Research-Backed Analysis

The Cost of Inaction

How much revenue is your sales team leaving on the table? Full transparency on the numbers, calculations, and sources.

Total Cost of Inaction Per Rep

$249K

per year

Total Cost Per 5-Rep Team

$1.2M

per year

Abandoned Deals

44% of reps give up after just 1 follow-up

$124K

per rep/year

Calculation (SMB):

1. Opportunities per quarter: 50

2. Abandoned after 1 follow-up (44%): 22

3. Of those, 80% were still winnable: 18

4. Apply SMB win rate (35%): 6.2 deals would have closed

5. Average deal size: $5K

6. Annual lost revenue: $124K/year

Non-Selling Time

Reps spend only 28% of their time actually selling

$86K

per rep/year

Calculation (SMB):

1. Fully loaded rep cost (SMB): $120K/year

2. Time NOT spent selling: 72% (100% - 28%)

3. Cost of non-selling time: $86K/year

Note: Not all non-selling time is eliminable, but research shows top performers spend 40%+ time selling vs. 28% average.

Coaching Lift (Opportunity)

Structured coaching yields 28% higher win rates

+$39K

per rep/year

Calculation (SMB):

1. Annual pipeline per rep: $400K

2. Current win rate (SMB): 35%

3. Revenue without coaching: $140K

4. Win rate with coaching (+28% lift): 44.8%

5. Revenue with coaching: $179K

6. Additional revenue opportunity: +$39K/year

Manager Coaching Gap

73% of managers spend less than 5% of time coaching

$195K

per 5-rep team/year

Calculation (SMB):

1. Coaching lift per rep: +$39K/year

2. 5-rep team total opportunity: $195K/year

This is the revenue opportunity being missed when managers don't have time or tools for structured coaching.

Assumptions & Methodology

SMB Assumptions

  • Avg deal size: $5K
  • Fully loaded rep cost: $120K/yr
  • Annual pipeline: $400K
  • Win rate: 35%
  • Opps per quarter: 50

Mid-Market Assumptions

  • Avg deal size: $75K
  • Fully loaded rep cost: $145K/yr
  • Annual pipeline: $1.5M
  • Win rate: 30%
  • Opps per quarter: 10

Enterprise Assumptions

  • Avg deal size: $150K
  • Fully loaded rep cost: $175K/yr
  • Annual pipeline: $3M
  • Win rate: 22%
  • Opps per quarter: 5

These calculations are estimates based on industry research. Your actual numbers will vary based on your specific situation. We encourage you to run these calculations with your own data.

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