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Prepared for:

Network for Business Innovation

The “New Normal” is an Opportunity to Innovate and Own the Future of Sales and Marketing!

MDM LIVECOVID-19 Impacts

May 15, 2020

A Discussion of Ideas and Experiences

Page 2: The “New Normal” is an Opportunity to Innovate and Own the ... · businessmode that creates demand §Half Empty = Surrender? – Downsize your sales force – Retrench around

As sales roles unbundle, a window for innovation is open

§ COVID-19’s New Normal– Online orders ↑

– In-person meets ↓

– Virtual shopping assistance ↑• Likes and reviews … and more?

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§ Half Full = Innovate!– Mine data and apply AI

• Yours, your customer’s and a proprietary “dark funnel”

– Become a master of customer experience

– Transform to a “front end” sales andbusiness mode that creates demand

§ Half Empty = Surrender?– Downsize your sales force– Retrench around transactional activities– Moats

Have you calculated your “unbundle potential” as demand servicing activities migrate to virtual platforms?

§ % of time and effort for salespeople (and marketing)§ % of lead generation and new account acquisition§ % of variable sales compensation§ % of customer-perceived value