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Digital disruption will create enormous opportunities for Business Transformation. Are you ready for change? Here are 7 key challenges that I see facing Telcos and Service Providers as they take their Cloud Services offers to market.

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The world has changed?

A journey into the unknown

Problemthe

OLD THINKING

NEW TECHNOLOGY

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Eliminating barriers to change

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Change your thinking

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The hard way

AND Thinking

AND thinking

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Operations

Product &

Development

Business

Strategy

Sales &

Marketing

Support

Services

& Training

Aligned

Cloud Services

Business

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tion

Cloud Adoption Success Factors - Internal

Cloud Adoption Success Factors - External

Service Providers

7 Challenges Facing

17

#1. Anticipating change

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#2. Responding to change

#3. Internal Alignment

#4. Listening to customers

#5. Standing out from the crowd

#6. Overcoming barriers to market entry

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Put the customer at the

center of your solar system

GTM and Sales Acceleration Plan

Sales Channel Strategy

Search

Find

Qualify

Try

Buy

Activate

Manage

Up-sell

Support

Refer

Start with the Buyer’s Journey

Differentiate

Now or Never

Moments

Make or Break

Moments

Multiplier

Moments

Keep or Lose

Moments

AAcquire

BBase

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Customer Touchpoint Mapping

source: adapted from socialmarketingforum

#7. Executing consistently

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Get it wrong

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NEW TECHNOLOGY

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GTM / Sales Acceleration Business Growth Process

Strategy

• Target Market definition

• Target Market

Segmentation

• 6 Reasons Why?

• Key business challenges

facing Target Customers

• Compelling Value

Propositions

• Offer Definitions

• High level Messaging

• Customer touchpoints

Organisation

Marketing

Sales

Support

Measure

& Adjust

Go-To-Market Alignment

• Market Opportunity

• Value Innovation

• Positioning & Messaging

• Demand Generation

Programs

• Sales Organisation

• Sales Channel Strategy

• Sales Skills Development

• Sales Motivation

• Sales Toolkit

• Support Processes

• Support Channels

• Support Skills Development

• Service Culture

• Roles &

Responsibilities

• Structure

• Processes

• Systems

• Virtual teams

• Action oriented

• Collaborative

• Trial and Error

• Do it, Test it, Change it

• Culture of agility

Measure

& Adjust

• Direct Sales

• Retail Sales

• Telesales - INBOUND

• Telesales - OUTBOUND

• Partners/Resellers

• Recommenders/Influencers

• Online channel

• Online

• Telephone support

• Support partners

• Market data & analysis

• Target segment sizing

• Areas of business opportunity

• Blue Ocean Value Canvas

• Digital Media Strategy

• Marketing Collateral

Get it right

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David R EdniePresident & CEO

SalesChannel EuropePh: +33 676 60 09 25 (FRA)

Email: david@saleschannel-europe.comWebsite: www.saleschannel-europe.com

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