Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 5, 2015

They customer had signed off to the business case, he felt the implementation plan addressed and managed the risks, contracts/T&C’s had been reviewed and agreed upon. After pleasantries were exchanged, the customer said, “I just can’t justify your price to my management team. You need to hit this price target.”

Price 107

Price Finance Negotiate Contract 107

SaaStr

APRIL 14, 2025

Heres how you can approach it: Map Out Stakeholders Early : Enterprise deals often involve multiple stakeholdersprocurement, IT, finance, and the actual business users. For example, a $25k pilot can grow into a $1M+ enterprise-wide contract over time. Simplify your pricing, contracts, and approval processes. Embrace them.

Closing 66

Closing Contract Pitch Finance 66

Anthony Cole Training

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Will discuss finance / underwriting considerations - The budget or investment isn't always about a finite amount of money. Often there are terms and condidtion of the contract to discuss, an investement of time and an investment of resources to make the desired changes.

Finance 189

Finance Pipeline Contract Price 189

Sales Pop!

JULY 5, 2023

Ensure you take into account all costs, such as insurance, maintenance, and running costs, not just the initial purchase price. Use various platforms like online review sites, forums, and car magazines to get a broad perspective on the potential vehicles in your price range.

Electricity 130

Electricity Finance Negotiate Contract 130

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

This is where a sales rep physically meets a potential customer to discuss needs, budgets, volumes, prices, requirements, timelines, and other contract details. Companies with small customer counts (10-100) and large annual contract values ($100,000+). Their website doesn’t list prices and only offers product demo.

Inside sales 132

Inside sales Cold Call Contract Price 132

Sales Hacker

AUGUST 5, 2020

Contract lifecycle management (CLM) software. Aside from legal, Sales is one of the primary departments involved in contracts. And CLM software helps sales teams streamline their contracting process, improve sales-legal collaboration, and free up time for sales reps to focus on revenue-generating activities. Right…?

Contract 134

Contract Legal Negotiate CRM 134

Sales Hacker

AUGUST 5, 2020

Contract lifecycle management (CLM) software. Aside from legal, Sales is one of the primary departments involved in contracts. And CLM software helps sales teams streamline their contracting process, improve sales-legal collaboration, and free up time for sales reps to focus on revenue-generating activities. Right…?

Contract 123

Contract Legal Negotiate CRM 123

Sales Hacker

APRIL 6, 2022

Sales teams often struggle with configuration of price quotes when dealing with complex products or services or large product catalogs. Whether purposefully or by accident, sales reps often deviate from pricing and discounting guidelines. CPQ stands for Configure Price Quote. What is CPQ?

Cross-sell 109

Cross-sell Contract Price Finance 109

Salesforce

MARCH 19, 2025

From writing a business plan to creating professional, accurate invoices, managing your finances is one of the most important aspects of running your business, and crafting clear, well-structured invoices is key to staying on track. If you’re charging for a product, include details like the name, quantity, and price.

Finance 59

Finance Clients Start-ups Contract 59

Hubspot

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

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Finance 101

Finance Price Launch Entertainment 101

PandaDoc

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Contract negotiation is essential for modern businesses, but it isn’t always easy. Let’s talk about contract negotiation in more depth. What is a contract negotiation? Contract negotiation is when two or more people discuss the current terms of a contract and come to a new, legally binding agreement.

Contract 52

Contract Negotiate Legal Government 52

Martech

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Pricing models change for products and services. That’s when creativity is required along with cooperation from other departments like legal and finance on both ends and procurement on the client’s side. Budgeting is never easy; nothing is ever certain — especially when forecasting. That definitely applies to martech budgeting.

Non-Profits 120

Non-Profits Government Legal Finance 120

Salesforce

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Add to that, the company had previously signed a three-year contract with Slack for several thousand users, and five months later, it had blown past that allotment. Their contract was originally in our mid-market segment, but they outgrew our segment lines, which brought them into our enterprise team. see what's new.

Closing 98

Closing Contract Legal Cross-sell 98

Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

These deals often come with a higher price point, so a lengthy cycle that goes in-depth with multiple people alleviates the perceived buyer risk from closing high-cost deals. What differentiates a complex sales closing stage from that of transactional sales is the final contract, which addresses significantly more solutions.

