4. To counter falling productivity, CEOs are investing more than
ever in their salesforces but results aren’t improving
of sales meetings
result in a sale9.1%
ONLY
1 out
Of 250
JUST
salespeople exceed their
targets
Source: Lynette Ryals, Iain Davies, HBR, Dec 2010
Sales Productivity: 800 UK Sales Professionals
of profit per sale is needed just to
cover the cost of failed sales meetings
4
5. 5.27
2010 2011
1O.4
No. of sources customers access
prior to purchasing
Consumers now access more than ten Google-driven sources
of information prior to purchasing
Source: Jim Lecinski, Winning the Zero Moment of Truth – ZMOT, Google, 2012
5
6. Source: CEB Survey of 1,400 B2B customers, 2011
Less and less B2B customers are consulting salespeople
before they define their needs.
6
Pre Google
Decision making process
Best sales reps got in early and helped customers
shape their decision criteria.
Post Google
Decision making process
Complete
57%
Companies now define solutions for themselves Customer’s First Contact
with Salesperson