A Sales Guy

JULY 24, 2012

Ok, I’m coming back to the quota discussion. My last post about quota focused on the importance of quota aligning with business objectives and business strategy. RULE 1: Quota MUST BE perceived as attainable. When quotas are not perceived as achievable, sales people just give up and don’t even try.

Quota 113

Quota Commission Territory Government 113

Hubspot

APRIL 5, 2023

Glassdoor predicts that SDRs typically make a base pay of $50,304 a year, with commission and bonuses totaling another $18,000-19,000. Inside sales reps are tasked with nurturing leads and converting them into customers. Outside sales representative positions include some travel time to meet with buyers and pitch products.

Cold Call 83

Cold Call Commission Inside sales Territory 83

Veloxy

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Start here: Speed up your selling activities in a few clicks If you’re using another sales acceleration software, most of the principles will still apply. It’s all about crushing quota! What is Sales Acceleration? Let’s start by sharing what Sales Acceleration isn’t. And isn’t that Sales Utopia?

Sales 290

Sales Quota Up-sell B2B 290

PandaDoc

APRIL 3, 2023

What is inside sales? Let’s kick things off with a definition of inside sales. The inside sales model is built around the idea of sales reps working from their desks, without leaving the office. This means the inside sales process relies on digital communication, as well as phone calls.

Outside Sales 52

Outside Sales Inside sales Teamwork Quota 52

Hubspot

JUNE 8, 2021

This process means SDRs typically aren't held to traditional quotas but to the number of calls they make or qualified leads they gather. Depending on the company, the compensation for an SDR can be a base salary, commission-based, or a combination of base plus commission. Inside Sales Rep. Image Source.

Commission 77

Commission Territory Finance Inside sales 77

SalesLoft

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Quota: 80 MQAs (may vary based on offering). Their reps are consistently outperforming quota. The salary for an inbound BDR becomes $42,000 when quota is met and gets up to $54,000 if they set 100 appointments in a month. Quota: 40 new SQA / month (may vary based on offering). Sales Executive.

Inside sales 52

Inside sales Appointment Quota Commission 52

SalesLoft

JULY 16, 2019

In this episode of the Hey Salespeople podcast , PatientPop’s VP of Inside Sales has a very frank discussion with Jeremey about sales compensation. Kevin and Jeremey dig into what’s broken in sales compensation, and how it has created lazy managers and pushy salespeople. He is the VP of Inside Sales at PatientPop.

Commission 53

Commission Intrinsic Drivers/motivators Inside sales 53

Lead Fuze

JANUARY 1, 2022

Outsource sales team can be a good thing, but you need to make sure that expectations are set before the process begins. When I began hiring salespeople, it was difficult to know which outsourcing company would be able to help my business meet its quota. Will your outsource sales team really affect the top and bottom line?

Commission 52

Commission Territory Sales Objectives and Key Results 52

Sales Hacker

MAY 20, 2021

How to sell abroad. You need to measure and repeat so you and your sales team only put effort into promising prospects abroad. More than any other time, with limited travel, companies must be very focused in their international sales approach. What roles are you selling to and why are they buying? See what worked.

Sell 90

Sell Real Estate Lead generation SQL 90

Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Reflect back on your career in sales. Regardless how long you have been involved in selling, things have changed in enormous ways. More selling is done at a distance, over the phone, through video/conferencing. New methods, thinking, and approaches change how we sell. Everything has changed in Buying and Selling!

Sell 91

Sell Commission Education Inside sales 91

SaaStr

JANUARY 21, 2020

My talk today is the playbook to building a thriving sales culture. So you might be wondering who am I and why am I up here talking about sales culture? I think it’ll become clear why Jason asked me to come up and talk about this very specific topic. I was a local sales manager or regional manager.

Quota 103

Quota Sales Healthcare Territory 103

Score More Sales

JUNE 30, 2014

Complicated commission plans or unwieldy territory rules and exceptions cause a half-baked sales team. For a perfectly cooked main dish of deals that hit quota, keep things simple to understand and easy for sellers to sell. Keep it Consistent – baking is scientific, and so is selling. Increase Opportunities.

Territory 98

Territory Commission Appointment Niche 98

Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast. Team selling and why it’s making a comeback [7:43]. She’s going to be talking to us about team selling and how the concept of combined quotas with senior and junior account executives, converging on one territory, is coming back. We’re on iTunes. And on Stitcher.

Sell 80

Sell Territory Quota Up-sell 80

PandaDoc

JULY 11, 2022

Behind almost every successful business is a successful sales team. Whether you’ve got a small team of inside sales reps, a large outdoor sales team, or a wholesale department working on distribution partners for your next product, sales is the lifeblood of any business. Follow up with promising candidates quickly.

Commission 52

Commission Sales Legal Contract 52

Heinz Marketing

MARCH 29, 2021

The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. We cover a wide range of topics, with a focus on sales development and inside sales priorities. I got reps that are used to going to someone’s office with a box of samples.

