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We previously discussed funnel reviews and how this is an essential tool not only for the success of a salesperson, but for meaningful insight for sales leadership.  Here we take a step back and get down to the basics of what a funnel review provides and it's value within the entirety of the salesforce, including Sales Operations.. 

As CEO, revenue is always on your mind.  As your company grew you have seen some great salespeople.  They were critically important in the early days and now it’s tough to find more like them.  Stop looking!  Building a consistent, highly performing sales organization is more about processes and management than it is finding the next superstar salesperson.

Finding new clients is essential to growing your business, so finding them must be a high priority.  Market coverage models outline the strategy for how sales people can sell to as many good prospects as possible. Most sales people do a poor job of maximizing their territories, so don’t leave it all up to them. Well done market coverage strategies and models help find, target, convert and report on the best, most profitable prospects. 

When you build a new product or service you’ll have to decide what value you’re going to bring to your customer, what problem you’ll solve, and what that should be worth. As you bring that product to market, you will create value propositions that define your position across product planning, marketing messaging, and sales messaging. This simple framework helps to keep the product and messaging aligned, clear, and on track.

A sales leader shared his frustrations during a recent meeting.  “Our metrics are all on track,” he said.  “We made a huge push last year and we’ve finally gotten the reps to enter data into the CRM consistently.  We created a bunch of dashboards, and these all show the reps are consistently meeting their targets for phone calls placed, emails sent, and meetings conducted.  Our sales funnels look stronger than ever, and yet, a full year later, we’re not seeing any noticeable sales increase over prior periods.”