Sell 97

Sell Contract Finance Price 97

Salesforce

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Now any costs incurred to obtain and fulfill contracts need to be amortized over the estimated customer lifetime. Like hiring a limo driver, the longer you go, the more expensive it gets — especially because vendors are positioned to take advantage of the high barriers to exit and may hike their prices accordingly. Back to top) 3.

Commission 52

Commission Territory Transportation Contract 52

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

For example, over the years, Angolia’s go-to-market strategy has tied together every part of its company, from finance to legal. . You don’t have to get a deal at any price—at the cost of yourself, your team, or your customers. The life of a CRO is all about results. Just because you fight hard, doesn’t mean you have to fight dirty. .

Drivers/motivators 127

Drivers/motivators Trust Legal Finance 127

SaaStr

JUNE 21, 2023

Another common pitfall to watch out for is executive recruiters sending along candidates who are out of your price range. Those two hours could have been spent doing other things, and a full-time finance person can do a lot more work to move the needle. There is no right answer to pricing. A good recruiter is worth it.

Price 120

Price Real Estate A/B testing Pitch 120

SaaStr

DECEMBER 14, 2020

This is why, once you have a brand and some momentum, a lot of them will even agree to pay 3 years upfront for a discount and price protection. Just because Gary in finance was your champion and got the deal pushed through … so what? Yes, accounting will keep recognizing the revenue on an annual contract.

B2C 145

B2C Finance Contract Customers 145

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Says Roberge, “We’re using a sales comp plan that was invented in the 1980s, and it’s causing our customers to utilize their licenses at a lower rate, and it’s causing revenue contraction.”. Pothole #2 – Increasing Pricing Rate Without a Sustainable Moat. Pothole #2 – Increasing Pricing Rate Without a Sustainable Moat.

GTM 104

GTM Price Promote Commission 104

InsightSquared

MAY 7, 2019

Contract value: Companies selling subscriptions with larger average contract values also have longer sales cycles than companies selling low priced, low touch subscriptions. The data for growth companies in the $10M-$50M range showed a lot of variances which we’ve seen before.

Product 102

Product Territory Contract Sales 102

Martech

JUNE 27, 2023

Pricing details. Pricing is a glaring example: It’s a rare B2B company that operates with fixed, public pricing. Ecommerce is perfect for selling low-margin replacement parts, financing solutions and warranties. Easy to navigate and find what they are looking for. Competitive information.

B2B 116

B2B Customers Cross-sell Price 116

Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 26, 2016

If it isn’t part of the process or playbook, they ignore it–perhaps getting the legal review, understanding pricing, getting support from product management, looking at logistic issues. Likewise, many of these sales people, don’t pay attention to the things they need to get done internally.

Legal 109

Legal Sales Government Finance 109

PandaDoc

MARCH 19, 2025

Pricing can make or break a deal when it comes to making a sale in SaaS. This is when strategic pricing approaches come into play, a key one being ramp pricing. This article will break down everything you need to know about ramp pricing, including how it works and why its so important. What is ramp pricing?

Price 52

Price Contract Legal Negotiate 52

Hubspot

APRIL 23, 2021

Pricing: Free Tools ($0/month), Growth Suite (starting at $1,343/month). Pricing: Basic ($0), Premium ($8 per user/month), Pro ($12 per user/month). Pricing: Early ($11/month), Growing ($32/month), Established ($62/month). Xero is for accountants, bookkeepers, and small business owners who need help managing finances.

Non-Profits 88

Non-Profits Finance Price Contract 88

Salesforce

JUNE 7, 2022

The majority of their days get bogged down by housekeeping duties, such as logging customer information and manually building quotes and contracts. You have finance reps who want to only provide certain offers. Papa at Andela uses Revenue Cloud , a configure, price, quote (CPQ) solution, to make this happen.

