How To Reverse Engineer Consistent Sales Pipeline

A full pipeline feels like good news—until you realize you have no idea why it happened. Ray uses a conversation with an MSP seller to make the case that sales should be treated as a system: when the output changes, something upstream changed with it.What You’ll Learn in This EpisodeWhy a good quarter you can't explain is the same management problem as a bad quarter you blame on the market.How to think about sales as inputs, process, output, and feedback.Why changes in pipeline should trigger investigation rather than celebration alone.How marketing and outbound sales function as R&D when they're measured over time.Why tracking what drives results gives sales leaders more control over future performance.How to move from explaining quarters after the fact to understanding what is driving them. //Welcome to The Ray J. Green Show, your destination for tips on sales, strategy, and self-mastery from an operator, not a guru.About Ray:→ Former Managing Director of National Small & Midsize Business at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, where he doubled revenue per sale in fundraising, led the first increase in SMB membership, co-built a national Mid-Market sales channel, and more.→ Former CEO operator for several investor groups where he led turnarounds of recently acquired small businesses.→ Current founder of MSP Sales Partners, where we currently help IT companies scale sales: www.MSPSalesPartners.com→ Current Sales & Sales Management Expert in Residence at the world’s largest IT business mastermind.→ Current Managing Partner of Repeatable Revenue Ventures, where we scale B2B companies we have equity in: www.RayJGreen.com//Follow Ray on:YouTube | LinkedIn | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram