SaaStr

MARCH 24, 2022

We wanted to give a special shout-out to some of our newest sponsors for SaaStr Annual 2022. We’ll see 10,000 of the best SaaS founders, execs and VCs Sep 13-15 at 2022 SaaStrAnnual.com ! The post Thanks to BlueSnap, Printfection, Salesloft, Subskribe, and WorkOS for Sponsoring SaaStr Annual 2022! Grab tickets here.

Contract 102

Contract Up-sell Growth Sell 102

Martech

JANUARY 13, 2022

An annual contract is required. The post A marketer’s 2022 guide to Marketo: What it does today appeared first on MarTech. Adobe does offer three pre-built bundles for Core Email Marketing and Lead Management, Account-Based Marketing, and advanced multi-touch attribution. Learn more here.

E-commerce 130

E-commerce Tradeshows CRM Healthcare 130

Iannarino

DECEMBER 28, 2022

This is a good starting point because you already have contacts and contracts, making this strategy fast. To grow, you need net new business. There are two ways to do this. One is to sell more to your existing clients. The second way to increase your revenue is to acquire new clients.

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Contract Contact Clients Sell 278

Iannarino

DECEMBER 29, 2022

If you performed well, your contact would sign a contract. As a salesperson, you might have called on a decision-maker once or twice. Often, you and your contact were the only people in the room. While you could expect objections and a negotiation over price, selling was relatively straightforward.

Sell 277

Sell Negotiate Contract Contact 277

Iannarino

DECEMBER 23, 2022

This implies that asking your client to sign a contract will somehow harm them. On LinkedIn and other social media platforms, you will find advice like "Don't close deals, open relationships." In reality, closing the deal allows you to provide the improvement they need. Your role as a salesperson requires you to create and win opportunities.

Closing 262

Closing Contract Clients Sales 262

Sales Pop!

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

What’s changed with my markets in 2022 and where are they headed in 2023? And what of the impact of virtual alliance, channel and delivery partnering and the streamlining of contract vehicles? But what about your environment? Are they truly, in Clement’s words, “developing you towards your objective”? And market patterns.

Real Estate 242

Real Estate Healthcare Government Objectives and Key Results 242

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

2022 — the year we’re now in the New Normal. In SaaS, the date the contract is Adobe Signed isn’t the end of the sales process — it’s basically the start. The post 15 Ways to Help Your Sales Team in 2022 appeared first on SaaStr. This increases the odds a deal closes, and decreases the odds a customer churns.

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Quota Sales Start-ups Contract 98

Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

What if a professional sports team reached out to your really good 12-year-old and offered them a professional contract? Here's what we know, and how that will impact companies and their sales teams in 2022. Wouldn't that be nuts? Is that even possible?

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Sports Contract Promote Sales 130

Cerebral Selling

AUGUST 8, 2022

In July 2022, over 30,000 tech workers were let go. According to my good friend (and fellow sales nerd) Todd Caponi, author of The Transparency Sale and the upcoming The Transparent Sales Leader , economic expansion and contraction is normal. Assure them, this is normal.

Sales 220

Sales Contract Clients Quota 220

SaaStr

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The consumption-led model enables you to recognize customer revenue based on actual usage versus the subscription contract and associated promise of usage. . “It The post Key Strategies for Scaling Revenue in 2022 with Confluent President of Field Operations Erica Schultz (Pod + Video) appeared first on SaaStr.

Contract 98

Contract Growth Promote Start-ups 98

SaaStr

OCTOBER 18, 2023

After decades running SaaS companies, it was time for a break in 2022, and Josh eventually stepped down as CEO. Still Structuring Consumption-Based Deals as Subscription Contracts, Smoothing Out the Revenue In a slower-growth environment, this can help make sure lower usage doesn’t dramatically drag down a quarter. #5.

Contract 120

Contract Price Growth Launch 120

SaaStr

JULY 27, 2022

MSFT Q4 2022 – Revenue up 12% to $51.9 — Emil Protalinski (@EPro) July 26, 2022. 5 Interesting Learnings: #1. $MSFT Q4 2022 – Revenue up 12% to $51.9 — Emil Protalinski (@EPro) July 26, 2022. Commercial bookings at all time high in growth, up 32% on the back of multi-year Azure contracts.

