Joltuar Sales Maturity Index

Five levels of sales.

Every company sells at one of five levels. They differ in one thing: how much you know about your sales without asking your people.

Level 1 of 5

One Hero

Everything depends on one person.

What it looks like
The founder, or one or two people, do the selling. They know everything because they talk to every customer themselves.
Where it hurts
In a busy week, follow-ups get lost. When that person is out, sales stop.
To get here
Nothing. Every company starts here.
What Joltuar does
Helps you set up the stages and fields in your CRM.

Level 2 of 5

Pipeline in Sight

Every deal is in view.

What it looks like
There is a CRM with stages. You can see how many deals are in the pipeline and which ones are stuck.
Where it hurts
The CRM is always behind, because someone has to update it. Everyone sells their own way.
To get here
Every customer is in the CRM with a stage, a value and a next step. Everyone knows who updates the data, and when.
What Joltuar does
Your CRM updates itself after every call, so follow-ups don't get lost.

Level 3 of 5

One Playbook

The whole team sells like your best rep.

What it looks like
Everyone sells the same way. A new person knows what to do from their first week.
Where it hurts
You don't know if the team follows the process unless you sit in on calls. A stage in the CRM is whatever the rep says it is.
To get here
Your way of selling is written down: who you sell to, what you ask, how you answer objections, and when a deal moves forward.
What Joltuar does
Writes down your way of selling (the Brain), prepares a brief before every call, and shows who needs help, and with what.

Level 4 of 5

On Evidence

What the customer said is what counts.

What it looks like
For every deal you know what is missing to close it, based on what the customer actually said.
Where it hurts
What you learn on calls stays in sales. Product and marketing guess what customers want.
To get here
Every customer call is recorded. For each stage, it is written down what the customer has to say or do.
What Joltuar does
Shows what is missing and the next move for every deal, and which deals have gone quiet.

Level 5 of 5

Growth Engine

Customer conversations drive the whole company.

What it looks like
Every week, what customers say reaches product, marketing and leadership.
Where it hurts
Nothing hurts here. This is the goal.
To get here
Product, marketing and leadership use what customers say, every week.
What Joltuar does
Collects product and market signals every week: why customers buy and why they leave, and what they say about competitors.
Compare all five levels
Row1. One Hero2. Pipeline in Sight3. One Playbook4. On Evidence5. Growth Engine
In one lineEverything depends on one person.Every deal is in view.The whole team sells like your best rep.What the customer said is what counts.Customer conversations drive the whole company.
What it looks likeThe founder, or one or two people, do the selling. They know everything because they talk to every customer themselves.There is a CRM with stages. You can see how many deals are in the pipeline and which ones are stuck.Everyone sells the same way. A new person knows what to do from their first week.For every deal you know what is missing to close it, based on what the customer actually said.Every week, what customers say reaches product, marketing and leadership.
Where it hurtsIn a busy week, follow-ups get lost. When that person is out, sales stop.The CRM is always behind, because someone has to update it. Everyone sells their own way.You don't know if the team follows the process unless you sit in on calls. A stage in the CRM is whatever the rep says it is.What you learn on calls stays in sales. Product and marketing guess what customers want.Nothing hurts here. This is the goal.
To get hereNothing. Every company starts here.Every customer is in the CRM with a stage, a value and a next step. Everyone knows who updates the data, and when.Your way of selling is written down: who you sell to, what you ask, how you answer objections, and when a deal moves forward.Every customer call is recorded. For each stage, it is written down what the customer has to say or do.Product, marketing and leadership use what customers say, every week.
What Joltuar doesHelps you set up the stages and fields in your CRM.Your CRM updates itself after every call, so follow-ups don't get lost.Writes down your way of selling (the Brain), prepares a brief before every call, and shows who needs help, and with what.Shows what is missing and the next move for every deal, and which deals have gone quiet.Collects product and market signals every week: why customers buy and why they leave, and what they say about competitors.

Find your level

Four questions. One minute.

Answer for how things are today, not how they should be.

  1. Is every customer in your CRM with a stage, a value and a next step?

  2. Is your way of selling written down: who you sell to, what you ask, how you answer objections?

  3. Is every customer call recorded, with what the customer must say or do written down for each stage?

  4. Do product, marketing and leadership use what customers say, every week?

Your level

Answer the questions above.

Recording starts to matter at level 4

You can reach One Hero, Pipeline in Sight and One Playbook without recording calls, but then a lot of the work stays with people. From On Evidence on, every call has to be recorded: one missed call is enough to undermine trust in what you see.

The rep's job doesn't end. It changes.

Reps build the relationship. Preparation, the CRM and answers to objections come to them ready-made.

How to start

One level up, measured.

  1. 1

    Diagnosis

    15 minutes

    We work out which level you are at today, and what is missing to move up.

  2. 2

    Pilot

    4 to 6 weeks

    The goal is one level up, measured by 2 or 3 criteria agreed at the start with the person who decides.

  3. 3

    Measure again

    At the end of the pilot

    You decide whether to continue based on the result, not on promises.

Where are you today?

Book a 15-minute diagnosis