Highspot

MAY 9, 2023

It was an ordinary Tuesday afternoon in the 2000s when I first picked up an iPhone. The bad news is today’s sales professionals face arguably the hardest selling environment in a decade. AI can amplify and accelerate work across your go-to-market, but it can’t replace the people. I had the future in my hand.

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Hubspot

APRIL 1, 2024

It means sales and go-to-market motions are going to have to evolve. Marketing is going to have to evolve, too, but that's a whole other topic.) And don’t consider everyone who does sign up a hot lead!) One thing that isn’t going to change, though, are your sales targets. That’s all changed now.

Cross-sell 60

Cross-sell CRM Referrals Up-sell 60

Highspot

JANUARY 9, 2024

A well-designed program, paired with a robust training software , will empower your sales reps with the knowledge they need to deliver value and close more deals. It starts with prospecting for potential leads, then moves through to negotiation and closing the deal. Each stage requires specific selling skills to satisfy prospect needs.

Technique 52

Technique B2B Cross-sell Negotiate 52

Salesforce

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Often, CROs have risen up through a classically successful sales career, only to face an entirely new challenge: take over every revenue-generating function in the business to drive predictable growth. Level up your leadership What is a chief revenue officer? Trait 2: Data-obsessed CROs own the go-to-market strategy.

Gaming 59

Gaming Cross-sell Price Customer Relationship Management 59

Highspot

MAY 30, 2024

Whether it’s sales and marketing not syncing up, using outdated tools, or outdated processes, these problems can slow progress. When all revenue teams–from sales and marketing to product and customer success–are in sync, they can better understand customer preferences, quickly adapt to trends, and rapidly close deals.

Objectives and Key Results 52

Objectives and Key Results Cross-sell Education Objection handling 52

Salesforce

JULY 28, 2022

Elyse Archer , founder and CEO of She Sells, said this should start with the customer need: “What can you change in your processes, systems, and delivery to serve them best now?” Upskill and cross-train your teams. A resilient sales org can nimbly respond to market changes whenever they arise. Speed up rep success.

Cross-sell 98

Cross-sell GTM Quota Contract 98

Sales Hacker

MARCH 11, 2020

Close rate : What is your average rate of close from qualified opportunity to Closed Won? For example, if you have an ACV of $50,000, a close rate of 0.25, and a meeting conversion rate of 0.50, your equation will look like this: $50,0000.25 What are the leading indicators you watch most closely? 0.50 = $6,250.

Meeting 71

Meeting Cross-sell Pipeline Up-sell 71

SaaStr

JANUARY 30, 2023

Overcoming challenges by optimizing for success In the early stages of setting up your SaaS business, it’s always a good idea to invest time thinking about the direction you want to take. Deel scaled the sales team from two to 250 account executives, but issues with productivity and enablement of the account executives cropped up.

Cross-sell 93

Cross-sell Account management Clients Growth 93

Highspot

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

A comprehensive sales and marketing plan sets up organizations for long-term growth and success. In this guide, we’ll dig into the differences between sales and marketing plans, how to create your plan, and templates to get the ball rolling. What is a Sales and Marketing Plan?

Objectives and Key Results 52

Objectives and Key Results Cross-sell Click Through Rate Lead generation 52

Highspot

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

A comprehensive sales and marketing plan sets up organizations for long-term growth and success. In this guide, we’ll dig into the differences between sales and marketing plans, how to create your plan, and templates to get the ball rolling. What is a Sales and Marketing Plan?

Objectives and Key Results 52

Objectives and Key Results Cross-sell Click Through Rate Lead generation 52

Salesforce

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Team selling is more important than ever, and sales kickoffs help us sell faster and smarter when we learn more about each other’s working styles. Maybe you’re launching a new product, selling into a new industry, or tweaking the sales process. SKOs are all about: Camaraderie. Collaboration. What are the products?

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Sales Hacker

MAY 6, 2021

From B2C consumer-focused tech to the next B2B enterprise cloud giants, B2B, and B2C technology companies are springing up left and right and sprinting toward multi-billion dollar valuations (whether on the private or public markets) faster than ever. What’s the difference between a VP of Sales and a Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)?

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B2C Pipeline SQL Strategize 93

Salesforce

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Sign up now. It’s an evolving discussion that comes up with our customers every day. They see how all departments can drive revenue for the company; those departments can include sales, marketing, customer success, and finance. Screenshot from this Future of Selling video (1:13). Discover timely insights and useful tips.

