Content Planning: Using the 5 Steps of the Sale to Plan Your Content by Kyle Bailey

Published on Nov 19, 2015

Content Marketing is a must for any small business owner, but it's also most likely the hardest task to do (unless you're a writer). This presentation will help you find topics and create content easier, while also making the content itself more relevant.

The reason I link Content Marketing to the sales process listed in the title is simple: as a small business owner, everything you do should be tied to sales. Increasing sales frequency and revenue per transaction are two key metrics for any Austin small business, and this presentation helps you connect your Content Marketing efforts to that concept.

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

5 Steps of the Sale

& WHY YOUR WEBSITE DOESN'T WORK!
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1. GREETING

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Early stage;

LOW PRESSURE; LOW INTENSITY

2. RAPPORT BUILDING/INVESTIGATION

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YOU SHOULD CONSIDER IT YOUR JOB to build

A "CASE FILE" ON YOUR IDEAL CLIENT. IS THIS PERSON A FIT?

3. PRESENTATION

HERE'S YOUR "SHINY OBJECT"

MUST ONLY HAPPEN AFTER INVESTIGATION reveals

THAT THE PROSPECT IS A FIT; WALK AWAY IF NOT.
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4. Demonstration

HOW DOES YOUR "SHINY OBJECT" WORK?
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DON'T LOVE YOUR BABY TOO MUCH. It's not

THE PROSPECT'S BABY YET. LET THEM FALL IN LOVE
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IF YOU HAVE TO EXPLAIN IT MORE THAN ONCE...

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YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG.

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5. Close

THE LEAST WORK YET, IF YOU'VE DONE YOUR JOB

A Sale: When the right solution, reaches

THE RIGHT PROBLEM, AT THE RIGHT TIME
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@theKYLEBAILEY FB: Thekylebailey

Blogging

Consistent. Intentional. Granular.
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Great for Rapport Building, Presentation

and Demonstration
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Social Media

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The springboard to drive

people back to your blog, which...

Drives people back to your core

Value Proposition

Content overview

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  • Core Value Proposition
  • 3 Main Services/Products
  • Pages for each
  • Blog posts about each
  • Sales Process for each
  • Social Media Posts about each
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