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q 92% OF ALL
CUSTOMER
INTERACTIONS
HAPPEN OVER
THE PHONE.

w IT TAKES AN AVERAGE OF
8 COLD CALL ATTEMPTS TO
REACH A PROSPECT.
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e THE BEST TIME
TO COLD CALL IS
BETWEEN 4:00
AND 5:00 PM.
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r 35-50% OF
SALES GO TO
THE VENDOR
THAT
RESPONDS
FIRST.
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t 80% OF SALES REQUIRE 5 FOLLOW-UP CALLS
AFTER THE MEETING. 44% OF SALES REPS GIVE
UP AFTER 1 FOLLOW-UP.
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y THURSDAY IS THE BEST DAY
TO PROSPECT. WEDNESDAY IS
THE SECOND BEST DAY.
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u NEARLY 13% OF
ALL THE JOBS IN
THE U.S. (1 IN 8)
ARE FULL TIME
SALES POSITIONS.
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i OVER ONE TRILLION DOLLARS
(THAT’S NINE ZEROS) ARE SPENT
ANNUALLY ON SALES FORCES.
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o IN A TYPICAL FIRM WITH 100-500
EMPLOYEES, AN AVERAGE OF 7 PEOPLE ARE
INVOLVED IN MOST BUYING DECISIONS.
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a 78% OF
SALESPEOPLE
USING SOCIAL
MEDIA OUTSELL
THEIR PEERS.
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s EMAIL IS ALMOST 40 TIMES BETTER AT
ACQUIRING NEW CUSTOMERS THAN
FACEBOOK AND TWITTER.
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d SALESPEOPLE WHO ACTIVELY SEEK OUT
AND EXPLOIT REFERRALS EARN 4 TO 5
TIMES MORE THAN THOSE WHO DON'T.
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f 91% OF
CUSTOMERS SAY
THEY’D GIVE
REFERRALS. ONLY
11% OF SALES
PEOPLE ASK FOR
REFERRALS.
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g ONLY 13% OF
CUSTOMERS
BELIEVE A SALES
PERSON CAN
UNDERSTAND
THEIR NEEDS.
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h 55% OF THE
PEOPLE
MAKING
THEIR LIVING
IN SALES
DON’T HAVE
THE RIGHT
SKILLS TO BE
SUCCESSFUL.
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j CONTINUOUS
TRAINING GIVES
50% HIGHER
NET SALES PER
EMPLOYEE.
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k THE AVERAGE
COMPANY SPENDS
$10K - $15K HIRING
AN INDIVIDUAL
AND ONLY $2K A
YEAR IN SALES
TRAINING.
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l IT TAKES 10
MONTHS OR
MORE FOR A
NEW SALES REP
TO BE FULLY
PRODUCTIVE.
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; RETAINING
CURRENT
CUSTOMERS IS
6 TO 7 TIMES
LESS COSTLY
THAN
ACQUIRING
NEW ONES.
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2) THE AVERAGE
COMPANY LOSES
BETWEEN 10%
AND 30% OF ITS
CUSTOMERS
EACH YEAR.
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2! AFTER A
PRESENTATION,
63% OF
ATTENDEES
REMEMBER
STORIES. ONLY
5% REMEMBER
STATISTICS.
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