Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Flipboard 0 In our last post, we talked about the wonders of sales and marketing alignment: how it stiches up the scars from fragmented efforts, patched-up processes and tight-lipped teams. But you can’t simply rely on a killer, comprehensive Sales Enablement Platform to do all the work for you. The technology is definitely necessary – but it’s not sufficient. To really connect your teams and catapult your sales game, you need more than a rinky-dink communication model in place. Tight lips sink ships. Loose lips sunk ships in the World War II era, but it’s tight lips that are sinking your vessel of sales success. Because when the lines aren’t open, your sales reps surely aren’t closing: There’s more than one language. Many sales and marketing teams struggle with communication because they’re using a mix of sales speak and marketing jargon. They simply can’t relate to one another. The talk gets generic.Your sales and marketing people have different perspectives, workflows and needs than everyone else in your company: from the C-suite execs to the HR personnel. Generic communication practices won’t address these position-specific intricacies. No tools to help connect. Speaking different languages is just one hurdle. Without the right communication tools, sales and marketing can’t even begin to collaborate and share information. And if your own internal teams are unable to relate, it’s impossible for your sales team to connect with prospects, leads and customers. The flow’s a kerfuffle. Without a set process flow of information between sales and marketing, neither team is aware of the other’s current status, daily efforts, weekly intentions and long-term goals. This muddles the shuffle from marketing to sales, and transitioning those leads, prospects and clients through the sales process becomes a dicey juggling act. When communication sinks, credibility shrinks. When your own team isn’t speaking the same language, it shows. Your prospects, and even the businesses you work with, are going to sense that internal disjointedness. And they’re going to lose confidence – big time – doubting your ability to give them what they really need. Twitter Tweet Facebook Share Email This article originally appeared on Accent Technologies' Blog and has been republished with permission.Find out how to syndicate your content with B2C Author: Kane Pepi Kane Pepi is an experienced financial and cryptocurrency writer with over 2,000+ published articles, guides, and market insights in the public domain. Expert niche subjects include asset valuation and analysis, portfolio management, and the prevention of financial crime. Kane is particularly skilled in explaining complex financial topics in a user-friendly … View full profile ›More by this author:VoIP Basics: Everything Beginners Should Know!Bitcoin Investment, Trading & Mining: The Ultimate Guide for BeginnersIs This a Better Way to Set Your 2020 Goals and Resolutions?