Sales-and-Marketing-Bootcamp-Slides - Sales & Marketing Bootcamp Chapters - Chapter 1 - Go To Market & Entering the US Market

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Sales & Marketing Bootcamp Chapters outlines a Go-to-Market (GTM) approach focused on entering the US market. It covers GTM inclusions and key components such as discovery and market research, target audience definition, competition analysis, unique selling and value propositions, distribution, and pricing. The material highlights top go-to-market mistakes and explains how the US market differs through intense competition, longer sales cycles, common trials and pilots, and large ACV deal patterns. It also details operating requirements including local hiring, time zone coverage, response time needs, and segmentation for manageable market focus, plus CEO location considerations.

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Reading Time1 h 19 min

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Bootcamp Chapters

Go to Market & Entering the US Market

Go to Market Foundations

Common Mistakes

Key Characteristics of the US Market

US Sales Culture & Operating in the US

Operating Considerations in the US

CEO Location Considerations

Sales & Marketing Bootcamp Bootcamp Chapters 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Goto Market & Entering the US Market Critical Foundations Startup Stages, Landing Your First Customers, and Healthy Growth ICPs, Buyer Personas, Value Prop Roles and Specialization Marketing: Lead Gen and Traction Channels Outbound Lead Gen Deep Dive 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Sales Process and Metrics The Flywheel Customer Success Sales Team Comp and Developing Your Sales Plan Sales Pitch & Deck Sales Enablement and Playbook 2 Welcome to Chapter 1 Go to Market & Entering the US Market Chapter 1 Go to Market & Entering the US Market 1. Goto Market Foundations 2. Common Mistakes 3. Key Characteristics of the US Market 4. US Sales Culture & Operating in the US 4 © 2023 SmartSaaS Inc-All Rights Reserved Go To Market Strategy Ago-to-market (GTM) strategy isthe way in which a company brings a product to market. What is included: a business plan outlining the target audience, marketing plan and sales strategy. Key Components of GTM: 1. Discovery and Market Research 2. Target Audience 3. Competition 4. Unique Selling Proposition and Unique Value Proposition 5. Distribution 6. Pricing 5 © 2023 SmartSaaS Inc-All Rights Reserved Top 10 Go-To-Market Mistakes 1. Not starting with founder led sales 2. Lack of market research and discovery 3. Not deeply understanding the competitive environment 4. Not enough attention on the critical foundations: ICPs, Buyer Personas, Value Prop 5. Wrong Sales Process: Product led or Sales drive 6. Wrong positioning for the market segments you’re going after 7. Not enough traction testing to identify top lead gen channels 8. Focus on new customer acquisition over customer success 9. Thinking your sales hires will solve all your revenue growth challenges 10. Not tracking enough or tracking the wrong metrics 6 © 2023 SmartSaaS Inc-All Rights Reserved Key Differences In The US Market Competition is Intense ● Competitors are frequent! ● Everyone is entering a crowded market ● Success requires strong differentiation, personalization, engagement through multiple channels Sales Cycles are Long ● Trials/Pilots/Proof of Concepts are very common! ● Getting to a signed deal can take 2x as long in the US even when your initial point of contact is enthusiastic about you (having a great product is not enough) ● Procurement alone at enterprises can take 2-3+ months ● Buying Committees : 6-10 decision makers (compared to ~3 globally) in B2B sales ●● ●● $3,000 ACV Deals $10,000 ACV Deals $25,000 ACV Deals $100,000 AVC Deal 7-30 days 1-2 months 2-6 months 3-9 months 7 Source: Gartner © 2023 SmartSaaS Inc-All Rights Reserved Key Differences In The US Market Volume ● US is a massive market-a lot of potential ● Total potential universe can be tens of thousands Large Deal Sizes ● Can be up to 1.5-2x larger and 2-3x longer in term ● Investors value real growth leveraged from the strong spending power of US ﬁrms Innovation ● Willingness by many organizations to test out and invest in new ideas or early technologies, but convincing those early adopters is key to getting started 8 © 2023 SmartSaaS Inc-All Rights Reserved Operating in the US Need local hires to do business in the US ● Time zones: You need to be able to take sales and onboarding calls in US working time zones ● Customer Support Response Times: You will need someone available from at least 9am EST (6am PST) to 5pm PST (11 hrs) ● Culture: More traditional industries like Agtech and Defense will beneﬁt from local and industry hires Country size will require focus To make the market size manageable focus on segmentation and prioritization. Don’t boil the ocean. That could mean: ● Regional focus, or ● Industry focus, and ● Market focus (enterprise vs mid market vs small emerging business) 9 © 2023 SmartSaaS Inc-All

FAQs

What is included in a GTM strategy as described in the bootcamp?

A GTM strategy includes a business plan outlining the target audience, plus a marketing plan and sales strategy.

What are the top go-to-market mistakes listed in the material?

The bootcamp lists mistakes such as not starting with founder-led sales, insufficient market research, weak understanding of competition and critical foundations (ICPs, buyer personas, value prop), using the wrong sales process, and not tracking the right metrics.

How does the US market differ in sales cycles and deal size?

Sales cycles are typically longer in the US due to common trials/pilots/proof of concepts and more decision makers. Deal sizes are often larger, with examples showing patterns from $3,000 to $100,000 ACV/AVC levels and multi-month timelines.

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