A Sales Guy

APRIL 29, 2014

Sales people fail because they company fails them and when the company fails them the isn’t doing some or all of these things; They don’t provide a good competitive product. They aren’t providing solid sales support (enablement). They’ve created a shitty sales culture. They lack sales leadership.

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Quota Territory Legal Sales 121

Heinz Marketing

MARCH 28, 2022

Join in on our conversation to learn about how to navigate the transition between pre-COVID and post-COVID sales leadership, management and organization. Learn more about: How to recreate those “fringe moments” with customers in a virtual world. Customizing each B2B customer experience to fit their needs, mannerisms and cultures.

Pipeline 115

Pipeline Territory Legal Sales 115

Hubspot

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

For instance, someone who loves to get to know their customers and help them achieve their goals over an extended period would likely be best in account management. Jobs in sales: Sales development rep (SDR). An outside salesperson spends most of their time “in the field,” or visiting potential customers at their offices.

Territory 101

Territory Commission Outside Sales Account management 101

Partners in Excellence

JULY 27, 2015

It’s not only demoralizing and disempowering to the sales people; it’s wrong for the people and the business because every minute a sales manager plays Super Salesperson is a minute spent not doing their jobs. As such, they have to prospect, qualify, and manage deals through the sales process.

Territory 101

Territory Pipeline Sales Support Prospecting 101

InsightSquared

MARCH 6, 2018

Sales operations has been around for quite some time, but lately the function has been gaining momentum. Instead of behind-the-scenes sales support, sales ops now acts as a strategic partner for sales VPs and leadership. Collaborating with other teams (Marketing, Customer Success, Support, etc.).

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Contract CRM Territory Sales 119

Highspot

MAY 15, 2025

Both strategies should align with your sales, marketing, and customer enablement goals. Partners should receive content and training that reflects the same value messaging and customer journey as your internal teams. They can leverage existing customer relationships or complementary products and services they may resell.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Objectives and Key Results Niche Finance 52

Salesmate

JULY 9, 2020

Your sales pipeline covers every stage of the customer acquisition process from leads to after-sales support to repeat business. To be successful in sales, you need to track specific sales pipeline metrics. Sales Cycle Length. How long does it take you to close a sale? Customer Lifetime Value.

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 7, 2020

Enterprise organizations often organize and assign territories geographically or vertically and have at least two levels of sales management, such as a District Manager and a Vice President of Sales. Sales Support. They also usually invest in fulfillment and customer support functions.

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Start-ups Non-Profits Territory Sales 99

A Sales Guy

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Justin Shriber, Regional Vice President, CRM On Demand, at Oracle just delivered the best presentation at Sales 2.0 According to Justin, too many companies play defense not capitalizing on non sales functions to drive sales. Conference so far. Think Amazon’s recommendations engine.

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Entertainment Territory Sales Gaming 103

Hubspot

JUNE 8, 2021

Sales development reps (also known as business development reps, or BDRs) are responsible for the first step in the sales funnel: bringing in qualified leads. They conduct research to find prospective customers, reach out to gauge people's interest in the offering, and decide whether or not the lead is ready to move down the funnel.

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Commission Territory Finance Inside sales 94

Salesforce

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

If my years in sales have taught me one thing, it’s to never assume I know what’s really keeping a customer up at night. Customers are diverse, and their pain points are more varied than you’d think. To overcome these obstacles, customers come to sales professionals for solutions.

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Customers Territory E-commerce Pharmaceutical 52

Salesforce

MARCH 3, 2025

Standard deals often flow through automated processes or sales reps without Deal Desk involvement. Deal desks are essential in industries with complex sales cycles , custom solutions, or strict regulatory requirements. This includes setting prices, drafting custom contracts, and keeping service delivery on track.

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Legal Contract Finance Non-Profits 59

Sales Hacker

APRIL 30, 2018

You’ll discover a lively place, with a lot of things — like revenue, productivity, and win rate s — going up, and a lot of things — like speed to revenue, sale cycle period, customer churn, and staff attrition rate — going down. Aberdeen reported that companies with excellent successful sales enablement programs are: 2.2

Non-Profits 97

Non-Profits Profit margin Quota Sales 97

criteria for success

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Believe it or not, the sales process strategy extends far beyond just you and your sales team. When building out a sales process, get together a group of employees involved in different sales support functions. Customer Service. Revenue, employees, number of customers). This could include: Marketing.

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Process B2B Territory CRM 59

Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Account refers to a record of primary and background information about an individual or corporate customer, including contact data, preferred services, and transactions with your company. . Accounts Receivable refers to the amount of money yet to be collected from your customers who purchased a product or subscribed to a service.

