When I discovered these two facts, I was shocked.
44% of salespeople give up after one follow-up.
80% of sales require five follow-ups.
In other words, 44% of salespeople aren't putting in 1/5 of the effort needed to close the deal. Too often we give up after one follow-up email, despite data proving that multiple follow-ups are required. Yet persistence is only one lesson that can be learned from the following 107 sales statistics. There are countless others to be revealed.
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These selling statistics will permanently change the way you prospect, qualify, and close.