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68% of deals moved past the ‘qualification’ stage are not qualified effectively. The good news is that adoption of qualification methodologies is +19%. The bad news is that lots of revenue is still being left on the table… Our analysis also tells us that only 18% of opportunities created in the past 6 months match ICP. So the vast majority of pipeline being created (+25% this quarter) is not effectively qualified, and does not match the profile of previous success. Whilst its not all doom and gloom, we know that when opportunities match ICP, win rates are 3.1x greater, and when deals are qualified effectively, sales velocity is 4.7x greater. As sales teams, we need to get better at prioritizing ICP accounts that we have demonstrated success in closing, and qualifying them effectively, so rep time is spent on genuine opportunities. #2024b2bsales
Unfortunately, sales management is incentivized to look the other way if they're under pressure to meet a high pipeline coverage ratio. You need a solution like Ebsta to keep everybody accountable.
18% ICP match is tantamount to an oath of disclosure. The full extent of the disaster is revealed by all the failed onboardings and the rising CACs. Taking everything you can is not a strategy.
Ebsta Founder & CEO | Pavilion CEO Ambassador
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