The Price of Average

You might notice the tagline in the upper right corner says “Don’t Ever Give Up”.

Years ago I read a study on purchasing agents and their buying tendencies.  One of the questions was… How many calls does it take before you buy from a new rep?  The answer was seven calls.

A few weeks later I read another study, this one on sales reps.  One of the questions on this study was… How many calls do you make on a new account before you give up?  The average was four.

What does that tell you about how much new business an “average rep” drives?

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