7 sales time wasters to avoid
Post on 17-Oct-2014
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Are your sales reps ready to start selling or are they wasting valuable time with inefficient tools and processes? In this presentation we cover how sales, marketing & the entire organization can help eliminate these leading factors in sales rep wasted time: Poor Sales and Marketing Strategy Poor Lead Generation Sources Slow Response to Lead Inquiries Too Few Attempts to Contact Leads Poor Training Coaching & Mentoring Poor Lead Management Processes Not Knowing Your Wins and LossesTRANSCRIPT
7 Must Avoid Sales & Marketing Time Wasters for 2014
• Mick Hollison CMO, InsideSales.com
HQ in Silicon Slopes, Utah
Leader in sales acceleration technology
3 years of 100%+ annual revenue growth
350+ employees – Inc. Hire Power winner
• Giles House CMO, CallidusCloud
HQ in Pleasanton, CA
Leader in sales and marketing effectiveness
650+ employees worldwide
1. Poor sales and marketing strategy
2. Weak lead generation sources
3. Slow response to lead inquiries
4. Too few attempts to contact leads
5. Lackluster training, coaching & mentoring
6. Ineffective lead management processes
7. Not knowing your wins and losses
Poor sales & marketing strategy
• Ask the tough questions What is your core message and USP?
Who is your target buyer?
How is your product or service different?
What is your most successful lead source?
Simon Sinek
Renee Mauborgne
7% Sales lost because territories are not properly
valued
Weak lead generation sources
90% of visitors on your website are anonymous
• Provide a sustainable source of quality inbound leads
• Buy high-quality lists Costs 5-10% of the labor costs
Could be wasting 40% of reps time
• Use intelligent communications technology
Increase contact volume and rates
Predict lead value and contact-ability
Slow response to field inquiries
Too few attempts to contact leads
20% Nurtured leads more likely to convert to
opportunities
Lackluster training, coaching & mentoring
17% Quota attainment increase with
3 hours a month of coaching
Experiential
Coaching & Mentoring
Formal Education
McCall,
Eichinger,
Lombardo
• Begin with onboarding experience
• Don’t depend on managers Hire role-based coaches
• Align coaching content to KPIs
• Cut sales rep ramp time by 50% from 4 months to 2 months
• Decreased product implementation time by 33%
Ineffective lead management processes
80% Of leads generated by marketing die and
remain dead because sales
doesn’t believe they’re “sales ready”
• Typical model is finger-pointing between sales & marketing
• Time to initial contact is often 48 hours or more
• Automated lead management is essential
Lead capture
Lead scoring
Lead sorting
Lead tracking
Lead reporting
Lead source analysis
Not knowing your wins & losses
• Know sources of success & failure
• Monitor & record sales interactions in “real-time”
• Build a BI team
• Implement basic KPIs inbound
outbound
new account acquisition
revenue rep performance
• Build a sales operations center