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Strategic Account Management: The Cost of a Ghost: The economics of poor hiring decisions in sales A webinar for SMMConnect Wes Johnston Karl Hellman Center for Business and Industrial Marketing Georgia State University
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Participant poll: # sales people fired or quit in last 5 years? (post answer in the chat box)
Participant poll: # sales people hired in last 5 years? (post answer in the chat box)
Participant poll: % ghosts hired? (post answer in the chat box)
Hiring  Compensation Maintenance Severance Lost opportunities Disruption TOTAL $ 23,000 151,000 14,000 25,000 250,000 100,000 $563,000 The  cost of a  ghost:  our experience:
http://www.objectivemanagement.com/NewGhosts2005.htm Estimate how your company compares to the average with the cost of a ghost calculator:
If you have  50 sales people 20% underperform You have 10 ghosts Who cost you $5,630,000
Participant poll:  Use the sample of $563,000 per ghost to estimate your company’s costs of ghosts: # sales people x % ghosts x $563,000 (post answer in the chat box)
How to fix the ghost problem: A screening tool that hires sales people who can execute your strategy effectively…. …… 96% of the time.
Diagnosing a sales person’s likelihood to succeed is a  complex process.  The Center for Business and Industrial Marketing (CBIM) has evaluated 20 of the most popular assessment tools.  Most  assess sales people’s psychological traits.  The one we have found to be best not only asks about personality traits, but also asks about company-specific and job-specific capabilities.
How to fix the ghost problem: The key:  What is the sales task?  Step one: define the sales task. (which defines the kind of skills you’re looking for.)
How to fix the ghost problem: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Most sales forces are called upon to perform more than one of these tasks.
How to fix the ghost problem: The Center for Business and Industrial Marketing process Define the  sales tasks  and the ideal sales person  profiles Document the  sales strategies Identify the sales  processes  and  systems Customize  on-line surveys  for sales people/sales managers Analyze survey responses. Send  only qualified candidates  to be interviewed.
How to fix the ghost problem:  Playing the hand you’ve been dealt: You also need to assess your current sales force and distinguish between the  ghosts  and sales people who have the  potential to develop  into successful contributors to your company. If you just identified and eliminated ghosts, you’d get the same sales at a significantly lower cost. If you replaced ghosts with contributors, you’d increase revenue at lower incremental cost.
How to fix the ghost problem:  Finding the ghosts. If you rank your sales people by sales produced, sales forces often fall into tiers:  A’s, B’s, and C’s. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
% sales people 6% 33% 61% % revenue 64% 5% 31% How to fix the ghost problem:  Finding the ghosts. Many sales forces looks like this: A B2B financial services product.
How to fix the ghost problem:  Discriminating between ghosts and “baby whales” Define the  sales tasks  and the ideal sales person  profiles Document the  sales strategies Identify the sales  processes  and  systems Customize  on-line surveys  for sales people/sales managers Analyze survey responses. Create  training  programs for  common needs . Create individual  coaching  programs for  individual needs . Assess your current sales people — for development opportunities:
How to fix the ghost problem:  It’s not always the sales person’s problem. Underperforming sales people are often due to  sales management  issues: Are sales managers allocating time correctly? Do sales managers have the required skills?
