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Cultural-intelligence course unlocks consistent APAC conversion

Regional & Cultural GTM Adaptation

Cultural-intelligence course unlocks consistent APAC conversion

Categories

Outreach

Subcategories

Regional & Cultural GTM Adaptation

Metric categories

  • Market Expansion
  • Revenue & Deal Value Growth

At a glance

Cultural-intelligence course unlocks consistent APAC conversion

A cultural-intelligence course reshaped the discovery approach for principle-first markets, driving 5x APAC sales growth across nine countries in year one.

5x sales growth in APAC in year 1, across 9 markets

Background

The sales approach that worked in the US and EMEA was not moving deals forward effectively across APAC markets.

Illustration of an application-first sales pitch failing to build rapport in an APAC meeting

Goal

Increase qualification-to-won conversion specifically in the APAC region.

The Work

Completed a cultural-intelligence course and adapted the discovery approach to a principle-first culture, prioritising personal relationships and long-term rapport ahead of application-first pitching.

Illustration of relationship-led discovery bridging different Asia-Pacific business cultures

Outcome

Sales in APAC grew 5x in year one, with consistent results across Japan, China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia, India, the Philippines, and Vietnam.