SaaStr

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

It’s much easier to sell something to a customer you’re already working with than it is to win them again and again. To calculate your net dollar retention, take all of your existing ARR at the beginning of the period, add on any cross-sell or upsell, subtract out any churn, and then see the ending ARR. Sign up HERE !

Profit margin 82

Profit margin Drivers/motivators Cross-sell Growth 82

Martech

MARCH 10, 2022

Traditional B2B demand gen models are becoming outdated as privacy regulations are more stringent and fewer people are willing to give up their personal information. Because of this it’s essential to have an Account-based marketing (ABM) strategy. Inbound marketing is about building value and trust, NOT about selling.?. ?Content

E-commerce 107

E-commerce Growth Cross-sell Objectives and Key Results 107

Highspot

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

A comprehensive sales and marketing plan sets up organizations for long-term growth and success. In this guide, we’ll dig into the differences between sales and marketing plans, how to create your plan, and templates to get the ball rolling. What is a Sales and Marketing Plan?

Objectives and Key Results 52

Objectives and Key Results Cross-sell Click Through Rate Lead generation 52

Highspot

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

A comprehensive sales and marketing plan sets up organizations for long-term growth and success. In this guide, we’ll dig into the differences between sales and marketing plans, how to create your plan, and templates to get the ball rolling. What is a Sales and Marketing Plan?

Objectives and Key Results 52

Objectives and Key Results Cross-sell Click Through Rate Lead generation 52

Martech

JUNE 28, 2022

Marketers play a large, proactive role in the buying-selling process to generate revenue across the entire buyer lifecycle – from generating a new customer, to contract renewal, to solution expansion and cross-sell/upsell. Drive the shift from push to pull marketing.

B2B 114

B2B GTM Cross-sell High impact 114

SaaStr

MARCH 31, 2022

So for the audience, cloud giants are turbocharging startup sales, and the predominant reason for this is because they’re fundamentally changing IT budgets at the customers that we’re all selling to. Rico Mallozzi: So marketplaces are fundamentally changing, go to market motions for a lot of enterprise technology companies.

Cross-sell 78

Cross-sell Finance Strategize Technology 78

Highspot

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

As we prepare to exit 2020, the process of building your yearly go-to-market strategy is filled with unknowns: When will we return to our physical offices? While nobody can answer these questions with exact certainty, the broader shifts shaping our markets for the next year are already happening. How can we invest strategically?

Cross-sell 52

Cross-sell Sales Technique Go To Market 52

The Lost Book of Sales

AUGUST 15, 2021

You’ve probably signed up for this newsletter thanks to my post called Age of distractions , which seems to have gone “viral” after I shared it with the great audience on Hacker News. 🌪 Book summary #1 (long): Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey Moore Outtake: -> What is the “Chasm”?

Cross-sell 98

Cross-sell Gambling GTM Territory 98

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Product marketers work to understand the market and what motivates customers. They choose the market segments to target. They design an effective go-to-market plan along with the required positioning and messaging. They determine what attributes the product needs to win against the competition.

Product 127

Product E-commerce Strategize B2B 127

Heinz Marketing

AUGUST 30, 2021

This week’s show is called “ The Evolution of Successful Social Selling ” and our guest is Jamie Shanks , CEO @ Sales for Life and Pipeline Signals. If you’re watching this on demand, thanks very much for catching up with us. Why don’t we go up to the cottage for a weekend?”

Pipeline 117

Pipeline Sales Up-sell Cross-sell 117

criteria for success

MARCH 25, 2020

And no matter where you are or what your organization sells, you’ve likely seen an impact on your business. Or, your supply chain is drying up and you are facing production or delivery delays. We’re all in this situation together, and as leaders, it’s up to us to support our teams in uncertain times. Selling Through Uncertainty.

Cross-sell 66

Cross-sell Sales Up-sell Meeting 66

Hubspot

AUGUST 21, 2023

To have a successful product launch, you need to craft a thoughtful, actionable, effective go-to-market (GTM) strategy framework. Without proper planning, it’s impossible to know if you’re chasing the wrong audience, are too early or too late to a given market, or targeting a market that's too saturated with similar solutions.

