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Александр Шибалков
Управление продажами услуг & sales excellence
Александр Шибалков is currently the Sales Director at GOTBIT Hedge Fund, a position he has held since May 2023. His role involves managing sales for market-making services, which are essential for supporting clients in the cryptocurrency and blockchain sectors. Prior to this, he has accumulated significant experience in sales and business development within the finance and tech industries.
GOTBIT Hedge Fund, founded in 2017, specializes in trading, software development, and market-making, catering primarily to Web3 startups and investors.13 The firm operates with a focus on providing AI-powered solutions and collaborative support to its clients.2
For more detailed professional insights, you can view his LinkedIn profile, which outlines his career trajectory and skills.3
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Насколько важно сейлзу понимать особенности своего продукта и продукта конкурентов?
Есть отрасли, где клиент в первую очередь решает, нужен ли ему продукт вообще. Обычно если продавец сможет создать потребность у клиента, то тот уже не ходит по конкурентам. Это, например, страхование жизни или телемедицина. В страховании жизни заинтересовавшийся клиент ходил к конкурентам не чаще чем в 5-10% процентах случаев.
А есть отрасли, где клиент обязательно сравнивает условия и продукт, причем делает это тщательно. Например, такая картина в продажах автомобилей. Вот тут необходимо максимально глубокое знание и своего продукта и конкурентов. Экспертность продает. Сейлз сам решит, нужно ли объяснять клиенту, как работают изменяемые фазы газораспределения или важнее сказать, что есть такая же, но «красненькая» под цвет платья.
В корпоративных В2В продажах «под капот» лезут всегда, но там есть возможность привлечь к продажам коллег в «грязных комбинезонах», которые расскажут - и что под капотом, и даже что там в выхлопной трубе. Если формат продаж позволяет привлекать к процессу продаж узких специалистов и они обучены работе с клиентами в связке с сейлзом, то это работает отлично. В моем опыте были так называемые «сайт-визиты», когда я привозил крупных клиентов на производственную площадку (это был аутсорсинг) и дальше начиналось отлаженное представление: руководитель площадки проводила экскурсию, HR рассказывала, как будет искать и мотивировать людей на проект клиента, IT погружали клиента в особенности информационной безопасности и так далее. Я модерировал, а по итогам давал коллегам обратную связь и, со временем, эти визиты становились все лучше и лучше, пока все «производство» не начало работать как отлаженный механизм продаж. Сейлз должен быть способен рассказать все это не хуже экспертов, но ответить на узкие вопросы он не сможет, поэтому участие специалистов в финальной части продажи очень полезно. Если есть возможность – лучше так и поступить. Насколько важно понимать ситуацию с конкурентами? В большинстве случаев - очень важно. Принципиально, чтобы менеджмент сам обеспечивал сейлзов этой информацией, а они не искали ее сами. Например Volkswagen, когда выходила новая модель, делал ее тест-драйв на полигоне для всех своих продавцов вместе с 1-2 машинами других марок. Так, сейлз получал не просто информацию, а опыт вождения машины конкурента. Централизованный сбор данных о продуктах и конкурентах обеспечит качество информации, ее актуальность и полноту. Так что, если хотите, чтобы сейлзы знали конкурентов – сами организуйте сбор данных и обучение своих сейлзов. Важно научить их не поливать грязью конкурентов, а аргументированно доказывать, что вы лучше. Иногда функция подготовки обзоров по конкурентам - в Business Intelligence, иногда в маркетинге, иногда эти данные готовит руководство продаж, но чаще всего этим никто не занимается системно, а зря. #salesforce #sales #competitors #saleseducation
Кнуты и пряники. Исходя из распространённого предположения, что сейлзы – тупые, не желающий работать бездари, управлять ими надо соответствующе – больше доить и меньше кормить. Если бы сейлзы существовали при Сталине, который, как известно, был «самым эффективным управленцем», за невыполнение плана стоило бы расстреливать, а за выполнение – давать двойную пайку.
Если вы уже не верите в штампы Х-мотивации, то стоит признать, что кнут и пряник – немного устаревшая концепция. Во-первых, у вас нет кнута. Конечно, вы можете грозить и размахивать, но если попробуете бить – люди просто повернуться и уйдут. Мир изменился. Мобильность, понимаете. Никому не страшна ваша угроза увольнением – нормальный сейлз быстро найдет работу, IT-шник – еще быстрее. Правда я знаю компанию, где Генеральный директор, бывший прапорщик ГРУ, сумел загипнотизировать большую часть коллектива ежедневными унижениями, вдалбливая им, что они бездари и за пределами его компании их всех ожидает судьба «Девочки со спичками» - смотреть в окна богатых и успешных, подыхая от голода и холода. Несколько крутых профессионалов так и сидят на нищенской зарплате в этой компании уже много лет. Вот только хороших сейлзов там нет. Ни одного. На них такое не действует.
