SaaStr

MAY 27, 2022

Should sales just disappear once the contract is signed? #5. Hire a great VP of Sales, and revenue goes up. It’s a challenge to get your logo retention rate up to 90% or higher. #8. 59% of you have raised prices this year. . #8. 59% of you have raised prices this year. Fix this, and watch sales go up.

Price 117

Price Niche Up-sell Contract 117

Veloxy

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Most sales reps spend over 175 hours every year on generating quotes and proposals, and waiting for contracts to be signed. When speed to close is essential in a competitive profession, you need the ability to generate and send contracts in one click, one minute. PandaDoc has four pricing levels. Highest Rated Feature.

Quota 147

Quota Contract Account management Price 147

SaaStr

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Founder Josh James had one of the earliest $1B+ exits in SaaS when Adobe bought his first start-up, Omniture, for $1.8 60% more users log-in to accounts with consumption-based pricing, and 50% of new customers are choosing consumption-based pricing. #4. So Domo is an interesting case study on SaaS entrepreneurship.

Contract 100

Contract Price Growth Launch 100

ConversionXL

JANUARY 23, 2019

But that’s not why raising prices is so difficult. Instead, poor planning is to blame: Companies neglect to plan a price increase until there’s a financial squeeze or, for the thirtieth time, a customer confides that, “You know, you really ought to charge more.”. What’s at stake: The exponential impact of a price increase.

Price 121

Price Customers Contract Clients 121

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. Sell-side M&A For sell-side M&A, necessary documents are arranged in the VDR, granting potential buyers convenient access.

Strategic partnership 52

Strategic partnership Legal Contract Negotiate 52

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

60% of Expensify’s Customers started off in the Free edition, even at IPO. Sprout Social doesn’t only sell a low-end edition. It sells to customers S, M, and Larger. A reminder that sometimes as you go upmarket, the SMBs can still keep up the pace. Because it’s not about price.

Contract 138

Contract Cross-sell Price Growth 138

SaaStr

APRIL 30, 2022

In the run up to SaaStr Europa 2022 in Barcelona on June 7-8 , we’re taking a look at some of the top all-time SaaStr Europa sessions. Basically you can more easily start using products. That equation basically makes up your profitability. Start with increasing the number of customers, getting more customers.

Price 94

Price Launch X-functional Contract 94

Iannarino

JULY 19, 2021

Starting with your company is designed to do two things: prove that your client can trust the company, and provide you (the salesperson) with some level of credibility. Generally, after you agreed with your client on a solution, you would present it and provide a formal proposal and pricing. Our Company. Our Clients.

Conversion 327

Conversion Clients Sales Contract 327

Gong.io

DECEMBER 27, 2021

And the (counter intuitive) ideal length for a follow-up prospecting email. We analyzed 37,671 sales opportunities, specifically looking at how emailing price impacted deal success. Win rates spike once pricing is shared over email: If you emailed price recently — or, erm, today — take a big sigh of relief. Don’t bite. .

Negotiate 127

Negotiate Price Contract Up-sell 127

ClickFunnels

OCTOBER 12, 2021

And that starts with generating more and better leads. The price itself also varies depending on the business type, company size, industry, and other factors that affect the cost per lead metric. In fact, if you are starting out, that’s what we would recommend, even if you can afford to outsource it. Want to make more money?

Lead generation 244

Lead generation Contact Contract Price 244

Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Time Available For Selling is a critical issue for everyone in sales. But before I go into a further discussion about time available for selling, let me first define how I look at time available for selling. There are review meetings-ideally to help improve their selling performance.

Sell 137

Sell CRM Technique Territory 137

Salesforce

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Field service can help drive revenue growth by selling to your existing customers, also called upselling or cross-selling. We’ve found that 65% of mobile workers are successfully selling to existing customers. Let’s dig into each of these best practices for upselling and cross-selling in field service.

Service 105

Service Growth Cross-sell Appointment 105

Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

This post should be filed under the “I’m not creative enough to make these stories up. This morning we were catching up on a number of things and he mentioned 3 very large vendor negotiations he had just completed. ” I sensed a “but” coming up. I asked, “What happened?

