Partners in Excellence

AUGUST 5, 2021

We know we are supposed to focus on our Ideal Customers, those that are in our Sweet Spot. Yet too often these are opportunities we have no business chasing, and low likelihood of winning (and if we do win, it’s more likely the customer made a mistake.). Are you focused on your ICP?

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

In SaaS, we all know the value of failing fast. The speed of learning is really the key – speed is currency in the startup world. You can hear more about his playbook and experience running efficient high performing sales teams at Klaviyo and other companies in The GTM Podcast Episode 68. Let’s get into it.

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GTM Pipeline Strategize Strategic planning 105

Search Engine Land

MAY 19, 2023

But it is a powerful metric when you understand its potential. It can help you to make educated decisions about your prospects of ranking for specific terms, allowing you to make tactical choices that underpin your SEO strategy. What does the score tell you? Where do you find it?

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Gambling Niche CTR Strategize 129

Gong.io

JULY 22, 2022

You might win your next sales call before it even starts. Here’s what I mean: You’re not just making a sale, you’re building a relationship, one that you hope lasts a long time. Here’s what you need to give you the best chance at building that relationship and achieving success in all of your sales calls.

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SaaStr

MARCH 14, 2023

If you’re on the path to building a startup, you know what it means to fail. Organizational Structure and Communication Failure Everyone knows that the biggest issues often arise within any kind of relationship because of a communication breakdown. The Takeaways: Be creative about solving problems for your customer.

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Search Engine Land

MARCH 31, 2023

You’ve heard of a business mission statement – but have you also heard of a content marketing mission statement? This is an important piece of text that should head up your content strategy. Outlining your content marketing mission statement will give your content efforts a greater purpose.

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Gong.io

DECEMBER 21, 2021

If you don’t break your GTM model, your growth will. Because especially in hyper-growth mode, everything around you is changing, fast. Your product features expand and push into new capabilities. And of course, the simple law of diminishing returns makes doing more of the same just less productive as you scale.

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Partners in Excellence

APRIL 12, 2022

When I challenge leaders about this, too often, they either: Don’t realize this is the actual performance; or shrug their shoulders, “It is what it is… ,” alternatively, “We just win our fair share… ” Then when I ask them, “How are you going to help your people make their numbers?”

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Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 29, 2015

I’ve written quite a bit about the importance of defining our “sweet spots.” ” It’s really important, both from an account prioritization (think of all your account based marketing/sales strategies) and to make sure you are prospecting/qualifying the right deals.

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SaaStr

APRIL 25, 2021

I didn’t know much about anything other than direct sales at the time. Everyone has to do this eventually. But if you can get out ahead of the market here, you can get brought into, and win, a lot of deals just because you are the only decent vendor at the table. That was our sweet spot up to $12m-$15m ARR or so.

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Adaptive Business Services

JANUARY 26, 2022

For that matter, there are probably some deals that you should have never been involved with in the first place. They did not meet your sweet spot. However what really chaps my ass is losing a deal that I should have won if only …. Before we discuss tactics, let’s take a look at your characteristics.

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Up-sell Education Follow-up Business Services 71

SaaStr

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Q: What billing or pricing tactic have you found in the end just wasn’t worth it? “[You] have to get some sort of dollar commitment for pilots in Mid Market and Enterprise deals. You should stand behind your product and sign up for those until you have a real brand in the space. But an unpaid pilot?

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Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

He implied there are other things about the process that annoyed him–but the only other thing he would receive is a thank you email. What am I going to do about it? No one possibly can or should–but too often we get distracted by trying to do so. If they aren’t, then we shouldn’t do anything.

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Customers Referrals Up-sell Drivers/motivators 95

Lead Fuze

JANUARY 2, 2024

Ever felt like you’re on the brink of a great business idea , but just can’t seem to nail it down? Unearth the source of your potential success – begin digging! But how do you turn those fleeting thoughts into actionable plans? How do you explore business opportunities?

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Strategic planning Real Estate Non-Profits Launch 52

Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 3, 2019

But a part of the discussion was really intriguing and brought out how badly we understand pipeline’s and our numbers. It’s the responsibility of the sales person to do everything possible to keep a full funnel. I focus only on my sweet spot and within the ICP. It was on LinkedIn, led by Steve Hall.

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Pipeline Quota Gaming Start-ups 90

SaaStr

DECEMBER 8, 2019

If you don’t understand it, it’s hard to understand how early-stage venture capital works. If you are a start-up investor, in a perfect world, you would wait. As long as you could. To see if the team can really do it. If someone else is going to do the deal, you may need to invest now.

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Lead Fuze

JULY 6, 2023

This comprehensive guide will provide you with the necessary tools and insights to successfully pitch brands and build meaningful connections. We’ll also explore the use of business management tools that can streamline your process. Get to know their values, mission, and audience. “Want to team up with brands?

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Partners in Excellence

JULY 2, 2014

It probably sounds like heresy to talk about “Good Revenue” and “Bad Revenue,” particularly when you’re struggling to make your numbers and everything seems good. Now that I’ve thoroughly confused you, let me try to drive some clarity into the idea.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 13, 2023

I hear this a lot from business leaders — and it’s always kind of sheepish: “Chris, how do we actually make a sales process?” Instead, growing companies realize that they don’t actually have a sales process in place, so they either let their sales reps do their own thing — or they cobble something together that pleases no one.

