SaaStr

MAY 28, 2024

If you’ve read SaaStr or have been around for the last decade, you might be familiar with some of the repeated GTM mistakes founders tend to make, but the world of hiring, people, scaling, and workplace expectations are significantly different today than they were before March 2020. The same is true for your first 5-10 reps. Jason asks.

GTM 97

GTM Pipeline Growth Quota 97

Salesforce

JULY 28, 2022

Refocus on delivering value, not hitting quotas. Instead of obsessing over quota attainment, find ways to deliver more value and support to your existing customer base so they know their investment is worthwhile — and won’t disappear. Talk of an impending recession likely has your customers worried. Explore your new digital HQ.

Cross-sell 98

Cross-sell GTM Quota Contract 98

Sales Hacker

MAY 26, 2021

Here are a few sales operation metrics you might have seen before: Quota achievement. The focus is on things like reporting, territory management and later stage tasks such as contract negotiations and finance approvals. Pipeline management – detailed understanding of how the sales funnel and forecasting rules work.

Territory 60

Territory Objectives and Key Results Finance Cross-sell 60

SaaStr

JANUARY 25, 2021

Prior to the pandemic, many companies knew which vertical channels were doing well, but COVID caused a change in territory planning overnight. Companies need to look at the company-specific data for their company for where to focus and where not to focus, as well as to understand what’s happening in the pipeline.

Cross-sell 65

Cross-sell GTM Territory Sales 65

The Lost Book of Sales

MAY 13, 2021

What is the pipeline amount, where does it come from, what is the division between each source? GTM should be cohesive and comprehensive, because throwing reps into a new territory without proper support is rarely a good idea. OTE is your base salary + commission you receive when you've reached your 100% sales quota.

Quota 59

Quota GTM Commission Territory 59

Highspot

MAY 20, 2022

Sales plays can be created to support different regions, product lines, or buyer personas; this ensures that your reps’ tactics match different buyer needs. This will lead to uneven results: some reps may find their own way to sell the new product; others will struggle and fail to meet quota. on their own.

Territory 52

Territory X-functional Cross-sell Sales 52

Gong.io

JULY 21, 2021

GTM leaders are demanding reliable and predictable growth. Done well, RevOps means higher revenue and a smoother go-to-market (GTM) process. When those GTM execs ask you, “What is RevOps?” Revenue Ops: tools and processes to accelerate pipeline generation (marketing and sales dev), sales, and post-sales (CS, AM) motion.

Growth 62

Growth GTM Cross-sell Pipeline 62