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10 Eye-Opening Sales Statistics in 2022

đź“Š Top 10 interesting sales stats we collected from our LinkedIn polls over the last few months
1) 89% of people think Sales should have more of a say in product decisions. (911 votes)
2) 74% of people say you should not give up after reaching out 5 times to a lead with no answer (822 votes)
3) 39% of people think “hustle culture” is a thing of the past (997 votes)
4) 55% of salespeople said they got into sales because of the money (1,438 votes)
5) 77% say they follow up with customers and ask for referrals (385 votes)
6) 74% of people say they have sandbagged a deal (1,226 votes)
7) 55% of people think AEs should give out spiffs or comp their SDRs when they close a sourced deal (997 votes)
8) 60% of people think Product Market Fit is the most important to their success in 2022 (696 votes)
9) 80% of people think being in sales is a “State of Mind” (551 votes)
10) 85% of people think SDRs should be able to go to President’s Club (1,207 votes)
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