070 Creating an Effective Opportunity Scoring System with Ben Kelton from Celling Biosciences, Thermi and SpineSmith

Ben Kelton is the vice president and head of sales & business development at Celling Biosciences, Thermi, and SpineSmith. He helps businesses of all sizes formulate strategies that drive profitable bottom-line results. With over a decade of experience delivering multimillion-dollar annual revenue gains in diverse sectors, Ben is well-equipped to help businesses build repeatable processes that predictably and exponentially max out revenue. In today's episode, we discuss the foundation of an effective sales scoring system – what it is, why it's important, and how you can develop a practical scoring framework as part of your overall sales efforts. What You'll Learn: - How to build healthy, sustainable and profitable businesses - The four quadrants of a successful business - How to eliminate friction from your salespeople's lives - Why people are the most important aspect of a business - Warning signs of a sick funnel - Factors that determine the likelihood of a deal closing  - Why every sales activity and opportunity should be scored - How to develop a scoring system for your team - Smart ways to learn from failure  Sales leaders need to develop ways to rank their salespeople based on performance. An active scoring system gives clarity to both leaders and reps on how they should prioritise their time, identify the top performers, and the deals that are more likely to close.  Links and Resources: - Celling Biosciences https://cellingbiosciences.com/ - Ben’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/benkelton/ - SpineSmith https://www.spinesmithusa.com/  - Thermi https://thermi.com/  - When you need to hire top sales professionals, turn to a recruiting partner that speaks sales. Alaant Workforce Solutions. Learn more and book a discovery call at www.fullfunnelfreedom.com/alaant - The perfect CRM system, streamlined business processes and happier customers – Eligeo CRM Inc can make it happen for your business. Go to www.fullfunnelfreedom.com/eligeo for more info - Full Funnel Freedom https://fullfunnelfreedom.com - The Sandler Summit 2023 https://www.hamish.sandler.com/orlando  - Sandler on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sandler_yyc/  - Sandler in Calgary - www.hamish.sandler.com/howtosandler - Connect with Hamish Knox on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/hamishknox/  - Sponsorship or guest inquiries - podcast@fullfunnelfreedom.com