Trends in Sales Ops

Salesforce Research surveyed over 7,700 sales professionals worldwide to reveal that sales operations is becoming increasingly strategic, with 82% saying it plays a critical role in growing their business. Sales reps spend 72% of their time on non-selling tasks, prompting sales ops teams to focus on efficiency improvements through tech consolidation and process optimization. While sales teams use an average of 10 tools to close deals, 94% of organizations plan to streamline their tech stacks within 12 months. AI adoption remains low but shows promise, with 80% of leaders reporting improved productivity from artificial intelligence implementations.

Preview thumbnail

In this guide, you'll explore

  • Sales reps spend 72% of their week on non-selling tasks, leaving only 28% for actual customer engagement
  • 82% of sales professionals say sales ops plays a critical role in growing their business
  • Sales teams use an average of 10 tools to close deals, overwhelming two-thirds of reps
  • 94% of sales organizations plan to consolidate their tech stack in the next 12 months
  • Only 37% of sales professionals strongly agree their organization fully utilizes its CRM system

Get Instant Access

By submitting this form, you agree to have your contact information, including email and phone, processed by ebulletins and the sponsors of this page for the purpose of following up on your professional interests.