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Marketing & Sales Strategy
       Workshop

    HAPPY FARM NOVEMBER 2012
           MARVIN LIAO
Congratulations: Youre An Entrepreneur
Key Barriers for Your Startup

 Momentum Barrier
 Tech Implementation Barrier
 Ecosystem Barrier




Source: Clayton Christensen,
HBS Article on Disruption, Nov 2012
Critical Factors for Adoption of New Products

 Relative Advantage
 Simplicity
 Trialability
 Observability
 Compatibility




Source: Everitt Rogers, Diffusion of Innovation
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
Why Marketing

To Tell The World About your Product/Service:
Whats your Story?
Whats Marketings Role?

 Positioning
 Defining Target Customer
 Representing Customer Voice in Product Roadmap
 Developing the Company Brand
 Acquiring Customers
 Keeping Customers Happy (Retention)




  Source: Christine Tsai, 500 Startups. http://christinetsai.tumblr.com/
Whats the Problem You Are Solving
Who is User/Customer

 B2B
 B2C
 Head (Fortune 500)
 Tail (SME)
 Local Market
 Global Market
What Channels?

 Where are your Prospective Customers
 What is your Budget?
 Whats Most Cost Effective Way to Reach them?
Think Verticals
What is Your Point of Differentiation
Lets Not Forget PR (Public Relations)
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
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
Questions?

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  • 1. Marketing & Sales Strategy Workshop HAPPY FARM NOVEMBER 2012 MARVIN LIAO
  • 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
  • 6. Why Marketing To Tell The World About your Product/Service: Whats your Story?
  • 7. Whats Marketings Role? Positioning Defining Target Customer Representing Customer Voice in Product Roadmap Developing the Company Brand Acquiring Customers Keeping Customers Happy (Retention) Source: Christine Tsai, 500 Startups. http://christinetsai.tumblr.com/
  • 8. Whats the Problem You Are Solving
  • 9. Who is User/Customer B2B B2C Head (Fortune 500) Tail (SME) Local Market Global Market
  • 10. What Channels? Where are your Prospective Customers What is your Budget? Whats Most Cost Effective Way to Reach them?
  • 12. What is Your Point of Differentiation
  • 13. Lets Not Forget PR (Public Relations)
  • 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