Tips to make sales closures spread across the quarter

Tips to make sales closures spread across the quarter

Nothing is more sacrosanct in B2B sales than closures. However, through bad habit and client conditioning, closures invariably get pushed to the last month, last week, last few hours of the quarter.

Here are some tips to overcome this scenario:

1) Having weekly/monthly closure targets and reporting rather than quarterly targets. Many PAAS & SAAS companies manage that well. The ‘pressure’ is spread across the quarter.

2) No discounts at quarter end. Even if the client sets you up with competition – have a clear policy with a violation code that offers no extra discounts – at quarter end.

3) Decrease deal size. Noting gives you run rate better than smaller deals that are easier to renew rather than one large deal that is all-or-nothing.

These tips should help relieve some of that burden!

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