20 Shocking Sales Stats That Will Change How You Sell

Jake Atwood
Jake AtwoodBusiness Development Stategist | Keynote Speaker | Prospecting Automation Software For Salespeople
20 Shocking Sales Stats That Will Change How You Sell
20 Shocking Sales Stats That Will Change How You Sell
If you follow up with
web leads within 5
minutes, you’re 9
times more likely to
convert them.Source: InsideSales.com
1
The best times to
email prospects are
8:00am and 3:00pm.
Source: GetResponse
2
The best time to cold call is
4:00-5:00pm. The second
best time is 8:00-10:00am.
The worst times are 11:00am
and 2:00pm.
Source: InsideSales.com and Kellogg School of Business
3
Thursday is the best day to
prospect. Wednesday is
the second best day.
Tuesday is the worst day.
Source: InsideSales.com
4
Top sellers use
LinkedIn 6 hours
per week. Do you?
Source: Jill Konrath
5
In 2007 it took an average
of 3.68 cold call attempts
to reach a prospect. Today
it takes 8 attempts.
Source: TeleNet and Ovation Sales Group
6
The average
salesperson only
makes 2 attempts
to reach a prospect.
Source: Sirius Decisions
7
Only 2% of cold calls
result in an appointment.
Lesson: Find new ways to
reach decision-makers
Source: Leap Job
8
In a typical firm with
100-500 employees, an
average of 7 people are
involved in most
buying decisions.
Source: Gartner Group
9
The average salesperson
makes 8 dials per hour and
prospects for 6.25 hours to
set 1 appointment.
Source: Ovation Sales Group
10
The early bird gets the
worm. 50% of sales go to
the first salesperson to
contact the prospect.
Source: InsideSales.com
11
Email Marketing has
2x higher ROI than
cold calling, networking
or trade shows.
Source: MarketingSherpa
12
Nurtured leads
make 47% larger
purchases than non-
nurtured leads.
Source: The Annuitas Group
13
Visuals are processed
60,000x faster in the
brain than text.
Lesson: Use more visuals
in your presentations.
Source: Neo Mammalian Studios
14
After a presentation, 63%
of attendees remember
stories. Only 5%
remember statistics.
Source: Authors Chip & Dan Heath
15
The most memorable
part of a presentation is
the last 5 minutes.
Lesson: End with a bang!
16
80% of sales require 5
follow-up calls after the
meeting. 44% of salespeople
give up after 1 follow-up.
Source: The Marketing Donut
17
91% of customers say
they’d give referrals.
Only 11% of salespeople
ask for referrals.
Source: Dale Carnegie
18
70% of people make
purchasing decisions to
solve problems. 30% make
decisions to gain something.
Source: Impact Communications
19
Each year, you’ll lose
14% of your customers.
Lesson: Never stop
prospecting.
Source: BusinessBrief.com
20
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20 Shocking Sales Stats That Will Change How You Sell

  • 3. If you follow up with web leads within 5 minutes, you’re 9 times more likely to convert them.Source: InsideSales.com 1
  • 4. The best times to email prospects are 8:00am and 3:00pm. Source: GetResponse 2
  • 5. The best time to cold call is 4:00-5:00pm. The second best time is 8:00-10:00am. The worst times are 11:00am and 2:00pm. Source: InsideSales.com and Kellogg School of Business 3
  • 6. Thursday is the best day to prospect. Wednesday is the second best day. Tuesday is the worst day. Source: InsideSales.com 4
  • 7. Top sellers use LinkedIn 6 hours per week. Do you? Source: Jill Konrath 5
  • 8. In 2007 it took an average of 3.68 cold call attempts to reach a prospect. Today it takes 8 attempts. Source: TeleNet and Ovation Sales Group 6
  • 9. The average salesperson only makes 2 attempts to reach a prospect. Source: Sirius Decisions 7
  • 10. Only 2% of cold calls result in an appointment. Lesson: Find new ways to reach decision-makers Source: Leap Job 8
  • 11. In a typical firm with 100-500 employees, an average of 7 people are involved in most buying decisions. Source: Gartner Group 9
  • 12. The average salesperson makes 8 dials per hour and prospects for 6.25 hours to set 1 appointment. Source: Ovation Sales Group 10
  • 13. The early bird gets the worm. 50% of sales go to the first salesperson to contact the prospect. Source: InsideSales.com 11
  • 14. Email Marketing has 2x higher ROI than cold calling, networking or trade shows. Source: MarketingSherpa 12
  • 15. Nurtured leads make 47% larger purchases than non- nurtured leads. Source: The Annuitas Group 13
  • 16. Visuals are processed 60,000x faster in the brain than text. Lesson: Use more visuals in your presentations. Source: Neo Mammalian Studios 14
  • 17. After a presentation, 63% of attendees remember stories. Only 5% remember statistics. Source: Authors Chip & Dan Heath 15
  • 18. The most memorable part of a presentation is the last 5 minutes. Lesson: End with a bang! 16
  • 19. 80% of sales require 5 follow-up calls after the meeting. 44% of salespeople give up after 1 follow-up. Source: The Marketing Donut 17
  • 20. 91% of customers say they’d give referrals. Only 11% of salespeople ask for referrals. Source: Dale Carnegie 18
  • 21. 70% of people make purchasing decisions to solve problems. 30% make decisions to gain something. Source: Impact Communications 19
  • 22. Each year, you’ll lose 14% of your customers. Lesson: Never stop prospecting. Source: BusinessBrief.com 20
  • 25. MORE FREE TOOLS AT BuzzBuilderPro.com CLICK AN ICON TO SPREAD THE WORD