Timo Rein of PipeDrive: SMB Sales Pros in US Lag Behind Global Counterparts in Closing Deals

Published: Feb. 5, 2016, 2:48 a.m.

b'Sales is the universal language of business. Closing deals \\u2013 and closing them efficiently \\u2013 is key to the growth and success of any small business. But, according to a study done by PipeDrive, a cloud-based application aimed at helping SMBs close sales deals more efficiently, countries like South Africa, Brazil, Chile and others are finding higher levels of success closing deals than US-based SMBs.\\nTimo Rein, co-founder and President of PipeDrive, shares with us more findings from the survey, including which countries close deals fastest, and are able to do so with minimal effort. He also shares why he feels US small businesses lag so far behind other countries in sales efficiency and effectiveness.'