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Published:
March 27, 2017

Winning New Business For Dummies

Overview

Win more new business today

New business is the lifeblood of every company – and this book expertly guides you through the process of securing more than your fair share of it. If you're a salesperson in the trenches looking for inspiration, this book offers real-life advice on improving your customer-facing skills to win more new business. The structured approach presented

inside will have you walking the walk, talking the tallk and closing more deals in no time!

Inside...

  • Know your subject
  • Be an active listener
  • Make a great first impression
  • Present solutions
  • Stay on-brand and on-message
  • Prospect effectively
  • Overcome objections
  • Structure the deal
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About The Author

Stewart Stuchbury is a creative agency and SME new business consultant. He developed the TLG (Targeted Lead Generation) new business methodology that has been at the forefront of creative services new business for almost 20 years. He believes that the only real new business opportunities are those that are well qualified from the beginning.

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CHEAT SHEET

The world of winning new business never stands still; there are always new things to take on board. Consider digging deeper into the topics of data compliance, data quality, avoidance of the "no new business" approach, and qualification.

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The "we don't do new business" stance is bull. You may be a single client agency that has grown up servicing the needs of one or a few key clients and be at capacity. What happens when a key person at your client leaves? What happens when he decides on a change? Every company should invest some effort into new business all the time, regardless of how busy you convince yourself you are.
Data quality is one of the cornerstones of any new business campaign. Get this wrong — for example, with name or address errors or with inaccurate sector or demographic information that you use for data selection — and you put your entire new business campaign at risk.In an ideal world, you already own the data, and when dealing with your own clients, you will.
Data compliance is a critical business issue, especially in winning new business. Unlimited fines await those who flout the clear rules. There's no excuse for not knowing or understanding the rules and certainly for not abiding by them.Don't assume that data sets that you receive from clients have already been through any form of compliance testing, because the burden of responsibility lies with you and no one else.
How well do you qualify new business prospects before meeting with them and certainly before committing valuable resources to work on ideas for them? How do you handle qualification? What sort of criteria do you use?Check out the minimum qualification you should perform: You must be speaking to the decision maker or a key member of the decision-making unit.
The world of winning new business never stands still; there are always new things to take on board. Consider digging deeper into the topics of data compliance, data quality, avoidance of the "no new business" approach, and qualification.
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