B2B 105

B2B E-commerce Cold Call Represent 105

ConversionXL

MAY 31, 2017

What happens when evolving customer preferences for certain technologies make lead capture forms obsolete? The Rise of Messaging for Business-to-Customer Communication. Of course, adoption alone isn’t what makes messaging a promising tool for marketing and sales teams. A Shift in How We Communicate. Image Source. Image Source ).

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Lead generation Campaign Follow-up Conversion 91

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. As Rico mentioned earlier, we’ve seen a big transition as well within our enterprise customer base.

Cross-sell 102

Cross-sell Finance Strategize Technology 102

SalesHandy

JULY 15, 2018

Jeb Blount is a CEO of Sales Gravy where they advise top company executives on the influence of emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills on sales, experience, leadership, customer acquisition and much more. He is amongst the top Sales Acceleration Specialist who can teach you a lot about sales and its insides out.

Inside sales 76

Inside sales Consult Cold Call Sales 76

PandaDoc

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Lead scoring is also a priority across this platform, and the ability to integrate with various tools for outreach will equip your team with everything it needs to connect with customers and expedite the sales process. In return, you’ll be able to enjoy freedom in your sales process that you won’t really see in most other apps.

CRM 52

CRM Pipeline Sales Territory 52

PandaDoc

MAY 9, 2024

The average deal value affects your ideal sales cycle length. Businesses that work on a subscription basis may prefer average customer lifetime value (CLV) instead of average deal value. Win rate Win rate is the percentage of opportunities that your sales team converts. Get a demo What is a good sales velocity?

Pipeline 52

Pipeline Objectives and Key Results Legal Lead generation 52

SalesHandy

JULY 15, 2018

Jeb Blount is a CEO of Sales Gravy where they advise top company executives on the influence of emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills on sales, experience, leadership, customer acquisition and much more. He is amongst the top Sales Acceleration Specialist who can teach you a lot about sales and its insides out.

Inside sales 52

Inside sales Consult Cold Call Sales 52

Hubspot

JANUARY 14, 2025

One of the hallmarks of a sales champion is their ability to persuade without taking it too far. One of sales champions best talents? Ensuring that they position themselves (and the product/service theyre selling) as a solution for the customer. Sales champions can adapt to the evolving dynamics of a deal. You know this.

Negotiate 78

Negotiate Cross-sell Drivers/motivators Strategize 78

A Sales Guy

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Bitch you have a shitty territory . Some territories are better than others. Rather than bitch your territory isn’t as good as Mary’s or Fred’s, figure out a way to get more out of it. Be too nice to your customers. Customers are like kids. Take control of the sales environment.

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Quota Cold Call Territory CRM 116

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Using her 20+ years of trench experience in B2B tech sales and support, Anita teaches sales professionals around the globe how to leverage key principles of human psychology to help buyers make a decision in the seller’s favor. What is one a-ha moment you’ve had in your sales career?

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Sales Up-sell Start-ups Cross-sell 136

Lead Fuze

JUNE 2, 2021

For instance, a customer who wants to move out of their apartment might be more inclined to buy furniture as opposed to renting an efficiency with nothing in it. Some customers are on a timeline that must be met; they want to know when they can expect delivery of an item. One way to close a sale is by using the soft close.

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Technique Closing Cross-sell Sales 98

SaaStr

AUGUST 13, 2019

Dropbox Chief Customer Officer Yamini Rangan draws on 20 years of experience to challenge five common misconceptions about SaaS success. When you get a call from a customer, that is a lighthouse customer that could be a great brand for you, you’re immediately all in. You’re trying to figure out how to sell to them.

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Cross-sell Sales Support Growth Up-sell 65

Hubspot

AUGUST 21, 2023

Ultimately, you want to create a plan that sets the product apart from the competition and generates leads and customer retention. Go-to-Market Strategy Benefits As you develop a new product or service, it’s vital to start drawing a go-to-market strategy that’s customized to fit your budget and your buyer persona.

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Go To Market Process GTM Launch 69

Sales Hacker

AUGUST 18, 2023

The Sales Hacker Newsletter has now merged with The GTM Newsletter to make one of the largest newsletters in the space. As always, you’ll hear real stories/strategies/tactics from real revenue operators spanning: sales, marketing, customer success, operations/enablement, product and hiring. Needs more pre sales support.

GTM 84

GTM Up-sell Price Start-ups 84

The Lost Book of Sales

JULY 12, 2021

It's one of those books that you have to read if you work in sales or technology. Because it brings you a good mental model for understanding modern high-tech marketing, as well as the importance of segmenting and understanding your customers in a manner that I haven't seen anywhere else. So what we have here is a catch-22.

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Cross-sell Niche Objectives and Key Results Price 52