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2019-02 Pricing and Packaging Inbound Services Tool
2019-02 Pricing and Packaging Inbound Services Tool
This exercise is designed to help your firm deliver client success and realize profi
To do this, you'll:
1) Define the inbound services you'll offer
2) Determine the cost of delivering those inbound services
3) Determine the price you'll charge for those inbound services considering:
a. Cost + markup
b. Value created for the client
c. An assessment of your firm's pricing power
und Services Tool
OOK
with your HubSpot CAM and your team.
ces considering:
Inbound Services Framework
Inbound helps turn strangers into prospects, prospects into customers, and customers in
Review the common inbound services below and then advance to the next tab.
FOUNDATIONAL
Inbound Engagement Setup Activities
MARKETING
Traffic Generation Lead Conversion Lead Nurtu
SALES
CRM ImplementationSales Enablement S&M Alignm
CRM ImplementationSales Enablement S&M Alignm
Custom Fields and View Creation Setup Conversations Sales & Marketing Alignm
Deal Stage Setup Setup Calling MQL/ SQL Defini
Data Import & Cleansing Setup Workflows and Automation Sales and Marketing Go
Integrations
CRM Ongoing Optimization & Setup Messages Round-Robin Rotation SLA Developme
Adminstration SalesReporting Dashboard
and Marketing Setup
Funnel/Flywheel Lead Hand-off
Sales Procedure
Content Assess
Reporting & Review Analysis Recommendatio
Email Template Creation and Optimization Reporting & Rev
Sales Document Creation
Sequence
Build Creation
Rep-Specific & Optmization
Landing Page (w/
Meetings)
Create Customer Case Study
Prospecting Support (Prospecting Tool)
Reporting & Review
SERVICE
Help Desk Knowledgebase Feedbac
Add Communication Channel(s) Setup Customer Listening P
Single Inbox Setup & Training Knowledgebase Design & Setup 3 Point Surve
Ticket System Setup & Training Create Self-Service Content Anaylyze and Share
Live Chat and Chatbot Training Knwledgebase Update Develop Promoter Advoca
Reporting & Review Reporting & Review Reporting & Rev
Tips
Find more information about each Inbound Service in the tab in this worksheet 'Appendix - Inbou
mers, and customers into promoters via Marketing, Sales, and Service.
the next tab.
DATIONAL
gement Setup Activities
Service
RKETING
Lead Nurturing
ALES
S&M Alignment Sales Coaching
S&M Alignment Sales Coaching
RVICE
Feedback
etup Customer Listening Posts (NPS, CES,
3 Point Survey)
Anaylyze and Share Findings
Develop Promoter Advocacy Programs
Reporting & Review
Tips
Find more information about each Inbound Service in the tab in this worksheet 'APPENDIX - Inbound
rvices
es they expect to offer to their most common type of prospects. Define your standard set of
t to commonly offer. On subsequent tabs you will customize your services for a specific
ompliment your current main service offering. Also, see pro-tips at the bottom of this and
For Reference
To begin customizing services for a particular prospect, select an inbound area in which your prosp
Then advance to the next worksheet tab where you will find suggested services and hours corresp
you selected.
In which inbound area should your prospect most focus?
Advance to the next tab to see suggested services and hours corresponding to the focus area yo
FOR REFERENCE
Area of Inbound Focus Description
MARKETING-TRAFFIC GENERATION Marketing services with special focus on traffic generation
MARKETING-LEAD CONVERSION Marketing services with special focus on converting leads
MARKETING-LEAD NURTURING Marketing services with special focus on prioritizing and making leads sales ready
MARKETING-ALL Marketing services with similar focus across driving traffic, converting leads, and he
SALES-CRM IMPLEMENTATION Sales services with special focus on organization via CRM services
SALES-SALES ENABLEMENT Sales services with special focus on optimization via Sales Enablement Services
SALES-S&M ALIGNMENT Sales services with special focus on alignment via Sales & Marketing Alignment Se
GROWTH-MKTG&SALES Both Marketing + Sales services
SERVICE-ALL Service services with similar focus across helpdesk, knowledgebase, and feedback
LIGHTWEIGHT-MARKETING LIGHTWEIGHT retainer based on select marketing services
LIGHTWEIGHT-SALES LIGHTWEIGHT retainer based on select sales services
LIGHTWEIGHT-GROWTH LIGHTWEIGHT retainer combining both marketing and sales services
Tips
*The focus areas above represent a starting point. On the next tab you'll customize services to further match
und Focus
MARKETING-LEAD NURTURING
ponding to the focus area you've selected.
