Sales Forecasts
Estimates future sales by predicting the number of units a salesperson or team can sell over a certain period
Sales Plan
Sales Plan
A sales plan is a strategy document that helps companies achieve sales results by assigning specific strategies to each person on the sales team. It lays out a company’s plan for improving sales results in a specified period of time.
Having a sales plan helps to identify the unforeseen risks so they can be overcome, gives a benchmark of where we want to go, how we can get there, and allows us to adjust the plan as necessary, and more importantly it drives creative thinking- helps focus on the bigger picture.
Sales Forecasts
Estimates future sales by predicting the number of units a salesperson or team can sell over a certain period
Data and statistics
Used to Identify problem areas, find points of opportunity in the sales process, and validate assumptions and ideas.
CRM
Track leads, close opportunities and get accurate forecasts.
The need of a sales plan
A sales plan keeps the sales department on track, considering the details of how they must operate to hit their targets and achieve company objectives. Planning is vital for any business, especially when dealing with sales targets. Before selling a product or service, the company must outline its goals and ways to execute them. Essentially, a sales plan enables companies to mitigate problems and risks.
Features
Developing a successful sales plan requires the following steps:
‘’A goal without a plan is just a wish.’’
Antoine de Saint-Exupery