Open Bid & Quote Follow Up: $10,000 Additional GP Per Month

In our recent series of focus groups, 90% of the distribution executives we surveyed indicated that closing more open bids and quotes was one of their top priorities this year. In fact, one of the main issues that keeps distribution sales managers up late is keeping track of all of their open bids and quotes. We know that there is a lot of low-hanging fruit in those bids and quotes, but without a consistent follow up process it can be difficult to get them over the goal line.

SMP designed a special process to follow up on open bids and quotes and SMP users are increasing their close rates by 25% to 30% on average.

Having the right technology in place can help you close more open quotes and bids in many ways, such as:

• Automatically creating follow up activities for your sales reps for any bid or quote over a certain dollar amount
• Increasing visibility into your pipeline
• Bridging the gap between inside and outside sales
• Coaching your team to wins on important bids and quotes

Other Resources to Learn More

Report: Close More Open Bids and Quotes

Blog post: Adding Focus to Open Bids and Quotes

Coastal Supply ROI

Companies that actively track and follow up on open bids/quotes close 25% more open bids and quotes than those that don’t. Coastal Supply currently has $3MM in open bids in Eclipse that are over $5,000 and less than 90 days old for an annual pipeline of bids and quotes of approximately $12MM.

A 25% increase in close rates on bids and quotes would allow Coastal Supply to close an additional $600,000 of sales per year, adding $120,000 in GP each year from better bid and quote follow up.