Leads vs Opportunities: Rishte Wala Rule Jo Aapki Sales Pipeline Theek Karega

Jab Gurpreet ki team ne CRM theek se use karna shuru kiya, toh ek nayi confusion aa gayi. Software mein ek Leads section tha aur ek Opportunities section. Unke counsellors har student ko call aate hi Opportunities mein daal dete the, “bas safe rehne ke liye.” Unki monthly report mein sainkdon opportunities dikhti thi aur file hue visas bahut kam.

“Paaji, CRM isse itna complicated kyun banata hai? Enquiry toh enquiry hai.”

Bhupi paaji muskuraye. “Batao, tumhari family ne tumhare chhote bhai ke liye rishta kaise dhoonda tha?”

Rishte wala rule

Gurpreet hansi. “Biodata har jagah se aaye. Rishtedaar, gurdwara, ek matrimonial site. Shayad chaalis biodata.”

“Aur kya tumhare mummy-papa chaalison families se milne gaye?”

“Bilkul nahi! Mummy ne pehle basic cheezein check ki. Padhai, family background, kaunsa shehar, kya woh bhi isi time dekh rahe the. Shayad chhe families us check mein paas hui. Tabhi woh unse milne gaye.”

“Bas,” Bhupi paaji bole, “yahi lead aur opportunity ka farak hai.”

Agar aapki family chaalison gharon mein jaati, toh mahino safar mein nikal jaate aur sab thak jaate. Bilkul yahi hota hai jab har enquiry ko opportunity maana jaata hai. Aapke best counsellors ghanton un students pe lagate hain jo kabhi file karne waale hi nahi the.

Aapke business mein “basics check karna” ka matlab kya hai

Qualification yeh decide karna nahi hai ki customer khareedega ya nahi. Woh baad mein aata hai. Yeh decide karna hai ki kya yeh enquiry aapki team ke serious time ke laayak hai. Gurpreet ki consultancy ke liye basic check paanch sawaal ban gaye:

Rajiv ke Ludhiana waale knitwear business ke liye sawaal alag hain: Dealer hai ya ek single buyer? Kya woh humara minimum order le sakta hai? GST registration hai? Kaunse region mein hai? Har business ka apna version hota hai. Apna paanch-chhe line mein likhiye aur team ko sikhaiye.

Key takeaway: Qualification mein kuch ghante ya ek-do din lagne chahiye, hafte nahi. Sahi sawaalon ke saath ek chhoti si phone call aksar kaafi hoti hai.

Chhupa hua fayda: aakhir dikhta hai ki sales kahan leak ho rahi hai

Jab leads aur opportunities alag rakhe jaate hain, toh aapka CRM us sawaal ka jawab de sakta hai jis pe zyada tar owners har meeting mein behas karte hain: problem humari marketing mein hai ya humari selling mein?

Bhupi paaji ne ek paper napkin pe do columns banaye. Yeh simple numbers wala ek example hai:

StageMonth AMonth B
Aayi hui enquiries (leads)100100
Qualified (opportunities)7025
Close hui files (won)1010

Dono mahino mein dus files close hui. Upar se dekho toh kuch nahi badla. Par dhyan se dekhiye.

Month A mein team ne 100 mein se 70 enquiries qualify ki par close sirf 10 hui. Ya toh qualification bahut dheeli thi aur counsellors kamzor students ke peeche bhaag rahe the, ya counselling aur closing pe kaam karna padega.

Month B mein 100 mein se sirf 25 enquiries qualify hui. Ya toh marketing bahut saari unsuitable enquiries laayi, jaise kisi aise ad se jo galat audience ko target kar raha tha, ya team ne acche students ko bahut jaldi reject kar diya.

Alag leads aur opportunities ke bina dono mahine ek jaise dikhte hain. Unke saath aapko pata hota hai ki kis team se baat karni hai aur kya sawaal poochna hai.

Follow karne ke liye do simple rules

Gurpreet ke liye kya badla

Ek mahina rishte wala rule follow karne ke baad, Gurpreet ki opportunities sainkdon se ghat ke kuch darjan reh gayi. Pehle woh ghabra gayi. Phir unhone notice kiya ki unke senior counsellors ke paas phir se time tha. Woh time serious students pe laga rahe the, aur har hafte zyada files aage badh rahi thi.

“Paaji, kam opportunities, zyada visas. Yeh toh maine socha hi nahi tha.”

“Mummy ko yeh shuru se pata tha,” Bhupi paaji bole. “Har ghar mat jao. Sahi gharon mein jao.”

Aksar Puche Jaane Wale Sawal

CRM mein lead aur opportunity mein kya farak hai?

Lead ek nayi enquiry hai jo abhi check nahi hui. Opportunity woh lead hai jo aapka basic qualification check paas kar chuki hai aur serious sales mehnat ke laayak hai.

Ek enquiry ko leads stage mein kitni der rehna chahiye?

Behtar hai kuch ghante se ek-do din. Agar qualification mein isse zyada time lagta hai, toh shayad team ko qualifying sawaalon ki ek saaf list chahiye.

Kya IndiaMART ya TradeIndia se aayi har enquiry opportunity banni chahiye?

Nahi. Portal enquiries ki quality mein bahut farak hota hai. Unhe leads ki tarah laiye, apna quick qualification check chalaiye, aur sirf fit hone waali ko convert kariye.


Sukam Apps CRM IndiaMART, TradeIndia, Justdial, Facebook aur aapki website se enquiries ko leads ki tarah ek jagah laata hai, taaki aapki team unhe jaldi qualify kar sake aur usi screen se WhatsApp aur calls pe follow-up kar sake. Free demo book kariye aur dekhiye ki aapki enquiries kaise flow hongi.

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