Salesmate

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

It’s a no-brainer that sales methodologies help businesses sell better and choose better customers for life. Sandler sales methodology advises sales reps to act as a consultant rather than a typical sales rep whose main focus is to convince the prospect. This bond will eventually lead the prospect to buy the product in the future.

Cross-sell 136

Cross-sell Sales Contract CRM 136

Salesforce

DECEMBER 20, 2024

You have to identify when deals are near the finish line and take action, or pivot when a prospect stops responding. This way, youre addressing individual prospects pain points to help close those important, large deals. Contracts expire and requirements change as companies scale thats the world we live in. Timing is crucial.

B2B 59

B2B Contract Cross-sell Construction 59

Highspot

JUNE 19, 2025

They sense that they are part of something more than a contract. Uncover new upsell and cross-sell opportunities Staying engaged with customers as their business evolves helps you understand their changing needs. “Plus, when clients are engaged, they feel a connection with the brand,” the guide continues.

GTM 52

GTM Customers Cross-sell Contract 52

Salesmate

JULY 8, 2020

Prospecting. Prospecting is the first stage of a sales pipeline. During the prospecting stage, you collect leads and record their contact information. Below is a basic overview of an effective funnel for the prospecting stage. Meeting Prospects. Meeting prospects is an important step on the path to a conversion.

Pipeline 126

Pipeline Negotiate Objectives and Key Results Contract 126

PandaDoc

MARCH 25, 2025

If youre selling a cup of coffee, the options are relatively simple. Identifying product/customer fit: Once youve learned more about your prospects goals, challenges, budget, and timeline, you can use this information to decide if theyre a good fit for your business. The sales process varies greatly depending on the purchase.

Objectives and Key Results 52

Objectives and Key Results Contract Legal Sales 52

Heinz Marketing

MAY 20, 2022

By focusing on “CLV, upsell rate, and new revenue growth through cross-sell and advocacy influence” CS teams become more aligned with the entire revenue engine. It means that the CS team should constantly be capitalizing on upsell and cross-sell opportunities, instead of waiting around for the annual contract renewal to arrive.

Cross-sell 115

Cross-sell Customers Growth Contract 115

Salesforce

DECEMBER 4, 2023

These are shared with every rep so they can prioritize their time and efforts on prospecting, nurturing , and closing deals with new customers while upselling existing customers — and no critical sales effort is ignored. Annual contract value (ACV) What it measures: The average sales amount of a customer contract over the course of a year.

Cross-sell 105

Cross-sell Pipeline Contract Sales 105

Sales Gravy

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

On this episode of the Sales Gravy Podcast, Jeb Blount and Will Frattini, Head of Enterprise Revenue & Growth at Zoominfo, take on account management and account expansion selling. Why Account Management Matters In sales, closing deals and prospecting often steal the spotlight from account management and customer retention.

Account management 111

Account management Objectives and Key Results Cross-sell Contract 111

Salesforce

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Create an ideal customer profile to target prospects who are mostly likely to spend their hard-earned money on your product or service. You can sell products without holding inventory by partnering with suppliers who ship directly to customers. Food products: Create and sell artisanal foods such as sauces, desserts, or snacks.

Minimum Viable Product 111

Minimum Viable Product Cross-sell Niche Legal 111

Salesforce

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Using the right sales terms can make your prospect feel secure instead of defensive, as if they’re investing in an answer rather than being pressured into a decision. You’re not selling tools or closing contracts; you’re offering solutions and building partnerships.

Objectives and Key Results 52

Objectives and Key Results Pipeline Cross-sell SQL 52

Highspot

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Product training is a structured learning process that helps team members understand, communicate, and sell a product. According to Gartner, 77% of B2B buyers say their most recent purchase felt “very complex or difficult,” highlighting the importance of thorough product knowledge for anyone selling or supporting a solution.

Product 52

Product GTM Objectives and Key Results Cross-sell 52

RingDNA

MARCH 26, 2025

How to Use LinkedIn to Find and Engage B2B Sales Prospects While the cold call has hardly disappeared from inside sales, social media tools such as LinkedIn give you the ability to warm up cold calls with research. For example, say you sell commercial property insurance. I’ve found that prospects seem quite receptive to InMail.

