The Role of Video and Narrative in Empowering Sales Teams 3b5d1o

Tim Maitland knows a thing or two about leading revnue teams as the Chief Revenue Officer at at MarketScale. But now he's on the hunt to speak with experts across B2B as they share their stories, and insights as leaders at the forefront of their industry. On the debut episode of “Scaling Up,” which will feature Maitland’s conversations with these innovators and industry leaders, Maitland invited MarketScale's Vice President of Production Josh Brummett onto the show to find out how video can help take sales to new heights. The first step, Brummett said, is a simple one – you have to produce good video content to have it result in true sales enablement. “I will say – ads are dead,” Brummett said. “If you’re making an ad-type video and trying to make a commercial to really just push what your product is immediately, people are going to get turned off by that. … What you really have to do is be able to tell a story.” The central elements of any good narrative – key players, a conflict and a resolution – need to be present in your video content. People want products that they can relate to and that understand their unique challenges, then work to solve them, When that central goal is accomplished, videos become a key tool in the salesperson’s toolbox for exactly that reason. When salespeople transition from pushing products and coming across as concerned with the bottom line to being able to meet potential customers where they are and exhibit how the product can solve their problems, real growth and relationships happen. Add in live broadcast, roundtable discussions, asynchronously record content and more to deal with continued fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, and you’ve got a well-rounded, powerful strategy for leveraging video to tell your brand’s story. 372e2o