2. Theory Practice3 years Sales Representative - Field6 months Training Associate - Internal2 years DM - Field2 years SFE Manager - Internal2 years Regional Manager - Field3 years Sr SFE Manager - Internal1 year Sales Force National Manager - Field
3. What is an effective metric? For Sales Area : if metric results are good MORE SALES Answer : When you have a direct correlation between metric and result.A metric must have power to help on decision making process,show direction, reveal diagnostic
4. Traditional sales force effectiveness metrics can lead to poor decisions and may not reveal the truth Example Carlos Grzelak Jr.
5. Effective metrics are available, even in less data-rich markets. Example Carlos Grzelak Jr.
6. Sales process complexity Sales Disruption Call Planning Data Utilization Sales Management Coaching Targeting Compensation Message Frequency Territory Management Training Marketing Programs Meetings Internal Benchmarking Marketing Strategy Alignment Carlos Grzelak Jr.
7. Organizing the Key Elements – Sales Force approach Internal factors Sales Force size/ structure Customers panel composition Internal and External Customer’s satisfaction Resource Allocation Results Call Effectiveness External factors
8. Metrics/tools may help to follow up all steps… Calls by segment Frequency and Coverage Samples by segment Gimmicks by segment Invitations by segment Educational support by segment Incentive Plan
9. Metrics/tools may help to follow up all steps… Internal Customer survey External customer survey SALES
10. Smart Resource Allocation project tackles 4 elements Internal factors Sales Force size/structure Customers panel composition Internal and External Customer’s satisfaction Resource Allocation Results Call Effectiveness External factors
11. New metrics introduced to sales force 5.Rxevolutionbymovingquarters 6.SOM evolutionbymovingquarters 3.Message recall andMessageretention 4.Disruptionlevel Resource Allocation Call Effectiveness Results 1.Calls by segment Frequencyand Coverage 2.Samples,invitations,gimmicks,... by segment
12. 1.Calls by Segment - Frequency and Coverage Frequency: % of MDs getting the desired number of calls in a selected period ( ex: three cycles) MDs point of view is what matters Coverage : % of MDs getting the desired number of calls in one single cycle
13. 1.Calls by Segment - Frequency and Coverage 2 Frequency x Coverage Cycle 1 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 90% 90% Coverage: Frequency:
14. 1.Calls by Segment - Frequency and Coverage 2 Frequency x Coverage Cycle 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 90% 80% Coverage: Frequency:
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19. 1.Calls by Segment - Frequency and Coverage Is there a limit for the number of calls per MD by cycle ? Ideal frequency Rx More callsthannecessary Anadditionalcallgeneratesimpact No impact Calls
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27. DSMs must eliminate unnecessary meetings with Sales RepsIt canbeadapted to your business needs – numberofcallsbysegment,period for frequencyevaluation,lessor more rigidrules,... Improvingfrequency = Sales Increase =ROI
32. For big eventsor small meetings only A and B MDs are invitedIt dependsonhowsegmentationmatrixwasbuilt. Sometimeseachsegmentmayrequires a differenttypeof material (ex: Behaviour x Potential) Improvedresourceallocation = ROI = Sales increase
41. Product Managers must follow a method before launch new detail pieces ( focus groups and field tests with detail pieces required )
42. A very good way to diagnose the situation and promote adjustments : Sales Rep?Detailpiece?Whatchanges are required to improve message transmission ? What changes are needed to sell more ?Message recall is a veryrichmetric.Behind a high recall normallythere is a highfrequencyand a highmessageretentionlevel. Theonlyway to havebadresultslinked to a highmessage recall is whenthemessage is bad HighMessage Recall = Sales increase = ROI
48. Possibility of measuring the impact due to a restructure process *for products with carry over = 80% , it’s estimated that 5-10% of disruption after a restructure impacts sales only by 0,6 to 2% Wheneverythingseems to begoodbutresults do not come up, maybeDisruptionindexmaygiveyouan input. This is a technicalway to measuretheRelationshipfactor,whichcannotbeignored