SaaStr

JANUARY 7, 2021

Over the years, we’ve hosted hundreds of amazing guests on the SaaStr podcast and our roster in 2020 was no exception. Some of the top learnings from our conversations in 2020 were a testament to the agile nature of start-up founders and operators. Interested in what our most popular episodes were last year?

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 13, 2023

How do you build a successful, high-growth company that is also profitable? Expensify’s COO, Anu Muralidharan, debunks the fallacy that profitability comes at the expense of growth. As an industry, we’ve assumed all profitability comes at the expense of growth, but that’s just not true. Can it have a meaningful impact?

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SaaStr

MAY 4, 2022

So a top theme across SaaStr CEO interviews since 2017 or so, and across our 5 Interesting Learnings series with public SaaS companies, is … when should you go multi-product? Roughly: By $100m ARR, you probably have to be multi-product to scale at top-tier rates. A new product is often the answer. #1.

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Learn how to optimize a search results page for more organic visibility in 2020 and beyond. Marketing and Growth Lessons for Uncertain Times. Bonus: The most-watched CXL lessons of 2020. Conversion-Focused Formatting & Layout ” from our Sales copywriting and product messaging course. On-SERP SEO: The Future of SEO.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Rob Sobers said about the marketing growth strategy, “It’s not about tactics—it’s about people and process.”. Growth is everyone’s business. When it comes to process, growth marketers must learn to fail. A marketing growth strategy is about small and incremental wins that build up over time. And fail fast.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

As with most things in marketing and business, product innovation isn’t something that happens from a few meetings or putting together a polished slide deck. In this article, I’ll share what product innovation is, why it matters, and how to build a company culture where innovation is the standard. . Image source ).

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 23, 2020

With a pandemic on our hands, most sales conferences scheduled for the early part of 2020 have either been rescheduled or, if you’re lucky, made virtual. The Best Virtual Sales Conferences & Events in 2020. DATE: April 16–17, 2020. DATE: May 4–7, 2020. SiriusDecisions Summit 2020. DATE: May 4–6, 2020.

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ConversionXL

JULY 8, 2021

For example, let’s say we generated 12 purchases from 240 visits to a product page. According to data sourced from Statista , 16% of ecommerce companies spent between $20-$150,000/month and 14% spent over $150,000/month in ad spend in 2020. But what about investing more in SEO and organic growth? Here’s how to do it.

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Now that 2020's global pandemic has taught most of the world how to live and work completely from home, marketers planning their 2021 strategy are asking one big question: “Will this uncertain time change the way people spend money?”. How Purchasing Behaviors are Changing in 2020. Brand loyalty is being tested.

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Gong.io

DECEMBER 31, 2020

We will NOT miss you, 2020. Cause 2020 wasn’t a *total* wash. . that we’re rounding a corner, let’s get you ready for what comes next: GROWTH. Below are seven best-of-the-best tips from 2020 — all backed by data. There’s no denying it, 2020 is definitely the year of the webcam. . If you’re feeling (like we are!)

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Highspot

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

September 1, 2020 – Seattle, WA – Highspot, the sales enablement platform that makes every customer conversation count, announced that the company’s inaugural global user conference, Highspot Spark 2020 , will take place on October 7-8. “Spark 2020 is built by and for our customers. About Highspot.

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Salesmate

JANUARY 28, 2020

19 best sales influencers to follow in 2020. Before building Sumo, he was Product Manager at Facebook, among the first 30 employees. His Twitter account is constantly ignited with sales, marketing, and growth hacking tips. Besides sales, Dan talks about growth and business strategies as well. Be sure to check him out.

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SaaStr

MAY 28, 2024

If you’ve read SaaStr or have been around for the last decade, you might be familiar with some of the repeated GTM mistakes founders tend to make, but the world of hiring, people, scaling, and workplace expectations are significantly different today than they were before March 2020. A junior product marketer at Gitlab. Not necessarily.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Both are two of the most impressive and inspiring public SaaS CEOs — but their products and companies couldn’t be more different. And a third key point was to learn about a subject I think about a lot, which is “When is the right time to add a new product?” It’s not just building the 1.0,

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

We have 300+ incredible speakers at 2020 SaaStrAnnual.com on March 10-11-12, really the very best in SaaS. Sari Harrison, Center for Humane Technology , Head of Product Outcomes. Nitasha Walia, Zoom, Group Product Manager. Nandini Dutt Javagal, Facebook , Production Engineering Manager. Product Marketing Manager.

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Highspot

JANUARY 14, 2020

Be on top of your game by staying informed on these three trends that are already shaping 2020. In 2020, expect to see more sales, marketing, and customer-facing teams uniting under the common goal of providing a world-class customer experience. The post Top Sales Predictions for 2020 appeared first on Highspot.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 24, 2020

We launched registration for 2020 SaaStrAnnual.com March 10-11-12 this week and while it is too early to tell which sessions will be the most packed (some aren’t even out / up yet), we can say with certainty that at least the hottest 20 sessions so far will be full to the brim. Mar 11, 1:15pm – 1:55pm. Here’s Why with Squarespace.

