3 Simple Metrics To Validate Command Of The Message® Results

Measuring success is a key component to any sales transformation initiative.

Here’s an EASY METRICS CHECKLIST to help sales leaders gauge how Command of the Message® is driving success in their sales organizations.

Metrics

Checklist

3 Metrics Worth Measuring

1. How Command of the Message®is creating bottom-line impact for your sales organization

2. How consistent use of the Value Framework is transforming sellers into high-performers

3. How value-based sales conversations are feeding your pipeline with high-quality prospects

Benchmark Metric #1

SHORTER SALES CYCLESWhat You Should Measure: Average Length of Sales Cycles Over Time

Why It Matters: • Shorter sales cycles mean more closed deals, faster• Reduced cycle time drives maximum revenue per seller

Easy Ways to Benchmark:

• Choose five closed sales opportunities from each month of the last quarter. Calculate the number of days in the sales cycle (from the time the prospect entered the pipeline to the actual close date.)

• Track average sales cycle time month-to-month and quarter-to-quarter and look for decrease over time

How Sales Managers Can Help:

• Coach sellers to drive value based sales conversations• Support consistent use the Mantra in every sales

conversation• Encourage use of discovery questions to create a sense

of customer urgency and prioritization

What YouShould Measure: Increased Access to C-Suite Buyers

Why It Matters: • Indicates that sellers are getting in front of those who hold the purse strings

• Bypasses gate keepers• Avoids wasted time

Easy ways to Benchmark: • % of sellers who actually engage C-Level execs early in the sales process

• % of sellers who require multiple meetings with “gatekeepers” before getting in front of the C- Suite

• % of sales database prospects who are hold C-level titles versus titles lower in the organization

How Sales Managers Can Help:

• Coach sellers to integrate C-Level language into their sales conversations

• Coach sellers to demonstrate how your product solves C-Level problems

Benchmark Metric #2

INCREASED ACCESS TO THE C-SUITE

What You Should Measure Effective Collection and Use of Proof Points

Why It Matters: • Proof points from existing customers are powerful tools available to your sales team

Easy Ways to Benchmark:

• % of sales presentations where customer proof points are used• Defined sales/marketing alignment process to collect and

publish customer proof points consistently

How Sales Managers Can Help:

• Regularly map out where your most relevant proof points can be used in the sales conversation

• Work with marketing to provide sellers with easy access to your strongest tangible customer proof points

• Create a work plan to address gap areas where proof points may be needed

Benchmark Metric #3

CONSISTENT USE OF PROOF POINTS

We hope this easy metrics checklist will help you gauge how Command of the Message® is driving success in your sales organization.

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