Profile sheet · B2B profile

Head of Sales

At a Swedish B2B company

Weighs more deals against the salespeople’s time, and whether the team will actually use the solution.

152source-backed observations
30sources

Buyer surveys, research, vendors’ price lists and case studies. All traceable to source, population, year and method.

The profile’s priorities
  1. 1

    More customer time for the salespeople, not more activities

  2. 2

    Business outcome before volume

  3. 3

    Understandable logic behind the tool

  4. 4

    That the team actually uses it

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The source material

Area by area.

Number of observations per area, and one example from the material.

Objections and obstacles

57

Five out of six salespeople said the CRM system does not prioritise customers but treats all tasks equally.

Södertörn University · one Swedish organisation · 2020

Budget and cost

27

Dynamics 365 Sales Professional is listed at SEK 621.30 per user per month, excluding VAT.

Microsoft · Swedish price list · 2026

Buying criteria

27

Salespeople describe higher customer demands for measurable return and longer decision times.

Salesforce · sales roles globally · 2026

Information sources

24

67 per cent said they had used the web to find information during the buying process.

Apsis and Novus · 138 Swedish buyers · 2014

Mandate and decision path

15

For investments up to SEK 1 million, two to three people usually take part in the decision, and above that four to five.

Apsis and Novus · 138 Swedish buyers · 2014

What leads to the next meeting

2

A relatively large share of buying processes start with a tip from the personal network.

Apsis and Novus · 138 Swedish buyers · 2014
Sources

Apsis and NovusSödertörn UniversityChalmersSalesforceMicrosoftLinnaeus UniversityLime Technologies

Synthetic professional role, no real persons or companies. Every observation can be traced to source, population, year and method. Edition 2026-11-11.

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