Almost a hundred years ago Henry Ford revolutionized an industry. This allowed the Ford Motor Company to gain market share that remains strong today. Although Henry Ford didn’t invent the automobile, he did create the assembly line. The assembly line concept continues to thrive today. With today’s computer and software technology, we can do similar things in sales. The basic concepts and principles are the same. If you adopt these ideas you can increase market share in your industry.

Start With a Proven Sales Process

At the Ford assembly line, there is a sequence of automobile parts that must be assembled in a specific order to complete a car. This is similar to the sales process. The salesperson must follow the sales process in a specific order to complete a sale. If a business doesn’t have a proven sales process, how can they expect to increase their sales production? They can’t! Therefore, the first step in automating sales is creating or mapping the sales process.

One of the challenges of any business is being able to follow a sales process, do everything that needs to be done and when it needs to be done. Fortunately, computer technology and contact management software can help solve many of these challenges.

Automate Routine Sales Tasks

Automating routine sales tasks will eliminate wasted sales time and allow for more belly to belly sales time. For many businesses, even the simple and routine task of writing a sales letter is difficult. When we automate these routine tasks, a salesperson can be in front of more customers and prospects. When salespeople make more contacts, the sales team can dramatically improve sales.

There are countless sales tools a business can adopt in the realm of sales and marketing automation. Some of them work and others won’t. If you search for a sales automation solution, be sure it follows a proven sales process.