Over the past 18 months, businesses have seen significant disruption as they have mapped the path to recovery amidst the chaos brought about by the rapidly changing landscape. They are struggling to balance where they focus their efforts, energy, and resources in the quest to leverage new market opportunities to drive growth.
With the current disruption in the market, what does it take to survive and thrive in the chaos?
As businesses navigate the path to success, a Go-to-Market strategy makes all the difference.
You can have a great product, but your business will spiral downward without access to the right market. It has been a trend not just for startups but more established enterprises as well. That is why a strong GTM strategy is essential.
A clear GTM strategy can help your business move forward, navigate the new market, and explore new channels, and it will help you create momentum and align teams right across the organisation.
“Poor distribution – not product – is the number one cause of failure.” – Peter Thiel.
Why having a GTM strategy makes all the difference
Today, the game has changed for many businesses, with distribution across channels and markets becoming one of the most crucial and competitive aspects for teams.
How will you implement your product in this market? This is where your GTM strategy comes in.
Understanding the importance of GTM strategy and integrating it into your marketing, sales, and customer success creates a significant impact. It helps you determine where your product stands in the market, how you align with your teams, and how you introduce your product to the new market. A GTM strategy helps you coordinate your messaging, product-market fit, and channels to your team – and lets you win customers more quickly.
With a detailed plan on how you will offer your product to the market, you can tap into the right target customers, communicate through the proper channels, and send the right message – which will fuel you for growth through the creation of new customers and retention of existing customers.
Your market, channel, and product need to interact and collaborate as part of a constant ecosystem to create a strong GTM strategy. You have to remember that a great product does not guarantee success for your business, but having a robust operating rhythm to ensure your product works together with your market and your channels will set you up for success.
A GTM strategy focuses on how the organisation will offer or launch the product to the market and reach its expectations on market penetration, revenue, and growth.
Your GTM strategy should include a detailed analysis of your customers, target market, product, messaging, and brand – it is not an event, or a one-time solution or plans to launch the product to the market. It details a plan on the entire product life cycle and is a dynamic aspect of your organisation.
As businesses navigate a new and uncertain landscape, leaders aim to gain a competitive advantage through their GTM strategy. By considering all teams in your GTM strategy, you will thrive and still achieve success despite uncertain times.
Now is the time to revisit your existing frameworks, processes, and strategy and learn how to adapt them to the changing market.
Having a GTM strategy that is strong to the core allows your organisation to adapt to the fast-moving landscape and break through the chaos. It will eventually lead to a thriving business.
Like how the famous line goes, “Do not just survive, thrive.”
What is next for your business?
Businesses need to respond to the changing landscape while simultaneously thriving in a new reality that focuses on collaboration, training, and agility. Leaders need to adapt through a salient GTM strategy for their teams.
Ellivate can partner with organisations and help your team scale and achieve success. We understand the challenges of scaling a business, and We know what is required to transform your success into scale.
Visit our website at www.ellivateconsulting.com for more information.
About Ellivate
Ellivate is the expert partner helping organisations and their go-to-market team scale.
Our powerhouse team of industry experts – with a combined 60 years of experience across the fintech, corporate and technology spaces – will work alongside your business to achieve your goals.
We have a shared passion for working with businesses to achieve rapid growth and apply an authentic, human layer of expertise that addresses the real challenges and concerns at the heart of your business.
We will work alongside you as a trusted and expert partner. We get in the trenches and ensure every solution is embedded within your business.