Go To Market 69

Go To Market Process GTM Launch 69

Highspot

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Whether you call them SDRs, account executives (AEs), or business development representatives (BDRs), their ability to engage prospects through persistent, multi-channel communication outreach, and swift follow-up strategies is critical in transforming leads into viable opportunities and improving retention.

Growth 52

Growth Objectives and Key Results Cold Call Sales 52

Sales Hacker

APRIL 1, 2021

If you’re an OEM or selling physical products, this one’s for you (sorry, SaaS folks). As the world is starting to reopen, there is likely room for your products in new markets, if you understand the complexities and risks. But that might mean overlooking a golden opportunity.

E-commerce 67

E-commerce Territory Transportation B2C 67

Hubspot

JUNE 8, 2021

Due to the role's responsibilities, the best SDRs have strong interpersonal communication and organizational skills, understand the ins and outs of the products or services, and make a lasting impression. The path to a promotion is clear, and you'll gain the skills you need to level up to a managerial position. Image Source.

Commission 77

Commission Territory Finance Inside sales 77

Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

They provide an overview of a specific competitor’s company, products, and services, and provide guidelines on how to win deals against that competitor. They’re also the ammo you give your sales reps to go into battle against your competitors. Understand HOW to tactically sell against specific competitors. What does this mean?

Objection handling 73

Objection handling GTM Cross-sell Sales 73

SalesHandy

JULY 12, 2022

is a common misconception amongst many salespeople and marketers believing they should serve everyone. Every product or service has ideal and less-than-ideal customers. If you are selling to the wrong individuals, then your sales team will most likely struggle to connect with them and their pain points.

Customers 59

Customers Cross-sell Represent Contract 59

Sales Hacker

JUNE 14, 2021

Schneider needed to show how Sygma and other target accounts were being treated like the “middle child” by their service provider. They needed prospects to acknowledge both their gaps and the impacts to operations across the supply chain, the P&L, employees, KPIs, service performance, and customers.

GTM 81

GTM E-commerce B2B Profit margin 81

SalesLoft

JUNE 3, 2019

Who actually picks up a phone? It’s so, so hard, but upon reflection, and I had been thinking about this lately, I think the sales book that had the most enduring impact would have been Geoffrey Moore’s Crossing the Chasm. And for those aspirin people he articulated a way to go to market, that was very simplistic.

Conversion 81

Conversion Real Estate Cross-sell Niche 81

ConversionXL

JUNE 30, 2019

You won’t know until you figure out what your competitors are up to. Knowing what the competitors are doing—how they’re thinking about the market, which tactics they’re using, how they’re crafting messages and design—can make all the difference in the battle for customers. Which results show up? By Karl Gilis.

UX 126

UX X-functional A/B testing User Experience 126

Gong.io

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Hence, every business that wants to grow needs direction in the form of a go-to-market strategy. . A go-to-market strategy framework is a blueprint for growth. Whether it’s your first time creating a go-to-market strategy or your tenth, this article will teach you everything you need to know to be successful.

Go To Market 62

Go To Market GTM Launch Promote 62

Heinz Marketing

MAY 16, 2022

You recommended we cover customer service, customer success today. Why did that bubble up as a topic for you? If I’m ever in market, I won’t buy from them because of how they treated me, because of how they pushed me.” Customer experience. Alan : Customer experience is the area I’m most passionate about.

Pipeline 93

Pipeline Referrals X-functional Cross-sell 93

Highspot

APRIL 2, 2020

Modern sales ops professionals play a vital role in the success of a sales organization by staying ahead of problems and enabling the sales team to focus on selling. Sales ops frees up bandwidth for sellers to then use these resources to improve their performance. Planning and strategizing go-to-market plans.

Non-Profits 75

Non-Profits CRM Territory Cross-sell 75

Pointclear

OCTOBER 1, 2015

There’s no doubt that Account-Based Marketing is on the up-and-up. What are sales and marketing leaders saying about it? Is ABM the Holy Grail for lead generation or just another black box solution destined to cost a lot of money, distract marketing and end up getting more bad leads to sales faster than ever before?

Lead generation 95

Lead generation Cross-sell B2B Technique 95

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Imagine having the opportunity to sell into a company like Lyft in 2011. Imagine growing with them on their journey to becoming a publicly-traded company with an $11+ billion market cap. The total addressable market continues to grow and is ripe for selling to, but very few startups reach unicorn status.

