Sales Gravy

APRIL 10, 2025

The Fancy Stuff Is Failing You We see it all the timesalespeople hiding behind automation tools, social selling gimmicks, and relationship-building fluff. Youre hoping your sequence will nurture your prospect into buying without you having to actually sell. Most salespeople would rather look productive than be productive.

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Closing Objection handling Cold Call Contract 87

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

You Gotta Do the Work (Of Course) Your Competition is Trying to Sell To, And Steal, Your Customers And yet, I still see so few SaaS companies doing even the most basic steps here. To buy potential customers out from long-term contracts they’ve already signed and paid for with the competition. Buy-out contracts.

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Contract Commission Price Sales 131

SaaStr

MAY 5, 2025

I know your sales team probably hates pilots, because in a sense, it means they have to sell the deal twice. Because so many enterprise customers won’t buy from new start-ups without a pilot. Heres how: Risk Mitigation : Pilots allow customers to test your product in a controlled environment before committing to a full rollout.

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Customers Contract Clients Trust 99

SaaStr

APRIL 30, 2021

And it’s been a vivid reminder of what I hate so much about buying software: Vendors selling you software you never use or deploy. Salespeople pushing you to sign multi-year contracts you don’t want. Not being able to do a free trial, or even really try out a product first. Being “qualified out” by a BDR.

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Contract Price Closing Gaming 116

Iannarino

AUGUST 1, 2021

It’s unlikely that a more recent lead is automatically better than an older lead, or even than a target that is already locked into a contract with your competitor —even if the new contact devoted two minutes to filling out a form on your website. But in more cases than not, you’ll still need to sell. Occasionally, this is true.

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Intrinsic Clients Contact Contract 343

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Its product provides software to spas and salons but it’s not new (the first salon software came out in the 80s), and neither is a lot of the vertical software getting hot today. 10-12 products make Toast work. When you add a product like payroll or payments, it’s not enough to just integrate it. It’s a fallacy.

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Appointment Contract Commission Niche 104

Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Car buyers 30 years ago might have shown up at the dealership wanting a truck, a sedan, or something as vague as a “good family car,” and the salesperson’s job was to help steer them in the right direction based on their needs. That process has changed dramatically. A 2024 HubSpot Blog Survey of 422 B2B professionals in the U.S.

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B2B B2C Tradeshows Contract 81

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. Exactly how can vary.

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Product Contract Construction Negotiate 145

Highspot

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Key Takeaways Product training is essential for anyone responsible for taking a product to market. 77% of B2B buyers found their most recent purchase very complex or difficult, emphasizing the need for in-depth product knowledge. Product training techniques like gamification keep teams motivated. What is Product Training?

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Product GTM Objectives and Key Results Cross-sell 52

Martech

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

77% of all workers using AI say the technology is doing more work for them, and that it’s contributing to burnout and making it harder to be productive, according to a study by Upwork. Oracle Cloud CX enhances personalization and improves upsell and cross-sell conversions. Email: Business email address Sign me up!

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Cross-sell Construction Legal Contract 114

SaaStr

DECEMBER 30, 2021

I didn’t expect to sell to a CIO myself in the early days, either. But we ended up selling to several in Year 1. When our product was feature-poor, and the team was tiny. Everyone cited 300+ in-bound pitches a week, with the number seemingly going up every week. True enough. And sometimes, they will find you.

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Contract X-functional Sell Cold Call 105

Iannarino

MARCH 2, 2023

But by rushing the deal to get to the pain points, you break B2B selling and buying. The good news is, by helping your buyer with problems related to making a purchase decision and implementing change, you increase your chances of solving the other problems that cause a prospective client to buy your product or service.

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B2B Contact Clients Entertainment 286

Search Engine Land

JULY 22, 2024

Niche sites, influencers and publishers Niche sites, influencers and media companies create content for small business Saturday, have round-ups sharing the best of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, as well as listicles of the best XYZ. With fewer days until free shipping and time to publish, now is the time to line up the lists.

