This document outlines an agenda for a marketing and sales strategy workshop. It begins by listing key barriers startups face such as momentum, tech implementation, and ecosystem barriers. It then discusses factors for adoption of new products such as relative advantage and compatibility. The document emphasizes that marketing sows while sales reaps, and that they are different sides of the same coin. It explores what marketing's role is in areas like positioning, branding, and customer acquisition/retention. Finally, it discusses defining the target customer and channels, differentiating the product, and using public relations at different phases from product/market fit to scaling.
3. Key Barriers for Your Startup
Momentum Barrier
Tech Implementation Barrier
Ecosystem Barrier
Source: Clayton Christensen,
HBS Article on Disruption, Nov 2012
4. Critical Factors for Adoption of New Products
Relative Advantage
Simplicity
Trialability
Observability
Compatibility
Source: Everitt Rogers, Diffusion of Innovation
5. First Quote & Assumption
No One Likes to be Sold, but Everyone
Likes to Buy
Sales & Marketing are Different Sides of Same Coin
Marketing Sows, Sales Reaps
One Cannot Exist Without the Other
14. Different Phases
Phase 1: Trying to Get Product/Market Fit
Goal: Trial, Feedback, Validation & Reference
Partner/Clients
Phase 2: Scaling & Expanding the Business
Goal: Expand the business; Customer Acquisition
15. Final Quote
The aim of marketing is to know and understand
the customer so well that the product or service fits
him or her and sells itself. Peter Drucker