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Sales Enablement Market
and Trends Survey Revealed
Edge Coble Research Analyst, Sales Enablement Strategies
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Executive Summary
• Key issues from our 2014 sales enablement study
• Reps are spending too much time on non-core selling activities
• Onboarding programs lack key skills, knowledge and tools training
• Reps are overwhelmed with internal communications
• What you will walk away with
• Findings from our 2014 sales enablement study
• Best practices for reducing the time reps spend on non-core sales activities
• Key areas to focus on within sales enablement
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Review of 2014 Sales Enablement Study We are continually monitoring the evolving sales enablement function.
37%
24%
9%
15%
15%
Company Revenue
<$100M
$101M - $500M
$501M - $1B
$1.1B - $5B
>$5B
4%
10%
19%
67%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Sales Channel
Outside/Fieldsales force
Third-partychannelpartners
Inside salesforce
Retail
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Where Does Sales Enablement Reside? Since 2012, there has been a 19 percent increase in the sales
enablement function reporting to the sales organization.
26%
38%
18%
18%
2012
Marketing
Sales
BU Head
Other
24%
46%
15%
15%
2014
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Changes in the Sales Enablement Budget The average sales enablement budget doubled between 2012
and 2014 from $1.2 million to $2.4 million.
47%
19%
17%
8%
6% 3%
2014 Budget Source
Under the sales operations budget
Under a marketing budget
Sales enablement has its own budget
Under the sales training budget
Other
N/A
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Changes in Sales Enablement Allocation In the past two years, there has been a 69 percent increase in sales
enablement technology spend.
5%
11%
12%
12%
16%
44%
5%
9%
15%
14%
27%
31%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
Other
Product/Solution training
Content development
Sales effectiveness (e.g. skills)
training
Systems/Technology/Tools
Personnel
Percentage of Department Spend
2014
2012
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Top Sales Enablement Initiatives for 2014 While skills training is the top initiative in 2014, sales enablement leaders
realize that tool investment is also very important.
6%
7%
10%
12%
15%
23%
27%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%
Improve the use of social media by our reps
Implement/Expand rep certification programs
Develop our first line sales managers
Deploy/implement a new sales methodology
Improve your onboarding process
Sales Asset Management solution purchase
Improve the selling skills of our reps✓ ✓
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It’s All About Improving Productivity
Effectiveness (quality and results)
Eff
icie
nc
y
(ca
pa
city) Yield Per Rep
It’s the job of sales enablement to ensure maximum yield from
every hour worked by every salesperson.
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Sales Enablement: The SiriusDecisions Definition Reps possess the skills, knowledge, tools and assets to maximize every
buyer interaction.
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Whiteboarding Enablement Without a centralized sales enablement function, the intended means of
increasing sales productivity remain inefficient.
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I
• Onboarding
• Skills and
Methodology Training
• Product and
Solution Training
• Certification
• Content
• Assets
• Communications
• Management Development
• Technology
Deliverables
The
Field
The Case for Centralized Sales Enablement Many functions strive to increase sales productivity, but best intentions
do not always create best practices.
I
Sales Operations
Communications
HR
Sales Training
Product Marketing
Field Marketing
Demand Creation
Account-Based Marketing
Social Operations
Inputs
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I
Sales Operations
Communications
HR
Sales Training
Product Marketing
Field Marketing
Demand Creation
Account-Based Marketing
Social Operations
Inputs
The
Field I
• Onboarding
• Skills and
Methodology Training
• Product and
Solution Training
• Certification
• Content
• Assets
• Communications
• Management Development
• Technology
Deliverables
Sales enablement is evolving into a centralized function responsible for
delivering the means for sales productivity to the field.
The Case for Centralized Sales Enablement
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I
Sales Operations
Communications
HR
Sales Training
Product Marketing
Field Marketing
Demand Creation
Account-Based Marketing
Social Operations
Inputs
The
Field I
• Onboarding
• Skills and
Methodology Training
• Product and
Solution Training
• Certification
• Content
• Assets
• Communications
• Management Development
• Technology
Deliverables
I
• Orchestrates
• Synthesizes
• Creates
Sales
Enablement
Sales enablement is evolving into a centralized function responsible for
delivering the means for sales productivity to the field.
The Case for Centralized Sales Enablement
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I
Sales Operations
Communications
HR
Sales Training
Product Marketing
Field Marketing
Demand Creation
Account-Based Marketing
Social Operations
Inputs
The
Field I
• Onboarding
• Skills and
Methodology Training
• Product and
Solution Training
• Certification
• Content
• Assets
• Communications
• Management Development
• Technology
Deliverables
I
• Orchestrates
• Synthesizes
• Creates
Sales
Enablement
Measurement Feedback
Sales enablement is evolving into a centralized function responsible for
delivering the means for sales productivity to the field.
