"Thursdays are when the game is won or lost. It's the day when you need to hustle the hardest and put in the most effort. But if you can do that, the rewards will come."
- Zig Ziglar, motivational speaker and sales expert.
Happy Thursday! As a sales person, you should love this day. Treat it like a valuable resource, and it will reward you with treasure. Some Thursday sales and life stats to finish the week:
A survey by Yesware found that Thursdays are the best day of the week to send sales emails, with a 20.8% open rate and a 2.6% reply rate.
Research by Insidesales.com found that Thursdays are the best day of the week to make sales calls, with a 49.7% contact rate and a 19.1% conversion rate.
According to a report by HubSpot, Thursdays have the highest click-through rates on marketing emails, at 2.5%.
A study by Salesforce found that Thursdays are the best day of the week for closing deals, with a 27% higher chance of closing a deal on a Thursday than on a Tuesday, which was the worst day of the week for closing deals.
According to a study by Square, Thursdays are the busiest day for small businesses in terms of sales. In fact, Thursday sales were 16% higher than the average day of the week.
Thursdays are also the most popular day for job interviews. A survey by Glassdoor found that 28.7% of job interviews take place on Thursdays, followed closely by Tuesdays at 27.7%.
Thursdays are the most popular day for people to go out to eat. A study by the National Restaurant Association found that Thursday is the most popular day of the week for both casual and fine dining.
Thursdays are the most common day for people to book flights. A report by Expedia found that Thursdays are the most popular day for booking domestic and international flights.
Finally, Thursdays are the most popular day for social media engagement. A study by Buffer found that Thursdays have the highest engagement rates on Facebook and Twitter, with Thursday afternoons being the most popular time for engagement.
Sell on!