Business Development Strategies for Niche Markets

Selling to Legal Research and Support Services Businesses

Without a doubt, legal research and support services businesses are attractive sales targets in today's marketplace. The challenging part is crafting a selling strategy that gets your products noticed by high value prospects.

In the current business climate, legal research and support services businesses are looking for reliable products and great values.

Companies that are trying to break into the market need to develop a comprehensive sales plan that leverages the lessons that have been learned by the most successful players in the industry.

Market Aggressively

Marketing -- or more specifically aggressive marketing -- directly impacts legal research and support services business sales success. A combination of tight competition, multichannel approaches and emerging marketing technologies mean that you'll need to flawlessly execute your strategy to capture the attention of decision makers.

A large portion of your marketing efforts should focus on maximizing the number of leads that are funneled to your sales force. Lead lists are a genuinely powerful resource in lead generation and can be purchased cost-effectively from Experian and other reliable third-party providers.

Niche Selling

New businesses that target the entire marketplace face a long, uphill battle. A better approach is to customize your approach to an underserved niche.

In the legal research and support services business industry, niches can be based on location, business size or sub-specialties within the industry. For niche sellers, advance research is essential. Don't assume that there will be demand for a niche product line unless the research confirms your expectations.

Role of Owners & Managers

Owners and managers play an active role in selling to legal research and support services businesses. Front line visibility is essential for large accounts, but your sales team can benefit from occasional field interactions with the owner or sales manager.

By periodically accompanying your reps in the field, you can build relationships with the people you count on to close sales.

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