How to Create Marketing and Sales Alignment

Today, I go deep on how to approach aligning your marketing and sales teams. It’s a topic I repeatedly hear most companies struggling with, and I’m excited to discuss the following: The definition of what a good lead is  How to get marketing and sales to collaborate on a sales pitch The importance of incorporating a sales pitch testing protocol  Why you need structure to bring together marketing, sales, and product teams We’re getting so close to the launch of my next book, Sales Pitch! You can pre-order it today on Amazon with the links below:  Amazon Canada Amazon USA Amazon UK — If you want to skip ahead: (00:00) Welcome and new book (01:05) Marketing and sales alignment (02:17) What is a good lead (06:10) How marketing builds sales pitches (09:05) Bringing marketing, sales, product, and executives together to craft positioning  (13:40) Create a sales pitch testing protocol  (20:19) Before you bring teams together, make sure you have structure  — Where To Find April Dunford: Podcast Website: https://www.positioning.show/  Personal Website: https://www.aprildunford.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aprildunford/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aprildunford/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/aprildunford — Production and marketing by https://penname.co/

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Want to make your product stand out in a crowded market? It all starts with great positioning. I’m April Dunford, the expert high-growth tech companies go to when they have a positioning problem. With over two decades of experience as a startup executive and consultant, I have positioned and re-positioned hundreds of products and companies. Using my battle-tested methodology, I'll teach you the nitty-gritty of positioning so that you can unlock better marketing and sales performance. If you're an entrepreneur, marketer, or business leader who wants to stand out, this podcast is for you.