PandaDoc

APRIL 3, 2023

A good sales pipeline management strategy is essential because every potential opportunity uses up your most valuable resource — time. This article will introduce you to tips and metrics to optimally track and prioritize your sales pipeline. A risky deal can ruin your pipeline health and slow down your sales performance.

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Outreach

OCTOBER 29, 2021

In order to gain an accurate picture of progress and better manage performance, organizations need a sales pipeline. Here, we’ll take a deep dive into what a sales pipeline is, why it’s valuable, and how to build one that can make a real impact. What is a sales pipeline? A sales pipeline is not a sales funnel.

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Veloxy

JUNE 23, 2021

However, those leads are typically not enough to keep the pipeline full. The Account Manager is responsible for checking on clients and nurturing relationships after the contract is signed. Research shows that effective sales onboarding can boost quota attainment by almost 7% and improve employee retention by a whopping 82%.

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Veloxy

OCTOBER 24, 2022

When 57% of sales reps expect to miss their quota every quarter, managers need to rely on the 42% to make the team’s number. One of the biggest challenges for the missed quota reps is sales readiness. Most sales reps spend over 175 hours every year on generating quotes and proposals, and waiting for contracts to be signed.

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Pointclear

MAY 15, 2012

Formula to Predict Inquiries Needed to Make Quota i. Marketing managers regularly ask me how to predict the number of leads (really raw inquiries) needed to achieve quota (I wish more sales managers would also ask). Expectations from existing pipeline: $2,500,000. Net new business needed not yet in pipeline: $5,000,000.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

A major mistake companies make is assuming 100% of their team will hit 100% of their quota, which rarely happens. Key capacity planning elements: Losing a mid-market rep can cost a company 35-40% of their quota capacity for the year. Quota buffers should range from 5% to 35%, depending on the companys growth stage and risk tolerance.

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Partners in Excellence

MARCH 3, 2023

I’ve been writing a series looking, ultimately, at pipeline management. I’ve written about Win Rates, Pipeline Integrity. In this post, I’ll cover two more aspects of pipeline management, Average Deal Size and Average Sales Cycle. It could be lifetime contract value. It could be bookings or revenue.

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Salesforce

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Here’s an example: Joy’s Toys, a toy manufacturer, is focused on growth but doesn’t have a clear target KPI for lead generation that incentivizes reps to keep their pipelines full. Historically, sales KPIs have focused on things like new leads in the pipeline, number of closed deals per quarter, and individual quotas.

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Engage Selling

MAY 3, 2013

KPIs are important leading indicators that ensure you have a healthy pipeline and future business. The first step in determining which KPIs to measure and how to measure them correctly is to differentiate between a sales pipeline and a sales forecast–two terms that many sales professionals mix up or don’t differentiate.

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Heinz Marketing

MARCH 23, 2020

If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio , or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m. You can subscribe right at Sales Pipeline Radio and/or listen to full recordings of past shows everywhere you listen to podcasts! I want to thank everyone for joining us on another episode of Sales Pipeline Radio.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

There’s a slide I see again and again from start-ups: 2 of the early sales reps are at 100% of quota, sometimes 150%-200%. Set up a weekly pipeline and stories meeting. Simplify to a 1 page contract. Maybe even help some of reps 3-10 hit quota. And 8 others? What’s happening here? Well yes, probably.

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Percentage of sales team hitting quota. 1) Percentage of sales team hitting quota. Quota attainment, or the percentage of salespeople meeting or exceeding quota, tells you whether your quotas are too high or low. As a rule of thumb, your quotas are likely unrealistic if less than 60% are hitting.

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Hubspot

AUGUST 8, 2019

Percentage of revenue from existing customers (cross-selling, upselling, repeat orders, expanded contracts, etc.). Percentage of sales reps attaining 100% quota. Imagine one of your reps isn’t hitting her quota. Pipeline Sales Metrics. Gauge the health of your sales pipeline with these metrics. Revenue by market.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 19, 2022

In this article, I’ll outline the principles of compensation design , how to build sales compensation plans , and include resources to set OTEs and quotas that keep your reps happy and hungry for more. And, quotas have gotten increasingly harder to hit. If someone doesn’t meet quota, they might earn a lower commission rate.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Contract Lifecycle Management. Contract Management. Contract Lifecycle Management. This frees up the sales manager to focus on leading sellers in meeting their quotas and making tactical decisions and strategic plans for long-term growth. . Customer contract life cycle management. Process and Performance.

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Openview

OCTOBER 5, 2018

When it comes time to track ramping quotas, sales leaders have an abundance of data at their fingertips. Average Contract Value (ACV). Quota attainment. For example, in a rep’s first month of hire, their pipeline development goals are much lower than what is expected in their third month. Identify key measurements.

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Gong.io

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Excellent pipeline visibility can make sales managers feel like superheroes. Being able to instantly tell executives the exact number and value of sales in your pipeline is like having spidey senses. But if you’re struggling to see clearly into your pipeline, you don’t need a superpower to help. You need pipeline reporting.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 4, 2020

It should have lead metrics (like activity) and lag metrics (like pipeline and closed-won). For example, our pipeline is at 125%, however, when we double-click that number, we see that we only have 30% of the opportunities we should have. This can be used to understand the health of a pipeline.

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Salesforce

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Best practices for developing an official SDR career track Drive pipe faster with a single source of truth Discover how Sales Cloud uses data and AI to help you manage your pipeline, build relationships, and close deals fast. Complete onboarding 2. Successfully deliver who, what, why, how 3. Sit in on 25 demos 1. Cold call assessment 2.

