Sales Process Flow Chart
Sales Process Flow Chart
Developing Suspects Marketing Prepares Business Development Campaigns: * Advertising Press Releases * Trade Shows * Direct Communication * User Conferences
Sales Manager (SM) Makes Status Check Phone Calls * Quarterly to Selected Customers * Monthly to Small Distributors * Weekly to Large Distributors
Significant Items Recorded in Goldmine
SM Visits to Distributors: (Quarterly- large distributors; semi-annually small distributors) * Review Forecast * Review Key Prospects * Joint Customer Visits * Blue Sheet Review * Review sales / marcoms needs * Provide sales training
Significant Items Recorded in Goldmine
SalesAdmin: Log Info in Goldmine Advise SM Respond to Customer: * Literature * Email * Phone call
Application Engineer (AE) Visits to Distributors (as agreed with SM): Joint Customer Visits Provide Technical Training
Customer Interest from: * Marketing Campaign * Distributor Contacts * SE Phone Calls * Product Support Contacts * Prior Contact with Company
Engineering Review * Possible phone call to or visit with customer * Provide advice to SM
SM Qualifies the Prospect (via direct phone or via distributor) * Prospects business * Buying concept * Application * Budget * Timing * Buying influences * Product needs * Non-standard requirements (Non-standard requirements & opportunities >250k referred to Engineering) Info Logged in Goldmine
AE May Telephone Customer * To discuss technical issues * Resolve open issues * Advise the SM
SM May Visit Customer (if opportunity is large or strategic) * To build the Relationship * Continue the Qualification Process
AE May Visit Customer (as requested by SM to qualify the customer technically): * Discuss application * Contact buying influences * Discuss product performance * Present Sp irent solution * Differentiate Spirent * Overcome technical objections
Info Logged In Goldmine
Filed in Goldmine
Sales Admin Prepares Quote SM Reviews Quote & Proposal Attaches Electronic Signature Transmits to Customer
Filed in Goldmine
Logged in Goldmine
Sales Admin obtains User Customer details & enters information in HEAT
Sales Admin * Provide soft copy of Welcome Letter to Production. Letter includes statement of thanks, our contact details, website access information, SM electronic signature All other Orders
Production * Prints Welcome Letter * Attaches system-specific information * Includes Letter & attachment in box with product
Sales Admin (2 weeks after shipment) * Email to distributor: everything received in good order? * Reminder to SM, via Goldmine, to contact customer
Except customers served by W. Sales
SM call to distributor or call/visit with customer (within 2-3 months of shipment) * Is your equipment operating OK? * If yes pleased to be of service! * If no initiate corrective action
Except customers served by W. Sales