Gaming 98

Gaming Cross-sell Sales Finance 98

Gong.io

OCTOBER 19, 2021

For a long time, sales leaders thought that the way to give sales teams a leg up was to help them target the right buyers in the right ways. But if you thought that gifted reps and some targeted marketing would get your team to the top, pull up a chair. How exactly will they know what’s going on?

Quota 164

Quota Sales Strategize Objection handling 164

SaaStr

MARCH 31, 2022

So for the audience, cloud giants are turbocharging startup sales, and the predominant reason for this is because they’re fundamentally changing IT budgets at the customers that we’re all selling to. Rico Mallozzi: So marketplaces are fundamentally changing, go to market motions for a lot of enterprise technology companies.

Cross-sell 81

Cross-sell Finance Strategize Technology 81

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

We remain optimistic about the prospects of cross-border SaaS. Many of them will get gobbled up by the large platforms. AI is likely the next platform, dev tools are strategic given the scarcity of developers, cybersecurity is front and center for enterprises, and the data stack is still going strong. Learnings on GTM.

GTM 85

GTM Cross-sell Niche Strategize 85

SaaStr

MAY 27, 2023

Next up was Jason Cohen, founder of $100m+ WP Engine. So, whether you’re hiring or you’re selling or you’re running a leadership meeting, a lot of the time you’re banking on your natural skills and experience to get you to a good result so you can move on to the next thing. Several, we closed while I was on a cross-country flight.

Gaming 74

Gaming Trust Cross-sell Closing 74

InsightSquared

APRIL 14, 2021

They work tirelessly to assess the funnel quality, sales process adherence, and the overall go-to-market strategy. If your organization isn’t taking advantage of automated activity capture, you, along with every report that relies on the data within your CRM, are set up to fail. . But, the truth is, time is not on their side.

Contract 62

Contract Territory Cross-sell Pipeline 62

Highspot

JUNE 11, 2020

Once a lead was ready for sales, it could be handed off and, in many cases, would never hear from marketing again. Customers are constantly engaging with brands long before they purchase and well after a deal closes. Cross-functional input into go-to-market strategies. Closed sales content feedback loop.

Objectives and Key Results 59

Objectives and Key Results Cross-sell Sales Education 59

Hubspot

AUGUST 21, 2023

To have a successful product launch, you need to craft a thoughtful, actionable, effective go-to-market (GTM) strategy framework. Without proper planning, it’s impossible to know if you’re chasing the wrong audience, are too early or too late to a given market, or targeting a market that's too saturated with similar solutions.

Go To Market 69

Go To Market Process GTM Launch 69

Highspot

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Whether you call them SDRs, account executives (AEs), or business development representatives (BDRs), their ability to engage prospects through persistent, multi-channel communication outreach, and swift follow-up strategies is critical in transforming leads into viable opportunities and improving retention.

Growth 52

Growth Objectives and Key Results Cold Call Sales 52

Highspot

APRIL 2, 2020

Modern sales ops professionals play a vital role in the success of a sales organization by staying ahead of problems and enabling the sales team to focus on selling. Sales ops frees up bandwidth for sellers to then use these resources to improve their performance. Planning and strategizing go-to-market plans.

Non-Profits 75

Non-Profits CRM Territory Cross-sell 75

The Lost Book of Sales

JULY 12, 2021

If you enjoy what you read and would like to receive a very occasional, hand-crafted update from me into your inbox, feel free to sign up below. Basics: Markets and segmentation. Starting to cross the chasm. How does the "D-Day" strategy help companies cross the chasm? Table of Contents. What's happening?

Cross-sell 52

Cross-sell Niche Objectives and Key Results Price 52

ConversionXL

APRIL 7, 2021

Account-Based Marketing has in fact been around since the 1940s. When sales made a list of logos they wanted to sell, or the list of ‘dream customers’ to close. The concept remains the same today with modern ABM—we want to sell to a list of ‘dream customers’ more commonly referred to as target accounts.

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GTM CRM Cross-sell Cold Call 98

criteria for success

MARCH 25, 2020

And no matter where you are or what your organization sells, you’ve likely seen an impact on your business. Or, your supply chain is drying up and you are facing production or delivery delays. Perhaps your business has slowed to a crawl and you don’t know when your next deal will close. Selling Through Uncertainty.

