What a pipeline is TOFU · MOFU · BOFU Three health tests Won reasons Lost reasons Three rules Download the PDF
101 · Sales Fundamentals

Every customer goes through the same funnel. What changes is what we do at each layer.

The Mozaik sales team’s shared language for opportunities: what a pipeline is, the three layers of the funnel, how to tell a healthy pipeline from a hopeful one, and the reasons we win and lose. Short enough to learn in one sitting, specific enough to use in Monday’s review.

6
Sections
3
Rules, no exceptions
~10
Minutes
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Part 01 — The basics

What a pipeline is

A live list of every sales opportunity that hasn’t closed yet, with the stage each one is in. It shows the future, not the past. And it is not a customer list: a list sits still, a pipeline moves.

Who
the customer and the decision-maker
How much
estimated value (₺)
Which stage
where it sits in the funnel
When
expected close date
Every opportunity in the pipeline answers these four questions. If one is blank, it isn’t an opportunity yet — it’s a name.
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Part 02 — The funnel

TOFU · MOFU · BOFU: the three layers

Top, middle and bottom of the funnel. Each layer has a different question on the customer’s mind, so each one needs something different from the rep.

TOFUAWARENESSMOFUCONSIDERATIONBOFUDECISIONWhere the work gets doneTOFU and MOFU: most of the rep’s timeThe most expensive losseverything is already invested here
Widths are schematic, not Mozaik data.
TOFUAwareness

“What is Mozaik? Who are they? Do I need this?”

The rep: Get attention, spark interest, capture contact details.

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At Mozaik: Instagram ads, trade fairs, a walk-in at the showroom.
MOFUConsideration

“Is it right for me? How is it different from the alternatives?”

The rep: Understand the need, scope the project, prepare the proposal.

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At Mozaik: Showroom appointment, site measurement, moodboard, revised proposal.
BOFUDecision

“Do the price, delivery and terms work?”

The rep: Resolve the objection, pin down the terms, get the signature.

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At Mozaik: Contract, deposit, production and installation dates.
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Part 03 — Health

A good pipeline passes three tests

A big pipeline isn’t automatically a good one. Check these three before you trust the number.

Coverage

Big enough

Open pipeline ₺ ÷ remaining target ₺

The right multiple is 1 ÷ your win rate. Win 1 in 3 and you need 3× coverage.

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At Mozaik: At a 25% win rate, ₺2M left to sell this quarter needs ₺8M in open pipeline — not ₺2M.
Velocity

Moving

Opportunities with no stage change in 30 days

Keep this number small. An opportunity that hasn’t moved in a month is rotting.

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At Mozaik: If a hotel proposal has sat at “quote sent” since last month, call this week — or close it.
Hygiene

Honest

Close date in the past, still open

These records quietly inflate the forecast. Update the date with a reason, or close them.

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At Mozaik: A Friday five-minute sweep of past-due dates keeps the Monday review honest.
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Part 04 — Winning

Won reasons

Every closed opportunity carries one primary reason. Pick the one that tipped it — not every reason that was true.

Design & product fit
They found the product they were looking for with us
Showroom & rep experience
The process built trust
Custom-production flexibility
Size, fabric, colour or revisions were accommodated
Existing customer or referral
Came back, or came on a recommendation
Delivery time
We beat the competitor on lead time
One-stop solution
Furniture, lighting and installation together
Price & payment terms
The commercial offer decided it
Spec compliance · Contract
We met the technical and certification requirements
05
Part 05 — Losing

Lost reasons

Two very different groups. Logging the right one is what lets us fix the right thing.

Lost to a competitorCompetitor name required
  • PricePricing, value story
  • Delivery timeProduction & planning
  • Product or designCollection & stock
  • Spec complianceContract pre-work
  • RelationshipAccount management
No decisionNot lost to a competitor
  • Project cancelled or postponedMarket side
  • Budget not approvedQualification
  • No decision, contact went coldFollow-up discipline
These two groups look the same in the win rate, but they are opposite problems: one is about product and price, the other about follow-up discipline.
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Part 06 — The rules

Three rules, no exceptions

The whole pipeline is only as useful as its weakest record. These three keep every record useful.

01

Every opportunity always has a defined next activity

All opportunities
02

An expected close date is entered

MOFU and beyond
03

The notes hold three bullets that summarise the deal

  • Scope and amount
  • Decision process and objections
  • Close and delivery plan
BOFU
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Resources

The printable original

The two-page Pipeline 101 reference in Turkish — print it and keep it next to the desk.

The one thing to remember

A pipeline is a promise about the future — keep it honest.

Know the stage, the value, the decision-maker and the date for every opportunity. Move it or close it. And when one closes, log the real reason — that’s how next quarter gets easier.

01 — Four answers
Who, how much, which stage, when — for every opportunity.
02 — Three tests
Big enough, moving, honest.
03 — Three rules
Next activity, close date, three-bullet notes.