How Oracle NetSuite Organized a Hybrid Sales Kickoff that Boosts Sales Performance with Lisa Bono;
Ever been to a sales kickoff that felt more like a lullaby than an energy boost?
Let's face it, a real sales kickoff is meant to do three things:
Motivate...
Inspire...
Educate...
This year, Oracle NetSuite turned up the heat with a thrilling theme that was right up my street: the magic of storytelling.
And with their one and only Lisa Bono, we're diving into exactly what it takes to organize a world class sales kickoff.
Without further wait, let’s get it!
WHAT WE DISCUSS:
[1:17] - Who is Lisa Bono?[9:49] - What actually is a sales kickoff (SKO)?[10:45] - Why NetSuite chose storytelling as their SKO theme[14:21] - The power of customer stories[15:43] - Unlocking the power of “storyselling”[19:16] - High level steps to organize a hybrid sales kickoff[26:16] - Lisa’s secret weapon to reinforce all learnings[31:09] - The KPIs which storyselling will have the most impact[33:43] - Trying to organize an SKO that pleases the masses[40:31] - One costly mistake Lisa and her team made in the runup to their SKO[43:18] - An influential communicator Lisa looks up to today
LISA’S HIGH LEVEL STEPS TO ORGANIZE A HYBRID SALES KICKOFF:
What theme are we trying to hit on and what message are we trying to deliver?How can we create learnings which are congruent with our theme?How can we ensure the learnings are applicable across departments?How can we reinforce the learnings for real behavioral change?Are we logistically setup for a hybrid experience?Are we acknowledging the emotional state of our audience and the current market?[10:00] - “ A sales kickoff is an event meant to bring (potentially) all employees together to do three things: motivate, inspire, and educate.” - Lisa Bono[16:41] - “As a seller, you really want to be succinct and concise with your words, and I think that's the hardest thing to teach about storytelling.” - Lisa Bono[37:23] - “I used to always think, as a seller, people buy from people they like. I think audience members appreciate enablement: facilitators that speak their language, that understand their perspective, that put themselves in the person on the other side's shoes, as opposed to kind of taking that teacher mentality.” - Lisa Bono
USEFUL RESOURCES & LINKS:
Oracle NetSuite website: https://www.netsuite.com
Connect with Lisa on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/winwithbono
Ravi Rajani’s Website & Podcast: https://www.theravirajani.com/podcast
Connect with Ravi on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravirajani/
Follow Ravi on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theravirajani
Subscribe and watch the show on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3eAJQx0
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
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