Sales management can almost always spend more time coaching, motivating, and holding accountable CBIM research shows that best practice is for sales management to spend 75% of its time on three performance enhancing activities: Coaching Motivating Holding their people accountable 25% 25% 25%
Sales management can almost always spend more time coaching, motivating, and holding accountable Coaching Motivating Accountability Recruiting Internal Issues Compensation Organization Strategy Direct Selling CBIM Ideal Client’s target Actual sales managers Crisis Management An actual time allocation example: Participant poll: Why don’t sales managers spend time coaching? (post in chat box)
Sales management capabilities. 65% = desired In addition to measuring the amount of time sales managers devote to each best practice activity, our assessments determine how well each manager is performing  five best practice activities .  Sample: As a motivator As a coach As a mentor As a recruiter As a performance master Skills:
Pipeline analysis Discussing which prospects to spend time on is one of the most important topics for sales managers to work with their sales people on through the  coaching and mentoring processes .  The CBIM assessments  facilitate this critical aspect of developmental coaching by asking sales people to evaluate a sample of their prospects on  19 specific dimensions .  In this sample overview pipeline analysis over a third of the sales force’s pipeline is of low quality, reflecting the very common, human tendency to prospect where it’s easiest, rather than where there is the greatest return if key barriers are overcome. High quality Medium quality Low quality 35% 25% 40%
The complete list of 19 questions about pipeline quality,: Compelling reason to buy from us Commitment to buy Funding exists Client knows price range Competitive issues handled Indicated preference toward us Dissatisfied with incumbent vendor Decision within 30 days Delivery timeframe is appropriate No need for competitive quotes We have a solution Quoting decision maker Decision upon quoting Compelling reason to solve their problem Will be profitable Prospect is credit worthy Developed strong relationship Existing clients not impacted Differentiated ourselves from the competition
Of the 19 questions about pipeline quality, six have the highest impact for this particular client 6 high impact questions Prospect is dissat w current vendor Compelling reason to solve prob Our proposal solves the prob Prospect committed to buy We are differentiated from comp Prospect has money
Eight skills areas: The CBIM assessments evaluate each sales person on eight sets of sales skills that together comprised the sales job. These eight sets of skills are : Hunter skills Closer skills Qualifier skills Farmer skills Account manager skills Intellectual skills Ambassador skills And what are termed Timid skills Matched to sales strategies and tasks
Hunter skills Qualifier skills Closer skills Sample sales force skill analysis:
Sample Plot of % Sales People practicing each closer skill 41% Controls emotions 32% Gets to decision makers 51% Have no need for approval 19% Has supportive buying cycle 8% Gets prospect to make a decision 8% Won’t make inappropriate quotes 5% attempts to close 0% Won’t accept put offs 3% Has closing urgency
Definitions of sales person characteristics Hunter skills Closer skills Qualifier skills Prospects consistently Gets past gatekeepers Gets to decision makers Gets to decision makers Gets appointments when prospecting Receives plenty of introductions Will prospect Has no need for approval Recovers from rejection Gets prospect to agree to make a decision Won’t make inappropriate quotes Gets to decision makers Attempts to close Has closing urgency Won’t accept put offs Has supportive buy cycle Has no need for approval Controls emotions Uncovers actual budget Gets to decision makers Learns why prospects buy Learns how prospects buy Does not assume Comfortable talking about money Has high money tolerance Has no need for approval Controls emotions Has supportive record collection Farmer skills Account manager  skills Intellectual skills Has closing urgency Attempts to close Controls emotions Won’t accept put offs Has supportive buy cycle Has difficulty recovering from rejection Has need for approval Won’t prospect Develops bonding and rapport Gets to decision makers Uncovers actual budget Knows how to handle people Effective time management Lacks closing urgency Has need for approval Won’t prospect Believes—”I should be their friend” Inappropriate follow up calls Attempts to close Uncovers budget Gets to decision makers Learns why prospects buy Learns how prospects buy Has at least 10 skills Has need for approval Has non-supportive buy cycle Has self limiting records Has money issues Has difficulty controlling emotions
Ambassador skills Timid sales skills Develops bonding and rapport Gets referrals and introductions Knows how to handle people Enjoys selling Inappropriate follow up calls Wasting time—selling system Believes—”I should be their friend” Skills limited to first three of this list Has low self esteem Has need for approval Has difficulty recovering from rejection Uncomfortable talking about money Has outlook problem Is not money motivated