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Hubspot

JULY 23, 2019

A quick Google search of “Most important sales metrics” will turn up a variety of answers, from customer acquisition cost (CAC) to win rate to average contract value (ACV). Pipeline for this month is useful, but depends on how various reps estimate (read: guess) at probability and close dates.

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Gong.io

MAY 31, 2021

Contracting. Contracting Process. A clear-cut contracting process eliminates (or at least minimizes) the Wild Wild West of Deal Making. A standardized contracting process removes sales rep uncertainty and empowers them to charge ahead based on a previous-agreed-upon set of rules. And that’s hard to replicate. Questions.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 25, 2022

SDRs fuel the whole revenue engine by bringing in qualified leads to generate pipeline. If your reps don’t meet their quota, you have a record of their activity — which means you can dig into the numbers to figure out why they’re behind and coach them accordingly. Pipeline coverage. Sales accepted opportunities. Future meetings.

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Engineering Objectives and Key Results Cross-sell Pipeline 116

Salesforce

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

You’re not selling tools or closing contracts; you’re offering solutions and building partnerships. Drive pipe faster with a single source of truth Discover how Sales Cloud uses data and AI to help you manage your pipeline, build relationships, and close deals fast. Learn more What you’ll learn: What are sales terms?

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Objectives and Key Results Pipeline Cross-sell SQL 52

Sales Hacker

MAY 23, 2018

On this episode of the Sales Hacker podcast, we talk with Derek Grant , VP of Sales from SalesLoft about building a successful pipeline with the best sales outreach strategies. What types of cadences to use to predictably drive pipeline development. 5) How to do effective outreach to grow your pipeline [19:56].

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SaaStr

JULY 13, 2022

Call their previous employers and find out whether your prospective hire was hitting their quotas. Contract processes, packaging, and pricing might change. Mistake 6: Losing control over the sales pipeline . If you ask a SaaS founder the most crucial metric for his sales pipeline, they’ll likely say MRR.

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Openview

MAY 30, 2018

For instance, their salary may be based on leading indicators like number of appointments, new opportunities in the funnel, pipeline management, etc., Treating Your Plan Like a Contract. Whenever possible, avoid metrics that are dynamic (something that changes over time like pipeline), estimated, subjective, or incomplete.

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Objectives and Key Results Commission Appointment Lead generation 147

Veloxy

DECEMBER 28, 2023

CRM software, for example, offers comprehensive insight into the sales pipeline, increases efficiency, and optimizes workflows in outside sales. In fact, outside salespeople typically work on higher-value deals and have a 10% higher average quota than inside sales agents. Overall, outside sales appears to be the more profitable option.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

If your reps have $1M quota, then every day is worth $4,000 in revenue. When you break the value of each day and even each minute down, it’s easier to realize how intentional time needs to be spent in order to hit quota. Pocus is mission control for your pipeline. Every minute that goes by off-target is $8.30 Michael Cera.

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Veloxy

APRIL 11, 2023

If the system spots an opportunity for a “hot” deal, it notifies a sales rep about it, reducing the time and effort for moving leads from the “in the pipeline” to “closed” status. Let it be a moment when they ask prospects to sign a contract. Pipeline management. The system may find similar patterns and indicate these problems.

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Pipeline Sales CRM Price 130

Cience

OCTOBER 14, 2020

When it comes to sales leaders, the holy trinity among metrics are ‘Closed-Won’, ‘Pipeline’, and ‘Meetings Held’ The reason is that ‘Meetings Held’ leads to ‘Pipeline’ and ‘Pipeline’ to ‘Closed-Won’. While lagging metrics like ‘Pipeline’ and ‘Closed-Won’ can be used to measure performance.

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Highspot

APRIL 1, 2025

Team Management Managing team members while juggling an already overburdened pipeline can negatively impact even great sales managers , especially if some sales reps work remotely. Is it a 1:1 coaching session, pipeline review, or deal strategy discussion? How do you distribute workloads fairly and still motivate team members?

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Highspot

APRIL 26, 2022

To maximize sales, it’s essential to analyze this journey through what’s called a sales pipeline. In this article, we’ll explain in detail just what a sales pipeline is, how it works, and what it can do for your company’s bottom line. What is a sales pipeline? Sales funnel vs sales pipeline?.

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Partners in Excellence

MAY 5, 2015

It’s no wonder sales and quota performance is plummeting! It could be the sales manager wanting to know the status of deals, the pipeline, the territory, whatever. As a results, sales people spend a lot of time chasing late/lost orders, billing problems, contract problems, service and support issues.

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PandaDoc

AUGUST 17, 2020

When you are a part of a sales team, your main priority is closing deals faster and meeting your monthly quotas. Use the extra time you would have spent on the road to connect with potential leads to add to your sales pipeline. Creating a Well-Drafted Contract.

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Hubspot

APRIL 26, 2018

Even a free six-month checkup can be attractive to prospects who are nervous to sign the contract. Just because you’ll make quota doesn’t make these discounts the right choice. I’ve known reps who queue up their deals to start on the first day of the month for accounting and quota reasons. Avoid: Showing Your Hand.

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Hubspot

JUNE 8, 2022

No movement at the bottom of your pipeline? According to Colleen Francis, founder and president of Engage Selling , the secret to beating quota month after month is to maintain a consistently full pipeline. Of course, you have a quota to hit — that's the ultimate goal. Take some time to refill the top. Revisit old deals.

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Quota Construction Manufacturing Transportation 88

Hubspot

MAY 29, 2019

Eventually, you’ll have two weekly meetings with each of your team members: one for forecasting and pipeline review, and one for coaching, career discussions, or any other topic determined by the rep (more on that later). Create a team-wide weighted pipeline. Contracts sent out (80% weight). Legal approval (70% weight).

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