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Niche Retail Promote Follow-up 98

Martech

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

A forced sale of the Chrome browser and limits on Google’s product connections could change how your ads are delivered, measured and optimized. Key proposals : Force Google to sell Chrome browser. Ban exclusive search contracts. Email: Business email address Sign me up! Big picture. Restrict Google’s AI content usage.

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Cross-sell Legal Contract Sales 73

Tibor Shanto

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

They are out to make you Aware, not of your product, but things they, the buyers are thinking about. At this point they may consider contracting a duct cleaner, or go ductless, (geese only). The 20% who are recognized as eagles continue to sell the future, but future is not singular.

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Cross-sell Territory Contract Start-ups 287

Search Engine Land

JULY 16, 2024

While some authors and news media are fighting back with lawsuits against AI, others are establishing contract agreements for fair use of content. They still make money by selling courses and books to the naïve public on “how to make easy money by mass-producing content with AI.” Get the daily newsletter search marketers rely on.

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Click Through Rate User Experience Promote Technology 110

SaaStr

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Selling to Multiple Stakeholders If you sell into the Enterprise, you understand there are different stakeholders. So at BILL’s scale, you have to put programs into place across the company to connect employees to customers, to help you focus on all the different stakeholders vs just the contract signer.

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Customers Networking UX Engineering 124

SaaStr

MARCH 23, 2025

I really liked this one and wanted to write up a few more learnings. Their product is generating an impressive 45% of developers’ code on average. Beyond their code assistant, they’ve developed Windsurf AI, an agentic IDE allowing non-technical users to build applications – accelerating productivity even further.

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GTM Territory Pipeline Growth 99

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Competition is Way, Way Up. Did you step up? With AI Agents that do work for people, from coding to reviewing contracts, these are brand new dollars in software spend that didnt exist before. The Ones That Cant Keep Up Are Being Left Behind The pace of innovation has accelerated. Or are you #4. Did you grab some?

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Legal Contract B2B Growth 94

SaaStr

MARCH 21, 2022

Q: Dear SaaStr: When should a SaaS Company allow Month-to-Month contracts vs requiring 12-month commitments? Annual contracts combined with prepaid cash are a huge benefit. You get all the cash up-front (this is how I went cash-flow positive in fact), and your churn almost by definition goes down. Get them whenever possible.

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Contract Price Up-sell Trust 105

Veloxy

JUNE 21, 2021

If you sell telecommunications, your cold calls could and should be different than a salesperson selling software. If you sell IT services, your cold calls could and should be different than a financial services consultant. You can use these scripts, tips, and tricks to up your cold call game. Prospect: Yes!

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Cold Call Objectives and Key Results Pitch Follow-up 298

Iannarino

JULY 19, 2021

Having established that your company was a perfect fit for the prospective client, the next step is to inform your prospective client about your products or services. At this point, you may or may not need to provide a presentation, but you will eventually have to provide your client with a proposal and a contract. Our Solution.

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Search Engine Land

JULY 25, 2024

But when defending our retainer or contract renewal, businesses want to know how their SEO spend will tangibly impact the bottom line. The most common definition is the total number of people who could possibly use a product or service. Essential products are often price-sensitive during a downturn. That’s great. Processing.

Campaign 108

Campaign Objectives and Key Results Price Finance 108

Sales Pop!

AUGUST 24, 2021

Now, the sun is shining again and we’ve resumed normal selling activities, as best we can. Since you are a product of your environment, choose the environment that best develops you toward your objective”. But in the interest of time, rapid sales team brainstorming events can be just as productive. Change happened. Competition.

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Transportation Real Estate Healthcare Government 236

Sales Pop!

JULY 14, 2022

I taught a Selling class at Loyola University Maryland and many of the students were shocked when they saw the syllabus, which indicated that participation was 50% of their grade. I always promised my students that I would focus on what was truly important in the real world of selling, not what was chronicled in textbooks and articles.

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Clients Contract Up-sell Growth 239

Sales Pop!

