{"id":9372,"date":"2020-03-30T17:36:37","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T17:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/somametrics.com\/clone\/?p=9372"},"modified":"2021-02-11T14:02:47","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T14:02:47","slug":"five-factors-affecting-revenue-growth-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/somametrics.com\/clone\/five-factors-affecting-revenue-growth-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Factors Affecting Revenue Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9372\" class=\"elementor elementor-9372\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48e7684b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section elementor-top-section\" data-id=\"48e7684b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6acece72 elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column\" data-id=\"6acece72\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-109b7ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"109b7ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"768\" height=\"695\" src=\"http:\/\/somametrics.com\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/five-factors-mockup-no-background-e1525454419341-768x695.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"five factors affecting revenue\" srcset=\"http:\/\/somametrics.com\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/five-factors-mockup-no-background-e1525454419341-768x695.png 768w, http:\/\/somametrics.com\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/five-factors-mockup-no-background-e1525454419341-300x272.png 300w, http:\/\/somametrics.com\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/five-factors-mockup-no-background-e1525454419341-1024x927.png 1024w, http:\/\/somametrics.com\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/five-factors-mockup-no-background-e1525454419341-600x543.png 600w, http:\/\/somametrics.com\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/five-factors-mockup-no-background-e1525454419341.png 1657w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-190b8c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section elementor-inner-section\" data-id=\"190b8c3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c092d2 elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column\" data-id=\"5c092d2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5290aa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5290aa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>A study by Bain and Company shows an alarming trend: the cost of sales and marketing is growing faster than revenues. Half of the companies surveyed experienced their sales and marketing costs rising faster than revenues. Ironically, when companies achieved high growth, their costs of sales and marketing, as a percentage of sales, remained flat or even declined.<\/p><p>This study, along with others, proves a fundamental shift in the B2B world: Buyers have dramatically changed how they buy, while sellers continue to sell as they always have.How do sellers adapt to the changing demands and preferences of the modern buyer while pursuing continuous revenue growth?<\/p><p>Through the Five Factors that accelerate revenue growth; these factors are:<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cf9768 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column\" data-id=\"2cf9768\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c71e4fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c71e4fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/somametrics.com\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/photo-1529636444744-adffc9135a5e-2-1024x600.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"increase high quality leads to grow sales and profits\" srcset=\"http:\/\/somametrics.com\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/photo-1529636444744-adffc9135a5e-2-1024x600.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/somametrics.com\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/photo-1529636444744-adffc9135a5e-2-300x176.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/somametrics.com\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/photo-1529636444744-adffc9135a5e-2-768x450.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/somametrics.com\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/photo-1529636444744-adffc9135a5e-2-600x351.jpeg 600w, http:\/\/somametrics.com\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/photo-1529636444744-adffc9135a5e-2.jpeg 1154w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6136330 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6136330\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/somametrics.com\/clone\/contact-us\/\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact Us<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f51829f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f51829f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><h3><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-style: inherit;\">Factor 1: Chose the Right Market Focus<\/span><\/h3><p>This first factor advocates that you select, market, and sell to the right industry segment for your unique business\u2019 products and services. Of all of the five factors, this segmentation and focus has the greatest potential to increase or decrease your revenue growth.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22d25c2 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"22d25c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/somametrics.com\/clone\/market-focus-is-the-key-to-high-growth\/\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73e3f4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73e3f4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><h3 style=\"font-style: normal;\">Factor 2: Remove Friction from the Sales Process<\/h3><p>The old selling process is being replaced. Today\u2019s buyers want to work exclusively with vendors who align their selling process to the buyer\u2019s preferences. Buyers prefer to research and reach out to companies that the like. To capture the attention of this new brand of buyers, sellers must align their sales and marketing processes with their buyer\u2019s expectations and preferences.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3cc8f1 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b3cc8f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/somametrics.com\/clone\/remove-sales-friction\/\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-545515b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section elementor-inner-section\" data-id=\"545515b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e540c10 elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column\" data-id=\"e540c10\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0a7355 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0a7355\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Download the definitive white paper on improving B2B revenue growth<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94cce00 elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"94cce00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/somametrics.hubspotpagebuilder.com\/the-fundamentals-of-b2b-that-never-change-white-paper?__hstc=156020324.c445fbeef43c000458566c9dc7ba689c.1611590852090.1612491545355.1612554078143.13&#038;__hssc=156020324.13.1612554078143&#038;__hsfp=2288854113\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">DOWNLOAD<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8826021 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8826021\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><h3 style=\"font-style: normal;\">Factor 3: Tightly Align Sales &amp; Marketing<\/h3><p>To achieve high revenue growth, companies should perceive their marketing and sales efforts and departments as intimately linked. If your marketing and sales teams see themselves as a united force, at least 75% of your leads should be directly generated by marketing.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d69086 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0d69086\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/somametrics.com\/clone\/five-factors-affecting-revenue-growth-factor-3-sales-and-marketing-a-single-continuum\/\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-252565b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"252565b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><h3 style=\"font-style: normal;\">Factor 4: Leverage\u00a0 Intelligent Sales &amp; Marketing Data<\/h3><p>With the overwhelming amount of data present in sales, you must be careful to only provide sales reps with intelligent data. Intelligent data is numbers and figures that enable sales reps to be relevant, engaging, and convincing in their interactions with buyers. The targeted capabilities of intelligent data enables your sales team to more effectively speak to leads and prospects, increasing the likelihood of their conversion into buyers.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6555b51 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6555b51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/somametrics.com\/clone\/intelligent-sales-data\/\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76bca9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76bca9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><h3 style=\"font-style: normal;\">Factor 5: Manage Sales &amp; Marketing Operations by Metrics<\/h3><p>Most B2B companies today track some form of metric, but usually only in regards to sales departments. To generate revenue growth at a faster rate than costs, companies should invest in tracking the performance of their marketing campaigns. Factor 3 informs us that marketing is just as important, if not more important, than sales at generating leads and revenue growth.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc3365c elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cc3365c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/somametrics.com\/clone\/manage-by-metrics\/\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4693b02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4693b02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>In short, buyers are demanding more from sellers. They want a real partner that can ceaselessly add value to their own offering, enabling them to renew non-stop their own competitive advantage. In other words, they want to work with a top tier provider. This is no easy demand\u2014which is why, for most B2B companies, the cost of marketing and selling is growing faster than revenues.<\/p><p>To fully learn how to best leverage these Five Factors to reduce your costs and grow your revenue, download our full whitepaper.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbdd978 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section elementor-top-section\" data-id=\"cbdd978\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e02dbc3 elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column\" data-id=\"e02dbc3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6a55fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c6a55fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FREE VALUE PROP ANALYSIS<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf2fb3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf2fb3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Validate the Effectiveness of your Value Proposition.<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d19783b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d19783b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>When your company&#8217;s messaging is not clear or compelling, it is difficult for your customers to find you and see you as a solution. 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