State of Field Sales

The Common Challenge for
Field Sales Teams

The average sales rep spends as little as 30% of their time selling. The other 70% or so is spent on non-selling activities like data entry, meetings, training, and travel.

 

SURVEY RESPONSE

When you think about your day to day, what is the biggest time-waster or distraction from achieving your goals?

Rank
Response
Percentage
1
Manual data entry
29%
2
Trying to reach customers
26%
3
Other
20%
4
Driving time
14%
5
Researching prospects
11%

Field sales teams face the same challenges as every other seller: a lack of time

 

It’s difficult to close deals at a consistent clip when your days are filled with CRM upkeep and travel from one prospect to the next. Fortunately, Systems of Action offer a solution to this problem, as well as the key to success with your CRM platform of choice.Â