{"id":10479,"date":"2020-07-10T21:53:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-11T01:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=10479"},"modified":"2020-07-10T22:03:12","modified_gmt":"2020-07-11T02:03:12","slug":"traditional-sales-zero-to-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/traditional-sales-zero-to-one\/","title":{"rendered":"The Art of Traditional Sales: How to Sell Your Startup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What are traditional sales? How can you use traditional sales in your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/startup-strategy\/\">startup strategy<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Traditional sales are what they sound like\u2014they are the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/sales-methods\/\">sales methods<\/a> that involve sales reps and retail steps. Traditional sales are an important part of your startup. Read about how they can help you launch your company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to Sell a Product<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Regardless of how great your product is, you still need an effective distribution plan<\/strong>. Furthermore, even if your product is no better than average, it\u2019s possible to create a monopoly with a superb sales and distribution plan. That\u2019s how important distribution is. Most companies rely on traditional selling, but some use complex sales\u2014sales that require the involvement of high level execs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>There are two considerations for planning a sales strategy for your product: customer lifetime value and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/easy-guide-to-ltv-and-cac-startups\/\">customer acquisition cost<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Customer lifetime value<\/strong> or CLV is the profit you earn over the course of your relationship with a customer. For example, if you sell low-priced prescription eyeglasses at about $100 a pair and the typical customer needs only a few pairs over her lifetime, the CLV would be only a few hundred dollars.&nbsp;<\/li><li>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/customer-acquisition-plan\/\">customer acquisition<\/a> cost<\/strong> is the amount you spend to get a customer (your marketing cost divided by the number of customers). You want your customer lifetime value to exceed the amount you spend to get a customer.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Generally, the pricier your product is, the more you need to spend on selling it (it makes economic sense to spend the money because you\u2019ll get a big return). In contrast, for a low-priced product like $100 eyeglasses, you\u2019d want an economical method of advertising that wouldn\u2019t eat up the profits from your sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Distribution methods can range from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/viral-marketing-strategy-zero-to-one\/\">viral marketing<\/a> (the cheapest method) to typical marketing, typical sales, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/complex-sales-zero-to-one\/\">complex sales<\/a> (the most costly method).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/power-law-distribution\/\">power law<\/a> applies to sales\/distribution. 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Most companies rely on traditional sales to get it done. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sometimes a traditional selling approach that starts small with a sales rep is an effective strategy<\/strong>. For example in 2008, Box, a startup selling cloud storage, struggled to sell its storage solution at a time when people didn&#8217;t understand cloud storage or realize they needed it. Box\u2019s sales reps started meeting with small groups of users who had storage issues and expanded from there. For instance, they sold a small account to the Stanford University Sleep Clinic. Ultimately, the university started offering a Box account to all students and faculty.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The key to traditional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/sales-success\/\">sales success<\/a> for Box was to start small rather than attempting a complex sales approach with top university officials, where it would have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-be-tough\/\">been tough<\/a> to get a foot in the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes the product itself can be a kind of sales tool. For example, ZocDoc is a platform that allows people to schedule medical appointments online. When doctors subscribe for a monthly fee, their patients can use the service. The company uses an army of sales reps to recruit doctors to join.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, there\u2019s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/network-effect\/\">network effect<\/a> that increases sales as well. 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