Analysis of Buy Cycle Elements ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Executive Inside sales Outside sales Executive Inside sales Outside sales Executive Inside sales Outside sales Executive Inside sales Outside sales Executive Inside sales Outside sales 92% 100% 83% 75% 83% 67% 50% 67% 33% 42% 50% 33% 17% 17% 17% Vulnerable to comparison shoppers Non-supportive buying cycle Vulnerable to think it overs Vulnerable to shoppers Low money tolerance Sample Analysis of Buy Cycle Elements
The Major Sales Competencies Coping with Rejection Desire Commitment Responsibility Outlook Need for Approval Talking Money Here are the dimensions of competency, behaviors, and attitudes our assessment evaluates:
Sample Summary of training needs We develop a training curriculum for your sales force based on the issues we identified Mastery of a more powerful selling system Training Area Core Competency Training module % Group needing this training Discovering why prospects buy Selling process 100% Getting prospects to agree to make a decision Gets commitments and decisions Selling process 100% Improve selling skills Discovering why prospects buy Selling process 100% Improve productivity Consistent effective prospecting Prospecting 98% Better closing skills and execution  Gets commitments and decisions Closing the deal 92% Fewer inappropriate time wasting decisions Effective listening and questioning Hot buttons 92% Getting stronger appointments Reaches decision maker Hot buttons 92% Eliminate put-offs Doesn’t need approval Objections 85%
Economic value of addressing the developmental issues All of our assessment analyses and reports are presented in an economic context.  Based on the data collected from the sales  people and sales managers in the assessment process, we calculate the economic impact you can achieve by addressing your key developmental opportunities, your systems and process issues, etc..  The economic value has two dimensions:  Improvement in the quality of your sales pipeline, and increases in revenues from sales. In this sample case the organization as a whole had six major issues, which, when addressed would  improve the pipeline by $9 million and increase sales by $19 million.  Here are the six issues, and the economic value of addressing each:
A final word CBIM is committed to supporting our clients in realizing the value of developmental coaching.  And our assessments are designed to provide sales managers and sales people with the specific feedback and insights to create their own, customized, highly specific development plans.
Do you screen your sales candidates? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Do you assess your sales people? How often? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Dr. Wesley Johnston Director, CBIM [email_address] (404) 413-7851 Karl Hellman Executive in Residence, CBIM [email_address] 678 793 7343 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Karl Hellman and Wesley Johnston's "The Cost of Ghost" Webinar - Presented by SMMConnect

  • 1. Strategic Account Management: The Cost of a Ghost: The economics of poor hiring decisions in sales A webinar for SMMConnect Wes Johnston Karl Hellman Center for Business and Industrial Marketing Georgia State University
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  • 5. Participant poll: # sales people fired or quit in last 5 years? (post answer in the chat box)
  • 6. Participant poll: # sales people hired in last 5 years? (post answer in the chat box)
  • 7. Participant poll: % ghosts hired? (post answer in the chat box)
  • 8. Hiring Compensation Maintenance Severance Lost opportunities Disruption TOTAL $ 23,000 151,000 14,000 25,000 250,000 100,000 $563,000 The cost of a ghost: our experience:
  • 9. http://www.objectivemanagement.com/NewGhosts2005.htm Estimate how your company compares to the average with the cost of a ghost calculator:
  • 10. If you have 50 sales people 20% underperform You have 10 ghosts Who cost you $5,630,000
  • 11. Participant poll: Use the sample of $563,000 per ghost to estimate your company’s costs of ghosts: # sales people x % ghosts x $563,000 (post answer in the chat box)
  • 12. How to fix the ghost problem: A screening tool that hires sales people who can execute your strategy effectively…. …… 96% of the time.
  • 13. Diagnosing a sales person’s likelihood to succeed is a complex process. The Center for Business and Industrial Marketing (CBIM) has evaluated 20 of the most popular assessment tools. Most assess sales people’s psychological traits. The one we have found to be best not only asks about personality traits, but also asks about company-specific and job-specific capabilities.
  • 14. How to fix the ghost problem: The key: What is the sales task? Step one: define the sales task. (which defines the kind of skills you’re looking for.)