Cross-sell 66

Cross-sell Sales Up-sell Meeting 66

Hubspot

JUNE 8, 2021

If you hear "ABC" and "Always be closing" pops into your mind, a sales career may be the perfect match for you. You've come to the right place to learn what it's like to have a career in sales, and it's about much more than the close. Nearly half of their time is spent selling remotely (i.e. But if you're thinking "Huh?

Commission 76

Commission Territory Finance Inside sales 76

Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

In this article I’m going to walk you through why battlecards are so important, best practices for building them, and what you need to include in your battlecards to help your reps close deals. Understand HOW to tactically sell against specific competitors. Understanding how to sell tactically. Today’s buyer is educated.

Objection handling 73

Objection handling GTM Cross-sell Sales 73

Highspot

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

A number of factors can affect whether or not your sales team can close deals. Using the tested tips below, you can assess your approach to sales — and ensure your team is set up for success. That’s because certain sales models are better suited to certain types of businesses, selling motions, or solutions.

Objectives and Key Results 52

Objectives and Key Results Assembly Line Cross-sell Sales 52

Gong.io

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Hence, every business that wants to grow needs direction in the form of a go-to-market strategy. . A go-to-market strategy framework is a blueprint for growth. Whether it’s your first time creating a go-to-market strategy or your tenth, this article will teach you everything you need to know to be successful.

Go To Market 62

Go To Market GTM Launch Promote 62

Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

But what is a sales pipeline and why is it so instrumental to selling success? While a pipeline includes every opportunity a salesperson is handling, no matter how new or mature it is, a sales forecast is an estimate of the opportunities likely to close in a given time period. How to Build a Sales Pipeline. Sales Pipeline Stages.

Pipeline 101

Pipeline Negotiate Objectives and Key Results Sales 101

Highspot

MARCH 30, 2021

A number of factors can affect whether or not your sales team can close deals. Using the tested tips below, you can assess your approach to sales – and ensure your team is set up for success. That’s because certain sales models are better suited to certain types of businesses, selling motions, or solutions.

Objectives and Key Results 69

Objectives and Key Results Assembly Line Cross-sell Sales 69

Sales Hacker

APRIL 1, 2021

If you’re an OEM or selling physical products, this one’s for you (sorry, SaaS folks). A global crisis can feel like a smart time to pull in and close down anything not central to a business’ operations. From go-to-market strategies and commercial expansions, pandemic-related changes are expected to become permanent.

E-commerce 67

E-commerce Territory Transportation B2C 67

Highspot

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Go-to-market teams work in silos, rarely communicate. Go-to-market teams collaborate continuously to drive outcomes. Static relationship with market, slow to adapt. Nimbly adapts to shifts in market. Your sales acceleration strategy should touch all aspects of your go-to-market approach.

Sales 52

Sales Cross-sell Growth Technique 52

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Imagine having the opportunity to sell into a company like Lyft in 2011. Imagine growing with them on their journey to becoming a publicly-traded company with an $11+ billion market cap. The total addressable market continues to grow and is ripe for selling to, but very few startups reach unicorn status.

Sell 77

Sell Minimum Viable Product Objectives and Key Results Cross-sell 77

SalesLoft

JUNE 3, 2019

Who actually picks up a phone? It’s so, so hard, but upon reflection, and I had been thinking about this lately, I think the sales book that had the most enduring impact would have been Geoffrey Moore’s Crossing the Chasm. And for those aspirin people he articulated a way to go to market, that was very simplistic.

Conversion 81

Conversion Real Estate Cross-sell Niche 81

Sales Hacker

AUGUST 23, 2018

And no matter how much it’s drummed up about, I don’t believe there are any shortcuts to accelerating your sales funnel. There’s a general tendency among most frontline sales teams to sell to enterprises and become the next Salesforce. Trying to sell to everyone and anyone is tempting, but it’s a fool’s errand.

B2B 55

B2B Cross-sell Negotiate Pitch 55

Sales Hacker

MARCH 2, 2021

An incredible sales leader, Michelle has risen up the ranks over the last 20 years. Learn how the team follows up with every lead in record time after virtual events and turns them into revenue. Everything is backed up by data pulled from Outreach processes and their customer base. Show Introduction [00:02].

Referrals 59

Referrals Contract Cross-sell Sales 59