Pipeline 119

Pipeline Sales Gaming Up-sell 119

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Women in sales often have a polarizing experience. We’re often encouraged to hide, toughen up, and bury our emotions. Your sales career project has ups and downs. Every industry needs sales so the education you receive working in this role can be immense. The expectation is that we can “do it all.”

Sales 130

Sales Start-ups Up-sell Cross-sell 130

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Keep reading to learn who they chose as the most dynamic women sales leaders and the most dynamic up-and-coming women in the industry — listed in no particular order. Then take a moment to celebrate all the amazing women in sales. Most Dynamic Women Sales Leaders. How long have you been in sales? Cynthia Barnes.

Sales 90

Sales Up-sell Start-ups Cross-sell 90

SaaStr

MARCH 24, 2020

Several of my former bosses, Kathy Lord that was just up here actually started at Intacct right out of college. She was my first VP of Sales. Brendan Cassidy, second VP of Sales at EchoSign. We don’t pay referral bonuses when somebody at the company refers somebody that we ended up hiring.

Referrals 52

Referrals Networking Sales Promote 52

SaaStr

JULY 12, 2022

One of the first what How to Hire a Great VP of Sales at the New York Enterprise Tech Meet-Up (thank you to John Lehr and Work-Bench for setting this up). The video version is below, and we cleaned up and updated the transcript below. I did sell EchoSign to Adobe. up that is sub one million in recurring revenue?

Sales 103

Sales Closing Up-sell Engineering 103

Sales Hacker

JULY 3, 2018

With the increasing use of artificial intelligence, data analytics, and machine learning to drive many solutions, sales automation capabilities have also become more targeted. Why Do You Need Sales Automation? Not everything in the world of selling should be automated. Power up your outbound and inbound email campaigns.

Process 66

Process Sales Contract CRM 66

Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

And we help make sure that you are protected through the ups and downs, the rollercoaster ride that is the journey of your life. It’s continuing to ramp up through the fall. Actually, coming up on three in February. ” But it’s how I ended up back in Philadelphia. We help you get better at your job.

Growth 75

Growth Finance Start-ups Drivers/motivators 75

Cience

JULY 9, 2020

How To Warm Up Cold Leads. How to Handle Objections In Sales Calls. Setting Up An Appointment. Cold Calling Tips From Sales Pros. The goal is to raise awareness and ultimately set up a discovery appointment with the appropriate individual. The cold calling technique takes its origin from door-to-door sales.

Cold Call 79

Cold Call Appointment Objectives and Key Results Prospecting 79

Salesforce

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Salespeople, often called sales representatives or sales reps, do everything involved in closing a sale: finding and attracting a prospective buyer, educating and nurturing that buyer so they’re interested in a purchase, and closing a deal. Prospects for inside sales come from a variety of sources.

E-commerce 64

E-commerce B2C Pharmaceutical Inside sales 64

Hubspot

MAY 13, 2013

Revenue and cost efficiency are the primary concern of upper management, so while Sales may be closing deals, further analysis shows that your marketing budget is rendering your customer acquisition cost high. On the other hand, if your ratio is low -- say 1:1 -- it’s more apparent that you’re actually losing money the more you sell.

Lead generation 74

Lead generation Price Commission Growth 74

Heinz Marketing

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

It’s just 30 minutes long, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. We’ve already featured some great guests and have a line up of awesome content and special guests into 2016. Scott also reveals the people he would put up on his personal Mount Rushmore of sales.

Pipeline 50

Pipeline Sales Technology Technology 50

SaaStr

JULY 22, 2019

So much more of an inside sales mentality, hub-based selling, predominantly in North America, not really into strong relationship-based selling and the trust that he talked about. It’s not just something you turn up and switch on and deliver. Well, it includes the renewals people, so they carry a quota.

Customers 69

Customers Trust Growth Start-ups 69

Hubspot

DECEMBER 12, 2017

It’s the present and future of software, and it requires a different type of selling. This guide will teach you the basics of SaaS sales. From commission to sales cycles, models, and metrics, you’ll learn the different ways of selling this unique software and what you can expect from the job. What is SaaS Sales?

Commission 82

Commission Contract Sales Price 82

Hubspot

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Sales compensation ranges from zero-commission (retail salespeople, for example) to pure commission (your salary is completely determined by performance.) SDRs (also commonly called business development reps, or BDRs) are responsible for the first part of the sales process: Researching, prospecting, and qualifying leads.

Territory 94

Territory Commission Outside Sales Account management 94

SBI

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Seismic, the market leader for sales enablement platforms, today announced the acquisition of Percolate, a leading marketing campaign orchestration and content management platform. The selling landscape has changed. The Gartner Market Guide for Sales. Field Sales. Field Sales. Sales Enablement. Field Sales.

Customers 20

Customers Tradeshows Technology Technology 20

Heinz Marketing

JULY 29, 2019

The show is less than 30 minutes long, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. We cover a wide range of topics, with a focus on sales development and inside sales priorities. I read some great books and autobiographies.

Pipeline 50

Pipeline Objectives and Key Results Sales Commission 50