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Sales velocity

Meaning in sales & retail, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In sales & retail, sales velocity means: An estimate of sales value generated per unit of time using opportunity volume, average deal value, win rate and cycle length.

In Turkish: zaman başına satış değeri tahmini

How it is used

A common formula multiplies opportunities, average deal value and win rate, then divides by cycle length; use consistent cohorts.

Example sentences

  1. Shortening the average cycle improved estimated sales velocity even though deal values stayed unchanged.

    The estimate can rise when expected sales are completed in less time.

  2. We calculated sales velocity separately for small businesses and large enterprise accounts.

    Separating groups avoids mixing very different deal values and cycle lengths.

Common collocations

  • calculate sales velocity
  • improve sales velocity
  • win rateThe percentage of sales opportunities that end in a won deal, out of all the opportunities closed as won or lost in a period.
  • sales cycleThe whole sequence of steps from the first contact with a potential customer to the signed deal, and the time this usually takes.

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