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

As the selling year draws to a close, we’re captivated by Q4 activities focused on closing the year strong in terms of winning business and, hopefully, also delivering as much value as possible to our clients. I love the Clement Stone quote – “You are a product of your environment. In selling, it’s all about questions.

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Real Estate Healthcare Objectives and Key Results Government 238

Hubspot

AUGUST 26, 2024

I identified a key stakeholder with purchasing authority, reached out with a simple yet elegant email pitch, and they responded asking me for a contract they could sign right away. I woke up to my alarm clock shattering that fantasy. How to Use AI for Sales Follow-Ups 1.

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Follow-up Contract Sales Technology 85

Sales Pop!

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

But the irony is that in selling to large accounts , sales cycles are typically long and drawn out. And as the calendar pages turn in major account pursuits, doubt, uncertainty, risk, and costs add up. And you must also be able to gauge the extent of the power of the legal and contracts teams in the process and strategize accordingly.

Legal 239

Legal Finance Contract Networking 239

Veloxy

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Account based selling is a B2B concept that has gained a lot of interest in recent times, but implementing it can feel rather daunting. Studies show that at least 94% of B2B teams have adopted account based selling in a bid to deliver improved buying experiences that lead to increased conversions and loyalty. It doesn’t have to.

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Sell Objectives and Key Results SQL B2B 246

Veloxy

JUNE 23, 2021

What Positions Make Up an Inside Sales Team? This is often why many companies don’t end up with rockstars and new teams miss the mark. When we talk about outside sales, we’re referring to a team that goes out on sales calls to sell regionally and at conferences, events, and so on. What Positions Make up an Inside Sales Team?

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Inside sales CRM Sales Pipeline 232

PandaDoc

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Deal desks can incorporate large teams of relevant stakeholders within sales, finance, product marketing, product management, legal, customer success, and more as needed. Missed follow ups, lost sales opportunities, time lost to manual processes , and more can be costing you revenue without even realizing it.

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Legal Contract Cross-sell Finance 52

Sales Pop!

DECEMBER 23, 2021

For instance, digital contracts, invoices, and bills of sales can help team members speed up the sales process. Plus, you can work with hybrid sales team members to develop a schedule that helps them maximize their productivity. This friendly competition encourages team members to do their best to sell.

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Sales Contract Drivers/motivators Growth 246

Cerebral Selling

AUGUST 8, 2022

And in times of crisis, two things can happen: Fear and distraction give way to diminished revenue production, quota attainment, and rash decisions to leave for greener pastures (which we know don’t often exist). These ups and downs are a normal part of business (and the human experience). The experience is the product.

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Sales Contract Clients Quota 220

SaaStr

APRIL 14, 2025

For example, a $25k pilot can grow into a $1M+ enterprise-wide contract over time. Enterprises often hesitate to commit to large contracts upfront, so offering a short-term PoC can help you get your foot in the door and build trust. Dont underestimate the power of showing up. It’s not worth … not showing up.

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Closing Contract Pitch Finance 66

PandaDoc

MAY 2, 2025

Pricing isnt just a number you stick on a product or service. Sometimes, all it takes is rethinking how you present, package, and position what youre already selling. When buyers see that committing to a larger quantity or a longer-term contract earns them a better price, theyre more likely to scale up their purchase.

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Price Drivers/motivators Legal Strategize 52

Veloxy

DECEMBER 28, 2023

However, if you’re considering a transition to outside sales or simply want to elevate your field selling game, you’re in the right place. and embark on this journey to master the art of field selling together! Get Your Free Ebook Key Takeaways Outside sales is the practice of selling through direct, in-person interactions.

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Outside Sales Cold Call Represent Objectives and Key Results 242

ClickFunnels

OCTOBER 12, 2021

A lead is a potential customer who has: Expressed an interest in your product or service. Meaning: Someone who hasn’t expressed an interest in your product or service but whose contact details you have somehow obtained isn’t a lead (e.g. You offer the potential customer your least expensive and least valuable product.

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Lead generation Contact Contract Price 244