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Not because they’re careless or foolish, but rather unaware of the company’s long-term goals.  \nAs a result, it becomes challenging to tie sales activity to specific data-backed objectives.  \nSo, to create dependable, long-lasting growth throughout the business, sales directors need a strategy. And that, ladies and gents, starts with a solid sales strategy plan.  \nThis eBook aims to give you exactly that.  \nA 6-step guide to help you plan and execute any outside sales strategy tailored to the specific needs of your business.  \nHappy reading!  \nHow to Plan and Execute an Outside Sales Strategy From Scratch 2  \neBook  \nTable of Contents  \nStep \\#1  \nCustomer centricity 1   \nStep \\#2  \nCorporate alignment 2   \nStep \\#3  \nSWOT Analysis 3   \nStep \\#4  \nSetting Goals 4   \nStep \\#5  \nTrack and measure performance 5   \nStep \\#6  \nCoaching improvement 6   \nHow to Plan and Execute an Outside Sales Strategy From Scratch 3  \nStep \\#1  \nCustomer centricity  \nEvery company starts and ends with its customers.  \nThis is why how you hold your customers, or the customer experience you want to create, is the driving force behind all sales strategy plans.  \nWhile customer experience isn’t exclusively a sales issue, we inevitably find ourselves communicating with them daily as they build a relationship with our brand.  \nTherefore, the experience they have when dealing with our field sales team shapes their opinion of the company, and in extension, how they share that experience with their peers, either good or bad.  \nAs a result, customer experience is critical to the success of any sales strategy, forcing sales  \nteams to think about:  \n• Who their ideal customer is?  \n• What are their specific needs?  \n• How do they want customers to view the brand?  \n• Around which fundamental values do they want to build their customer experience?  \nThe better your organization understands its customers, the more successful the sales strategy will be.  \nHow to Plan and Execute an Outside Sales Strategy From Scratch 4  \nA great exercise to gauge how well your team knows their customers is to get them to create a buyer persona(s) .  \nBuyer personas reference an ideal or archetypal client. 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