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  • 16. How to fix the ghost problem: The Center for Business and Industrial Marketing process Define the sales tasks and the ideal sales person profiles Document the sales strategies Identify the sales processes and systems Customize on-line surveys for sales people/sales managers Analyze survey responses. Send only qualified candidates to be interviewed.
  • 17. How to fix the ghost problem: Playing the hand you’ve been dealt: You also need to assess your current sales force and distinguish between the ghosts and sales people who have the potential to develop into successful contributors to your company. If you just identified and eliminated ghosts, you’d get the same sales at a significantly lower cost. If you replaced ghosts with contributors, you’d increase revenue at lower incremental cost.
  • 18.
  • 19. % sales people 6% 33% 61% % revenue 64% 5% 31% How to fix the ghost problem: Finding the ghosts. Many sales forces looks like this: A B2B financial services product.
  • 20. How to fix the ghost problem: Discriminating between ghosts and “baby whales” Define the sales tasks and the ideal sales person profiles Document the sales strategies Identify the sales processes and systems Customize on-line surveys for sales people/sales managers Analyze survey responses. Create training programs for common needs . Create individual coaching programs for individual needs . Assess your current sales people — for development opportunities:
  • 21. How to fix the ghost problem: It’s not always the sales person’s problem. Underperforming sales people are often due to sales management issues: Are sales managers allocating time correctly? Do sales managers have the required skills?
  • 22. Sales management can almost always spend more time coaching, motivating, and holding accountable CBIM research shows that best practice is for sales management to spend 75% of its time on three performance enhancing activities: Coaching Motivating Holding their people accountable 25% 25% 25%
  • 23. Sales management can almost always spend more time coaching, motivating, and holding accountable Coaching Motivating Accountability Recruiting Internal Issues Compensation Organization Strategy Direct Selling CBIM Ideal Client’s target Actual sales managers Crisis Management An actual time allocation example: Participant poll: Why don’t sales managers spend time coaching? (post in chat box)
  • 24. Sales management capabilities. 65% = desired In addition to measuring the amount of time sales managers devote to each best practice activity, our assessments determine how well each manager is performing five best practice activities . Sample: As a motivator As a coach As a mentor As a recruiter As a performance master Skills:
  • 25. Pipeline analysis Discussing which prospects to spend time on is one of the most important topics for sales managers to work with their sales people on through the coaching and mentoring processes . The CBIM assessments facilitate this critical aspect of developmental coaching by asking sales people to evaluate a sample of their prospects on 19 specific dimensions . In this sample overview pipeline analysis over a third of the sales force’s pipeline is of low quality, reflecting the very common, human tendency to prospect where it’s easiest, rather than where there is the greatest return if key barriers are overcome. High quality Medium quality Low quality 35% 25% 40%
  • 26. The complete list of 19 questions about pipeline quality,: Compelling reason to buy from us Commitment to buy Funding exists Client knows price range Competitive issues handled Indicated preference toward us Dissatisfied with incumbent vendor Decision within 30 days Delivery timeframe is appropriate No need for competitive quotes We have a solution Quoting decision maker Decision upon quoting Compelling reason to solve their problem Will be profitable Prospect is credit worthy Developed strong relationship Existing clients not impacted Differentiated ourselves from the competition
  • 27. Of the 19 questions about pipeline quality, six have the highest impact for this particular client 6 high impact questions Prospect is dissat w current vendor Compelling reason to solve prob Our proposal solves the prob Prospect committed to buy We are differentiated from comp Prospect has money
  • 28. Eight skills areas: The CBIM assessments evaluate each sales person on eight sets of sales skills that together comprised the sales job. These eight sets of skills are : Hunter skills Closer skills Qualifier skills Farmer skills Account manager skills Intellectual skills Ambassador skills And what are termed Timid skills Matched to sales strategies and tasks
  • 29. Hunter skills Qualifier skills Closer skills Sample sales force skill analysis:
  • 30. Sample Plot of % Sales People practicing each closer skill 41% Controls emotions 32% Gets to decision makers 51% Have no need for approval 19% Has supportive buying cycle 8% Gets prospect to make a decision 8% Won’t make inappropriate quotes 5% attempts to close 0% Won’t accept put offs 3% Has closing urgency
  • 31. Definitions of sales person characteristics Hunter skills Closer skills Qualifier skills Prospects consistently Gets past gatekeepers Gets to decision makers Gets to decision makers Gets appointments when prospecting Receives plenty of introductions Will prospect Has no need for approval Recovers from rejection Gets prospect to agree to make a decision Won’t make inappropriate quotes Gets to decision makers Attempts to close Has closing urgency Won’t accept put offs Has supportive buy cycle Has no need for approval Controls emotions Uncovers actual budget Gets to decision makers Learns why prospects buy Learns how prospects buy Does not assume Comfortable talking about money Has high money tolerance Has no need for approval Controls emotions Has supportive record collection Farmer skills Account manager skills Intellectual skills Has closing urgency Attempts to close Controls emotions Won’t accept put offs Has supportive buy cycle Has difficulty recovering from rejection Has need for approval Won’t prospect Develops bonding and rapport Gets to decision makers Uncovers actual budget Knows how to handle people Effective time management Lacks closing urgency Has need for approval Won’t prospect Believes—”I should be their friend” Inappropriate follow up calls Attempts to close Uncovers budget Gets to decision makers Learns why prospects buy Learns how prospects buy Has at least 10 skills Has need for approval Has non-supportive buy cycle Has self limiting records Has money issues Has difficulty controlling emotions
  • 32. Ambassador skills Timid sales skills Develops bonding and rapport Gets referrals and introductions Knows how to handle people Enjoys selling Inappropriate follow up calls Wasting time—selling system Believes—”I should be their friend” Skills limited to first three of this list Has low self esteem Has need for approval Has difficulty recovering from rejection Uncomfortable talking about money Has outlook problem Is not money motivated
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  • 34. Executive Inside sales Outside sales Executive Inside sales Outside sales Executive Inside sales Outside sales Executive Inside sales Outside sales Executive Inside sales Outside sales 92% 100% 83% 75% 83% 67% 50% 67% 33% 42% 50% 33% 17% 17% 17% Vulnerable to comparison shoppers Non-supportive buying cycle Vulnerable to think it overs Vulnerable to shoppers Low money tolerance Sample Analysis of Buy Cycle Elements
  • 35. The Major Sales Competencies Coping with Rejection Desire Commitment Responsibility Outlook Need for Approval Talking Money Here are the dimensions of competency, behaviors, and attitudes our assessment evaluates:
  • 36. Sample Summary of training needs We develop a training curriculum for your sales force based on the issues we identified Mastery of a more powerful selling system Training Area Core Competency Training module % Group needing this training Discovering why prospects buy Selling process 100% Getting prospects to agree to make a decision Gets commitments and decisions Selling process 100% Improve selling skills Discovering why prospects buy Selling process 100% Improve productivity Consistent effective prospecting Prospecting 98% Better closing skills and execution Gets commitments and decisions Closing the deal 92% Fewer inappropriate time wasting decisions Effective listening and questioning Hot buttons 92% Getting stronger appointments Reaches decision maker Hot buttons 92% Eliminate put-offs Doesn’t need approval Objections 85%
  • 37. Economic value of addressing the developmental issues All of our assessment analyses and reports are presented in an economic context. Based on the data collected from the sales people and sales managers in the assessment process, we calculate the economic impact you can achieve by addressing your key developmental opportunities, your systems and process issues, etc.. The economic value has two dimensions: Improvement in the quality of your sales pipeline, and increases in revenues from sales. In this sample case the organization as a whole had six major issues, which, when addressed would improve the pipeline by $9 million and increase sales by $19 million. Here are the six issues, and the economic value of addressing each:
  • 38. A final word CBIM is committed to supporting our clients in realizing the value of developmental coaching. And our assessments are designed to provide sales managers and sales people with the specific feedback and insights to create their own, customized, highly specific development plans.
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