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Episode Summary
In this third episode of the Scaling Japan sales series, we are joined by a wonderful guest, Mari Ono. She is a consultant with over 15 years of experience working with small and large corporations. Mari introduces two different types of structure for sales, route and account sales, that entrepreneurs and business owners can use as a helpful guide to developing your sales process. She also discusses how additional factors, such as having a good pitch and understanding the fiscal year, are needed to make successful sales. This episode is a part of our comprehensive guide to sales in Japan.
Note: Although we mentioned a sales framework, we will dive into this in round 2 with Mari Ono
This podcast episode is excellent for:
- Business owners who want improve their approach to sales.
- Managers who want to understand how to implement sales strategies
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Links from Guest Appearance
- Find out more about Mari Ono on her LinkedIn
- Join the Make March Matter community on Facebook to meet other business owners
Show Notes
(1:20) Mari Ono’s self introduction
(1:52) Introduction to sales framework
(3:40) Route sales
(8:38) Key points for route sales
(13:20) Account sales
(17:26) How to have the correct mindset for account sales
(23:10) Importance of fiscal year timeline in Japan
Previous Sales Resources
Episode 14: How to Conduct Sales in Japan with Beau Becker
Episode 13: How to Improve Sales in Japan with Fuminori Gunji
Article: Growing Sales in Japan
Show Sponsors
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