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The Practical Challenges Sales Managers Really Need to Solve

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The Top Sales

Pipeline Challenges.

And ONE

Solution …

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All over the world,

salespeople face the

same recurring

challenges.

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Here, we put names on those

challenges so as to

understand them

better.

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Challenge #1:

Who’s Playing Ball with Us?

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Which are the true, income-producing Prospects we should be working with?

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Challenge #2: What will

it take to move a deal or a prospect

forward?

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Any deal is only as healthy, as the Next Step a Prospect has scheduled with you.

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Challenge #3: Which

Pipeline Deals are Critical?

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Some deals really do need urgent attention. How can they be spotted?

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Challenge #4:

Which deals look “OK” but are likely to be stalled?

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Over 85% of deals in the average sales pipeline, are stalled! But it’s where the money is!

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Challenge #5: Great Deals (suddenly) go quiet. Then

what?

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More deals suddenly go quiet than ever make it to closed. How do you stop this happening?

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Challenge #6: Getting Visibility on

What’s Going to Happen

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Accurate Sales Forecasting is possible. It’s actually not an art form!

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Challenge #7: We know

what the buyer said.

Now, what did the buyer

mean?

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In sales, No often sounds like Yes. Effective salespeople can spot No, without hearing the word!

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Challenge #8: How can the manager

and the salesperson talk about the same deal in a

useful way?

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Challenge #9:

Prospects & Deals go off

the radar and get

forgotten.

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Yet, these prospects are often the most valuable and profitable.

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Challenge #10: How do you solve the other 9 challenges – in one go? 13

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The answer lies in having

a common language for

Sales

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Sales needs a common

language that describes

what’s going on

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What are the stages a deal or opportunity

has to pass through to get

to Closed?

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Where is the buyer

in the buying

journey?

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What’s the big picture view of the

health of the pipeline?

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The Board SystemTM is a mindset that’s simple, impactful and accessible to all salespeople

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The Ultimate

benefit of a Common Language

for Sales …

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The salesperson and the direct manager are on the same page, solving relevant problems.

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And it’s worth

mentioning that the tools are getting

better. At least 5 major CRMs can now handle visual pipeline systems such as the BoardTM.

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Contact Michael McGowanwww.visuforce.comp: IRL & EMEA: +353 1 9081298 | U.K. +44 207 1830165 | U.S.A +1 914 265 1260 | Mobile: +353-87-9449521e: [email protected]