Sales Onboarding & Turnover: Telecommunications

Improving Sales Speed to Productivity and Turnover for a Telecommunications Company

Client Case Study

Situation

During a period of rapid change, this telecommunications client wanted to increase sales while maintaining their existing customer base while simultaneously increasing average revenue per unit and reducing salesperson turnover.

 

Complications

  • Transactional Mindset: Sales team was totally product-focused and lacking the solution selling skills required to uncover a customer’s core business issues and recommend holistic solutions.
  • Speed to Productivity: Long ramp for new hires (5-7 months) with variable performance
  • Attrition: Unacceptably high new-hire turnover (89%)

Approach

After it was determined that the hiring process was not a root cause, the solution incorporated 4 key initiatives:

  1. Targeted Sales Manager and executive performance coaching sessions
  2. Implementation of customized solution selling training
  3. Execution of a 12-week follow through program for reinforcement

  4. Measurement of adoption and impact

Results
In three months:

  • 42% increase in average units sold per new rep
  • 12% increase in average units price per rep
  • 69% decrease in new hire turnover (from 89% to 28%)
  • 67% decrease in ramp time (from 6 months to 2 months)

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