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A SaaS Fairy Taleā€¦.

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Since the target customers, initially, for these tools were individuals and small teams, the methods others had used in consumer product selling were adapted. Materials explaining the capabilities of the products, demos, 30 day free trials were heavily leveraged. And assembly line process started to emerge.

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Predictable Revenue

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Perhaps the product hasn’t been built or shipped, perhaps it was contracted to be delivered at a certain time. Or embedded product organizations have supply contracts, representing the amount and schedule for delivery, invoicing and payment. For this model to work, variation at any point in the process has to be eliminated.

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Sales Role Specialization

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This assembly line process starts with a widget (let’s call them customers), being passed from person to person down the line until they come out closed or on the reject (loss) pile. The thinking is, “We will get our fair share of deals through this process.” But is that the answer?

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ā€œWhy Iā€™m So Interested In Selling,ā€ Don Mulhern

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Rather, it requires process, structure, discipline and collaboration with customers to help them improve their business outcomes. And you have the freedom and flexibility to manage your time as you see fit, as long as you are productive in pursuing your goals. Why I Love Sales Dave, I found your question very thought provoking.

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Campaign management software: Everything you need to know

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Among the benefits of using campaign management software: Improved efficiency and productivity Some tools will help your team automate the often-mundane tasks that are simply part of marketing campaigns (e.g., Campaign management tools that establish deadlines and responsibilities keep the assembly line moving. Start there.

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Letā€™s Talk About Lean Manufacturing For A Momentā€¦.

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We’ve created “assembly lines” with specialized functions, passing our customers from one station to the next. One of the biggest areas of waste is the product itself. If, somehow, in the manufacturing process, an error is made, we create “scrap.” What happened, when something went wrong?

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6 signs that you need to automate your RFP process

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The Request For Proposal (RFP) process is broken, flawed, and disorganized. When youā€™re down in the weeds, entangled in the messy process, it can be hard to figure out how to make improvements. If you were to time your RFP creation process, how much time gets sunk into each one? Luckily, technology is our saving grace.

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