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Hubspot

AUGUST 24, 2020

The State of Ecommerce in 2020. More people are buying online than ever before, and industries that have traditionally struggled to break into ecommerce are seeing unprecedented growth. And this trend is set to continue, with ecommerce penetration rates set to rise from 15% in 2020 to 25% in 2025. Image Source.

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Hubspot

JANUARY 6, 2020

From SEO and analytics to content and display, the marketing industry is one of the most rapidly changing landscapes this year — and 2020 will be no different. As marketers finalize their budgets and prepare their strategies for 2020, we're taking a look at the predictions of several leaders in the marketing space.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

While Zoom Enterprise is growing at a healthy clip, churn is over 3% a month for its SMB customers As a result, it’s now predicting 1% growth next year 1% pic.twitter.com/i2k2W9QbVX — Jason Be Kind Lemkin  (@jasonlk) February 27, 2023 So Zoom has just been the craziest story of all time in SaaS.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 2, 2024

That’s a pretty significant part of the growth of their company. This is where they started, but startups weren’t adopting the product as much with a discount, and there was a lot of conflict with the sales team. Today, 50% comes from partnerships, and it’s been an important part of growth in the last few years.

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Highspot

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

SEATTLE, WA — November 19, 2020 — Highspot , the revenue enablement platform that makes every customer conversation count, today announced that it ranked No. “Growth follows when companies deliver real value that customers can use,” said Robert Wahbe, CEO, Highspot. Recent recognitions include: Forbes Cloud 100.

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 9, 2020

As of March 2020, over 804,390 businesses in the U.S. Let's look at how a handful of businesses use niche marketing to their advantage, before walking through the steps to create your own growth-generating strategy. Their products are featured in all the right places — like Powder magazine — to reach their ideal buyers.

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Sales Gravy

OCTOBER 23, 2022

On this episode of the Sales Gravy Podcast, I challenge you to consider how you can make more time through improvements in sales productivity and reinventing the way that you work. Then fast forward a couple of months to the summer of 2020. They were suddenly more productive. Impactful things that generate revenue growth.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 20, 2023

She joined a team of two, and there was a lack of product-market fit beyond small groups of researchers. In June 2020, they launched GPT3 — its first state-of-the-art large language model. Sam said he had no idea what sales would look like at OpenAI or how to go to market with their products, but they went for it.

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Heavy Hitter

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

As Senior Vice President of sales for AuditBoard, the 3rd fastest growing technology company in North America as ranked on Deloitte Technology’s Fast 500, my focus is on revenue growth because it is one of the most important financial metrics in determining the market valuation of a company. million in revenue compared to $145.8

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Hubspot

MARCH 12, 2020

In 2020, workplaces are embracing remote work options more than ever before. If anything, it's expanding to more and more companies -- especially with the growth of fast-paced telecommuting technologies, such as direct messengers or video chat software. 40 Remote Work Stats to Know in 2020. Remote Work Growth. In the U.S.,

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SalesHandy

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

So to keep you productive high throughout the year, we have curated the latest and credible sales statistics from different research reports, analytical articles, and case studies of top-notch industries that can help you in building the best data-driven sales strategies for your business. The Best Sales Statistics of 2020.

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Highspot

DECEMBER 21, 2021

21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Highspot , the sales enablement platform that increases the performance of sales teams, today announced the expansion of its leadership team with four industry leaders across engineering, product, account management, revenue strategy and sales. billion in 2020, an increase of approximately 12.1

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Salesforce

JUNE 29, 2022

Imagine how much more productive and efficient you could be if you could take all of the repetitive, routine, manual work out of your day. Business leaders are prioritizing technology investments that drive efficiency and productivity. Efficiency, productivity, and cost containment are top priorities for business leaders.

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Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 9, 2020

Are there certain characteristics that make someone (or a salesperson) assertive? We believe so.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

Have sane quotas for 2020. Don’t carry perennial poor performers into 2020. It helps with upsells and account growth. ” If it’s not every week, it’s not a “product” the salesteam can rely on in this fashion. This will take some of the pressure off the sales team. Watch magic happen.

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Salesforce

JANUARY 27, 2022

Customer service agents are critical to business growth. In our State of Service report, multiple statistics remind us of the criticality of service on customer experience, and the impact of customer experience on business growth. 54% of service pros reported working from home in 2020.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Among those that we looked at, sales coaching and sales performance management showed the largest surge across a number of KPIs such as web presence, user reviews, and employee growth — with adoption being the highest at 77%. You can access the full 2020 Startup Sales Stack Report here. month payback period, respectively.

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Highspot

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Highspot , the sales enablement platform that increases sales team productivity, today announced perennial recognition across various publications for its business growth and culture. The recognition comes on the heels of rapid sales enablement category growth. SEATTLE, Sept. Highspot Careers.

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Heinz Marketing

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

The pandemic has changed how we do business and influenced how we market our products and services to the world around us. Reason #1: because the year is 2020, and reason #2: because of it’s definition. This isn’t just the case for our personal lives, although those do look quite different too.

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Highspot

JANUARY 16, 2020

For companies who have already invested, the impact of revenue enablement is clear: it drives strategic growth; elevates customer conversations across sales, account management, and marketing; and empowers go-to-market teams to outperform in highly competitive markets. But skyrocketing category growth brings its own challenges.

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