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What are Sales Leads OKRs?
The Objective and Key Results (OKR) framework is a simple goal-setting methodology that was introduced at Intel by Andy Grove in the 70s. It became popular after John Doerr introduced it to Google in the 90s, and it's now used by teams of all sizes to set and track ambitious goals at scale.
How you write your OKRs can make a huge difference on the impact that your team will have at the end of the quarter. But, it's not always easy to write a quarterly plan that focuses on outcomes instead of projects.
That's why we have created a list of OKRs examples for Sales Leads to help. You can use any of the templates below as a starting point to write your own goals.
If you want to learn more about the framework, you can read our OKR guide online.
The best tools for writing perfect Sales Leads OKRs
Here are 2 tools that can help you draft your OKRs in no time.
Tability AI: to generate OKRs based on a prompt
Tability AI allows you to describe your goals in a prompt, and generate a fully editable OKR template in seconds.
- 1. Create a Tability account
- 2. Click on the Generate goals using AI
- 3. Describe your goals in a prompt
- 4. Get your fully editable OKR template
- 5. Publish to start tracking progress and get automated OKR dashboards
Watch the video below to see it in action 👇
Tability Feedback: to improve existing OKRs
You can use Tability's AI feedback to improve your OKRs if you already have existing goals.
- 1. Create your Tability account
- 2. Add your existing OKRs (you can import them from a spreadsheet)
- 3. Click on Generate analysis
- 4. Review the suggestions and decide to accept or dismiss them
- 5. Publish to start tracking progress and get automated OKR dashboards
Tability will scan your OKRs and offer different suggestions to improve them. This can range from a small rewrite of a statement to make it clearer to a complete rewrite of the entire OKR.
Sales Leads OKRs examples
You will find in the next section many different Sales Leads Objectives and Key Results. We've included strategic initiatives in our templates to give you a better idea of the different between the key results (how we measure progress), and the initiatives (what we do to achieve the results).
Hope you'll find this helpful!
OKRs to displace Salesforce in 10 business deals
ObjectiveDisplace Salesforce in 10 business deals
KRSecure 15 qualified leads currently using Salesforce
Identify 15 potential leads currently utilizing Salesforce- Contact all identified leads and verify qualification
- Secure commitment from the qualified leads
- KRClose 10 deals with businesses currently using Salesforce
- Initiate negotiations with interested businesses
- Identify businesses using Salesforce for targeted outreach
- Develop persuasive pitch showing benefits of our solution
- KRDemonstrate our product's superior features to 20 potential clients
- Identify 20 potential clients for targeted outreach
- Prepare engaging, informative product demonstration presentations
- Schedule and conduct product demonstrations with each client
OKRs to boost revenue and streamline implementation process
- ObjectiveBoost revenue and streamline implementation process
- KRReduce the implementation process steps by 50% to expedite timelines
- Evaluate and adjust new shortened process regularly
- Implement ways to combine similar steps
- Identify non-essential steps in the current process
- KRImprove team productivity by 40% to ensure faster implementation within 4 weeks
- Implement daily stand-up meetings to coordinate tasks efficiently
- Provide team member training on time management strategies
- Promote a streamlined workflow using project management tools
- KRIncrease monthly sales by 75% to contribute towards 300% revenue growth
- Introduce new incentives for high-performing salespeople
- Develop and launch new product lines
- Implement aggressive marketing strategies
OKRs to enhance data-mining to generate consistent sales qualified leads
- ObjectiveEnhance data-mining to generate consistent sales qualified leads
- KRIncrease sales qualified leads generation by 30% through optimized data mining
- Develop strategies to increase conversions by 30%
- Optimize data collection to target potential customers
- Implement advanced data mining techniques for lead generation
- KRReduce false positives in lead generation by refining data mining process by 20%
- Train staff in optimized data mining techniques
- Evaluate current data mining practices for inefficiencies
- Implement more accurate data filtering criteria
- KRAchieve 90% accuracy in leads generated with improved data analysis algorithms
- Regularly monitor and adjust algorithms to maintain accuracy
- Develop enhanced data analysis algorithms for lead generation
- Implement and test new algorithms on historical data
OKRs to increase the conversion rate of BDR-generated leads into sales opportunities by 25%
- ObjectiveBoost BDR-generated lead conversion rate by 25%
- KRImplement personalized and timely follow-up for all leads
- KRIncrease the number of demos by BDRs for better lead nurturing
- KROptimize landing pages to ensure an easy and quick conversion process
- KRImprove sales pitch training to increase lead engagement and closing rate
OKRs to accelerate growth to reach a $33 mln yearly revenue target
- ObjectiveAccelerate growth to reach a $33 mln yearly revenue target
- KRImprove upselling strategies to boost average order value by 10%
- Train staff on effective upselling and cross-selling techniques
- Develop limited-time promotional offers to encourage larger purchases
- Implement product recommendation algorithms on the website
- KRAcquire 15 new high-value customers
- Develop a targeted marketing strategy for potential high-value customers
- Implement a customer referral program with enticing incentives
- Enhance sales presentations to highlight value and benefits
- KRIncrease monthly sales revenue by 20%
- Implement an upselling strategy into daily sales efforts
- Enhance marketing efforts to broaden customer reach
- Improve customer retention through loyalty programs
OKRs to increase the number of sales meetings
- ObjectiveIncrease the number of sales meetings
- KRIncrease the total number of sales leads by 40%.
