The Message That The Universe Is Telling Me This Week: Volume Baby!

“When You’re Tired of Saying It, They’re Only Just Starting To Hear It” – is a quote by Jeff Weiner, ex-CEO and now exec chairman of LinkedIn, and apparently the universe wants me to hear it this week. In 3 different sources, from 3 different authors, that line was quoted.

In short – you’re likely not communicating enough. People are busy, life is noisy, and frankly they don’t care about the project as much as you do. (Plus, apparently 30% to 70% of failed transformations are attributed to communication-related issues)

So how much communication is enough? – …Well are you sick of ‘the message’ yet?

How much is enough?

As I’m prone to do – let’s take a look at what’s the norm within the world of sales and marketing. It’s commonly touted that “it takes 8 touchpoints to make a sale”.

Yes, 8. – Are you communicating with your target stakeholders at least 8 times over the course of your project/program?

However, when you dive a little deeper, the reality is a little more nuanced. That 8 is an average. According to sales-expert Jeb Blount, the actual number of touchpoints can vary widely depending on the customer’s familiarity with the brand. Which can be better understood like the below:

  • Inactive customer: 1-3 touches
  • Familiar prospect in buying window: 1-5 touches
  • Familiar prospect not in buying window: 3-10 touches
  • Warm inbound lead: 5-12 touches
  • Somewhat familiar prospect: 5-20 touches
  • Cold prospect: 20-50 touches

So, the question for you this week is a simple reflection.

How cold is your target audience? → how much do they trust you and your project team’s brand?

And then ask yourself, are you communicating enough?

PS. A touchpoint doesn’t have to mean a meeting or email. It can be a poster. A screensaver. A snippet in a newsletter. Or it can be townhalls, workshops and conferences. It’s all of those things.

And A Call-out – Send Me Your Change Leadership Questions!

I’m starting up a new series where I address your questions & challenges through video mini-masterclasses. I’ve received some great ones so far, please keep them coming!

If you’re interested in having a new perspective brought to your current challenge – just hit reply and tell me a little about it.

A selection of which will be included in the new series.

Final thoughts

I mentioned a few weeks ago that big changes were coming… well here’s the next snippet for those of you that read these things all the way to the end.

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See you all next week.

BB