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Sales cycles are longer, harder to control

Sales cycles are longer, harder to control

Deals no longer move in straight lines.
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Marketing creates demand that sales cannot convert

Marketing creates demand that sales cannot convert

On paper, demand generation is working.
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Lead volume is up. Lead quality is down

Lead volume is up. Lead quality is down

On the surface, the numbers look healthy.
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Revenue forecasting is unreliable

Revenue forecasting is unreliable

Revenue forecasting should create certainty.
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Teams are asked to do more with less

Teams are asked to do more with less

Headcount remains flat. Expectations rise. Complexity increases.
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Channel fragmentation is breaking the customer experience

Channel fragmentation is breaking the customer experience

Most organisations do not suffer from a lack of channels.
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Post-sale expansion is underleveraged

Post-sale expansion is underleveraged

Teams invest heavily in acquisition.
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Customer retention is slipping

Customer retention is slipping

For many organisations, demand generation appears healthy.
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When pipeline forecasting fails, strategy follows

When pipeline forecasting fails, strategy follows

This is not a sales problem.
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When sales success depends on the individual

When sales success depends on the individual

This is not a talent problem.
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