This document discusses strategies for improving client engagement, especially with smaller customers. It identifies that salespeople often do not invest much time with smaller clients unless a renewal is approaching. The document proposes two strategies: 1) Developing a territory management approach using client data to identify opportunities for upselling and engaging clients at optimal times. 2) Creating an alternate engagement cycle to interact with clients for reasons beyond typical sales calls like renewals. It discusses using various data sources to develop a 360 degree view of clients and identify the "next best customer" to target for increased engagement and sales.

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72%of Territory with
identifiable
Client Needs
What’s the Business Challenge?....Executive Summary
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Symptom : A lot of smaller customers exist without extensive ‘relationship cover’ - sales reluctant to invest much time without
seeing adequate return. Sellers often see small customers as non-strategic, don’t invest too much time, only engage close to
renewal event and don’t sell the stack creating a self-fulfilling prophesy.
URGENCY
Cause : Sellers don’t know how to effectively manage the territory to maximum return on investment where
time and effort are at a premium. We keep reverting to our known cohort of key clients and don’t know where
to start fishing in the bigger sea of volume business.
small customers remain small

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What’s the value proposition?
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Objective to create an ALTERNATE engagement cycle with
Clients outside normal reasons of call
Need Territory Management approach with data to mine for
upsell and drive sellers to Clients at right time
want to
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Territory
Management
CLIENT
based
OFFERING
based
Two Territory Management strategies

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Where to start on the question of client engagement – Who, What and Why?
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Identify with sellers all Sights, Sounds and Smells that would indicate a potential customer need and we’ll go get it…
Contract
Data
Pipeline
Intelligence
Attach
Intelligence
Install
Base Data
Technical
Upsell
Digital 360°
view of customer
Market
Intelligence
Competitor
Intelligence
Account
Intelligence
Everything We Know about Client…
2 key deliverables
Actionable ‘Next Best
Customer’ selection
Ren WinBk
Values
Customer Name Sales Rep NetNew Oppty?
IMTRank
VolWeight
Averageof%Direct
Averageof%Indirect
Renewals
Power
Storage
Mob
ICS
WinBack
NoCover
psWAXIT
9to5
SWMADrop-Offs
HWMANoSWMA
ETS
HMC
DataPower
XIV
Storwize
Dell
HP
EMC
Cisco
Juniper
Motorola
Linux
Oracle
Sun
SPECIALIST DISTRIBUTIO Shane Ronan-Duggan No 1 9,302 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 9,250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SIG PLC Brian Royle Yes 2 3,960 0 100 0 22 0 0 21 21 1,151 0 0 1,144 1,102 0 42 0 0 439 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
ARROW ECS UK LTD Shane Ronan-Duggan No 3 3,575 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,575 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VR012/PGDS LTD Emma Coyle No 5 3,092 0 100 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,044 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NORTHAMBER Shane Ronan-Duggan No 6 2,695 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,695 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRUDENTIAL Enda Scanlon No 7 2,356 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 157 415 0 754 50 0 0 0 0 980 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TRAVELERS MANAGMENT LT Enda Scanlon No 8 2,314 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 127 75 0 2,089 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
IMPERIAL COLLEGE Anthony Murphy Yes 9 2,215 0 100 0 0 44 0 0 0 209 104 0 884 200 0 0 0 0 774 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VR050/INTELLECTUAL Del Tillyer Yes 10 2,201 0 100 0 0 87 0 0 21 0 0 0 1,040 0 0 0 0 0 1,032 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VR695/KINGSTON UNI Anthony Murphy No 11 2,141 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,141 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WILKINSONS Brian Royle No 12 2,117 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 209 311 0 806 0 0 42 0 0 748 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ADMIRAL Enda Scanlon Yes 13 1,967 0 100 0 22 22 0 0 21 0 52 0 936 0 62 0 0 0 851 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LOGICALIS UK Suneel Talikoti No 14 1,850 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 492 0 572 0 166 0 0 0 619 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MCKESSON HBOC Louise Noone No 15 1,780 98 2 0 0 0 0 0 21 235 0 22 208 100 42 403 0 0 748 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VR012/ EUI LIMITED Enda Scanlon No 16 1,732 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 85 0 0 1,625 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VR012/HARGREAVES L Suneel Talikoti No 17 1,677 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,677 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VR695/INTELLECTUAL Del Tillyer No 18 1,647 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,625 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VR522/NISA RETAIL Brian Royle No 19 1,627 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 492 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,135 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TECH DATA LIMITED Shane Ronan-Duggan No 20 1,555 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,555 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
APACHE NORTH SEA LTD Sarah Knox No 21 1,551 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 104 0 442 526 416 21 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VR522/SAGA SERVICE Louise Noone No 23 1,494 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 234 0 0 1,238 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VR695/SURREY COUNT Anthony Murphy No 25 1,260 0 100 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,212 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RAILWAY PROCUREMENT James Gray Yes 26 1,256 100 0 0 22 22 0 0 21 78 0 0 858 0 0 127 0 0 0 0 63 0 46 0 0 0 17 0
