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What’s the Difference Between a Cross-Sell and an Upsell?

RingDNA

The main difference between cross-selling and upselling is what you are offering. Upselling recommends a more advanced version of the same product, while cross-selling suggests a different product that complements the original one. Cross-selling introduces a new product that supports or extends the original purchase.

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4 Unexpected Learnings from Databricks’ Sales Growth Machine From Its VP of Sales

SaaStr

4 Unexpected Learnings from Databricks’ Sales Growth Machine Calendar scraping reveals top performers spend disproportionate time on new prospects – Databricks uses calendar data to track how their best AEs allocate time, discovering that overachievers focus on prospect development over existing accounts.

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How to make the jump from product-market fit to platform-market fit

Martech

.” Jason’s mission is clear: Lead the company through the final stage of go-to-market maturity, platform-market fit, where integrated solutions drive customer value and position the company for long-term growth. Source: GTM Partners, 3Ps GTM Maturity Model It’s not just about selling more products. Product-market fit.

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5 key trends we’re seeing in B2B marketing

Martech

And smooth our selling process — their buying process — to its digital best. But B2B companies have been experimenting for decades with lower cost methods to reduce selling expense. For example, data analytics around past purchase patterns can identify “next-best-product” suggestions for optimized upsell and cross sell.

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Where are martech vendors finding their revenue? Let’s take a look

Martech

It is often easier to sell something when no one has it but many people need it. The bad news is that growth in a mature market becomes more focused on a few strategies, including cross-sell, upsell and competitive displacement. Businesses are born, then they reach the point in their growth where they need a CRM.

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How to revamp your lead scoring strategy for 2025

Martech

Growth trajectory Companies on a growth trajectory (e.g., Existing customers Take note of existing customers to identify opportunities for up-selling and cross-selling, which can be beneficial for improving lead scoring. based on funding rounds or hiring sprees) can be more likely to invest in new solutions.

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Read the Room: Operationalizing CLG Signals That Actually Matter

Heinz Marketing

This post breaks down how leading revenue teams are cutting through the noise—triaging signals, mapping expansion paths, and building cross-functional systems to act. Don’t Just Measure Backward: Use Forward-Looking Metrics Pipeline acceleration and customer growth depend on early indicators, not just closed-won data.

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