Lloyd Lofton has 30 years of door-to-door, call center; business-to-business and needs based selling experience. He is a successful business leader who has led large sales distributions who produced 50 million or more a year in sales, who has led recruiting efforts that resulted in hiring more than 2,000 sales professionals in one year and who has trained hundreds of managers, from field sales leaders to executive level leaders.
Step 1: Annual Income Goal Each product in your portfolio has different prices and commission percentages. Use the chart below as a guide and determine your annual income goal. EXAMPLE Primary Business Market Average First Year Sale Commission
Ancillary Market Average First Year Sale Commission Primary Product Ancillary Product
Primary Product Ancillary Product Totals My Annual Income Goal
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Step 2: Business Mix Determine how much of your business will be in the primary business market and how much of your business will be in the ancillary market. Primary Business Market Ancillary Market
Step 3: Weekly Production Required Reaching Your Goal Fill in your annual income goal by market from step 2 and use the first year commission from the chart in step 1. Perform the math indicated to calculate how much in sales you need each week to meet your goals. Primary Business Market
Ancillary Market
Annual Income Goal ___________
Annual Income Goal ___________
÷ First Year Commission ____________
÷ First Year Commission ____________
= Sold Business ___________________
= Sold Business ___________________
÷ Accepted Rate
÷ Accepted Rate
= Earned Business _________________
= Earned Business _________________
÷ Weeks Worked
÷ Weeks Worked
50
= Weekly Earned Business ______
50
= Weekly Earned Business ______
Step 4: Weekly Activity Required For Reaching Your Goal Primary Business Market
Activity Required for Sales Multiply the total number of weekly sales by your metrics to calculate the activity needed to reach your goals. Total Number of Weekly Sales from My Plan Number of Presentations Required Number of Appointments Required Number of Calls Required