{"id":2998,"date":"2018-03-14T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primaressource.enconstruction.website\/10-kpis-to-meet-your-sales-targets\/"},"modified":"2023-04-18T13:11:03","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T17:11:03","slug":"10-kpis-to-meet-your-sales-targets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.primaressource.com\/en\/10-kpis-to-meet-your-sales-targets\/","title":{"rendered":"Track These 10 KPIs to Meet Your Sales Targets"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"10In sales, there’s an endless number of indicators you can follow. You need to choose the ones you want to track based on what you want to measure. Picking KPIs can get complicated because those that track <\/span>results<\/em> are often privileged at the expense of the ones that allow you to <\/span>look ahead<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lagging indicators<\/strong> help you take events into account only once they’ve occurred. In contrast, you measure leading indicators<\/strong> in real time..<\/p>\n

Leaders must identify the indicators that will help them achieve their sales targets. Here are the KPIs you need to follow to predict your success.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Activity Indicators<\/span><\/h2>\n

These KPIs help you determine if you are conducting the right amount of sales activities to feed your pipeline<\/a>. In turn, they help you manage in real-time to quickly address situations that could prevent you from reaching your sales targets.<\/p>\n

Number of First Meetings<\/span><\/h3>\n

The number of initial meetings is critical when you’re looking to increase the number new clients. First meetings are often the first step in improving the probability of closing a sale<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

For example, if a rep with a hunter profile needs to <\/p>\n

hold
\n two meetings with new prospects each week, this KPI allows you to help them adjust the number of activities they do to achieve this goal. By monitoring it weekly, you can avoid coming up short at the end of the month when it will be harder to fill the gap.<\/p>\n

Contacting New Clients<\/span><\/h3>\n

This indicator measures all activities required to reach a potential client (i.e., email, phone, networking, events, social media). Track this indicator to gauge if there are enough activities done to land the needed first meetings. Since attempting to contact a lead is not the same as meeting a lead, you’ll need to know the volume required to reach your meetings target<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Behaviour
\n Indicators<\/span><\/h2>\n

Between the Activity Indicators that help feed the pipeline and the Result Indicators that measure the outcomes, you need intermediate metrics.<\/p>\n

Total Value of Opportunities at Each Step of the Pipeline<\/span><\/h3>\n

With this measure, you can know at any given time if you have enough opportunities in the pipeline to reach your desired sales target. Usually, the total value of each step should decrease as you progress <\/p>\n

through
\n the different stages of the pipeline.<\/p>\n

If this isn’t the case, your pipeline does not have a classic funnel shape, which means you have a problem.<\/p>\n

Average Duration of Each Step of the Sales Process<\/span><\/h3>\n

Use a sales process with a defined duration made-up of steps with equally specific timeframes. Determining the duration of each step allows you to get rid of opportunities that linger. The longer they stay in the pipeline beyond the optimal length, the less chance they have of closing.<\/p>\n

Result Indicators<\/span><\/h2>\n

You can follow these sales indicators at longer intervals, especially if your sales cycle lasts several months. I recommend you to consult them monthly, but you can wait longer if you prefer a quarterly analysis.<\/p>\n

Sales Revenue and Profit<\/span><\/h3>\n

These two indicators are essential in any business. The first one measures the sales volume in dollars, while the second measures the return on sales.<\/p>\n

Conversion Rates<\/span><\/h3>\n

These represent the percentage of sales opportunities that make it from one step of the sales process to the next. You should track between 3 and 5 — The Baseline Selling methodology, <\/p>\n

for
\n example, has 3. Even though conversion rates <\/p>\n

are result
\n indicators, you can use the numbers <\/p>\n

afterwards
\n to determine the amount of sales activities required to achieve your goals.<\/p>\n

\"Baseline<\/p>\n

Conversion rates as illustrated by the Baseline Selling method-Photo credit: Prima Ressource<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Average Sales Value<\/span><\/h3>\n

This indicator <\/p>\n

is
\n  <\/p>\n

useful
\n when calculating the average value of the first sale. This measure helps representatives know at a glance if new accounts are within the average value range and can also be used to calculate pipeline requirements adequately.<\/p>\n

It is important not to confuse this indicator and the average value per account.<\/p>\n

Important<\/span><\/h2>\n

Your CRM should calculate these indicators for you, allow you to track them visually, and alert you <\/p>\n

to
\n any target deviations. Managing sales is not about looking back, but about looking forward, which is why it is essential to focus on activities and behaviours.<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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