Sell 78

Sell Minimum Viable Product Objectives and Key Results Cross-sell 78

Highspot

OCTOBER 23, 2023

By introducing a new product or updating an existing one, businesses can tap into new customer segments or markets, ensuring a diversified and steady revenue flow. Ensure Communication Across Departments A product launch necessitates seamless communication across various departments, from product development to marketing.

Launch 59

Launch Negotiate Product GTM 59

Sales Hacker

AUGUST 23, 2018

And no matter how much it’s drummed up about, I don’t believe there are any shortcuts to accelerating your sales funnel. There’s a general tendency among most frontline sales teams to sell to enterprises and become the next Salesforce. Trying to sell to everyone and anyone is tempting, but it’s a fool’s errand.

B2B 56

B2B Cross-sell Negotiate Pitch 56

Lead Fuze

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The push tactics we’ve been using are not working, so here’s why: Sales and marketing teams are more aware of who they’re selling to, rather than just focusing on revenue growth. In order for them to keep up with trends, they need more people who can go into C-suite positions.

E-commerce 52

E-commerce B2B Healthcare Profit margin 52

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 7, 2022

It’s up to every ecommerce business to find the middle ground between investing too little in customer acquisition and spending beyond your means. However, once you have historical data to work with, don’t get hung up on what others are doing. To fully optimize CAC, look closely at your sales and marketing costs.

Cross-sell 22

Cross-sell Customers Referrals Drivers/motivators 22

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

We hear his best practices on developing a sales team, measuring rep productivity, why companies should lead with their product first, and what the sales team’s responsibility is inside of a product-led go-to-market strategy. The sales team’s role in a bottom-up approach. He went to Holy Cross. What You’ll Learn.

Product 52

Product Pipeline Engineering Cross-sell 52

SaaStr

MAY 8, 2020

So, I studied International Development in Swahili in undergrad, thought I was going to end up in a career in global health, but then serendipitously ended up taking an engineering class in my senior year of college that led me down a path of working with student startups. And a lot of them really love tech.

Cross-sell 72

Cross-sell Contract Start-ups Up-sell 72

SBI

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

These are the sentiments that describe their view of CAPs: The advocate program is like a reference “help desk,” lining up references for salespeople in the 11th hour of the sales cycle: reactive, tactical; a necessary evil to close deals. Your company: is launching a new product/service offering.

Customers 49

Customers Strategize Cross-sell B2B 49

Sales Hacker

APRIL 16, 2018

4) Going up the sales career ladder [9:00]. The sales team is set up in two teams, we’ve got a team that’s responsible for selling into the buy side and sell side, and a team responsible for selling into big corporations. Sales management at Global Crossing. We’re on iTunes.

Territory 41

Territory Cross-sell Up-sell Objection handling 41

Heinz Marketing

JUNE 1, 2020

Best Practices from Lisa McLe od” Lisa is the founder of McLeod & More as well as the Author of Selling with Noble Purpose. We know what we want to get done, sometimes we happen to think about what the prospect wants out of this as well, but that’s different than having a noble selling purpose.

Pipeline 63

Pipeline Sales Up-sell Cross-sell 63

SaaStr

JULY 17, 2020

” So all the people who were whining, jumping up and down about the evils of short-termism and public markets, which I never really believed in anyway, maybe you’re just factually wrong. Does it not all bubble up to even the best cloud stocks? Keith Rabois: It’s unclear which stocks it bubbles up to.

E-commerce 72

E-commerce Retail Real Estate Growth 72

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

So mid-market, we’re about 40 to 50K ACV enterprise. So up to 100-150K and SMB, we’re at 2K. So it really focused our efforts on selling larger deals and go after the enterprise space. When you sign up for hypergrowth especially, you have to go after the US. I don’t we can communicate that.

Territory 56

Territory Cross-sell Sales Cold Call 56

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

For Collibra, a cross-organizational data governance platform, the company went from slow growth to hypergrowth. You mentioned customer problems, did you just work with customers on their first kind of idea and then you found out there’s a problem or did you come up with something and tried to find a market for it?

Growth 73

Growth Territory Government Engineering 73