Price 93

Price Territory Negotiate Contract 93

PandaDoc

MAY 8, 2024

million small businesses , which constitutes up to 99.9% Selling to small and medium businesses is different from B2C deals, where people are ready to make a purchase without extra persuading. Start lead generation To help convert prospects into leads, employ sales automation tools into your workflows whenever possible.

Objectives and Key Results 52

Objectives and Key Results B2C Legal Government 52

SaaStr

APRIL 8, 2020

In the last year we’ve been leveling up a lot of our systems at SaaStr, and as part of that, moving from a lot of self-service and simple products to more robust ones. And one thing I’ve been shocked about is how few sales processes have kept up. Now, it’s time to overhaul how we sell it as well. And price it that way.

Product 133

Product Contract Construction Negotiate 133

Hubspot

MAY 24, 2023

If you want your buyer to stay open, start by saying, "We've got [X minutes] on the agenda. If you give your prospect a price range from $12,500 to $15,000, guess what’s going to happen? Not to mention that the lower price "anchors" your prospect's perception of your product's value. What about a lower price?"

Negotiate 83

Negotiate Contract Price Prospecting 83

Veloxy

APRIL 11, 2023

Whether you like them or not, you may have noticed how they can speed up various tasks, from content generation to planning and researching. It helps eCommerce companies personalize communications, upsell/cross-sell, and reduce cart abandonment rate. Let it be a moment when they ask prospects to sign a contract.

Pipeline 130

Pipeline Sales CRM Price 130

Search Engine Land

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Starting a business can be daunting. As an accidental entrepreneur who started a digital marketing agency seven years ago, I’ve learned first-hand what it takes to achieve longevity while navigating periods of rapid growth and economic uncertainty. Small Business Administration.

Contract 102

Contract Clients Pitch Growth 102

SaaStr

JUNE 21, 2023

He didn’t like to sell to developers, so he quit. The best piece of wisdom Harbaugh received during this time was, “Everything is up and to the right if you zoom out.” Another common pitfall to watch out for is executive recruiters sending along candidates who are out of your price range. A good recruiter is worth it.

Price 103

Price Real Estate A/B testing Pitch 103

PandaDoc

MAY 9, 2024

Let’s look at the elements that make up the sales velocity definition. You may find out that you need to speed up the pace of deals for SMBs, while a longer sales cycle is optimal for enterprises. A low sales velocity can even indicate that you need more salespeople to speed up the flow of your pipeline.

Pipeline 52

Pipeline Legal Objectives and Key Results Lead generation 52

Hubspot

MARCH 25, 2024

According to Dan, there are three questions to ponder about before you start considering a subscription business. First, A Refresher What we’re discussing here don’t include enterprise contracts, where you get paid millions a year by big clients. Because subscription pricing also offers its unique set of perks.

Niche 58

Niche Price Contract B2B 58

Sales Hacker

JANUARY 12, 2023

Selling more, earning more, and one-upping your 2022 self. But that’s part of the trouble — the top and bottom of this year’s leaderboard will both start with the exact same goals. Which is why selling better always leaves you at the bottom. Selling different. You need to sell differently. Popcorn pricing”.

Negotiate 95

Negotiate Price Sales Up-sell 95

Partners in Excellence

JUNE 6, 2018

A friend forwarded me an article entitled, “Giving People More Time To Sell Is BS.” The article started with a statement to the effect of “ill informed pundits quoting data that sales people spend only 10-30% of their time F2F with customers.” Here’s where that part of the argument starts falling apart.

Up-sell 52

Up-sell Sell CRM Cold Call 52

SaaStr

MAY 14, 2023

As we gear up for SaaStr Europa 2023 in London on 6-7 June and SaaStr Annual 2023 in the SF Bay Area on 6-7 September , we wanted to take a look back at some of our most iconic speakers and sessions from over the year, that we can still learn from today. OK, so straight up. Next up, we’ve got Nicolas Dessaigne.

