In the preface to Aligning Strategy and Sales, Frank Cespedes writes; “Selling is, by far, the most expensive part of implementation for most firms… The amount invested in sales forces (including salaries, benefits, and other components of SG&A — selling, general and administrative expenses) is about $900 billion annually. This is more than five times the $170 billion spent on all media advertising in 2012 and more than twenty times the $40 billion spent on all online advertising and marketing in 2013.”
According to Cespedes, that gap between your company’s sales efforts and strategy? It’s real-and a huge vulnerability. Addressing that gap, actionably and with attention to relevant research, is the focus of Aligning Strategy and Sales, published by Harvard Business Review Press.
Welcome to a Leadership Channel podcast on TotalPicture Radio, with Peter Clayton. Joining Peter for our interview with Harvard Business School professor and author Frank Cespedes is David Dalka, Business Transformation Consultant, Facilitator, and Keynote Speaker.
