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Choosing the Right Sales Motion for Your Business (28 Real-World Examples)

Sales Hacker

The best sales teams don’t just sell — they keep customers happy and drive serious upsell, cross-sell, and expansion revenue. They do this by first identifying and focusing on the sales motions that are best for their product, team, and customer. Inside sales. Low-touch sales. Inside Sales.

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What Your First 100 Hires Will Look Like

SaaStr

They are often a bit shocked at how many people they are going to need to hire as they cross $10m ARR. Because SaaS requires so many functions beyond engineering, especially if it’s sales-driven … outbound, SDRs, inbound, field sales, marketing, customer success, support, more complex product management, etc.

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The Ultimate Guide to a Career in Sales

Hubspot

Inside Sales Rep. In an increasingly digital world, inside salespeople are the go-to for prospecting, nurturing, and converting leads remotely. They rely on email, phone calls, videos, and virtual meetings—instead of face-to-face interaction—to build relationships and move people through the sales funnel. Image Source.

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Sales Pipeline Radio, Episode 318: Q & A with Alan Gonsenhauser @agonsenhauser

Heinz Marketing

The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. We cover a wide range of topics, with a focus on sales development and inside sales priorities. I’m a big believer in cross-functional alignment.

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170+ Women in Sales Share Their Career-Defining Aha Moment

Sales Hacker

After spending a couple of years in a sales role, that knowledge will assist you throughout your life in business and elsewhere. You can rise within a company selling your ideas, or you can go off on your own and be your first salesperson. Anita Nielsen is a best-selling author and sales performance coach. Anita Nielsen.

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PODCAST 26: The IPO Process From a Former Big Company and Startup to an IPO

Sales Hacker

Andrea Gellert: Sure, OnDeck, was built to respond to a major need, which is giving small businesses access to the financing that they need to grow and maintain their businesses. Sam Jacobs: You manage marketing, sales, and partnerships? First is developing really strong peer relationships and cross functional relationships.

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The Ins & Outs of Variable Pay Compensation Structure for Sales Teams

Sales Hacker

For insides sales roles these should pretty much exclusively be monthly. How to Address Comp Plans for Selling New Products. By definition they are usually less mature than the original product, they have lower ACV, and sales people are less comfortable with them. Base/Variable Split. Accelerators.