Search Engine Land

APRIL 19, 2024

Be clear about how your team operates generally while you’re still negotiating. For B2B advertisers, closing the loop between the initial website lead and down-funnel CRM actions is an important piece of the puzzle. How often will you meet with the client? Will the meetings be held online, or in person? Or is it a hybrid?

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Plus, how you can leverage BATNA's key negotiation tactics to ensure your business and your customers are both benefitting from a deal. BATNA stands for Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement. When you're negotiating, you need to ask yourself, 'What are the concessions I'm willing to make? What does BATNA stand for?

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Danaher says, “Sales, particularly enterprise sales, but all sales and legal have worked together closely [at G2]. At G2, they have found that a close relationship between sales and legal has moved processes along more quickly. She also schedules 1-on-1 meetings with each segment leader for every business unit on a monthly basis.

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PandaDoc

APRIL 8, 2024

A deal desk identifies upsell and cross-sell opportunities for existing customers by analyzing past deals and current contracts, and tracking renewal dates. A deal desk is a team within a company responsible for managing and negotiating deals, contracts, quotes, and other sales documents. This includes several action items.

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PandaDoc

AUGUST 29, 2022

Closing a deal is definitely the most challenging and demanding part of sales negotiations with the customer. In this article, you’ll find some valuable advice on how to seal the deal faster, as well as how to close the deal with an undecided customer. To close the deal with a customer who is in doubt.

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Veloxy

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Prospecting may involve consistent follow-ups, setting goals, and being knowledgeable about the product, while closing deals often requires a structured follow-up strategy, product knowledge, and familiarity with the sales territory. The inside sales team plays a crucial role in this dynamic environment.

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Gong.io

DECEMBER 27, 2021

We analyze sales conversations and deals using AI, then share the results to help you close more revenue. Like the deadly simple negotiation mistake preventing you from winning deals. . Tip #1: Never negotiate over email. Negotiating is one of the most important skills in sales. . Case in point: negotiating over email.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Closing an enterprise sale in a niche market follows the same sales funnel as any other deal, but a bit more fine tuned. This will give you the annual contract value. The emphasis on process becomes more important as the odds of closing the deal diminish. Contract Size: 5 years, high six figures. Value theory.

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The 5% Institute

JUNE 8, 2023

Are you looking for a sales position (or have an interview booked in), and want to learn how to close a sales interview? Sales interviews are not only about showcasing your skills and experience but also about demonstrating your ability to close deals and generate revenue for the company. If so – read on to learn exactly how.

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VanillaSoft

JUNE 3, 2021

Naturally, excited prospects easily go ghost and become ignorers when contracts come out, so it’s up to you to remedy the anxiety a buyer might feel before you start talking about closing the deal. They’re anxious about what happens after they sign a contract. 5 ways to handle stalling tactics – and close more deals.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

PandaDoc is trusted by businesses to create, approve, and eSign proposals, quotes and contracts. The Art of SaaS Negotiations: 3 Steps to Develop an Objection Handling Framework with PandaDoc will take place at 2 PM PST on December 9 – don’t miss out! The post We are 14 days away from SaaStr Scale – meet our sponsors!

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SaaStr

MAY 25, 2020

“Presumptive close in a transactional sale. “At In your contracts. Recap the meeting to ensure alignment. “Pacakage in extras, all users, projects, features into the price and reduce any hidden costs in contracts. “E contract” — Julie Grieve, CEO CritonHQ. “Simplicity.

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Salesmate

JULY 8, 2020

Meeting Prospects. Meeting prospects is an important step on the path to a conversion. Some people like to meet face-to-face. My article on Mailshake outlines useful tips to follow to ensure success in a sales meeting: Get them to take action. You should get your lead to complete some activity before the meeting.

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Lead Fuze

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Asking the Right Questions to Close the Deal. Today, we’ll be talking about how to ask the right questions during a sales call and close deals. If you’re not in a position to close the deal, no matter what you say it won’t happen. 9 Sales Hacks to Close the Deal. The first step in a sales funnel is to close the deal.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Churn increase due to greater scrutiny of costs Contract values declining More stakeholders involved in decision-making Capchase combined the study with their data set of thousands of SaaS companies and looked at what the best companies do to overcome these hurdles. #1: Cut the Sales Cycle This is easier said than done. This has cons.

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Hubspot

APRIL 17, 2018

Ask any sales rep what the hardest part of their job is, and I’ll bet they’ll say “closing.” If they’re not getting prospects to sign contracts, they’re not going to hit their number. Here are 17 of the most prevalent -- and devastating -- closing fumbles I see reps make. 17 Sales Closing Mistakes to Stop Making Right Now.

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Veloxy

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The Hardcore Closer Podcast The Hardcore Closer Podcast with Ryan Stewman offers modern sales techniques to boost leads, close rates, and sales across industries. Podcasts like ‘Closing Deals in Heels’, ‘The Confident ClosHER Podcast’, and ‘She Sells Radio’ are designed to empower women in the field of sales.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 12, 2021

To close the deal in the final stage. In this article, we’ll explain why it’s important to know and use a proven sales process, and then we’ll lay out the sales pipeline stages that the prospect will move through as you move them toward the close. Negotiation. For many salespeople, the negotiation stage is the most exciting.

