25%
Sales reps spend only about 25% of their time actually selling — the rest goes to admin, data entry, and internal meetings.
Sales reps spend only about 25% of their time actually selling — the rest goes to admin, data entry, and internal meetings.
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Prestyj. (2025). 25% — Sales reps spend only about 25% of their time actually selling — the rest goes to admin, data entry, and internal meetings. (Original source: Bain & Company). Retrieved from https://prestyj.com/stat/ai-25pct-selling
Original source: Bain & Company, 2025
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