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Sales-Led Growth

A motion where a sales team drives acquisition: prospects are qualified, guided through evaluation, and closed by people.

Where it remains correct

Products requiring configuration, integration or organisational change before value appears. Where the buyer cannot self-serve to value, a seller is not overhead — they are the mechanism by which value becomes visible.

Not the opposite of product-led

Most durable businesses run both: product for discovery and small accounts, sales for larger ones. The question is which motion serves which segment, not which is superior.

RELATED TERMS

Channel Sales

Selling through partners — resellers, integrators, referral partners — rather than only directly.

Enterprise Sales

The motion serving large organisations, characterised by buying committees, procurement, long cycles and high contract value.

Outbound Sales

Manufacturing pipeline by initiating contact with accounts that have not raised their hand.

Product-Led Growth (PLG)

A motion where the product itself drives acquisition, conversion and expansion — users experience value before speaking to anyone.

FURTHER READING

Sales-Led vs Product-Led vs Channel Motions

The motion should follow time-to-value and deal size, not fashion. Most durable businesses run more than one, and the operational question is which serves which segment.

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