SaaStr

DECEMBER 13, 2023

People mislead because they’re afraid of being bludgeoned, or they don’t have a functional relationship with the Board, so it’s seen as something to survive. Someone could present the data here, stand up, and say we had a good quarter. Does it mean bringing in X% of new business to hit that number? We ended at 96% of the plan.

X-functional 118

X-functional Trust Presentation Drivers/motivators 118

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The Evangelist can immediately go out and just start selling your product to anyone they can get a meeting with, and can chat the ear off any in-bound prospects. They know how to think creatively and cross-functionally. He can’t pretend or hide behind Powerpoint presentations or “pipeline” dashboards.

X-functional 145

X-functional Cross-sell Sales Up-sell 145

ClickFunnels

JULY 22, 2021

This presents a problem if you want to use paid advertising to catch the attention of your ideal customers. I made $X in Y amount of time”, “I lost X kilograms in Y amount of time” , etc.). In 2018, usability expert Kara Pernice discussed research that showed how users don’t pay attention to in-line mobile ads.

X-functional 246

X-functional Gaming Pitch Government 246

ClickFunnels

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Our co-founders Russell Brunson and Todd Dickerson had each spent a decade selling online via sales funnels prior to launching ClickFunnels in 2014. We also have a Two Comma Club X award for entrepreneurs who have generated $10,000,000+ within their sales funnels. Selling your product? We have so far given out 17 of these!

Gaming 239

Gaming Commission X-functional Sales 239

Sales Hacker

MARCH 12, 2019

If you’ve spent any amount of time researching sales strategies online, then you no doubt have heard this: | “Sell your benefits, not your features.”. Or maybe this: | “A great product demo sells your story, not your features.”. A list of features and functionality is easy to forget, because it lacks context. Every day, _.

Product 78

Product Sell Pitch X-functional 78

ClickFunnels

AUGUST 19, 2021

A conversion rate is a metric that shows what percentage of people who have been presented with the call to action converted. So in this case the conversion rate is: 10/100 x 100 = 10%. That being said… Is it the best way to sell online? As the old copywriter saying goes: Features tell, benefits sell.

Conversion 244

Conversion Sales Lead generation X-functional 244

Jeff Shore

MAY 22, 2018

That’s the truth, and it points to one of the most common errors made in sales presentations. Our prices start at X and go up to about Y, just so you have some context here. An overview conversation might sound something like this: We’re going to find the perfect blend of three things: style, function, and price. By Jeff Shore.

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Price Customers X-functional Presentation 113

The 5% Institute

JUNE 18, 2020

If you’re selling complex products or services , the chances are high that you’ll be regularly involved in the technical sale. If you’re selling software, technology, or even interesting gadgets; chances are that you’ll be having detailed conversations with your potential clients. The Technical Sale Tip #2 – Don’t Present Too Early.

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Technical Sales Technique X-functional Consult 98

The 5% Institute

DECEMBER 17, 2019

You may have spent years learning your engineering craft; building up your technical prowess and learning how to do things in a functional and systematic way. Many salespeople follow an old school type method; they present early, hope something sticks, and pray that the potential client will sign the deal. Presenting.

Engineering 98

Engineering Commission X-functional Objectives and Key Results 98

The 5% Institute

AUGUST 7, 2023

Such relationships not only lead to client loyalty but also open doors for potential upselling and cross-selling opportunities. This entails understanding client needs, presenting value propositions , and devising solutions that lead to mutually beneficial outcomes. It’ll give you everything you need to close sales consistently.

Account management 52

Account management Negotiate X-functional Cross-sell 52

The 5% Institute

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

People, Process, Product – 3 x Words To Succeed. This is a methodology used to streamline a business’s functions, by saving potential wasted cost, enhancing profits, and creating a better experience for both your staff and clients/ customers. Presenting. Where Does The People, Process, Product Methodology Come From? Qualifying.

Process 98

Process Product X-functional Objectives and Key Results 98

PandaDoc

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Among the main differentiators between the plans is how many operations can be automated, which email marketing features are present, and how many open deals you can work with in parallel. Lead generation X ? Social media integration X ? Free version X ? Lead generation X ? Social media integration X ?

X-functional 52

X-functional Territory CRM Lead generation 52

Salesforce

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The most successful sales calls include tailored presentations and focus on building trust with prospects by addressing their unique pain points. As celebrated entrepreneur Siva Devaki noted, “Sales is not about selling, but about building trust and educating.” This isn’t just a quick pitch, however.

