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How Realistic Are Your Revenue Goals?

12/29/2017

 
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Simple Reality - Transaction Price to Transaction Quantity

It is common for many innovators to become so caught-up in their idea, that they forget to do (or avoid doing) some simple due diligence around the revenue realities they will face.

Question
What are the Simple Revenue Realities your business faces as you work to monetize the value you create? 

aka:  How realistic are your revenue goals?

Answer 
Here is a simple tool to help you efficiently think through some of the very basic considerations that will ultimately determine your revenue outcomes.

Let's Get Started 
Grab a coffee, side-step any distractions (make it a priority) and ...
  1. Simply download the Excel worksheet or click this link for the Google sheet.
  2. Enter your Revenue Goal
  3. As appropriate, adjust the range of ... # of Transactions  -and/or-  $ per Transaction 
  4. Observe the simple realities of how many transactions at what price will achieve your goal.​
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Bonus 
We have also made it easy to think through Acquisition Scenarios (revenue production) on the Quick Funnel Projections tab.
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Example 
A smart founding team developed a break-through in applying Artificial Intelligence to help auto dealers generate more revenue from first-time car buyers, post the initial sale.
  • After a limited private beta, their first year (12 mos. following public launch) revenue goal is $5,000,000.
  • Through a series of strategy sessions with a trusted pricing and monetization consultant, they initially hypothesized that they could effectively frame a compelling value case for a $25k annual subscription.
  • The simple reality of the above is they would need to close 200 opportunities, at $25k each, to achieve their 12 month revenue goal.
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Why Stop There ...
With the above in mind, they next want to get a sense of the realities around their customer acquisition efforts ... so they used the Quick Funnel Projections tab. 

They carefully noted that achieving 10% Prospect-to-Lead conversion rate, compared to a 20% conversion rate (a 50% reduction) ... would require they increase their Opportunity-Win-Rate by 100% (from 25% to 50%) in order to still hit their revenue production goal.

This highlighted the critical-importance of truly understanding their target customers and effectively communicating their (real) value advantages. 

In either scenario, successfully increasing performance at each stage of the funnel ... contributes significant improvements to top-line revenue production.
Simple Revenue Realities - Funnel Projection Example
How Does the (your) Story End ? 
Well the story isn't over.  In part, because of the clarity that resulted from using this simple tool, they exceeded their 12-month revenue goal. 

The added clarity increased their confidence and as a result ... they were intentional with their priorities and consistently fine-tuned their approach along the way.
  • Prospect to Lead Rate
    • Hypothesis = 20%
    • Actual = 25%
  • Lead to Opportunity Rate
    • Hypothesis = 20%
    • Actual = 30%
  • Opportunity to Win Rate
    • Hypothesis = 25%
    • Actual = 40% 

How will your story end?

Perhaps better and more optimistically stated ... 

How will you write the next Chapter in your story? 
Using this simple tool will help you ... or perhaps someone you know.

Simply download the Excel worksheet or click this link for the Google sheet.

Pricing Page - LambdaTest

12/28/2017

 
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Quick Notes
  • Default view displays Annual Pricing (25% discount)
  • Limited the number of listed differences between low-end offerings
  • Increased the number of capabilities for the high-end offering
  • Custom "15+ Concurrent Sessions" not aligned with other plans
    • e.g., swap with "Contact Us" button
  • More than double the investment for upgrading from 1-Concurrent to 2-Concurrent Sessions (all else is the same)

http://lambdatest.com 

Rethink Your Pricing - Strategy Summits

12/28/2017

 
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Get on the Same Page, Get in the Same Room 

With our Rethink Your Pricing - Strategy Summits your leadership team will be best positioned to evaluate recent / current market performance and the outlook of your short/long-term strategy.

Why a Summit? 
After years of working with our clients in a number of different ways, we have proven this more aggressive and accelerated approach to helping clients make smarter and more confident critical business decisions related to value monetization, offerings, pricing, sales, marketing, discounting and more.

Game-Changing Results 
We have already conducted over 275 summits with a wide range of software and technology companies around the world ... from small innovative startups to large established Fortune 50 market leaders.
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  • “Thanks again for everything. The summit was super insightful and useful - we gained a tremendous amount of value out of it that I don't think we would have been able to reach over the course of 2 days if you were not there.”

Raise The Bar, Do Not Settle 
Many of our clients have decided to plan 2, 3 or 4 of these critical review and planning sessions in advance (e.g. semi-annually, quarterly).  

Being Proactive Matters 
If you want to Rethink Your Pricing, avoid blind-spots, unnecessary challenges and delayed or diminished market performance ... contact us today to confirm fit and availability! 
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Top 5 Factors That Influence Customers' Decisions

12/18/2017

 
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    1.  Trust - Can your company and its employees be trusted to really deliver what you promise ?

    2.  Effectiveness - Will your product or service really produce the results they need ?

    3.  Time - How long will it take to implement or receive what they are buying ?

    4.  Simplicity - How complicated will it be to implement or use your product or service ?

    5.  Cost / Price - How much will they have to pay to get what they want and need ?

It is important that owners and management lead by example and promote a customer focused culture - one that is aware of what really matters at every customer touchpoint in the sales and delivery process.

How Sustainable Are Your Advantages?

11/20/2017

 
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Effectively Communicate Your Value Advantages

Achieving your full market potential and sustainable success demands that your entire organization clearly understands and consistently communicates your value advantages. Having a clear and factual understanding of your value advantages, may be your most powerful asset when it comes to winning new business and retaining current customers.

Three key factors for building a strategy based on your competitive value advantages :

    1. You have to factually know what your value advantages are. 

    2. You have to know and understand the primary needs and wants of your customers. 

    3. You have to clearly communicate your value advantages in a language that your customers 
        will relate to their primary needs and wants.


Many companies go to market in manner that is convenient to their organization and with little to no regard for their customers' wants or needs.  

Additionally, few companies remain aware of how alternatives and competitors are impacting customers' buying decisions. 

Furthermore, many companies don't know what their value advantages are (or are not fully leveraging them) - and in reality some are disadvantaged and don't even realize it.

Are your new customers contributing to your growth or are they merely replacing the customers you are losing to your competitors?

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