Webinar - January 22, 2015 Influtive, RO Innovation, Oracle Marketing Cloud Customer Advocacy and Reference Programs

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HOW TO CUT THROUGH
COMPETITORS' CLAIMS WITH
CUSTOMER REFERENCES
AND ADVOCACY

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TODAY’S SPEAKERS
Chris Newton
VP, Business Development
Tony DeLollis
CTO
Jenny Berthiaume
Director, Customer Culture

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HOUSEKEEPING
• Q&A panel on your right
• Recording for those who couldn’t make it
• All attendees will receive slides
• Twitter hashtags #advocatemktg #salesenablement

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WHAT WE’LL COVER
• Why references matter
• Getting the right references
• Keeping references engaged
• Best practices spotlight – Oracle Marketing Cloud
• Solution overview
• Q&A

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WHY REFERENCES MATTER

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COMPETITORS FIGHT HARD

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Trust
Issues
WE’VE GOT

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COMPETITOR KRYPTONITE
References help you win;
Advocates get you on the shortlist
- Peter O’Neill
Forrester Research
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BUYERS BUY – NO MORE SELLERS

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MAXIMIZE THE REFERENCE
Leverage Advocates and References
• Right Voice, Right Time
• Track ROI, Track Conversions
“The delivery of the right
information to the right person at
the right time in the right format
and in the right place to assist in
moving a specific sales opportunity
forward.”
Source: CSO Insights

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GOOD REFERENCE – BEST ASSET

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REFERENCES IMPACT REVENUE
First part of 2014:
• $96 Million at Fortune 500 Security
Hardware company
• $28.7 Million & 239 deals at rapidly
growing Communications company
• $550K & 35 deals at mid-sized Medical
Software company

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CSO INSIGHTS DATA

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GETTING THE RIGHT REFERENCES

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MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO ASK

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BEST PRACTICES TO DEVELOP
• Human in the loop
• Protect the Reference
• Don’t ‘waste’ on a mismatch
• Manage your process
• Channel enthusiasm
• Lead into the reference
• Tie references to revenue!

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MATCHING REFERENCES DEAL BY DEAL
• Days or hours?
• Old school reference?
• Real-time advocate?
• Tags and categories: CRM, MA
• Pre-match your references
– Industry, deal size, geo, etc …
– Personality, role, title, status

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KEEPING REFERENCES ENGAGED

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RELATIONSHIPS MATTER

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A LITTLE “THANK YOU” HELPS

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BEST ARE THINGS THEY CAN’T BUY
Part of the Team
Access
Recognition

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BEST PRACTICES SPOTLIGHT

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Foundation of a Customer Advocate Program
1. Authentic, distinctive, and valuable
2. Thoughtful and proactive in serving customer interests
3. Educate, inspire, and celebrate success
@jennycb

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An Advocate Program fuels advocacy across the
entire organization and into the marketplace
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CUSTOMER
ADVOCACY
Educator
Sales Reference
Lead User Group
Community
Mentor
@jennycb
Connections

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Oracle Marketing Cloud Advocate Marketing Toolbox
Influitive (AdvocateHQ)
• External Advocate platform
• Centralized portal to serve, nurture,
mobilize, and reward Advocates
RO Innovation (Customer Knowledge Base)
• Internal customer intelligence & reference
management tool
• Holistic view on customer engagement,
status, collateral & content, and history
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Activate & Mobilize Advocates Identify & Manage Advocates

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SOLUTION OVERVIEW

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INFLUITIVE ADVOCATEHUB RO | INNOVATION
ADVOCATE ENGAGEMENT REFERENCE ASSET MANAGEMENT
Discover
Mobilize
Recognize
Align with Opportunity
Content Sharing
Tracking

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CREATE REFERENCE ASSETS

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DELIVER A REFERENCE CALL

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SALES ASKS FOR HELP

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MARKETING SERVICES THE REQUEST

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REQUEST A REFERENCE CHALLENGE

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PUBLISH THE REFERENCE CHALLENGE

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ADVOCATE AGREES TO BE REFERENCE

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SALES HAS THEIR REFERENCE

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ADVOCATE RECEIVES REWARD

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UP YOUR REFERENCE GAME IN 2015

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QUESTIONS?
Chris Newton
VP, Business Development
Tony DeLollis
CTO
Jenny Berthiaume
Director, Customer Culture

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