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. Follow-up calls. Most reps send five emails and give up.

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Tibor Shanto

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

They not only do things differently and better, but start with a different vision, view if you will. Assuming we can make them become Aware, they will start the Consideration of how to address their new awareness? At this point they may consider contracting a duct cleaner, or go ductless, (geese only).

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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.

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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. We’ll dig into the findings and see what we can learn from the study, but let’s start with some definitions.

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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. Starting with the conversations that explain your client’s world helps them understand the forces behind many of their current (or near-future) problems.

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Iannarino

MARCH 2, 2023

But by rushing the deal to get to the pain points, you break B2B selling and buying. Your Buyer's Lack of Experience Because you sell your company's offerings every day, you have the experience that your B2B buyer is missing. We describe this idea as being One-Up , meaning you have greater knowledge and experience than your buyers.

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Sales Pop!

JULY 14, 2021

A lot of small business owners start with little knowledge of business, and that’s a big handicap. As a result, they often end up making costly mistakes. If you don’t want to become another statistic, here are some of the mistakes you should avoid when first getting started. Profits do not tell the whole picture.

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Iannarino

JUNE 17, 2021

One of the most significant changes in the way that we sell involves who we choose to engage in the sales conversation. Part 2 | The Starting Question. At one time, as a salesperson, you would be told to find “the decision-maker,” the single individual who could sign a contract. Part 3 | Information. Do Good Work.

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Hubspot

AUGUST 26, 2024

I remember it like it was yesterday — I was just starting out in SaaS sales, and I had identified a promising account I wanted to target. 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.

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Iannarino

JULY 15, 2021

How you sell—not what you sell or who you work for—is your most important competitive advantage. The more unfair advantages you can stack up, the greater the odds that your prospective client will decide to buy from you. To win a deal , you are going to need someone who can sign a contract. Greater Mindshare.

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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. Start moving faster.

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Search Engine Land

JULY 22, 2024

On top of that: Hanukkah starts on Christmas, and Kwanzaa is on the day after. Media will matter and markups haven’t started because many people haven’t realized it’s a short year yet, so you can get solid deals by reserving space now. With fewer days until free shipping and time to publish, now is the time to line up the lists.

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PandaDoc

MARCH 27, 2025

If youre looking to increase revenue without acquiring new customers, cross-selling is one of the best ways you can do that. Effective cross-selling helps customers find new products they genuinely need, so theyll leave more satisfied with your business and remain more loyal, too. What is cross-selling in sales? Lets dive in.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

You’re going up against companies like Gusto who already handle payroll extremely well. How to Make Onboarding Work for SMBs While in some cases, selling to SMBs is easier than Enterprise in many ways, one way in which it’s fundamentally harder is onboarding. The expansion can only come from selling SMBs new products.

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Salesforce

AUGUST 15, 2024

Let’s say you start your workday by checking your email and going over your sales stats. By automating routine tasks such as invoicing, inventory management, and email marketing, businesses can reduce their teams’ time and effort, freeing up their days for more important tasks like strategy and selling.

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Sales Pop!

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

In consulting with organizations selling into the enterprise space, I’ve often encountered start-up organizations that lack healthy lists of current accounts. You start by breaking each opportunity’s key issues into three categories – Client Issues, Selling Team Issues and Contract Issues.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 15, 2023

How are CEO contracts typically structured? I’ll answer this from a start-up perspective, and assume you mean bringing in an outside CEO to run your start-up. Most “outside” CEOs, that are brought in to run a start-up, will be looking for 6-8% equity in the company.

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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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SaaStr

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Jason starts with the meta-question we’ve been asking a lot of SaaS leaders lately ( Klaviyo , ZoomInfo ) — ‘are we in a downturn?’ Selling to Multiple Stakeholders If you sell into the Enterprise, you understand there are different stakeholders. “It does start at the top,” René explained.

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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. Once for the pilot, and again to convert the pilot for a longer deal. But the thing is, net net it might be less work.

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Sales Pop!