Now, customize inbound services for your prospect based on their specific needs.
Indicate the services you will offer and the expected hours for each using the fields in blue columns
This section contains 2 baselines; 1) the prospect area for inbound focus which you selected on tab 2
Pro-Tip: See even more examples of customized service packages here ------------------------
Total
Tips
*Your customized services are an initial set of services that you will provide your clients. You should continously m
** The baselines above are meant to provide directional suggestions. Customize your services and hours to mat
on the Prospect
c needs.
the fields in blue columns below.
which you selected on tab 2 and 2) the standard set of inbound services you selected on tab 1.
ents. You should continously make adjustments based on the needs of your client and your learnings from the engagement.
ze your services and hours to match the needs of your specific client.
n tab 1.
Blogging
SEO
Ad Development
Ad Campaign Management
Reporting & Review
Lead Nurturing & Automation
Email Marketing
Automation
MOFU/BOFU Offer Creation
Personalized Content
Lead Scoring
CRM Integration / Closed Loop
Reporting
Reporting
Custom Fields& Review
and View
Creation
Deal Stage Setup
LeadSLA Development
Hand-off Procedure &
Feedback
Add Communication Channel(s)
Single Inbox Setup & Training
Ticket System Setup & Training
Live Chat and Chatbot Training
m the engagement.
#4. Calculate Cost + Markup
Next, determine your delivery costs plus the markup you'd like to earn from the busines
2. Add Markup - both a) the minimum you would accept and b) your ideal markup
Margin
Effective
(%) Hourly Rate
Your (See notes (See notes
Minimum Markup
Markup (%) below*) below**)
Common benchmark - 25% 35% 25.9% $26
High Markup
Common benchmark - 50% 60% 37.5% $31
Tips
*Markup % is your profit divided by your cost. Margin % is your profit divided by your revenue. Experiment p
**Although you may not price by the hour to your client, it is important to understand your Effective Hourly B
Rate of between $100 and $200+. However, even for profitable firms sometimes this can be lower due to geographi
***You should also understand your Multiple on Hourly Wage, which is simply the your Effective Hourly Bill Rate divided b
derived from the consultants rule of thirds, which relates here as well. . http://consultantjournal.com/blog/setting-consulting-
For additional guidance on where your firm should fall within your overall pricing range, reference the Tips at the bottom of T
to earn from the business.
Notes
Average salary for the engagement team
$2,000
$1,177
y your revenue. Experiment plugging in different markups above to see the effect on margin %.
rstand your Effective Hourly Bill Rate, This rate is your total engagement price divided by your total engagement hrs. Profitable firms o
s can be lower due to geographical wage variations and/or other factors. Make sure to also consider Multiple on Hourly Wage. See be
ffective Hourly Bill Rate divided by your Average Hourly Wage. Profitable professional service firms typically have a multiple at least 3
urnal.com/blog/setting-consulting-fee-rates
%.
1) Estimate number of new customers generated for your prospect (Client Funnel Analysis)
$4,000
2) Estimate value generated for your prospect
How much does your end-customer spend per purchase? $120,000 $2,000
How many times does the customer buy (lifetime)? 1
Estimated value of a new customer $120,000 $0
Deliver
New customers per month 4
Customer Lifetime Value (LTV) created per Month $480,000
Recommended marketing/growth spend as % of LTV 2% Note: generally 10%
Value-Based Price of Services $9,600
vance to the next tab to review your options and set your pricing.
nnel Analysis)
$12,000
Cost Margin
$10,000
Delivery Cost $1,177
Min Markup $1,177 $412
$8,000
High Markup $1,177 $706
Value-Based $1,177 $8,423
$6,000
$4,000
$2,000
$0
Delivery Cost Min Markup High Markup Value-Based Price
Avg Monthly (Incl. One-Time)
#7. Review Pricing
$4,000
$2,000
Avg Monthly (incl One-Time)
Pricing Method Cost Margin Client Price $0
Min Markup Price $1,177 $412 $1,589 Delivery Cost Min M
High Markup Price $1,177 $706 $1,883 Avg Mon
Value-Based Price $1,177 $8,423 $9,600
Tips
Determine where your pricing should fall within your pricing range by considering your pricing power.
If you have high pricing power, steer towards the middle to high end of the range.
If some or all of these criteria don't apply, you have medium or low pricing power. Steer towards the low or middle of the
If your pricing power is not high, don't get discouraged. It is normal for firms to grow their pricing power - and prices - over t
and track record.
For more information about presenting your pricing to the client, including using structures such as a fixed monthly fe
lesson "Customizing and Pricing Inbound Services" in the HubSpot Academy, especially step 6 within that video - "Choose
ange your pricing should fall.
