{"id":1378,"date":"2026-10-07T11:16:36","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T11:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/b2bsellingguidebook.com\/?page_id=1378"},"modified":"2026-10-07T11:30:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T11:30:46","slug":"sm3-sales-and-marketing-maturity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/b2bsellingguidebook.com\/index.php\/sm3-sales-and-marketing-maturity\/","title":{"rendered":"SM3 Sales and Marketing Maturity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>No commercial organisation exists or grows without sales and marketing.\u00a0 But do you know what your current commercial capability is?<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jimirving.co.uk\/index.php\/author\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jim<\/a> and his partners have built the <a href=\"https:\/\/irvingmaturitymatrix.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sales and Marketing Maturity Matrix<\/a> to let you understand the areas where your sales and marketing organizations are strong \u2013 and where they are weaker.\u00a0 AND enable you to <strong>quickly see<\/strong> where a strong focus will deliver the best results. <strong>Sales AND marketing<\/strong>, not just one or the other \u2013 your complete, joint \u2018revenue generation\u2019 engine analyzed.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1711537127664{background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;}&#8221;][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"wpb_content_element \"><div id=\"utbx_o_6af7b8f2b7bb8\" class=\"ut-service-icon-box  clearfix  ut-service-icon-box-center\"><style type=\"text\/css\">#utbx_6af7b8f2b7bb7 { background:#CCC; }#utbx_6af7b8f2b7bb7:hover { background: rgba(182, 4, 25, 1); } #utbx_6af7b8f2b7bb7:after { box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(182, 4, 25, 1); } #utbx_o_6af7b8f2b7bb8 h3 { color:#ffffff !important; }#utbx_o_6af7b8f2b7bb8 p { color:#ffffff !important; }<\/style><div class=\"ut-highlight-icon-wrap ut-highlight-icon-effect\"><a id=\"utbx_6af7b8f2b7bb7\" data-id=\"utbx_6af7b8f2b7bb7\" data-hovercolor=\"rgba(182, 4, 25, 1)\"   class=\"ut-highlight-icon fa fa-users\" href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"ut-service-icon-box-content\"><h3>Clients<\/h3><p>Jim has directly supported over 80 scaling organisations. He has also worked with corporate sales teams. He has supported the leadership teams in early-stage companies. He has worked with cohorts of special interest groups. In total, he has now helped over 5,000 businesspeople: one-on-one, in small and large groups (the biggest numbering over 200 heads). In over 25 countries\u2026<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"wpb_content_element \"><div id=\"utbx_o_6af7b8f2b7bed\" class=\"ut-service-icon-box  clearfix  ut-service-icon-box-center\"><style type=\"text\/css\">#utbx_6af7b8f2b7bec { background:#CCC; }#utbx_6af7b8f2b7bec:hover { background: rgba(182, 4, 25, 1); } #utbx_6af7b8f2b7bec:after { box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(182, 4, 25, 1); } #utbx_o_6af7b8f2b7bed h3 { color:#ffffff !important; }#utbx_o_6af7b8f2b7bed p { color:#ffffff !important; }<\/style><div class=\"ut-highlight-icon-wrap ut-highlight-icon-effect\"><a id=\"utbx_6af7b8f2b7bec\" data-id=\"utbx_6af7b8f2b7bec\" data-hovercolor=\"rgba(182, 4, 25, 1)\"   class=\"ut-highlight-icon fa fa-line-chart\" href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"ut-service-icon-box-content\"><h3>Support offerings<\/h3><p>Jim provides a range of service offerings to his clients. Mentoring \u2013 teams and individuals, from new employees to CRO\u2019s and CEO\u2019s. Informal workshops and training \u2013 on the priority areas YOU need to develop. Formal training programmes \u2013 ALWAYS built and tailored to your needs and your sector. Jim has created unique, one-off programmes for large corporates, specific subject training in core areas (negotiation, presentation, questioning etc), and one-off \u2018Sales 101\u2019 sessions lasting from 2 hours to a full day. <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"wpb_content_element \"><div id=\"utbx_o_6af7b8f2b7c02\" class=\"ut-service-icon-box  clearfix  ut-service-icon-box-center\"><style type=\"text\/css\">#utbx_6af7b8f2b7c01 { background:#CCC; }#utbx_6af7b8f2b7c01:hover { background: rgba(182, 4, 25, 1); } #utbx_6af7b8f2b7c01:after { box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(182, 4, 25, 1); } #utbx_o_6af7b8f2b7c02 h3 { color:#ffffff !important; }#utbx_o_6af7b8f2b7c02 p { color:#ffffff !important; }<\/style><div class=\"ut-highlight-icon-wrap ut-highlight-icon-effect\"><a id=\"utbx_6af7b8f2b7c01\" data-id=\"utbx_6af7b8f2b7c01\" data-hovercolor=\"rgba(182, 4, 25, 1)\"   class=\"ut-highlight-icon fa fa-pie-chart\" href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"ut-service-icon-box-content\"><h3>Scope<\/h3><p>Jim delivers all the above \u2013 always tuned \u2013 for very different audiences. Individual mentoring, leadership teams, sales teams \u2013 small and large, founders, individual and groups of entrepreneurs\u2026<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1711536571869{background-color: rgb(182, 4, 25) !important;}&#8221;][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">CONTACT JIM NOW FOR A NO STRINGS CHAT.\u00a0 HERE\u2019S THE THING.\u00a0 JIM KNOWS HE CAN\u2019T HELP EVERYONE, BUT WHERE HE CAN, HE CAN HAVE AN ENORMOUS IMPACT.\u00a0 SO, LET\u2019S SEE IF THERE IS A FIT.\u00a0 THE WORST THAT CAN HAPPEN (IN BOTH DIRECTIONS) IS A GREAT NEW CONNECTION!<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<style type=\"text\/css\">#bklyn_btn_6af7b8f2b7c24 .bklyn-btn { color:#b60419 !important; background-color:#ffffff !important; }#bklyn_btn_6af7b8f2b7c24 .bklyn-btn:hover{ color:#96032a !important; }#bklyn_btn_6af7b8f2b7c24 .bklyn-btn:focus{ color:#96032a !important; }#bklyn_btn_6af7b8f2b7c24 .bklyn-btn:active { color:#96032a !important; }<\/style><div id=\"bklyn_btn_6af7b8f2b7c24\" class=\"bklyn-btn-holder  bklyn-btn-left bklyn-btn-tablet-left bklyn-btn-mobile-center\"><a title=\"Contact Jim\"   href=\"https:\/\/b2bsellingguidebook.com\/index.php\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"bklyn-btn  bklyn-btn-large\" ><span class=\"ut-btn-text\">Contact Jim Irving<\/span><\/a><\/div>[vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-619 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/jimirving.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/footer-stack-april.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1834\" height=\"218\" \/>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8220;A OLD HAND FOR A NEW WORLD.&#8221;<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] No commercial organisation exists or grows without sales and marketing.\u00a0 But do you know what your current commercial capability is? 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