry Mosbaugh

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Terry Mosbaugh

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WHAT IS IT?

A Customer Centric 3-Step Process to

Drive Successful Product Marketing

Product Lines

Businesses

Start-ups

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The established 4 Ps View (Product, Price,

Place, Promotion) of Marketing/Selling comes

at the end of the product supply process

SIVA is an alternative approach to customer-

focused marketing which starts at the

beginning of the product launch process

SIVA stands for Solution, Information, Value,

Access

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SIVA vs. 4Ps:

Solution replaces Product

Information replaces Promotion

Value replaces Price

Access replaces Place

SIVA is the basis for

Targeted Value-Add Solutioning

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Targeted Value Add Solutioning (Step 1)

1. Promote “Value” not Features / Benefits

Customers do not buy product features nor benefits

Benefits are strictly a delivery mechanism for features

Focus sales enablement tools and content marketing around the value your features / benefits bring to addressing identified customers’ needs, challenges, and pains

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Targeted Value Add Solutioning (Step 1)

1. Promote “Value” not Features / Benefits (cont.)

Value is measured in terms of perception more than intrinsic value

The customer’s willingness to pay for a product can be based on tangible and intangible benefits

Actual TOC (total cost of ownership) Cost to change or implement a new product/service Cost for not selecting a competitor’s product/service Cost are defined in terms applicable to the customer

Monetary, Time, Effort, Reputation, Peer Pressure, etc.

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Targeted Value Add Solutioning (Step 2)

2. Develop “Solutions” not Products

Solutions can be a combination of products, services, price, messaging, and operational best practices

Solutions drive differentiating value resulting in greater revenue and higher margins

Solutions have less competitive pressures since competition will have difficulty matching exactly what you offer

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Targeted Value Add Solutioning (Step 2)

2. Develop “Solutions” not Products (cont.)

Four Samples of Solutions are:

Stand Alone: a product and/or service combined with Best-of-Class Customer Service and Support

Vertical Market/Niche Market Specific: a product wrapped in value-add messaging crafted for specific users

Bundle: a combination of existing discrete products, services, and operational best practices into a solution possibly with promotional pricing

Integrated Solution: – an offering that integrates multiple components such as products, services, processes, intellectual property, and pricing that delivers value beyond which each individual component could provide on its own

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Targeted Value Add Solutioning (Step 3)

3. Identify “Targeted Customer Needs”

Be the expert on "Targeted Customer Needs" and how your products are used to address the needs

In addition to existing customers be sure to evaluate the needs of new prospects, vertical marketing teams, sales engineers, and channel partners (MSP, VAR, SI, Dealers)

Focusing only on major customer unique needs can be dangerous

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Targeted Value Add Solutioning (Step 3)

3. Identify “Targeted Customer Needs” (Cont.)

Don’t confuse Personas with Profiles

“Personas” focus on the “Why” of customer behavior Use to help craft messaging and inform stakeholders about

the motivations behind your customers

“Profiles” focus on the “What” the customers actually do Created from known facts or analyzed data

Use to target marketing campaigns, find new prospects,

upsell/cross-sell, creation of sales enablement tools, etc.

Influencers, Users, and Buyers all have different needs

Buyers are interested in the business value proposition

Users are interested in how the product will solve their

problems

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Targeted Value Add Solutioning (Step 3)

3. Identify “Targeted Customer Needs” (Cont.)

Per the Corporate Executive Board B2B buyers are 57% of

the way through the buying process before they engage

with a sales person

Target your selling efforts to:

Where the customer is within the buying process

Where the customer accesses information

Which channel of distribution the customer prefers

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Targeted Value Add Solutioning (Step 3)

3. Identify “Targeted Customer Needs” (Cont.)

Enterprise customers have different needs than SMB, SOHO

or Consumer

Hunter sales people have different needs than Farmer sales

people

Prioritize Target Customers based on Company Strategy

and maximum ROI

“Execute” on strategy…create KPIs to monitor progress

Spray and Stay does not work

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WHAT IS IT?

3-Step Process to Drive Successful

Product Marketing

Product Lines

Businesses

Start-ups

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Thank You

Terry P. [email protected]