Sales and Strategy Not Aligned

Sales and Strategy Not Aligned

A software development firm had great sales but low profitability. They were unclear about the source of the problem.

What We Did:

S4 interviewed both corporate stakeholders and sales representatives and learned that the sales reps were not compensated for selling the software multi-year service package. In fact, they were giving away the package, the company’s most profitable product, to get the sale.

Results:

The sales compensation program was redesigned, and the company’s profitability increased by 15%.

February 20, 2014