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Dear SaaStr: What Was Your First Meeting Pitching a VC Like?

SaaStr

In fact the very first VC I ever pitched as a founder offered to fund us tentatively with $5m by the end of the first meeting! Well, first the intro was from an ex-boss, so I had a strong warm referral. And we were a pretty good duo pitching, my co-founder and me. My first meeting with a VC … It went really well.

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17 Best Business Email Templates to Get New Clients & Boost Sales

Hubspot

I've sent business emails for everything from driving referrals to flexing my expertise for prospects to delivering cold pitches — along with a host of other purposes. Referral Request Emails Happy customers are some of the most lucrative resources any sales org has at its disposal. Types of Business Emails 1.

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LinkedIn Sales Mastery: How B2B Teams Close More Deals with Social Selling

RingDNA

On LinkedIn, you can engage in thoughtful ways—commenting on their posts, liking their articles, and offering value before the pitch. It also directly affects the professional opinion your network forms about you, which in turn, affects how likely you are to get sales referrals and other opportunities.

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Warm Calling: The Comprehensive Guide

RingDNA

Referrals also count as warm calls. Even though they have not engaged directly with your sales team, referrals may be a good fit , have already expressed interest, and are expecting a conversation with you. Best practices During warm calls its best to avoid directly pitching or overly selling your prospect.

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What is customer engagement? Strategies and best practices to know

Highspot

Successful customer engagement strategies have a direct impact on your revenue growth, leading to additional purchases, referrals, and increased customer lifetime value. Stronger customer acquisition through advocacy and referrals Engaged, loyal customers are far more likely to become brand advocates. Those are high-level benefits.

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Complex sales CPQ: Accelerating sales cycles and eliminating bottlenecks

PandaDoc

You choose a price based on size, add any extras, and send your customers on their way. You need to evaluate pricing, implementation, features, integrations, and ongoing support. Because of the hefty price tag, complex sales lead to a longer sales cycle than transactional sales. Take buying a CRM, for example.

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GTM 146: The Future of Search, AI, and Digital Presence with Mike Walrath, CEO of Yext

Sales Hacker

The decline of seat-based pricing and rise of outcome-based models. 31:00 Seat-based pricing is dying how to move to value-based contracts. 31:00 Seat-based pricing is dying how to move to value-based contracts. I’m not here to pitch products, but it’s a really good example of how this works.

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