How to Increase Business Sales

Selling to Mixing and Agitation Machinery Businesses

Most mixing and agitation machinery businesses have lean financials and demanding schedules. Here's what you'll need to sell to mixing and agitation machinery businesses in today's marketplace.

Penetrating the world of mixing and agitation machinery businesses can require complex sales and marketing strategies.

Don't let the fast pace of the marketplace trip you up. Although speed is important, solid business principles and common sense will make the biggest difference in the success or failure of your selling efforts.

Casting a Broad Net

The first step in selling to mixing and agitation machinery businesses is to take a broad approach to the marketplace. Strategies that are isolated to the local market are not likely to succeed in an environment that leverages the benefits of long-distance sales techniques.

Although a geographic concentration may be a useful strategy for new sellers, you will eventually need to broaden your focus to include prospects outside of your initial range. You can also broaden your prospect base by introducing new products and partnerships into the mix.

Marketing, Promotions & PR

Young B2B companies are often tempted to buy their way into the market. Rather than taking the time to develop relationships with mixing and agitation machinery business owners, these companies blanket the market with high-priced marketing content in hopes of gaining quick momentum with buyers.

Marketing is useful and necessary. But new businesses should channel their energy toward initiatives that support their value proposition. Although lead lists obtained from third-party vendors like Experian can improve the flow of prospects to your team, the effectiveness of your marketing efforts is limited to your team's ability to connect marketing, promotional and PR messaging with your company's unique product traits.

Putting It All Together

Ultimately, there is no single strategy that can guarantee a close in your efforts to sell to mixing and agitation machinery businesses. It's often a combination of techniques that converts prospects to customers.

Although it's easy to get caught up in the micro-level details of the selling cycle, sellers in this industry need to maintain a macro perspective that integrates sales techniques with a more comprehensive sales and marketing strategy.

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