The Challenge
Infosec Learning’s innovative platform is reputable in the EdTech and professional training markets. As such, the Infosec team was focused on building best-in-class virtual labs, but lacked a strong pipeline of leads to drive revenue and secure funding. In order to address this need , the company sought to boost name recognition, overhaul their sales process and develop an established customer base.
Solution
Partner in Publishing (PIP) began the process of building a series of growth engines from the ground up while expanding support efforts with customers. PIP was instrumental in the following efforts:
- Building and executing on a marketing and sales strategy
- Building and developing an internal sales team
- Creating a sales pipeline by generating viable leads
- Providing customer relationship management
PIP collaborated with the INFOSEC CEO to create a comprehensive sales and business development strategy that deployed the following tactics:
- Weekly webinars that showcased the lab environment and platform for prospective customers
- Email marketing campaigns to build brand awareness
- Market feedback given to internal executives to drive decision making processes
- Scalable inside sales strategy focused on growth
- Social media campaigns to drive the INFOSEC Learning brand to a broader audience
- Tutorial videos that empower and engage customers
- Marketing collateral in both print and digital formats designed to support sales efforts
- Google ads designed to optimize search engine algorithms
- Customer database nurturing leading to a streamlined prospect list
- Sales representatives outsourced to PIP to execute on the integrated strategy
The INFOSEC Learning/PIP partnership resulted in 150 secured adoptions, a 25% increase in business from semester to semester and a 30% close rate.