KIER GROUP PLC Marese Clarke No 28 1,236 92 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 131 104 22 442 125 0 0 0 0 413 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NHS LANARKSHIRE Sarah Knox No 30 1,206 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 520 200 125 0 0 0 361 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C & J CLARK Marese Clarke No 31 1,174 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 624 50 458 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VR012/2 SISTERS GR Brian Royle No 32 1,157 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,135 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VR012/ECCLESIATICAL IN Louise Noone No 33 1,156 0 100 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 1,109 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HRG C/O ARGOS Brian Royle Yes 34 1,138 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 52 0 442 125 166 0 0 0 0 0 105 20 0 0 0 0 206 0
VR695/DUMFRIES & G Sarah Knox No 35 1,111 24 76 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 492 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 593 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SAGA GROUP LTD Louise Noone No 36 1,104 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 78 0 494 0 146 0 0 0 387 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HMV RETAIL LIMITED Sarah Knox No 37 1,076 9 91 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 598 0 478 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VR012/HAIRMYRES HO Sarah Knox No 38 1,058 0 100 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,032 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VR012/ATCORE TECHNOLOG Suneel Talikoti No 39 1,056 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 806 0 250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SCC Suneel Talikoti No 40 1,035 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 520 25 0 0 0 0 490 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ECCLESIASTICAL Louise Noone Yes 41 1,022 0 100 0 22 65 0 0 21 0 0 0 468 0 62 21 0 0 361 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WILKINSON Brian Royle Yes 42 1,005 0 100 0 0 22 0 0 0 26 492 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 464 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HALFORDS LTD Brian Royle No 43 1,004 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 340 0 0 338 326 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VR012/PLYMOUTH UNI Anthony Murphy No 44 980 0 100 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 954 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VR695/KIER GROUP LTD Marese Clarke No 46 954 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 954 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OCADO Marese Clarke Yes 48 934 0 100 0 22 44 0 0 21 0 0 0 416 250 125 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0
VR012/ISLE OF WIGH Anthony Murphy No 49 929 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 929 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VR012/HAMPSHIRE COUNTY Anthony Murphy No 49 929 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 929 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VR012/IMPERIAL COLLEGE Anthony Murphy No 51 925 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 903 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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How – helping build a visual sales narrative focused on client needs
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??
There’s a LOT of STG activity on this
account at the moment and none of it has
any maintenance attached! Is there a tech
refresh happening? Seems to be Power +
Storage…must investigate.
1
There’s been no
TSS NetNew on this
customer in last 6
months…..
No renewal
currently this
Quarter and the
178 boxes under
cover with us are
worth $19k per
annum but new kit
Oppties suggest
scope to expand.
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Odd. They have
most of their
assets covered
on a Direct
contract but
some isolated
boxes under a
contract with a
Business
Partner. Why?
Must
investigate…..
?
3
Hmm…a lot of
boxes on low levels
of only 9 to 5 cover.
Seems odd given
that they have
mission critical
applications for
Wimbledon. Must
ask.
?
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We lost a TSS
Oppty to get
more business
out of this
customer a Year
Ago. I should
call to see how
they’re getting
on with the
service.
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No multi-vendor that we can see but WinBack suggests there’s
more we could do that haven’t captured yet. Must investigate…..
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How – helping sellers optimize client selection in an actionable way
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Ren WinBk
Values
Customer Name Sales Rep NetNew Oppty?
IMTRank
VolWeight
Averageof%Direct
Averageof%Indirect
Renewals
Power
Storage
Mob
ICS
WinBack
NoCover
psWAXIT
9to5
SWMADrop-Offs
HWMANoSWMA
ETS
HMC
DataPower
XIV
Storwize
Dell
HP
EMC
Cisco
Juniper
Motorola
Linux
Oracle
Sun
SPECIALIST DISTRIBUTIO Shane Ronan-Duggan No 1 9,302 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 9,250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SIG PLC Brian Royle Yes 2 3,960 0 100 0 22 0 0 21 21 1,151 0 0 1,144 1,102 0 42 0 0 439 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
ARROW ECS UK LTD Shane Ronan-Duggan No 3 3,575 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,575 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VR012/PGDS LTD Emma Coyle No 5 3,092 0 100 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,044 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NORTHAMBER Shane Ronan-Duggan No 6 2,695 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,695 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRUDENTIAL Enda Scanlon No 7 2,356 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 157 415 0 754 50 0 0 0 0 980 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TRAVELERS MANAGMENT LT Enda Scanlon No 8 2,314 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 127 75 0 2,089 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