Contract 123

Contract Growth Gaming Service 123

SaaStr

APRIL 14, 2023

AWS said they weren’t going to push folks to sign punitivate contracts, or block downgrades, etc. AWS projected for now only $85 Billion in sales in 2023 … which sounds like a lot, but it’s only 6% over 2022’s $80 Billion in AWS sales. That if customers want to manage their spend more careful, they they should.

Growth 113

Growth Contract Customers Sales 113

SaaStr

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Keybanc and Sapphire have some great overall metrics here : Overall, the media AE closes $750,000 a year, and that’s actually up from 2022 — mainly due to hiring freezes and contractions. So quotas are relatively well understood, if sometimes complicated to get right in practice.

Sell 133

Sell Quota Commission Contract 133

SaaStr

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Still, it’s still very efficient, and far more so than 2020-2022. Typically Sign 3 Year Contracts, First Year Paid Upfront This isn’t uncommon in the enterprise, but it’s a very classical approach to software contracts. This is what the markets want. Not just profitability per se. That’s Zscaler.

Non-Profits 122

Non-Profits Contract Growth Closing 122

Hubspot

AUGUST 23, 2022

Fortunately, we did some digging to determine which areas of the sales cycle leaders are investing in most heavily for 2022 and beyond. In a HelloSign study of 1000+ small and medium businesses , leaders were split when asked which areas of the sales cycle were the top priority for improvement in 2022. Prospecting 34.75%. AI CRM Tools.

Contract 69

Contract Pipeline Cold Call Pitch 69

SaaStr

MARCH 3, 2021

So while annual contracts are great in many cases, maybe don’t force it. Zoom is predicting 42% growth in fiscal 2022. A reminder there’s almost always more international revenue out there than you think. And a few bonus learnings: #6. Zoom doesn’t. #7. Let than sink in for a minute.

Contract 140

Contract Growth Customers Product 140

Martech

OCTOBER 28, 2021

DocuSign will be available in Salesforce’s Slack in 2022 . This will be available in 2022. DocuSign CLM (contract lifecycle management) will be available in Salesforce Field Services in 2022. More than 40% of companies intend to up their spend in the channel in 2022. Why we care. Why we care. Read more here.

Strategic partnership 120

Strategic partnership A/B testing Teamwork Contract 120

Hubspot

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

To accomplish these tasks, Gong pulls all interactions with a lead (phone calls, emails, contracts, etc.) Mediafly, which operates Intelligence360, acquires InsightSquared in 2022. Gong is a sales forecasting solution that helps salespeople "predict, deliver, and defend reliable forecasts." into your forecast in real time.

Pipeline 87

Pipeline Price CRM Quota 87

Sales Pop!

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Due to the inflation rate and higher gas prices, the business travel rate for the final six months of 2022 increased from 58.5 However, due to the pandemic, there’s a temporary enhanced 100% deduction through 2022 for restaurant business meals. Contract labor. cents per mile to 62.5.

Real Estate 130

Real Estate Transportation Education Follow-up 130

SaaStr

MAY 23, 2022

— Sam Blond (@samdblond) May 19, 2022. No matter what the contract says, get the renewal invoice out at least 60 days prior to expiration and ask for payment no later than the contract end date. Spot on as always. Maybe 1 exception – cut your bottom performing rep(s) and give their leads to better performers.

Contract 128

Contract Negotiate Growth Price 128

SaaStr

JANUARY 31, 2024

You can see below, “RPO” — contracts that are signed but not yet fully delivered — stayed strong through 2022 and 2023 and actually accelerated during the end of 2023. And at $5B ARR , it was growing 32%. #2. Seeing Strong Bookings As Well Going Into 2024. No Downturn At All.

Contract 125

Contract Engineering Customers 125

SaaStr

APRIL 8, 2023

The social contract between employer and employee in startups and scaleups seems to be in an evolving and weird state. Turnover went up, but there was still a social contract: no layoffs if you can avoid it. Then the Covid Boom of late 2020 to early 2022 changed everything again. Is there any social contract now at all?

Contact 91

Contact Teamwork Contract Quota 91

Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

He was one of the first few reps hired at Yammer to sell into the Fortune 500, responsible for closing some of their largest, 7-figure contracts. In 2022 Sean made the switch from operator to investor, currently serving as Managing Partner at Perkins Cove Partners.

GTM 116

GTM Growth Referrals Contract 116

SaaStr

MARCH 30, 2023

We’ll see 2,500+ of the best SaaS founders, execs, and VCs June 6-7 at 2022 SaaStr Europa ! They not only ensure that new contracts have preferable terms like contract length or auto-renewals but they also have the data points to negotiate for a lower price, proving guaranteed time and money savings. Grab tickets here.

