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Managing Sales in a Down Market
Presented by - Peter GilbertCEO of HR Chally SA
Chally’s Position in the Marketplace
“Chally provides the only quantitative sales benchmarks, assessment tools, and metrics for managing the “people” part of the 3 key pillars of
business: Strategy, People, and Process”Leonard W. Frey III, IBM, Global Business Services, Principal, Service-Line Leader, Sales Strategy
and Transformation
“Chally is like the GPS to Sales Success” Gerhard Gschwandtner, Publisher of Selling Power
“Chally is the proven comprehensive source of sales position assessment and sales research”
"AJ" Gandhi, Managing Director, Sales Executive Council
WORLD CLASS SALES BENCHMARKING STUDY
• Over 7300 sales forces surveyed over15 years.• 80-100 000 executives interviewed.• Executives asked how and why they buy.• All ratings based on customer feedback.• Careers of 230 000 salespeople tracked and monitored.
THE RESULTS:-In 15 years only 21 sales forces rated as world class by their customers!!!
Only 1 salesperson in 1000 meets world class criteria
Most CEOs should be really embarrassed about their sales forces!
The reality is that the economic pie is much smaller…
Some people are going to be badly hurt.
Some will not survive.
Only a small number will have the will, discipline and strategic vision to thrive.
Stock Market Crash
There is plenty of bad news!
Wall Street Crash - 1929
But there is also good news…
Paula Creamer Natalie Gulbis
Some people are making truck loads of money!!
What are the possible outcomes of
the recession?
Absolutely Fly!!
Crash & Burn!!
Simply Survive…
But this may not be the good news it seems!!!
In South Africa most sales managers have less than five years experience.Many of them may have never faced a tough market.And about 70% have never received any sales management training!
To really thrive in a recessionary market is going to require a radically different approach.
The story of the 1988 America’s Cup illustrates the point.
NEW ZEALANDThe holders
United StatesThe Challengers
The Challenge
Catamaran – America’s Cup 1988
• Fear, uncertainty and doubt is prevalent.
• How purchases will get made has changed.
• What contributed to sales success in the past – won’t guarantee success in the future.
What is different?
Market Contrast
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Growth Market Down MarketCriteria to determine projects and funding is relaxed
Only critical or strategic initiatives will be funded
Value is assumed and often not proven
Value must be developed and confirmed
Decisions can be made at lower levels in a companies hierarchy.
Decisions are made and approved at the highest levels in the company and those executives are not “rubber stamps”!
The Implication for Sales
• Risk Aversion• Cost Cutting – Cash
Conservation – Spending Cuts
• All projects reevaluated• Slow down of decision
process• Corporate approval process
has changed/risen
Thriving in the CurrentEconomic
Crisis
Surviving
We’re Getting Much Better at This
The Great Depression 1929–1939• Stock markets crashed worldwide, sparking a
global downturn, including a second recession in 1937
• It took 10 years to fully recover • In modern times the average is 24 months!
But !!!
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Those companies who suffered most or actually failed made 2 successive mistakes:
1. They reacted “inappropriately” 2. Were too slow to prepare for the
turnaroundThe Result:- More companies that failed,
failed after the recession, not during it!!!
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Nobody ever got fired for buying IBM
Stereotypical Success Story
The Difference Between Business Winners & Losers
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Losers WinnersFocused on Tactical
RemediesFocused on Strategic Plans
Created “Fire Sale” Offers Refined Strategic Processes
Increased Lead Generation Pruned the Leads Funnel
New Business Campaigns Improved Service to Best Customers
Cut Prices Increased Prices
Cut Costs Maintained and Reallocated
Failed to Prepare for Growth
Out Paced the Competition
StrategyFocus Focus FocusUpgrade systems and
processes to “C” suite standardsAudit & Re-evaluate associates,
partners, prospects, customers and sales force. Direct and commit resources accordingly
Focus on major improvements to the customers experience and results : Deliver value
Bring in the big guns – display confidence
A Roadmap For Success
Strategy
“Managing during the growth stage of the networking business meant you had to run and gun. Hiring as fast as you could, ramping the new people to just basic competence, and then pushing their activity to maximize your coverage. Making the sales numbers required stamina, not necessarily brilliant strategy”
Bruce ParelskinCisco Systems
Refining and Enhancing YourGo-To-Market Sales Strategy
“A Go-To-Market strategy is a purposeful and defined strategy to serve customers, win market share at acceptable margins and outperform the competition.”
Go-To-Market Strategy: Why Does It Matter?
Sell more of your product/service fasterGet your ideal price more oftenIncrease customer satisfaction
• Higher customer loyalty• Increased revenue per
salesperson• Decreased time to market• Decreased time in employee
performance
• Increased number of sales people making quota
• Decreased unwanted sales turnover
• Increased revenue per member
• Increase renewal retention
Increase profitability and customer value
Make the List Make the Rules
Make the Sale Make the Standard
Infrastructure
Value
Relationship
Marketing & Messages
Customer Engagement
Efficiency
Effectiveness
Customer Co-Management
Decisive Force
Price/Performance New Source Of Wealth
Process Performance Business Improvement
Trust Based Political Based
Business Fit
Partner BasedTransaction Based
Solution Fit
Requirements Fit Vision Fit
Known Need/Solution Unknown Opportunities/New Solutions
Known Need/Unknown Solution Known Objectives/Unknown Strategies
Go-To-Market sale strategy Model (GTMss)
Customer
Technology
CRM
Marketing
ManagementManagement
FulfillmentFulfillment Human Human ResourcesResources
Customer
Technology
CRM
Marketing
ManagementManagement
FulfillmentFulfillment Human Human ResourcesResources
• Based on the chosen Go-To-Market Sales Strategy:
• Design a Sales Process which operationalises the Sales Strategy
• Align Marketing, Human Resources, Technology and Fulfillment to the strategy and process
• Hire and Train to the process based upon demonstrable competencies and attributes
• Select and install the correct management metrics and leading indicators
Business Process and AlignmentGo-To-Market Operating System
FOCUS, FOCUS, FOCUS
Old Chinese Proverb
“If you chase two monkeys both will escape.”