AUGUST 24, 2021

Now, the sun is shining again and we’ve resumed normal selling activities, as best we can. In selling, it’s all about questions. Starting with account base, what about your verticals? Can you sell and deliver remotely? While you may long to return to in-person selling, research shows your buyers feel differently.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 11, 2024

AI can help discover preferences in contracts, understand how legal teams like to negotiate and implement that automatically in the software. One example from Ironclad, but something we all experience as a SaaS company is contract negotiation. This is where AI can come in.

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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. Start with Your Profile When someone looks at your LinkedIn profile, this is often their first impression of you.

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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. In selling, it’s all about questions. Starting with account base, what about your verticals? Market Patterns.

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Real Estate Healthcare Objectives and Key Results Government 242

ConversionXL

JUNE 14, 2021

In this guide, you’ll learn how to differentiate your business and attract your ideal customers by creating a unique selling proposition. How a unique selling proposition (USP) attracts better customers and builds your brand (and where marketers get it wrong). Their guard will be up, so be transparent about the purpose of your call.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Scott pulled the research from Chorus, which reported that over five weeks (~May-June 2020), 88% more directors have been joining calls and 72% more executives are joining sales calls on the sell side. Now about a year into a Director-level post at Clearcut Analytics, I started to change my perspective on this matter.

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Salesforce

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Depending on what your business sells and how your products are marketed, you can find the right type of ecommerce that will be the best fit for you. B2C transactions make up hundreds of thousands of online marketplaces that sell a wealth of consumer goods that can often be delivered in days or even hours. Get started 3.

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Gong.io

JULY 7, 2022

The Sandler selling system has been around since the ‘60s and is still going strong. What is the Sandler selling system? The Sandler selling method was created by David Sandler in 1967 in response to three major issues he identified with his existing sales approach. Sandler selling can often save reps a lot of time.

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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.

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SaaStr

MAY 6, 2023

Dear SaaStr: As a salesperson, if you sell a multi-year SaaS deal, does the whole amount count towards your current year quota? On commissions / pay-out: For start-ups where cash matters, I strongly suggest compensating the reps mainly on cash brought in. Or just the part attributed to your current year? Approaches vary here.

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Martech

OCTOBER 15, 2024

For B2B offerings, trust is the top selling point for decision-makers, as their motivation is almost always to avoid the blame that comes from making the wrong choice. For B2Bs, trust is the top selling point for decision-makers, as their motivation is almost always to avoid the blame that comes from making the wrong choice.

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SaaStr

APRIL 14, 2025

Start Small, Then Expand. At Least, If There is a Clear Path to Expand : Big-ticket deals often start as smaller departmental deals. For example, a $25k pilot can grow into a $1M+ enterprise-wide contract over time. While Zoom works for smaller deals, in-person meetings build trust and help you close larger contracts faster.

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Veloxy

JUNE 23, 2021

They all start out on a high note, bubbling with excitement as they proceed through the onboarding and ramp process. But after a while, they start feeling overwhelmed and begin falling behind on their sales motions. Why Start with Inside Sales? What Positions Make Up an Inside Sales Team? Why Start with Inside Sales? .

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Sales Pop!

OCTOBER 18, 2021

By the way, the average selling company uses about 10 tools (and still wants more). In case you think that after creating such a setup, your salespeople will immediately start using it, you’re wrong. Once you deal with all the seven points above, you can start building a sales setup that will function within the complete system.

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ClickFunnels

OCTOBER 12, 2021

And that starts with generating more and better leads. In fact, if you are starting out, that’s what we would recommend, even if you can afford to outsource it. And that’s okay when you are just starting out because you need to test a bunch of stuff to see what works and what doesn’t. Want to make more money?

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 24, 2025

Steven Farnsworth: And the number of people who come up really excited about Gaiia, but are in year three of a 15 year contract, or a 10 year contract is shocking. Paul Irving: It’s my honor to be up on the stage with three of three of my favorite people. Vera Kutsenko: I’m only one person.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 8, 2023

If you haven’t already learned how to sell to millennial buyers, it’s past time to get caught up. Millennials are the first generation to grow up with computers and internet access, and their habits are shaped accordingly. So how to start? Step one, relationship-building. Without a relationship, you can’t personalize.

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