Negotiate 108

Negotiate Contract Price Strategize 108

Hubspot

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Also, there are no long-term contracts, as there are monthly plans only. So, for example, if a sales rep gets stuck with one of their contracts, you can help them remove any blockers or assign it to another salesperson. Lead prioritization. What we like: ClickPoint offers live support to all users. Leadfeeder.

Territory 90

Territory Price CRM Lead generation 90

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

22 Things We Learned at SaaStr 2022. India’s founders were out in full force at SaaStr 2022. Three key themes emerged: SaaS continues to be a fertile ground despite the 2022 ‘SaaS-acre’. Most companies expect to miss 2022 targets but it is far from a doomsday. . For those that didn’t attend – we got you covered.

GTM 116

GTM Niche Cross-sell Contract 116

SaaStr

JUNE 29, 2022

Once it goes private again later in 2022, Zendesk won’t publish many metrics anymore. And signing longer contracts (19 months) with higher retention and lower churn. #5. It’s a good proxy for future growth, as it shows how much revenue is already under contract for the coming year and longer.

Drivers/motivators 117

Drivers/motivators Contract Growth Price 117

Martech

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

A CMO I recently spoke to told me that in 2022, they closed one out of four opportunities created by marketing. Count on seeing marketing organizations unbundling and/or not renewing contracts with existing vendors at the end of this year or early next year. They’re also giving performance a hard look — and it isn’t pretty.

Contract 123

Contract Technology Technology Clients 123

Martech

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

2022 saw notably less funding for marketing technology than previous years, but there were significantly more new product announcements, feature updates and M&A activity throughout the year. What follows are the key findings from our 2022 year-end report. This was a significant jump from 225 in 2021. in 2021 to $28.4B Get MarTech!

Objectives and Key Results 98

Objectives and Key Results Technology Technology Contract 98

Martech

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

While 61% of CMOs report they lack the in-house capabilities to deliver their strategy, spending on in-house labor remained static, per Gartner’s 2022 CMO Spend survey. . The same report details that September marks the fifth time this year employment cuts were higher in 2022 than the corresponding month a year earlier.

E-commerce 123

E-commerce Technology Technology Contract 123

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

But late 2022 and 2023 was different: we enforced more revenue from the base. It gets you to build that new edition, go upmarket, add more value, compete in new market segments. When you have to earn more revenue from the base. We didn’t earn it. We forced it.

Customers 117

Customers Price Contract Growth 117

Martech

APRIL 17, 2023

Dig deeper: 4 marketing takeaways from 2022 to help you conquer 2023 Many discovered their martech partners weren’t fast or innovative enough to support their demands for speed and flexibility in a changing COVID economy. Sure, you’re excited because you just signed a contract for a new shiny tool. We’re at step four.

Contract 126

Contract Technology Technology Government 126

The Advantexe Advisor

MAY 26, 2022

By definition, a recession is two consecutive quarters where the gross domestic product (GDP) contracts. The recession of 2022 is going to be driven by staggering inflation, the ongoing supply chain disruptions, the continued global COVID pandemic, and the hot spot geopolitical issues that rise up every week.

Drivers/motivators 98

Drivers/motivators Contract Start-ups Service 98

SaaStr

JANUARY 4, 2023

Average contract length of 2.5 And take a great look at the great session from Okta’s COO Frederic Kerrest on a Field Guide to Sales here from SaaStr Annual 2022: The post 5 Interesting Learnings from Okta at $2 Billion in ARR appeared first on SaaStr. It only grew 4.5% quarter-over-quarter. #11. An interesting tidbit.

Contract 125

Contract Outside Sales Growth Service 125

Martech

MARCH 27, 2025

A frequently cited study by IDC and Box conducted in 2022 found 90% of the data generated by organizations is unstructured. Take, for example, someone with contract in their job title. How big is the unstructured data problem? The findings were featured in a whitepaper published in 2023.

Government 97

Government Legal Contract CRM 97

SaaStr

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Moved to 71% Annual Contracts (From 54% in 2019) As Have Gone More Enterprise This is what I’d expect, but very helpful to see this data presented this way, as they’ve moved to half of their revenue from $50k+ deals, vs the $2k for smaller customers: And a few bonus learnings: #6. In 2022, they had negative free cash flow of -3%.

Cross-sell 117

Cross-sell Contract Price Growth 117