А что же пряники? В Х-мотивации основной пряник – деньги. Есть немало компаний, весьма успешных, которые «покупают» лояльность сильных сейлзов. Круто, работает. Но очень дорого, маржинальность должна быть очень высока, чтобы у вас их не перекупили. Тем более, что компании начинают понимать, что можно брать людей и из смежных отраслей. Например, крипта обеспечивает адскую маржинальность и позволяет забирать самых талантливых сейлзов, что для банкиров и финтеха – очень плохая «новость».
Чем же можно удержать людей? Страховки? Психологи и оплата спортзала? Понимаю, что HRы и продавцы соцпакетов сейчас набегут приводить аргументы разной степени ангажированности. Ничерта это не работает! Вы лично выберете компанию, а потом в ней останетесь потому, что вам нужен психолог или ДМС со стоматологией? Серьезно?
Я считаю, что люди приходят в компанию из-за денег, но остаются из-за уважения, комфортного коллектива, возможностей роста, качественной обратной связи, честности, доверия и искренней симпатии к компании и менеджменту. Когда люди понимают, что растут профессионально, что компания вкладывается в их развитие. Когда сейлза воспринимают в компании как добытчика, а не человека, который доставляет хлопоты очень занятой бухгалтерии. Все это, сорри, вы не купите в страховой – придется делать самим. А деньги? Это важный фактор, для сейлзов особенно важный. Но не единственный. Деньги – гигиенический фактор. Они должны быть на достаточном уровне. Они должны доставаться сейлзам на честных и прозрачных условиях. Но поставьте себя на место человека, о который вынужден общаться целый день с не самыми приятными клиентами – как думаете, он захочет терпеть такое же отношение внутри компании? #salesforce #sales #salesteam #salesmotivation
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Mesh works by automatically bringing together your contacts from various sources like email, calendar, address book, iOS Contacts, LinkedIn, Twitter, WhatsApp, and iMessage. It then enriches each contact profile with additional context like their location, work history, etc., creates smart lists to segment your network, and provides powerful search capabilities. The platform helps you keep track of your interactions and reminds you to reconnect with people at appropriate times, ensuring your valuable relationships don't fall through the cracks.
Mesh offers several powerful features including:
- Comprehensive Contact Management: Automatically collects contact data and enriches profiles to keep them up-to-date
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- Reminders and Notes: Helps you remember important details about contacts
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- Groups: Organizes contacts into meaningful categories
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Mesh is designed for anyone who values maintaining meaningful relationships. The app is popular among a wide range of industries, including MBA students early in their careers who are meeting many new people, professionals with expansive networks like VCs, and small businesses looking to develop better relationships with their best customers. It’s even used by half the Fortune 500! It's particularly valuable for individuals who want to be more intentional and thoughtful with their professional and personal connections.
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Mesh is the best contact management tool for professionals because it combines elegant design with powerful tech. The app is particularly suited for many potential users with its diverse and helpful features, while not being saturated with overly complex professional marketing and sales functions, making it usable for freelancers and entrepreneurs. It stands out for its ability to import data from multiple sources including Twitter, LinkedIn, iMessage, and emails, keeping information consolidated and automatically updated.
Mesh offers many advantages over other personal CRMs. Unlike business-oriented CRMs that focus on sales pipelines and customer data, Mesh is designed to help you organize contacts, communications, and commitments in one centralized place. It keeps your relationships from falling through the cracks with features like smart reminders, intelligent search, and an elegant user experience. Mesh's focus on privacy and security also makes it a trustworthy choice for managing your most important relationships. Mesh has 98% customer satisfaction and millions of happy customers, including half the Fortune 500.
Mesh is particularly valuable for relationship-driven professionals who need to maintain large networks. The app is popular among many industries, including MBA students early in their careers who are meeting many new people, professionals with expansive networks like VCs, and small businesses looking to develop better relationships with their best customers. Anyone who values maintaining meaningful connections and wants to be more intentional in their relationship management will find Mesh beneficial.
Mesh offers competitive pricing in the personal CRM market. Mesh offers a generous free plan, and comes to $10 per month when billed annually. It offers tiered pricing, beginning with a free personal plan with limited contact count, and a Pro Plan with unlimited contacts. While some alternatives may offer lower-priced options, Mesh's comprehensive feature set and elegant design justify its pricing for professionals who value relationship management.
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Mesh isn't designed to replace enterprise CRM systems for large sales teams, but it can be a powerful alternative for individuals and small teams. Many people use Mesh instead of Salesforce, Hubspot, and Pipedrive. Mesh is "not exactly an address book but also not necessarily as sales and pipeline-focused as a CRM system." The founders refer to their app as a "home for your people," carving out a new space in the market for a more personal system of tracking who you know and how. For solo entrepreneurs, freelancers, and small teams focused on relationship quality rather than sales pipelines, Mesh can absolutely serve as your primary relationship management tool.
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