- KRIncrease the total number of sales meetings by 30%.
- KRReduce the average time to close a sale by 30%.
OKRs to accelerate initiation of new business quotes
- ObjectiveAccelerate initiation of new business quotes
- KRConvert 10% of these new leads into initiated quotes
- Initiate conversations and provide customized quotes
- Develop personalized outreach approaches for specific leads
- Identify the 10% of leads most likely to convert
- KRIncrease weekly outreach to potential clients by 25%
- Incorporate 25% additional time in weekly schedule for outreach
- Increase follow-up frequency to foster potential client relationships
- Identify 25% more prospects for potential outreach activities
- KRGenerate at least two new leads per week from the expanded outreach
- Develop personalized messages for outreach
- Research prospective clients in new market segments
- Schedule and execute follow-up calls weekly
OKRs to enhance lead generation processes for more qualified leads
- ObjectiveEnhance lead generation processes for more qualified leads
- KRReduce lead acquisition costs by at least 10%
- Prioritize high-converting, low-cost acquisition sources
- Analyze current efforts to identify costliest lead acquisition methods
- Implement optimization strategies for low-converting channels
- KRIncrease conversion rate of leads from 25% to 35%
- Implement personalized email marketing campaigns to targeted leads
- Implement A/B testing to identify more effective strategies
- Optimize landing pages to improve user experience and engagement
- KRImplement a new lead scoring system to identify 20% more high-quality leads
- Research and select a high-performing lead scoring system
- Train team on new lead scoring method application
- Monitor and evaluate system efficiency regularly
OKRs to increase the number of qualified leads generated by BDRs by 30%
- ObjectiveImprove BDR performance to generate more qualified leads
- KRImplement new outreach strategy to increase lead conversion by 10%
- KRIncrease BDR call volume by 20%
- KRIncrease email response rate by 25%
- KRImprove lead qualification accuracy by 15%
OKRs to enhance the quality of prospective business leads
- ObjectiveEnhance the quality of prospective business leads
- KRIncrease conversion rate of leads by 20%
- Optimize website for user friendliness and speed
- Implement personalized email marketing strategies
- Increase quality of lead sourcing efforts
- KRImplement a new lead scoring system to better identify quality leads
- Train sales team on new lead scoring system
- Research and select an effective lead scoring system
- Integrate new system with current CRM
- KRAchieve a customer satisfaction rate of 85% among converted leads
- Develop a responsive and efficient customer service system
- Implement a post-purchase satisfaction survey
- Offer periodic discounts or loyalty rewards
Sales Leads OKR best practices
Generally speaking, your objectives should be ambitious yet achievable, and your key results should be measurable and time-bound (using the SMART framework can be helpful). It is also recommended to list strategic initiatives under your key results, as it'll help you avoid the common mistake of listing projects in your KRs.
Here are a couple of best practices extracted from our OKR implementation guide 👇
Tip #1: Limit the number of key results
Having too many OKRs is the #1 mistake that teams make when adopting the framework. The problem with tracking too many competing goals is that it will be hard for your team to know what really matters.
We recommend having 3-4 objectives, and 3-4 key results per objective. A platform like Tability can run audits on your data to help you identify the plans that have too many goals.
Tip #2: Commit to weekly OKR check-ins
Setting good goals can be challenging, but without regular check-ins, your team will struggle to make progress. We recommend that you track your OKRs weekly to get the full benefits from the framework.
Being able to see trends for your key results will also keep yourself honest.
Tip #3: No more than 2 yellow statuses in a row
Yes, this is another tip for goal-tracking instead of goal-setting (but you'll get plenty of OKR examples above). But, once you have your goals defined, it will be your ability to keep the right sense of urgency that will make the difference.
As a rule of thumb, it's best to avoid having more than 2 yellow/at risk statuses in a row.
Make a call on the 3rd update. You should be either back on track, or off track. This sounds harsh but it's the best way to signal risks early enough to fix things.
Save hours with automated OKR dashboards
Quarterly OKRs should have weekly updates to get all the benefits from the framework. Reviewing progress periodically has several advantages:
- It brings the goals back to the top of the mind
- It will highlight poorly set OKRs
- It will surface execution risks
- It improves transparency and accountability
Spreadsheets are enough to get started. Then, once you need to scale you can use Tability to save time with automated OKR dashboards, data connectors, and actionable insights.
How to get Tability dashboards:
- 1. Create a Tability account
- 2. Use the importers to add your OKRs (works with any spreadsheet or doc)
- 3. Publish your OKR plan
That's it! Tability will instantly get access to 10+ dashboards to monitor progress, visualise trends, and identify risks early.
More Sales Leads OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
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