Hubspot

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Paying on profit vs. revenue. Quota and OTE. Setting quota. Acquire “seed” accounts. Manage deal flow. After they’ve hit quota, they’ll probably relax instead of pushing for the next deal. The more support you expect reps to give customers (such as implementation help, account management, etc.),

Commission 101

Commission Quota X-functional Non-Profits 101

Hubspot

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

The former offers a greater sense of security, but the latter can be incredibly profitable -- assuming you’re good at your job. For instance, someone who loves to get to know their customers and help them achieve their goals over an extended period would likely be best in account management. Account Executive (AE).

Territory 101

Territory Commission Outside Sales Account management 101

SaaStr

OCTOBER 6, 2019

Your Magic Number is often well under 1.0 — you often only need 6-8 months to go “profitable” on a customer from a sales & marketing expense because your sales team is lean, and your marketing spend is small. More account managers and farmers. More SDR: AE pairing. More appointment setting.

Non-Profits 108

Non-Profits Growth Appointment Sales 108

Hubspot

APRIL 27, 2023

Successful AEs can go on to sales management, enterprise sales, or even executive roles, depending on the size of the company. Post-Sales Account Manager After the AE closes a deal, a post-sales account manager is responsible for managing that sales account and ensuring that the client is satisfied with the quality of the product or service.

Account management 88

Account management Commission Contract Sales 88

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 12, 2017

That is to say the goals (revenue, profit, customers, etc.) of the company should be the sum of their parts (organic + sales + account management + marketing), and everything should add up. Profit – harder to calculate but maximizes ROI. If you want to do that, just lower quota and make it simpler for everyone.

Quota 97

Quota Non-Profits Sales Drivers/motivators 97

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

Here, what you really want to think about is testing out two or three reps, seeing how they work, see if their quotas are about right. I had regular quota carrying sales rep on top of everything else. And then I think maybe more so than anything, we missed investments on the account management and customer success side.

Non-Profits 91

Non-Profits Strategize Trust Growth 91

Veloxy

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Fortune 500 and Inc 5000 companies have found continued success with new field sales strategies and technology, and a new number one key performance indicator (hint: it’s not quota). Outside salespeople will usually work from a home or virtual office space and typically serve both as a business development and account management role.

Territory 244

Territory Inside sales Outside Sales Pharmaceutical 244