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PandaDoc

MARCH 4, 2024

Choose the right VDR provider for your team by pairing platform capabilities with your specific needs around contract management, document workflow, permissions access, and guided contract signing. What is a data room for investment banking? Looking for a perfect virtual data room?

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The 5% Institute

AUGUST 7, 2023

Effective time management and organizational skills are vital for prioritizing responsibilities, meeting deadlines, and consistently delivering top-notch service. The Art of Negotiation Negotiation skills are indispensable when managing contracts, pricing, and terms. Want To Close Sales Easier?

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Salesforce

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Sellers love the close. But focusing solely on the close is like a marathon runner trying to take a shortcut — you might get ahead, but you’ll be kicked out of the race. It helps you identify next steps and any roadblocks or delays so you can keep deals moving toward close. That’s where a healthy pipeline comes in.

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Lead Fuze

JUNE 28, 2023

In this blog post, we will explore the role of sales representatives – from negotiating contracts and identifying leads effectively, to building relationships with potential clients. They conduct business operations, negotiate contracts, identify leads, contact prospects, and close deals.

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Gong.io

JULY 11, 2022

Depending on their role within the team, inside sales reps engage in research, prospecting, email and social media outreach, cold calling, lead nurturing, qualification, demonstration, and negotiation conversations. Inside sales tend to have shorter sales cycles than outside sales, but they also represent a lower ACV (Annual Contract Value).

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Outreach

OCTOBER 29, 2021

prospecting, interacting with clients, preparing reports, closing deals and more—they need instant, seamless visibility into granular details on buyer progress. Though the two are very similar and closely related, it’s important to note the distinctive qualities of each. And because sales people already have a lot on their plates—e.g.,

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Outreach

AUGUST 20, 2019

Purchases, contracts, or subscriptions depend on multiple decision makers, usually in excess of six business leaders with different priorities, inhibitions, and personalities. Sales cycles (from initial contact to contract signing) take longer to complete, sometimes involving more than 12 months of strategic nurturing.

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PandaDoc

APRIL 29, 2024

Virtual data rooms (VDRs) have become pivotal in meeting the demands of executing modern, complex business deals. A key component of successfully closing these deals is having all the online documents and folders easily located — and that’s where a data room index comes in.

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SaaStr

MARCH 24, 2021

If you want to hire your first sales rep and close more deals, you need to understand how the sales process works, what tools your team needs to be successful and learn to speak sales. Sales forecasting: Over time, you should be able to determine a percentage likelihood of deals closing at each stage. Contracting. Prospecting.

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Search Engine Land

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

One person from a private equity team told me that we won their business because we led off the pitch meeting by saying that we didn’t want to scale their account until tracking was in really good shape, even though that could take months. People will remember how you made them feel in the pitch, weekly meetings, and daily interactions.

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Salesmate

OCTOBER 15, 2020

In this detailed guide, you will get to know various aspects of the sales pipeline to develop a more disciplined and structured approach for closing more deals. A pipeline visualizes the lifecycle of potential buyers from the initial contact to the closing stage. A healthy pipeline can help in meeting your revenue goals.

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The 5% Institute

JUNE 12, 2023

They serve as the main point of contact, understanding clients’ needs, addressing their concerns, and providing appropriate solutions to meet their requirements. They identify new business opportunities, pitch products or services, negotiate contracts, and close deals to achieve sales targets.

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SaaStr

MARCH 25, 2021

And most founder-CEOs I meet think they are bad at sales too. The reason usually is BATNA — your Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement. Every “big deal” I closed at EchoSign myself had a lower TCV than the ones my best team members did, at least 20-30% lower. Now we had to close this deal.

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Highspot

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Benefits of a Well-Defined Sales Process The benefits of having a sales process extend far beyond meeting quarterly quotas. Essential Steps of the Sales Process Navigating the sales process is a journey with a specific destination – closing the deal. Close the Deal Closing the deal is the culmination of your sales efforts.

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Openview

MAY 1, 2018

For sales organizations, there’s simply nothing worse than losing a deal during the final proposal and negotiation stages. For nearly every enterprise sales cycle, considerable time (and monetary) investments are made: Finance and legal teams work hard on contracts, proposals, and revisit redlines.

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 12, 2023

Quad-Tap to meet people where they’re at. Here’s where the absolute GOLD in this practice is found: You want someone who wasn’t part of your sales conversations to be able to digest your materials quickly, and then be able to articulate it to others during an internal meeting. Avoid negotiating with “Popcorn Pricing”.

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Sales Pop!

JULY 5, 2023

Negotiating the Price Many people dread this stage, but it doesn’t have to be stressful. Closing the Deal and Finalizing the Paperwork Once you’ve made your decision, it’s time to close the deal and finalize the paperwork. Happy car hunting!

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The 5% Institute

AUGUST 15, 2023

They work closely to ensure that the product or service is meeting the client’s objectives. They identify new opportunities, pitch products or services, and negotiate contracts. Want To Close Sales Easier? Are you committed to closing sales a lot easier, and consistently?

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Hubspot

AUGUST 8, 2015

A slightly different spin on the question: What would you do for a closed deal? Salespeople are well-acquainted with the thrill of receiving a signed contract and the pressure attached to quota. For instance, if the prospect is this close to signing but still wavering a bit, your salespeople might get creative.

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