Grow your profit and improve customer loyalty Frank Hoberg Founder and EVP Global Sales
What´s the problem?
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Huge Competition in Saturated Markets 1 1
Web Hosters Telcos Mobile and Cable Mobile and Cable
Web Hosters e.g. month-2-month for 12 months individual&firm domain Web Hosters e.g. month-2-month for 12 months individual&firm domain
Telcos e.g. 24-month individual data-voice plans Telcos e.g. 24-month individual data-voice plans
Mobile & Cable Providers e.g. Households/ 3-play plans Mobile & Cable Providers e.g. Households/ 3-play plans
Little differentiation
all Things to all People
Declining ARPU
Customers expecting better SUPPORT and have Higher Quality Requirements
Lower Prices
Results Churn Higher Cost of Sales Negative Impact on your Brand Losing Customer Loyalty
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The Giants have entered the market with Huge Budgets 2 2
The Problem – Part 1 selling directly to end customers dictating the price points for their solutions phony partner programs
The Problem – Part 2 what´s about your net margin? loss of customer control not much more above stealing your customers
Here is the Challege... increase revenues by increasing ARPU and avoid churn due to the Giants
Gimmics don´t work long term Value is the point
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What to do?
Value for Users
Customer Needs Giants Weakne ss Importance of locality
Locality customers want a reliable local partner with high service levels and high reliablility Locality customers want a reliable local partner with high service levels and high reliablility
Giants Weakness be explicitly local, fast and nice Giants Weakness be explicitly local, fast and nice
Customer Needs deal with the communication requirements of today Customer Needs deal with the communication requirements of today
Messaging Experience Messaging Experience Mobility Social Network Content & Media Collaboration
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You can´t do everything by yourself
Very important!
Do not succumb to a Trojan Horse like iPhone and Android
mitigate the impact add your own services
So, which Partner?
A Partner – Part1 who helping you to maintain your brand clear strategy and product vision listens to its customers - roadmap, features, technology
A Partner – Part2 who expertise in go-to-market strategies best practice creative business models like revenue share or flat fee models your margin needs to be 50% and higher
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How to sell?
keep your sales cost low selling from within service
Bring point of sales to the users
10x Audience
Some Guidance sell it when they need it - hooks wow them with delight -> try & buy offer upsell and cross-sell products call to action no need to go to a store front
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The final slide is coming soon.
be creative and innovative be brave and generous
Resources ? Find them! Resources ? Find them! new services and bundles new services and bundles talk to potential competitors
Thanks a lot!