The Case for Centralized Sales Enablement
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21%
24%
24%
29%
32%
35%
65%
71%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
Lack of quality leads from marketing
Our offerings do not have competitive differentiation
Our reps lack the required knowledge
Our reps lack the necessary selling skills
Lack of useful/relevant content from marketing
Inability to manage today's more educated buyer
Our reps spend too much time on non-selling activities
Rep's ability to connect our offerings to client business issues
Top Business Issues for Sales in 2014 Reps spend too much time on non-sales activities, which limits
the time required to fully understand the needs of the client.
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0 2 4 6 8 10
2012
2014
Average Sales Cycle in Months
The Lengthening Sales Cycle In just two years, companies have reported a 24 percent increase
in the sales cycle.
With increasing quotas and
lengthening sales cycles, sales
enablement must focus on
improving the rep’s productivity.
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(customer service calls)
LEVERAGE/DELEGATE
(expense reports, travel)
MINIMIZE
(prospecting, sales calls)
MAXIMIZE
Categorize how reps spend their time to shine a light on inefficiency
and lost productivity.
Mapping Sales Productivity
Core Selling
Activities
Non-Core Activities
Internal Direct Engagement
(research, proposals)
STREAMLINE
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(customer service calls)
LEVERAGE/DELEGATE
(expense reports, travel)
MINIMIZE
(prospecting, sales calls)
MAXIMIZE
Categorize how reps spend their time to shine a light on inefficiency
and lost productivity.
Mapping Sales Productivity
Core Selling
Activities
Non-Core Activities
Internal Direct Engagement
(research, proposals)
STREAMLINE The Enablement
Quadrant
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38%
50%
12%
Formalized Onboarding Process
None
Completed within 3 months
Completed within 6 months
Onboarding − Current State Thirty-eight percent of companies still lack a formal onboarding process.
30%
70%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
New Rep Source
Internal External
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Onboarding and Certification Best Practices Companies that have a robust onboarding and certification program
shorten the time to rep productivity.
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6%
12%
18%
26%
44%
62%
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
Limited amount of information
Other
Information quality
Decentralized management
No regular cadence
Overwhelming amount ofinformation
Biggest Communication Challenges
Sales Communication − Current State Without a centralized sales enablement function managing
communication to the sales force, reps get buried in email.
59%
41%
Centralized Sales Communication
Yes
No
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• Conduct a time-and-motion study
• Catalog by purpose
• Personal development
• Internal operations
• Information transfer
• Deal-specific
Auditing Sales Communication Understanding the communication landscape is the first step to fixing the
problem.
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The SiriusDecisions Sales Communications Grid
Non-Urgent Urgent
Sales
Related
Non-Sales
Related
New RFP process
Product recall
Snow policy
Company reorg
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The SiriusDecisions Sales Communications Vehicles
Non-Urgent Urgent
Sales
Related
Non-Sales
Related
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Through centralized coordination
Sales Communications Sales enablement must take the role of air traffic controller for all sales
communication.
Managing the chaos
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The Sales Closet vs. the Digital Closet
Sales content circa 1995 Sales content circa 2014
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The Sales Playbook: Updated and Dynamic
Sales Process Stages
Discovery
• Email Templates
• Social Media
• Newsletters
• White Papers
Thought Leadership
Agreement on
Needs
• Product Spec Sheets
• Analyst Reports
• Product Collateral
• Intro Messaging
Solution Knowledge
Solution Developed
• Presentations to Technical Buyer
• In-Person Demos
• Case Studies
• Internal Blogs
Value Story
Solution Accepted
• Proofs of Concept
• Competitive Tools
• SME Access
• Executive Briefings
Solution Validation
Business Value
Accepted
• ROI Tools
• Client References
• Proposals
• Presentation to Financial Owner
Financial Justification
Decision Made
• Welcome Kit
• Orientation
• T raining
• Customer Newsletter
Onboarding
Solution Vendor Selection Education
Loosening
of the Status Quo
1.
Exploring
Possible Solutions
3.
Committing
to a Solution
4
.
Justifying
the Decision
5.
Making the
Selection
6.
Committing
to Change
2.
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While creating a playbook, take some time to audit your sales content.
The Sales Content Audit
Testimonials
Videos
Brochures
White papers
Case studies
Presentations
Content Types Evaluation Criteria
Influence on buyer’s perception
Close matches Repurpose
Same standards as product/service
Depth and differentiation Criteria for usage
Influence
Quality Relevance
Value
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Key Action Items
• Re-evaluate your sales enablement structure and funding
• Relentlessly focus on rep productivity
• There is no shortcut to onboarding salespeople
• Act as the communications air traffic controller
• Make sure that content finds the rep
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