ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

It’s often a higher purchase price (or at least a more complex sale). So while many usability heuristics remain the same in B2B website design and functionality , much of what goes into lead gen, sales, and analysis is different. So the process in B2B looks a bit like this (simplified): Visitor → MQL → SQL → customer.

B2B 110

B2B Conversion B2C SQL 110

Sales Hacker

MAY 9, 2019

Here’s a simple example to begin with that covers the SDR, AE and Customer Success Manager (CSM) functions: Table 1. Highly leveraged sales compensation plans are mostly seen in transactional sales, where the volume is extremely high at low prices. 40,000/150 = $267/SQL. Or rather $250/SQL.

SQL 102

SQL Commission Customers Non-Profits 102

SaaStr

MARCH 1, 2019

So we ran a free trial survey because we found that in most of our startups, many of them at all different price points, even starting around 1K is obvious, but going up to 150K ACV, they were running free trials as part of their marketing campaign. What we found is that time is by far, even across all price points, is by far the most common.

Contract 46

Contract Price Commission Conversion 46

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

So, one of the interesting facts is, they did this analysis and they said, “Okay, when we make an investment, we can … without looking at M&A or process changes or pricing or sales growth, what they identified was 70% of the increase in valuation of their companies came from increasing organic sales growth. Just measure SQLs.

Growth 75

Growth Niche Hospitality X-functional 75

SaaStr

JANUARY 3, 2020

So we ran a free trial survey because we found that in most of our startups, many of them at all different price points, even starting around 1K is obvious, but going up to 150K ACV, they were running free trials as part of their marketing campaign. What we found is that time is by far, even across all price points, is by far the most common.

Contract 10

Contract Price Commission Conversion 10

SaaStr

JULY 2, 2020

How does Kurt think about the right pricing mechanism for the customer today? You’re telling me mathematically the answer is going to be X, but I can’t understand why. So how do you think about the variable pricing mechanisms and the right one that aligns you to the customer? How does Kurt feel about discounting?

Customers 110

Customers Contract Price Education 110