Sell 98

Sell Finance Contract Quota 98

Sales Hacker

JANUARY 13, 2021

OEM licenses are significantly larger deal sizes than direct to end-user contracts because the licensee is usually pushing out the software to their entire customer base or a large portion of their customer base. One OEM contract can give thousands or tens of thousands of end-users access to the licensor’s software. Exclusivity.

GTM 88

GTM Negotiate Profit margin Contract 88

Hubspot

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Closing deals involving complex price modeling, a need for extensive product knowledge, varying potential discounts, or any other atypical standards and practices isn't exactly intuitive. In some cases, a deal desk is solely a resource for reviewing factors like pricing and deal structure, but many desks extend beyond that.

Closing 98

Closing Construction Legal Negotiate 98

CloserIQ

APRIL 8, 2019

Most startups spend more time thinking about the color of their logo than how to price their product. This might sound harsh, but here’s the truth: The color of your logo will not save you if you price your product wrong. Pricing is one of the most important parts of a startup’s sales strategy, but it’s often overlooked.

Price 59

Price Sales Finance Contract 59

SBI

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

For example, Model N provides solutions for Finance and Product teams to maximize revenues by designing more effective pricing and discount programs, and analytical solutions to develop new product launch strategies that maximize sales in a global market. Nancy: Why should it be prioritized above other options?

Cross-sell 52

Cross-sell Finance Contract Legal 52

Hubspot

JANUARY 11, 2018

How heavily will price factor into the decision? This is normally the stage where my customer brings in [the head of Finance, the other stakeholders, their manager] to [discuss X, get their perspective on Y]. With the ROI your customers will see, price shouldn’t be a huge obstacle. (Of What’s the ROI you’re hoping to see?

Prospecting 101

Prospecting Real Estate Lead generation Finance 101

Martech

APRIL 7, 2023

T : Taking risks off the table by instilling buyer confidence and creating a safety net De-risking versus simply discounting price is another smart strategy to combat customer indecision. Adapt contracts that include services, incentives, and/or safety-net clauses to take FOMU points off the table.

B2B 127

B2B Customers GTM Pipeline 127

ClickFunnels

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

If we click “Join Our Pro Network”, for instance, we can create a business listing for our local area and start generating leads right away… for a price. I sold my car for a good price, Kelley Blue Book got paid for the lead, and the dealership will surely make some money off the deal when they sell — win, win, win.

Lead generation 174

Lead generation Real Estate Niche Clients 174

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Be sure to offer growth-friendly plans in the form of tiered pricing models (usage or rolling seats) to accommodate their future growth. Get product demos for alternative solutions to compare pricing, features, pros/cons. Conduct an RFP process and negotiate contract terms among the front-runners.

Sell 104

Sell Minimum Viable Product Objectives and Key Results Cross-sell 104

Hubspot

JANUARY 9, 2019

They’re responsible for finding potential property, listing property, negotiating prices, and much more. Listing agents are responsible for a variety of things: Helping determine the selling price of property. Guiding the negotiating of the sale price. This is because the responsibilities of each are very distinct. The Broker.

Real Estate 101

Real Estate Negotiate Contract Commission 101

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Average Sales Price: The average value of a deal that closed in the system. For example, if every one of your prospects is in the contracting phase, that may overwhelm your legal team. Average Sales Price: What’s the average sales price of the deals in the pipeline. This can be used to understand the health of a pipeline.

Pipeline 136

Pipeline Cross-sell CRM Sales 136

Hubspot

MAY 22, 2018

In order to build a successful company, you’ll need to create and fine-tune a business plan, assess your finances, complete all the legal paperwork, pick your partners, choose the best tools and systems to help you get your marketing and sales off the ground … and a whole lot more. We have not had much success selling service contracts.

Legal 101

Legal Finance Government Up-sell 101

SaaStr

AUGUST 7, 2020

359: The Secrets to Vertical Growth, What it Really Takes to Build a $1B SaaS Company with Matt Garratt, SVP, Managing Partner @ Salesforce Ventures, Trisha Price, Chief Product Officer @ nCino and David Schmaier, CEO & Founder @ Vlocity. Trisha Price. Trisha Price: nCino is a little bit different in its background.

Price 87

Price Retail X-functional Healthcare 87