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Process Cross-sell Sales Finance 87

Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

There's a sweet spot in sales. It's when a prospect's needs perfectly align with your offerings. But when you fail to find it, you end up chasing the wrong leads. But one question remains: how did they do it? Lean into your CRM. Let's fast-forward to the moment you call a prospect for the first time.

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CRM Sales Pitch Prospecting 69

Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

How much pre-call research do you need to do to be effective in your prospecting? Frankly, it’s a really loaded question, with answers all over the place. When I see the research they are doing, it doesn’t seem focused and purposeful, so I wonder, “What are they trying to learn?

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Prospecting Manufacturing Cold Call Pitch 53

SalesProInsider

AUGUST 16, 2022

In this installment of the 3 Reasons You’re Not Converting like you should series, I share the first reason that you’re not converting at your desired level. The Reason You’re Not Converting: Your Misuse of Time. What are you learning about them? Plan Your Meeting by Knowing Your Objective.

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Meeting Conversion Prospecting Pitch 62

Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

The individual I was talking to asked an interesting question, “Don’t you waste a lot of time in conversations with people that won’t buy?” I want to talk to people who have the problems I can solve and who want to do something about them! We have a very well defined sweet spot.

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Conversion Pitch Entertainment Up-sell 95

Partners in Excellence

AUGUST 16, 2015

” I can’t tell you what perfect prospecting looks like, but I can tell you how to do it. Simply put perfect prospecting means “doing the work.” ” actually, “doing the right work.” Do that day after day. Proudly, you tell your manager you are prospecting like crazy.

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Prospecting Pitch Campaign Appointment 93

Gong.io

AUGUST 10, 2022

Being a pushy salesperson who only focuses on their product’s features and benefits won’t get you very far in today’s market. Adopting a consultative selling approach that takes a genuine interest in your customers will blow your competitors out of the water. . Unfortunately, some sales reps still haven’t gotten the memo.

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Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

I talk about the importance of “focusing on your sweet spot,” a lot, often taking for granted people understand what I mean. My post, An Output Of Your Sales Process Should Be Profitable Customers, generated a number of phone calls and email discussions about the sweet spot.

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Manufacturing Territory Niche Finance 91

Lead Fuze

JUNE 28, 2023

Knowing how to cold call effectively is crucial in turning prospects into clients and driving your business growth. By implementing these strategies in your approach to cold calling or warm calling where there’s prior contact with the prospect – you can significantly increase your success rate.

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Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

In my post, Focus On Your Sweet Spot , I spoke of the importance of developing a rich profile of your ideal customer and focusing viciously on qualifying opportunities within the sweet spot. Too often, we have a poorly defined sweet spot or none at all. How do we deal with this?

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Non-Profits Manufacturing Cross-sell Education 88

Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

If you missed episode #186, check it out here : Return to Work: Offering the Maximum Flexible Options, with Gianna Scorsone. Articulating your product in a way that creates a category. Differentiating your company in a competitive environment [15:30]. Get more details and save your spot at summit.outreach.io.

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Meeting Construction Up-sell Start-ups 95

Martech

JULY 24, 2023

As part of that creative surge, I assembled a collection of email campaigns and practices that impressed me because they exemplify the best practices for emails you should send at key points in your program. Dig deeper : An early check-in before the holiday madness begins None of the emails below will get you to your email goal alone.

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Cross-sell Real Estate Retail Represent 85

Martech

MARCH 15, 2022

To lead an agile marketing organization, you must take a value-based approach. Rather than thinking about how your process will change, think about the values you need to live by and get your teams to live by, and then make day-to-day changes that support those values. Employee: “What are you trying to achieve?”

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Campaign Contract Teamwork Pipeline 84

Partners in Excellence

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Is it trying to engage someone you have never met before? Is it trying to engage someone who may have a need for your products and services, but may not be aware of them? But when you think about much of this door to door prospecting, it really wasn’t random or unprepared. What is cold calling?

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Cold Call Prospecting High impact Pitch 111

Lead Fuze

JULY 7, 2023

Knowing how to upsell a product effectively is crucial for maximizing profits and customer satisfaction. No matter your profession, this skill can be a game-changer for anyone looking to increase their profits. It’s a win-win situation that boosts your revenue and keeps your clients coming back for more.

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Product A/B testing Cross-sell Technique 52

Partners in Excellence

JULY 14, 2016

Inevitably, as I do pipeline and deal reviews, I see sales people hanging onto too many bad deals. There are those deals way outside the sweet spot. But they are the wrong customer, customers where we have had very little success in the past (that’s why they aren’t in the sweet spot.).

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Pipeline Sports Gaming Closing 51

SaaStr

OCTOBER 22, 2020

And unlike most of today’s startups, we didn’t do it the traditional way: We didn’t raise outside funding; we scraped by and grew organically. And it can work for you as well. Execs and investors make loads of cash, you generate tons of PR overnight, and you eat up market share by literally purchasing users.

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Engineering Growth Niche Start-ups 94

Partners in Excellence

JULY 29, 2016

“ He ask, “How to you approach the solution from the customer’s point of view, ……do you need to purposefully put aside your own agenda?” If we are doing things right, with the right customers, at the right time, our goals are actually aligned.

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SaaStr

MARCH 7, 2021

What makes it even worse is when you excuse it by doing it yourself and fixing it yourself. Yes, you can manage the sales team yourself. You can do the drip marketing campaigns if you have to. You can do this. You end up spending all your time backfilling roles you should have hired.

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