Sales Stats and The Follow Up

Adam Payne • 13 October 2020

Sales Stats and The Follow Up

Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics , but the Critical Piece Is...

You probably come across these Sales Stats...

  • 48% of sales people never follow up with a prospect
  • 25% of sales people make a second contact and stop
  • 12% of sales people only make three contacts and stop
  • Only 10% of sales people make more than three contacts
  • 2% of sales are made on the first contact
  • 3% of sales are made on the second contact
  • 5% of sales are made on the third contact
  • 10% of sales are made on the fourth contact
  • 80% of sales are made on the fifth to twelfth contact

what if I told they were made up....

But this one thing is crucial watch the video
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