Closing 62

Closing B2B Sell Referrals 62

Sales Hacker

MAY 30, 2025

Pipegen Tuesdays to rally both teams on prospecting. Lisa Horner (CMO) and Marcy Campbell (CRO) created a cross-functional framework: UCE brings together marketing, sales, customer success, and services. Planning becomes cross-functional by default. ACD (average contract duration). The result? MQLs S0s/S1s.

GTM 104

GTM Cross-sell Pipeline Launch 104

Hubspot

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Take a look at your pay structure to see if you’re pulling the right levers to get reps to sell. Looking at this metric on a monthly or quarterly basis tells you whether your contracts are getting larger, smaller, or staying the same. Or maybe you’re trying to improve your cross-sell rates. The last potential culprit?

Quota 101

Quota Cross-sell Contract Negotiate 101

Sales Hacker

JULY 25, 2022

Finding ideal prospects means your SDRs must be experts on your products and services, and be able to communicate how they can solve your potential customers’ problems. Related: The Definitive Guide to Sales Prospecting With Proven Outreach Methods. Before a new customer deal can close, an SDR has to find that customer.

Engineering 114

Engineering Objectives and Key Results Cross-sell Pipeline 114

Hubspot

APRIL 4, 2019

If one of your goals is for 5% of monthly revenue to come from upsells or cross-sells , make this goal specific by identifying what types of clients you’ll target. In this case, your sales team must achieve that 5% upsell/cross-sell number by the end of the quarter. Upselling and cross-selling. Measurable.

Strategic planning 100

Strategic planning Strategize Referrals Cross-sell 100

Hubspot

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Sales professionals not only convert prospects into buyers, they hold the power to negotiate, upsell, and even problem-solve after the initial purchase is made. For example, if you work for a software company, you might call a prospect to introduce your advanced project management software and its benefits.

Objection handling 87

Objection handling Negotiate Cross-sell Contract 87

Hubspot

AUGUST 8, 2019

Percentage of revenue from existing customers (cross-selling, upselling, repeat orders, expanded contracts, etc.). Cost of selling as a percentage of revenue generated. You can’t control how much this salesperson sells -- but you can tell her to increase her daily email output. Average contract value (ACV).

X-functional 101

X-functional Quota Cross-sell Contract 101

Salesforce

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Once you have determined a prospective location, start marketing in the area to measure interest and generate enthusiasm. In fact, 70% of business decision makers and employees say their prospect and account data comes from too many sources to make sense of it. Automate the contracting and approval process. Be flexible.

Contract 52

Contract Government Price Service 52

Sales Hacker

JUNE 13, 2023

Company founders do a lot of the selling in the early days. Then there’s a logistics stage covering contract details. If you sell cars, what decisions does a buyer need to make before they are ready to buy? At the top, write “What decisions must a prospect make to buy from us?” (If It often comes about like this.

Process 111

Process Cross-sell Sales Finance 111

Hubspot

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Five years into my B2B marketing career, I noticed a pattern: The clients who said yes were the ones whom I understood not just their stated needs but their underlying motivations through conceptual selling. Table of Contents What is conceptual selling? While traditional selling asks, What do you need? Heres how it works.

Sell 46

Sell Drivers/motivators Objectives and Key Results Cross-sell 46

Hubspot

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Salespeople make critical prospect connections, communicate the value of your product or service, and directly impact your bottom line. This is where personal selling comes into play. Personal selling is the key to a well-balanced sales organization, and, in this guide, we’re going to explain why that’s the case. Prospecting.

Sell 98

Sell Cross-sell Negotiate Up-sell 98

Martech

JUNE 27, 2023

B2B firms typically seek to accomplish some combination of the following with their sites: Be found by qualified prospects. Sell, close. What are your customers and prospects looking for? Continuously re-organize, based on visitor tracking data, to serve the needs of your top prospects based on their search behavior.

B2B 117

B2B Customers Cross-sell Price 117

Martech

JUNE 28, 2022

Marketers play a large, proactive role in the buying-selling process to generate revenue across the entire buyer lifecycle – from generating a new customer, to contract renewal, to solution expansion and cross-sell/upsell. Sales has limited access to prospects and customers. We know the facts. Give them control.

B2B 117

B2B GTM Cross-sell Cold Call 117

Salesforce

JUNE 14, 2023

Let’s face it: Hard sells and flashy demos can be effective ways to close. Not only will this help you build trust, which makes it easier to sell , but it will open the door to long-term relationships that can lead to upsells and cross-sells. But not always. The next step?