High Intensity Focus
• Top Management become deeply involved• The client base is intensely scrutinised for current and future
value• Huge attention is focused on most valued customers• Levels of engagement with key customers is intensified• Activity levels are increased by 35%• Carefully crafted messages are continuously communicated at
all levels• There is intense effort directed at preparing the sales force for
the upturn
Upgrade Systems and Processes To “C” Suite Standards
Audit and re-evaluate associates, partners, prospects, customers and your sales force. Act swiftly on the findings. Direct and commit resources accordingly.
Our Great Sales Challenges*
Increase Sales Productivity• Only 53% of pre-recession reps made quota• Pre-recession reps won only 49% of their
opportunities
Cost Reduction• Pre-recession turnover ranged from 27% - 41%
*CSO Insights
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Where Do We Start to Upgrade Our Sales Growth Processes?
Learn from the “C” Suite: CEO’s, COO’s, and Executives in Finance, Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management, etc.
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The “C” Suite (and most Business Functions) Rely on Predictive Analytics Using:
• TQM: To find sources of error and eliminate them– ISO, Lean and Six Sigma are modern refinements of TQM– The Six Sigma error rate standard is 3.4 times in every 1
million
• Actuarial Science: Rely on the “Law of Large Numbers”– Develop metrics to measure and predict complex outcomes– Actuarial Research is based on:
• Very large samples (100,000+) • Over long periods of time (10-50 years)
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The Traditional Approach to Sales “Benchmarking”
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Consultants Recommend:Study the techniques of the top 20% and train the middle 60%
ABC Company: 200 Salespeople and $200M in Sales*
$90 Million$750K/person
$104 Million$2.6M/person
*Performance averages based on over 900 sales forces measured by Chally over 35 years
The Result
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ABC Company: 200 sales people and $200M in Sales
$90 Million$750k/person
$104 Million$2.6M/person
Improving the performance of the middle by a generous 5% each... only produces 2.25% improvement in sales
$94.5 Million = $204.5 Million Total Sales
ABC Company: 200 Salespeople and $200M in Sales
$104 Million$2.6M/person
Applying to Selection & Alignment
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$90 Million $104 Million$4M/person
$90 Million $104 Million = $200 MillionTotal Sales
Reassigning or replacing the bottom 20% with just “above average”competency levels
= $218 Million Total Sales
$114 Million
will increase production by a minimum of 9%
ABC Company: 200 Salespeople and $200M in Sales
If we now train the rest of the sales force and get a 5% gain, we get an additional $5.7 Million
$119.7 Million = $223.7 MillionTotal Sales
Key Components of ---------- - Methodology Include:
• Conducting Customer Audits– To establish customer perceptions of current state and periodically re-auditing to
measure improvement
• Development of Statistical Analysis “Validation Study”– Identity the predictive competencies that differentiate success
• Aligning your current Sales Talent to their strengths– Hunter vs. Farmer—Consultative vs. Relationship
• Select new Sales Talent– Replace low performers with Sales talent that is matched to role and goals
• Develop/Train/Coach your current and new Sales Talent– Implement sales and management training and coaching/ feedback system
• Conducting Exit Interviews– Ongoing interviews of associates leaving to gain understanding of why
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ABC Company's Results in Millions
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Improved Selection Sales Growth
Improved Training Sales Growth
Total Sales Growth
Turnover Cost Reduction
Total Improvement
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30% of pre-recession sales that had
been conceded to the competition
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Sample Sales Force Talent Audit
Focus on major improvement to the customers experience and results
– Improved Offering– Improved Service– Improved Reliability
The customer: Industry
Market Business Issues
Business conversations NOT technical
Purposeful, Ready to Execute
Anticipate Objections
Preparation
Business Objective What a customer needs to accomplish to maintain or grow their business.
Business Issue What customer need to address and to achieve business objectives.
Problem Difficulties that prevent them from being able to satisfactorily deal with or resolve business issues.
Solution Capabilities any supplier needs to supply to enable customer to properly address their business issues.
Value The only thing that matters is a customer’s perception of the value of being able to resolve their
business issues; always a combination of tangible and intangible components. Ensure your
salespeople all have these skills.
Real Value
• Financial Justification is key:• Increase Revenue• Decrease Cost• Improve Productivity• Capitalise on opportunities• Regulatory Compliance• Mitigate Implications
Value Accrues to the Business Issue
Uncovering Business Value
Bring in the Big Guns
• Deploy your top executives in a carefully planned way
• Focus on the stability, success and security of your company
• Intensify the levels of engagement at all levels
• Consistently send the message that you are a reliable and financially robust supplier.
• Exit your poor performers early and boost the confidence and sense of security of the rest.
• Tune out information that isn’t helpful
• Increase your activity by 35%
• Rigorous qualification and time management
• Keep value top of mind• Anticipate Objections and
prepare• Eliminate excuses with
specificity
Your Call to Action
Chally Predictive Assurance® (CPA) ROI Guarantee
Based on client implementing Chally’s proven methodology …
Chally will deliver and guarantee client achievement of specific revenue and cost targets over a 3-year period
Please email peter@challysa.co.za to arrange a discussion!
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