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Ground-breaking Insights Into Sales Leadership Challenges For 2025

Comprehensive survey reveals key priorities, AI adoption, and strategic challenges for sales professionals

The Growth Hub has released its inaugural State of Sales: Challenges in Sales Leadership 2025 report, providing real insights into the strategic priorities and challenges facing sales leadership across various industries.

Based on a comprehensive survey of 268 sales professionals across multiple sectors, the report highlights some of the critical findings that will shape sales strategies in the coming year, at what is a pivotal moment for sales leadership, with organisations having to rapidly adapt to technological disruption and complex market dynamics. 

As one might expect, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a critical differentiator, with 35% of companies already leveraging sales-specific AI tools and 70% of non-adopters planning implementation within the next year.

Strategic priorities are clearly shifting. Sales leaders are increasingly focused on aligning sales objectives with broader business goals, maintaining dynamic value propositions, and developing more future-proof revenue strategies. The traditional approach of chasing short-term targets seems to be giving way to a more holistic, long-term perspective.

Sales enablement has also taken centre stage, with 87% of leaders considering it extremely important. However, a significant gap still exists – despite widespread recognition of its value, only 45% of organisations have established dedicated sales enablement departments or platforms.

“Our research reveals a critical transformation in sales leadership,” says Steve Lindsey, of National Sales Conference and The Growth Hub. “Organisations are simultaneously navigating technological integration, strategic alignment, and the need for more agile approaches to revenue generation.”

Key technological insights include AI’s potential to optimise sales processes and enhance customer engagement. Marketing and lead generation teams face increasing pressure to align more effectively, presenting both a challenge and an opportunity for innovative organisations.

The study, conducted in Q2 and Q3 of 2024, combines comprehensive surveys with in-depth executive interviews, providing a nuanced view of the sales leadership landscape.

The full report is available for download now.

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