Price 97

Price Start-ups Up-sell X-functional 97

SaaStr

DECEMBER 27, 2020

CEO Lew Cirne, after regretting selling his first startup in the space to CA for $375m, tries again with New Relic. That’s up from 70% 5 quarters ago — a big change. Do whatever you can to drive up NRR / net negative churn. 10x the sign-ups with new Free tier. Will conversions make up for it?

Contract 122

Contract Cross-sell Price Growth 122

ClickFunnels

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

In this guide, we’ll explain the lead generation business model, some of its pros and cons, and even the 6 steps to get started — from choosing a niche to driving traffic and getting paid. 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.

Lead generation 174

Lead generation Real Estate Niche Clients 174

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 92

Price Finance Negotiate Contract 92

SaaStr

MAY 25, 2020

At the end of the call we’ll walk through the application so you can start trying the product” — Sam Blond, CRO, Brex. In your pricing. In your contracts. “Help people buy how they want to buy and be as transparent as you can with pricing ” – Ken Edwards, Sales leader, Uberflip. In your messaging.

Closing 136

Closing Process Contract Price 136

Gong.io

AUGUST 3, 2022

Closing new contracts is important, but retaining and increasing revenue from existing accounts is crucial for maintaining and growing ARR. For enterprise sales, onboarding includes: Setting up and executing training sessions with different user groups (i.e. At the start of quarter three, $1.49m of this revenue is renewed.

Customers 87

Customers Cross-sell Contract Price 87

ConversionXL

JULY 25, 2022

Companies that engage in strategic CTA testing continue to drive success metrics like CTR (click-through rate) up and to the right. Landing page platform Unbounce boosted conversion rates by 90% by changing their CTA copy from “Start your 30-day trial” to “Start my free 30-day trial.”. Am I locked into a contract?

A/B testing 146

A/B testing Contract Appointment Drivers/motivators 146

PandaDoc

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Small businesses will find many affordable options with flexible pricing plans to boot. Think of it like this: you run a food truck, and your sales software tells you burritos sell best on Fridays. With this information, you can plan to stock up on burrito ingredients every Thursday and boost your profits when sales surge.​​

CRM 52

CRM Contact Price Pipeline 52

SaaStr

OCTOBER 24, 2022

So selling, marketing and supporting them should be different too. As an API-first company, WorkOS focuses on selling primarily to developers. What’s Different About Selling to Developers. So why sell to these developers? Bottom-up sales. Developers hate opaque pricing. Why is this transition occurring now?

Growth 74

Growth Price Contract GTM 74

Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Why is it that companies have a sales process they follow rigorously to win business, yet avoid the same discipline in managing those customers throughout the lifecycle of their contracts? Today we can start to change that. Too often contract cancellation (or non-renewal) comes as a surprise, but it never should.

Customers 74

Customers Contract Cross-sell Account management 74

SaaStr

MARCH 25, 2021

We’ve talked about BATNA a long time ago in the context of selling your company, where the concept is critical (read that here ). When at the 11th hour, the customer pushes back hard on pricing … we don’t want to blow the deal. They handed us a new contract across the table for $2m, instead of $5m.

Contract 111

Contract Sales Negotiate Price 111

Hubspot

JUNE 14, 2022

The seller’s price to the buyer is fixed or determinable. It means that a transfer of goods or services occurred for a specific price. The seller’s price to the buyer is fixed or determinable. Revenue recognition requires that a price be fixed or determinable. Completed Contract Method. Completed-Contract Method.

Non-Profits 57

Non-Profits Contract Price Commission 57

Sales Pop!

APRIL 11, 2024

It’s a goal we strive for in selling. For it’s all too common that selling organizations in the enterprise world make the same mistake made by the hotel chain when seeking information about their client’s satisfaction level. The contract is signed. The honesty needle points way up. Client Satisfaction.

B2C 52

B2C Clients Contract Account management 52

Search Engine Land

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Google stirred things up by shaking cushions and discreetly adjusting ad prices, and the entire industry faced a major shift with the sunset of Universal Analytics, forcing everyone to transition to Google Analytics 4. The PPC community had a rollercoaster year in 2023.

Retail 124

Retail X-functional Launch Non-Profits 124