6 habits of highly effective sales teams

6 Habits of Highly Effective Data-Driven Sales TeamsI LOVE WHEN YOU CALL ME BIG DATA | DECEMBER 4TH, 2015

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You have the data. You have the technology. But are you ready to go?

It’s like owning a great car, with a full tank of gas, except…

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Driving SchoolYou don’t know how to drive.

You need to give your salespeople the right tools and the right data knowledge to be successful.

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Salespeople only have so many hands.

25% of a sales person’s time goes to gathering data.For Fortune 500 companies that’s $2.5B in lost revenue annually.

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Books scattered

Take steps to help your sales team close more deals with data.

How can sales succeed when you spend all your time looking for the right book and no time reading it?

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Beautiful Libraries

Learn one technology and give access to everyone.

1. Put all your data in one place.

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Librarian

Take inventory of your data and organize it.

2. Keep data experts on hand to help.

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Everyone needs to know data basics. No exceptions.

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Show Nerds and Non-Nerds Side by Side

3. Create repeatable stories to bridge the gap between data experts and data users.

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Chipotle

Just like your burrito bowl, repeatable data stories share a common structure with customizable elements.

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Grouping: Date by MonthNationwide: Date: July, 2012 - September, 2012 AND Networks: NBC, Fox, CBS, ABC

4. Learn what works.

Once you have a structure to your data story…

Grouping: Show Watched by RatingNationwide: Date: January, 2012 - December, 2012 AND Networks: All

Primetime Show Ratings Jan 12 to Dec 12This slide was one of two, out of 56, that resonated with customers.

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Image of 1 + 1 = 2 proof5. Keep it simple!

Get rid of unnecessary data. It’s distracting, confusing and overwhelming.

1 + 1 = 2

You could go through the mathematical proof on the previous slide to explain 1+1 = 2, or you could simply state:

Grouping: Zip CodeMarket: Date: January, 2014 - June, 2014 AND DMA: ATLANTA AND Make: FORD

Dealer: Date: January, 2014 - June, 2014 AND DMA: ATLANTA AND Make: FORD AND Dealer Name: WADE FORD INC

Zip Code New Registrations

New Registration

s (%)

New Registrations (proportion)

New Registrations (index)

30080 37 41.1% 7.2% 966

30082 37 64.9% 7.2% 1525

30126 29 56.9% 5.6% 1336

30127 22 19.0% 4.3% 446

30101 17 11.8% 3.3% 277

30339 15 31.9% 2.9% 750

30064 14 14.0% 2.7% 329

30189 11 9.2% 2.1% 217

30062 10 8.1% 1.9% 189

30134 10 17.2% 1.9% 405

30144 10 10.5% 1.9% 247

30318 10 20.4% 1.9% 480

30066 9 8.1% 1.7% 191

30135 9 7.2% 1.7% 169

30309 9 21.4% 1.7% 504

30008 8 36.4% 1.5% 854

Top Zip Codes (Dealer) Top Zip Codes (Market)Zip Code New

RegistrationsNew

Registrations (%)

New Registrations (proportion)

New Registrations (index)

30080 223 100.0% 1.8% 100

30082 197 100.0% 1.6% 100

30126 173 100.0% 1.4% 100

30127 165 100.0% 1.4% 100

30101 155 100.0% 1.3% 100

30339 151 100.0% 1.2% 100

30064 147 100.0% 1.2% 100

30189 144 100.0% 1.2% 100

30062 144 100.0% 1.2% 100

30134 144 100.0% 1.2% 100

30144 143 100.0% 1.2% 100

30318 141 100.0% 1.2% 100

30066 138 100.0% 1.1% 100

30135 134 100.0% 1.1% 100

30309 126 100.0% 1.0% 100

30008 125 100.0% 1.0% 100

Would you rather look at this table…

Grouping: Zip CodeMarket: Date: January, 2014 - June, 2014 AND DMA: ATLANTA AND Make: FORD

Dealer: Date: January, 2014 - June, 2014 AND DMA: ATLANTA AND Make: FORD AND Dealer Name: WADE FORD INC

Dealer

1 - 2

3 - 5

6 - 9

10 - 17

22 - 37

DMA

Dealer Registrations - New

Market

1 - 32

33 - 62

63 - 87

88 - 124

125 - 223

DMA

Market Registrations - New

Or look at these maps?

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Picture of Voltage Needle6. Finally, methodically measure the impact of the data you present.

Connect customer interactions, like follow-up emails after your presentation, to your CRM.

6 Habits of Highly Effective Data Driven Sales Teams:

1. Put your data in one place2. Keep experts on hand3. Create repeatable stories4. Test to learn what works and what doesn’t5. Present data simply 6. Measure

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