21 captivating sales stats

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CAPTIVATING

SALES STATS (N0. 16 IS A REAL EYE OPENER)


#1

IF YOU FOLLOW UP A WEB LEAD WITHIN 5 MINUTES, YOU’RE 9 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO CONVERT THEM. source: insidesales.com


#2

BUYERS ARE BETWEEN 60% TO 90% FINISHED WITH THE BUYING PROCESS BEFORE THEY ENGAGE WITH SALES. source: JON MILLER: THE PATH TO A KILLER MARKETING STRATEGY


#3

THURSDAY IS THE BEST DAY TO PROSPECT..

source: insidesales.com


#3

THURSDAY IS THE BEST DAY TO PROSPECT.. TUESDAY IS THE WORST!

source: insidesales.com


#4

INSIDE SALES IS GROWING 300% FASTER THAN OUTSIDE SALES.

source: DAVE ELKINGTON: INSIDE SALES MARKET UPDATE


#5

TOP SALESPEOPLE OUTPERFORM AVERAGE ONES BY 2:1 AND LOW PERFORMERS BY 10:1. source: SALESFORCE.COM


#6

ONLY 5% OF B2B SALES TEAMS CONSIDER SOCIAL MEDIA AN EFFECTIVE LEAD GENERATION TOOL..

source: KEN KROGUE: TOP LEAD GENERATION METHODOLOGIES FOR 2013, INSIDEVIEW


#6

ONLY 5% OF B2B SALES TEAMS CONSIDER SOCIAL MEDIA AN EFFECTIVE LEAD GENERATION TOOL.. DESPITE 94% OF PROSPECTS BEING ACTIVE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. source: KEN KROGUE: TOP LEAD GENERATION METHODOLOGIES FOR 2013, InsideView


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#7

70% OF ALL PROJECTS YOUR PROSPECTS IMPLEMENT ARE UNBUDGETED. IF THEY CAN SEE A NEED, THEY’LL FIND THE MONEY. source: STEVE RICHARD: OBJECTION HANDLING 201


#8

ONLY 33% OF BUYERS TRUST BRANDS..

source: JIM ROWLEY: THE ABCS OF SOCIAL SELLING


#8

ONLY 33% OF BUYERS TRUST BRANDS.. BUT 92% TRUST RECOMMENDATIONS. source: JIM ROWLEY: THE ABCS OF SOCIAL SELLING


#9

THE AVERAGE COMPANY SPENDS $10,000 TO $15,000 HIRING A SALESPERSON AND ONLY $2,000 ON SALES TRAINING. source: TRISH BERTUZZI: EFFECTIVE ONBOARDING: THE FOUNDATION OF SUCCESS


#10

INSIDE SALES REPS SPEND ABOUT 1/4 OF THEIR TIME GENERATING LEADS AND DOING RESEARCH. source: BARRY TRAILER: CASUAL COACHING CAUSES CRUMMY COMMISSIONS


#11

74% OF SALES TEAMS SUFFER FROM POOR CRM ADOPTION.

source: JAMES ROGERS: IMPROVING SALES IN A BRAVE NEW WORLD


#12

ONLY 13% OF CUSTOMERS BELIEVE A SALESPERSON CAN UNDERSTAND THEIR REQUIREMENTS. source: JOSIANE FEIGONINSIDE SALES TO OVERTAKE FIELD SALES: ARE YOU READY?


#13

80% OF SALES require 5 follow up calls after the meeting..

source: SIRIUS DECISIONS


#13

80% OF SALES require 5 follow up calls after the meeting.. but the average salesperson gives up after just 2. source: SIRIUS DECISIONS


#14

THE EARLY BIRD GETS THE WORM. 50% OF SALES GO TO THE FIRST SALESPERSON TO CONTACT THE PROSPECT. source: INSIDESALES.COM


#15

AVERAGE COST OF CUSTOMER CONTACT: TELEPHONE CALLS: $33.11 FIELD SALES CALLS: $276.48 source: SALESFORCE.COM


#16

AN AVERAGE COMPANY LOSES BETWEEN 10% AND 30% OF ITS CUSTOMERS EACH YEAR. source: SALESFORCE.COM


#17

IT’S 6 TO 7 TIMES CHEAPER TO SAVE AN EXISTING CUSTOMER THAN TO AQUIRE A NEW ONE. source: SPOKEN.COM


#18

ONLY 2% OF COLD CALLS RESULT IN AN APPOINTMENT.

source: LEAPJOB.COM


#19

44% of salespeople give up after 1 follow up call.

source: themarketingdonut.co.uk


#20

80% OF CALLS WITH A REFERRAL LEAD TO A MEETING.

source: IKO-SYSTEM.COM


AND FINALLY

91% of CUSTOMERS SAY THEY’D GIVE A REFERRAL..

source: DALE CARNEGIE


AND FINALLY

91% of CUSTOMERS SAY THEY’D GIVE A REFERRAL.. BUT ONLY 11% OF SALESPEOPLE ASK FOR ONE. source: DALE CARNEGIE


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