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David wrote:
>Consider the "extreme" example someone gave of "Make more sales!" Sounds
like it has no place in documentation, right? But what if the product is,
for example, >a sales tracking system? Would it not be perfectly germane in
such a product to say "Users find that they close a higher percentage of
sales through the increased >ease they have in tracking the entire inquiry
process. For example, when you enter the follow-up dates..."?
>The subhead for such a section might be, in fact, something like "Close
more sales through better inquiry tracking"
What I mean about tech docs as marcom is a little more indirect. I would
talk about the tracking itself in a way that _suggests_ it will lead to more
sales. It's one step removed, I guess. My heading would not be "Close more
sales..." but "Track Sales Inquiries". And in my screenshots and data
samples, I might reinforce the suggestion that tracking leads to more
sales - but I wouldn't promise that tracking directly leads to sales.
Indeed, sometimes tracking shows that you're *not* doing well, and need to
change direction. That's why it's valuable. Hmm, maybe that's the heading:
"Track Sales Inquiries to Pinpoint Where to Allocate Your Sales Resources."
Well, on second thought, I'd stick with "Track Sales Inquiries." But I'd put
a tip in a nicely visible sidebar with an example explaining that you can
use this to decide how to allocate the sales resources.
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