Cost Margin
Delivery Cost $1,177
Min Markup $1,177 $412
High Markup $1,177 $706
Value-Based $1,177 $8,423
ng you) and
ven track record of success, and/or previous client results delivered) and
propose
sn't like your price
g power - and prices - over time as they increase their experience, differentation,
s such as a fixed monthly fee, point-based pricing, or value-based pricing, see the
within that video - "Choose your pricing structure.".
Example Customized Service Packages
Example Description
ages below. These are just examples. Modify your services, hours,
Phase 3: Automation
Timeline: Months 1-2
Suggested
$1,200-$1,500
Price:
Est Effort 10 to 17 billable hours
Product
Recommenda HubSpot CRM, Sales LIGHTWEIGHT/Pro, Reporting Add-On
tions
One-Time Sales Optimize Set up meetings
Setup workflows and
One-Time Sales Optimize
automation
One-Time Sales Optimize Lead Scoring
Sequence Creation &
One-Time Sales Align
Optmization
Phase 4: Ongoing Sales Enablement and Acceleration Services
Timeline: Months 3 Onward
Suggested
$2,500-$5,000+ per month
Price:
Est Effort 20-30 billable hours
Product
Recommenda HubSpot CRM, Sales LIGHTWEIGHT/Pro, Reporting Add-On AND HS Marketing L
tions
Recurring Sales Optimize Sales document creation
Recurring Sales Optimize Sales document creation
Sequence Creation &
One-Time Sales Optimize
Optmization
One-Time Sales Optimize Reporting Dashboard Setup
One-Time Optimize
Sales Enablement - Setup
Reporting Dashboard Setup
Sample Agreement
Total Hours
Notes
Estimate
Ideas include:
'-Automated lead assignment (criteria based or round robin)
-Lead notifications (tasks or internal emails to reps based on lead
scoreCoach on how to
or prospect incorporate
behavior). Note:meetings into process
Best if have (emailbut
HS Marketing
- Create 3 sequences. Ideas include:. 2
signature, marketing emails, embed
can create workaround with task triggered email)on website)
Customer Lead Scoring (HS 3-5 hours
-Automated >>>Prospect
deal creation (if Marketing)
across
lead and/or
is openPredictive
3 personas,
status Lead-
to connected
trigger Scoringup
>>>Following
workflow (HS Sales
toafter
auto Pro)meeting
acreate
first a deal) 2
- Prescribe custom>>>Re-igniting a dead deal.
workflows (examples: copy value from a 3-5 hours
>>>Buyer
contact field to Journey-
companyebook
field- download,
cross object demo request,
reporting, setetc
a task
- Ongoing optimization (2-3 hours
for a renewal date) per month) (a/b testing,
analyze open/click/response rate)
d-On AND HS Marketing LIGHTWEIGHT, Basic, Pro, or Enterprise
Create sales content - competitive intel / battlecards - customer
Varies
facing shareable documents for each stage of buyer's journey
5-10 blog posts targeted at decision stage of buyer's journey Varies
Create templates and sequence targeted towards every buyer
Varies
person at each stage of their journey
Regular reporting Varies
Call training:
Sales process coachingprospecting,
/ film review,qualifying,
1:1 coaching
presenting & Varies
closing. Negotiation
Accountability training,
dashboard Competitive
(KPI positioning
based: # of calls, # oftraining,
opps, Varies
new product/service training
close rates, funnel report. (Need sales pro to create custom
widgets and have 2 dashboards. Need reporting add-on to create Varies
more than 2 dashboards)
Examples: activity enforcement, CRM usage management, role
Varies
plays, etc)
Outsourced Sales Development Rep services to generate Sales
Varies
Qualified Leads. (can be outsourced/white-labelled)
Freemium Retainer
Phase I: Setup
Timeline: Month 1
Suggested
$0-$1000
Price:
Est Effort 1 hour
One-Time Foundational Sales
pion to offer these services first on a 'pilot' basis to the most interested/adaptable reps. Then expand to
he 'Detailed Playbook' link at the top for more information on deploying these services, including links
Install HubSpot Sales
CRM Setup
Data Import & Cleansing
Custom Fields and View
CRM DealCreation
Stage Evaluation
and Exit Criteria
am is starting to adopt the software, and have seen some quick wins from the email tracking, website
ess at this stage you can use to identify where you can add the most value based on their needs
ng when the clients needs a more complex, involved CRM implementation. It could include Integration
n of existing processes via workflows and/or sequences.
GHTWEIGHT/Pro + HS Marketing
he client needs more leads and appointments. In this case, can offer an Inbound Marketing Retainer, ou
ices, sales coaching
GHTWEIGHT/Pro
ainer when the client is generating leads but closing rates are low. These services might include sales c
ore. See 'Reference - Sigs Full Sales Retainer' in this workbook for more guidance.
Back to listing of Example Packages
h low-risk/low-cost services for a subset of reps and then builds in size and
od fit for sales services, but the sales team, especially management, is not fully
d/or change or risk averse. Be advised, this is just one example of a sales
d hours to fit the needs of your prospect. Total Hours
Notes
Estimate
st on a 'pilot' basis to the most interested/adaptable reps. Then expand to more reps as
Setupinformation
he top for more email intergration and plug-in.
on deploying Can be HS
these services, Sales Free
including to to help guides.
links
start. This passively adds contacts and starts tracking emails. 0.5 per rep
Install tracking codeShowand
them turn on activity
their Collected Forms (optional: add a
stream. 1
alead
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sampling tooftheir
theirmost
the prospect highly
historical
how trafficed
contacts
to customize topage)
the give
CRM them a Varies
taste- of having
Create data in
custom the system.
properties
Varies
- Build a view based on custom properties
- Help them customize their deal stages Varies
Help the prospect customize their deal stages
ftware, and have seen some quick wins from the email tracking, website tracking, contact database et
to identify where you can add the most value based on their needs
more complex, involved CRM implementation. It could include Integrationss, data import
rkflows and/or sequences.
ating leads but closing rates are low. These services might include sales content,
Sales Retainer' in this workbook for more guidance.
Seed & Grow Retainer
Inbound Audit/Strategy
CRM Setup
Email Template Creation and
Optimization
General Ongoing Maintenance &
Training
Sales LIGHTWEIGHT
Inbound Marketing
Back to listing of Example Packages
r a subset of reps or all reps and then builds in scope towards a full marketing
and sales retainer, but is not bought in and/or is change or risk averse. Be
eds. Modify your services and hours to fit the needs of your prospect. .
Total Hours
Notes
Estimate
FOR REFERENCE ONLY - This is a lookup table that associates current offerings and/or prosp
Services
2 3 4 5 6
Kickoff Call Kickoff Call Kickoff Call Kickoff Call Kickoff Call
Technical Implementat
Technical Implementat
Technical Implementation (Setup & Integrat
Blogging
SEO
Ad Development Ad Development
Video Video Video
12 8
4
5
5
6 6
5 3
6
12
6
ed Loop Reporting 8
8 8
d View Creation
d Automation
und-Robin Rotation
Funnel Analysis
ation and Optimization
& Optmization
anding Page (w/ Meetings)
se Study
(Prospecting Tool)
nment Workshop
oal Setting
re & Feedback
ment and Recommendations
g (1:Many)
ment Duties
nt Rep) Services
alespeople
n & Setup
Programs
27 45 27 46 41
KETING-LEAD NURTURING MARKETING-ALL SALES-CRM IMPLEMENTATION
6 7 8 9 10
Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing
Monthly Hrs One-Time Hrs Monthly Hrs One-Time Hrs Monthly Hrs
1
4
8
4
4
6
25
8
4
15 15
8 8
8 6
6 6
2
2
8 8 5
5
5
5
4
45 31 69 44 5
SALES-SALES ENABLEMENT SALES-S&M ALIGNMENT GROWTH-MKTG&SALES
11 12 13 14 15
Ongoing Ongoing
One-Time Hrs Monthly Hrs One-Time Hrs Monthly Hrs One-Time Hrs
1
4
8
4
4
6
6
4
25 4
8
8
6
8
5 5
1
1
5
1
1
2
5
4
15
5 5
5 5
7 5
5 5
5
50 21 22 25 75
ROWTH-MKTG&SALES SERVICE-ALL LIGHTWEIGHT-MARKETING
16 17 18 19 20
Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing
Monthly Hrs One-Time Hrs Monthly Hrs One-Time Hrs Monthly Hrs
1.5
5
4
8
5
5 4
10 10
5 5
12
15
5
8
12
12
15
8
20
8
8
5
12
8
25 8
8
33 131 53 27.5 19
LIGHTWEIGHT-SALES LIGHTWEIGHT-GROWTH
21 22 23 24
Ongoing Ongoing
One-Time Hrs Monthly Hrs One-Time Hrs Monthly Hrs
1.5
5
4
8
5
10
5 5
5 5
5 5
5 5
5 5
4 4
5 5
4 4
4 4
29 13 23.5 56
Reference - VARIABLES