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The traditional sales cycle is witnessing a significant transformation. While the fundamental objective of generating revenue remains unchanged, the integration of data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) is heralding a new era of sales strategy.

Data analytics enables the precise identification of ideal customer profiles, enhancing the efficiency of targeting efforts. Concurrently, AI technologies are employed to predict the quality of leads, allowing sales teams to concentrate their efforts on those with the highest likelihood of conversion. This intelligent approach not only optimizes the sales process but also automates routine tasks such as lead scoring and qualification, freeing up sales professionals to focus on relationship building and closing deals.

Moreover, the application of data-driven insights provides an in-depth understanding of customer needs and preferences. AI utilizes this information to customize messaging and recommendations, ensuring a more impactful engagement with potential clients. Additionally, by analyzing historical sales data and market trends, AI is able to forecast future performance, facilitating proactive pipeline management and strategic resource allocation.

Beyond the enhancement of revenue generation, the incorporation of data and AI into the sales process also offers significant cost benefits. Automation reduces the need for manual effort and associated expenses, while data analysis identifies and eliminates inefficiencies, thereby reducing wasteful spending.

The outcome is a smarter, more predictable, and efficient sales pipeline, powered by the strategic use of data and AI. This evolution represents a pivotal shift in the sales paradigm, promising not only improved financial performance but also a more refined approach to customer engagement.

I invite you to share your perspectives on the future of data-driven sales and how these advancements are shaping modern sales strategies.

Service Desk Metrics
Everyone loves a surprise! Except when they come to you with a problem, that is. Customers don't like being kept in the dark once they shoot out a support request. They want to know when they can expect a response from support desk, and when a resolution could appear on their horizon. Service Level Agreements are a great way to negotiate expectations between your support team and your customers.

Show them what to expect, with Service Level Targets. Best practice service desk metrics include:

The average time a customer waits for their call to be answered.

The % of customer calls presented to the Service Desk that are answered by the Service Desk (conversely the % of customers that abandon prior to being answered).

The % of customer calls answered by the Service Desk within an agreed time threshold (here, % answered within 20 seconds).
The % of customer calls that are resolved by the Service Desk at the first point of contact.

Customer satisfaction with the Service Desk service.

Establishing the right outcome based key targets and metrics is essential to the effective and efficient running of the Service Desk – We need to persistently ensure that our teams stay focused on the customer outcome and not just the number.

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One day a man was going to market with his son and his donkey.

They met a couple on the way. "Why walk when you have a donkey to ride?" called out the husband, "seat the boy on the donkey." "I would like that," said the boy, "help me up father." And the father did that willingly.

Soon they met another couple. "How shameful of you!" cried the woman, "let your father ride, won't he be tired?" So, the boy got down and the father rode the donkey.

Again they marched on. "Poor boy", said the next person they met, "why should the lazy father ride while his son is walking?" So, the boy got onto the donkey too.

As they went on, they met some travelers. "How cruel of them!" They are up to kill the poor donkey." cried one of the travelers. Hearing this, the father and the son got down. Now they decided to carry the donkey on their shoulders. As they did so, the travelers broke into laughter.

The laughter frightened the donkey. It broke free and galloped away.

MORAL: You cannot please everyone

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