Gaming 95

Gaming Cross-sell Referrals CRM 95

Salesmate

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Yes, you’ll find many hurdles on the path while selling to enterprises, but a firm determination and constant hard work can lead you to success. A different and long pathway while selling to enterprises. Selling to a large enterprise is a different game. One must expect a long journey while selling to a large enterprise.

Sell 103

Sell Cold Call Negotiate Cross-sell 103

Hubspot

OCTOBER 16, 2017

If you want them to stop selling to poor fit customers, institute a clawback so they lose their commission if the customer churns or returns the product within a set window of time. Increase average contract length. Increase upsell/cross-sell rate. This structure is relatively rare in selling organizations.

Commission 101

Commission Quota X-functional Non-Profits 101

Martech

JULY 14, 2022

It changes depending on the type of product you’re selling and the market you are pursuing. Canare says that while there are elements common to all campaigns, there are significant differences depending on what you sell and who you’re selling it to. You have to sell to them differently. They buy differently.”.

E-commerce 126

E-commerce Cross-sell Contract Up-sell 126

Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Prospecting. Sales prospecting is to find qualified leads that are close to being ready to buy the advertised business or service. Companies start prospecting by formulating an Ideal Customer Profile. So not only do sales reps prospect for new customers, but they also qualify them. Handling objections.

Sales 111

Sales Cross-sell Pipeline Negotiate 111

Hubspot

AUGUST 2, 2022

SaaS selling — and SaaS revenue — are distinctly different from traditional sales and require a new approach to maximize their potential. SaaS businesses should also make a concerted effort to establish reliable contracts, identify and convert new customers, and increase monthly revenue generation through both upselling and cross-selling.

Contract 74

Contract Cross-sell Up-sell Clients 74

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

5 tips to successfully cross the chasm to mass adoption. Then , leverage that success to sell to “early majority,” AKA pragmatists. For now, we need to move on to the 2 rules for boosting adoption and growth from day one, so you set a solid foundation for crossing the chasm. 5 Tips for Crossing the Chasm. That’s it.

Growth 85

Growth Cross-sell Contract Education 85

Salesforce

MARCH 3, 2025

You have a complex, high-end prospect, and you know it will take finesse to close the deal. A Deal Desk is a cross-functional team that streamlines the closing of sales complex and non-standard deals, handling everything from quote to cash. This includes everything from securing approvals and ensuring every contract is compliant.

Legal 59

Legal Contract Finance Non-Profits 59

Martech

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

This last group consists of those prospects that need super deep price discounts during the sales cycle, are more challenging to onboard, complain and want refunds and suck the life out of your customer success and account teams. The key takeaway? All customers are not created equal, and all revenue isn’t necessarily profitable.

Customers 126

Customers Construction B2B Cross-sell 126

Veloxy

AUGUST 31, 2023

And while you can always push a product for the sake of selling it, you’ll only sell it once. A lot of sales reps end up competing on who sold the most or what product is selling faster. Maybe you’re selling the right products to the wrong audience in the wrong market. However, salespeople tend to miss the bigger picture.

Outside Sales 130

Outside Sales Pipeline Inside sales Cross-sell 130

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 4, 2020

That’s what selling without a sales dashboard is like. This not only takes time away from selling, it can introduce a lot of opportunities for mistakes. Sales leaders can use a dashboard to understand the game their team is playing as they sell and identify where reps may need help or extra training. What is a Sales Dashboard?

Pipeline 135

Pipeline Cross-sell CRM Sales 135

Hubspot

DECEMBER 28, 2017

What is relationship selling? They develop trust -- usually by adding value and spending a lot of time with prospects -- before attempting to close. Relationship selling is essential if you have a high average selling price (ASP),” explains VidScale COO Adam Rizika. What is transactional and relationship selling?

Sell 101

Sell Cross-sell Negotiate Technique 101

Veloxy

APRIL 11, 2023

It helps eCommerce companies personalize communications, upsell/cross-sell, and reduce cart abandonment rate. With this information, you can better understand your clients and prospects and provide more relevant offers, improving the customer experience and sales engagement.

Pipeline 130

Pipeline Sales CRM Price 130