IMPERIAL COLLEGE Anthony Murphy Yes 9 2,215 0 100 0 0 44 0 0 0 209 104 0 884 200 0 0 0 0 774 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VR050/INTELLECTUAL Del Tillyer Yes 10 2,201 0 100 0 0 87 0 0 21 0 0 0 1,040 0 0 0 0 0 1,032 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VR695/KINGSTON UNI Anthony Murphy No 11 2,141 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,141 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WILKINSONS Brian Royle No 12 2,117 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 209 311 0 806 0 0 42 0 0 748 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ADMIRAL Enda Scanlon Yes 13 1,967 0 100 0 22 22 0 0 21 0 52 0 936 0 62 0 0 0 851 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LOGICALIS UK Suneel Talikoti No 14 1,850 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 492 0 572 0 166 0 0 0 619 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MCKESSON HBOC Louise Noone No 15 1,780 98 2 0 0 0 0 0 21 235 0 22 208 100 42 403 0 0 748 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VR012/ EUI LIMITED Enda Scanlon No 16 1,732 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 85 0 0 1,625 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VR012/HARGREAVES L Suneel Talikoti No 17 1,677 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,677 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VR695/INTELLECTUAL Del Tillyer No 18 1,647 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,625 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VR522/NISA RETAIL Brian Royle No 19 1,627 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 492 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,135 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TECH DATA LIMITED Shane Ronan-Duggan No 20 1,555 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,555 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
APACHE NORTH SEA LTD Sarah Knox No 21 1,551 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 104 0 442 526 416 21 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VR522/SAGA SERVICE Louise Noone No 23 1,494 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 234 0 0 1,238 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VR695/SURREY COUNT Anthony Murphy No 25 1,260 0 100 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,212 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RAILWAY PROCUREMENT James Gray Yes 26 1,256 100 0 0 22 22 0 0 21 78 0 0 858 0 0 127 0 0 0 0 63 0 46 0 0 0 17 0
KIER GROUP PLC Marese Clarke No 28 1,236 92 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 131 104 22 442 125 0 0 0 0 413 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NHS LANARKSHIRE Sarah Knox No 30 1,206 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 520 200 125 0 0 0 361 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C & J CLARK Marese Clarke No 31 1,174 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 624 50 458 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VR012/2 SISTERS GR Brian Royle No 32 1,157 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,135 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VR012/ECCLESIATICAL IN Louise Noone No 33 1,156 0 100 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 1,109 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HRG C/O ARGOS Brian Royle Yes 34 1,138 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 52 0 442 125 166 0 0 0 0 0 105 20 0 0 0 0 206 0
VR695/DUMFRIES & G Sarah Knox No 35 1,111 24 76 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 492 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 593 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SAGA GROUP LTD Louise Noone No 36 1,104 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 78 0 494 0 146 0 0 0 387 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HMV RETAIL LIMITED Sarah Knox No 37 1,076 9 91 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 598 0 478 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VR012/HAIRMYRES HO Sarah Knox No 38 1,058 0 100 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,032 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VR012/ATCORE TECHNOLOG Suneel Talikoti No 39 1,056 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 806 0 250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SCC Suneel Talikoti No 40 1,035 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 520 25 0 0 0 0 490 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ECCLESIASTICAL Louise Noone Yes 41 1,022 0 100 0 22 65 0 0 21 0 0 0 468 0 62 21 0 0 361 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WILKINSON Brian Royle Yes 42 1,005 0 100 0 0 22 0 0 0 26 492 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 464 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HALFORDS LTD Brian Royle No 43 1,004 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 340 0 0 338 326 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VR012/PLYMOUTH UNI Anthony Murphy No 44 980 0 100 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 954 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VR695/KIER GROUP LTD Marese Clarke No 46 954 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 954 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OCADO Marese Clarke Yes 48 934 0 100 0 22 44 0 0 21 0 0 0 416 250 125 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0
VR012/ISLE OF WIGH Anthony Murphy No 49 929 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 929 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VR012/HAMPSHIRE COUNTY Anthony Murphy No 49 929 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 929 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VR012/IMPERIAL COLLEGE Anthony Murphy No 51 925 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 903 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Improved Client Selection
Challenge is ALWAYS about client
selection and the often competing
and conflicting multiple directions
being given to sellers......
SMART yields higher than average Oppty
with higher Win Rates compared to Rep self-
sourced Oppties.

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Which
resource do I use?
Engage
iBS
Engage
LDRs
Engage
Mkting
Which is the BEST SALES
RESOURCE to use for a client set?
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Am I talking to the right PERSON at
the right ORGANISATION?
Who
do I call next?
1
Implement data-driven approach to client
selection integrated into SalesConnect.
When
do I call?
Where do I get the TIME TO CALL
and when is best to ENGAGE?
Time
Ahead
Time
Saved
3
What
do I talk about?
What do we KNOW about client and
what’s the right TOPIC to lead with?
Implement 360 degree view of both client
organisation and top personas
2
5
How do I provide my customer with
RIGHT INFO via the RIGHT MEDIUM?
How
should I engage client?
Ensure targeted local market enablement from
marketing and offerings to support client cohorts.
3x renewals-led calls
Client
Engagements
Calls
Converted
Pipeline
Created
Wins
Closed
Wins
Value
Data-driven, Persona-based system of engagement to drive
optimal territory management triage via Marketing, Social, LDRs
and iBS to increase penetration and revenue
How
do I expect to perform?
data-driven
revenue
$
How does Digital ‘data-driven engagement’ change the status quo?
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