Objectives and Key Results 69

Objectives and Key Results Pitch X-functional Sales 69

Sales Hacker

MARCH 22, 2018

Reasons to outsource include: Lack of expertise and experience in some sales functions (e.g. Assigning sales functions to other departments (we’ve seen R&D doing sourcing). Sales outsourcing agencies tend to outperform your own team with: Proven experience in exactly the sales functions they offer. Some functions (e.g.

B2B 79

B2B X-functional Cold Call SQL 79

Partners in Excellence

AUGUST 10, 2020

Sometimes we try to create some justification for our higher price—“We have more features, functions, bells, and whistles… ” Implicit in this approach is the customer already knows the benefits of implementing the solution, so the most value is created by the lowest price. I won't pay more than $X!".

Customers 96

Customers X-functional Price Presentation 96

ConversionXL

JULY 28, 2020

In other words: Behavior = motivation x ability x prompt. If the user can’t find the “X” button, the choice is presented negatively—a confirm-shaming dark pattern , which is the opposite of a nudge. The more “autonomous functions” you have on-site, the more you get to know your customers.

X-functional 163

X-functional Drivers/motivators Retail Price 163

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

How you present information is critical to getting viewers to understand what they’re looking at and getting buy-in, whoever the audience may be. You can use data visuals to create sales enablement presentations and case studies for business partners. A graph that points up and to the right quickly signals growth.

Objectives and Key Results 110

Objectives and Key Results Represent Presentation Promote 110

Hubspot

APRIL 4, 2023

It's also when you really need to sell yourself and your skills. I think it presents a huge opportunity to optimize marketing campaigns — especially with customer segmentation and targeting. I worked with the HR team to develop and implement these changes, and I presented the new strategy to the senior leadership team.

Consult 72

Consult Objectives and Key Results X-functional Construction 72

Hubspot

JUNE 14, 2022

The most successful products and services have some kind of edge — a defining, compelling x-factor that captures and capitalizes on potential customers' attention. Having a competitive advantage means being able to present your customer base with a unique, compelling reason to pick your product or service over your competitors.

X-functional 74

X-functional Territory Entertainment Price 74

ConversionXL

MAY 14, 2014

Realizing this was a much bigger problem we’ve yet to address, Peep took to Twitter and asked: Looking for an in-house optimizer in a big company for a blog post on selling CRO internally. On-going battles for prime real estate, page layouts, copy and imagery persist and often burden cross-functional team performance and relations.

Conversion 124

Conversion Sell E-commerce Legal 124

Hubspot

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Now think about whether you've provided the functionality so your own webpages are ready for a global audience. The tag is: rel="alternate" hreflang="x". For instance, if your French website sells to customers in Germany and Spain too, you'll be able to tag your page accordingly in HTML. It's a life-saver, right?

X-functional 97

X-functional Territory Engineering User Experience 97

Anthony Cole Training

OCTOBER 13, 2014

Or, if you want to leverage our compensation model, you need to exceed this year’s goal by x.” I’ve talked to sales VPs, I’ve talked to presidents of companies that agree to spend anywhere between $100,000 and $1,000,000 in incentive comps and trips, and finally, I’ve talked to people that sell people on incentive trips.

X-functional 204

X-functional Drivers/motivators Sales Negotiate 204

PandaDoc

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Do you feel like your selling job is becoming harder and harder over time? As the same State of Sales 5th edition claims, salespeople, on average, sell only 28% of their working hours. So hurry up and learn how to stop wasting your time on inefficient routines and redirect your efforts to selling!

Process 52

Process Objectives and Key Results X-functional Sales 52

Sales Pop!

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Voice assistants (Amazon Echo, Alexa, Alice, Google Home), thanks to their upgradable functionality, are becoming personal shopping assistants: from finding a product in online stores to buying it with voice control. Continuing with commerce on social networks, we present the leading platform for managing your profiles.

Retail 52

Retail Growth X-functional Cross-sell 52

SaaStr

JULY 13, 2023

Startups come in all shapes and sizes on various stages of a timeline, yet it’s not surprising how many have the same questions and concerns about how to scale from x to y to z, the right time to hire and fire, and how to keep a team motivated during hard times. It’s too competitive today, so you can’t sell a mediocre product.

X-functional 72

X-functional Closing Growth Contract 72

SalesHandy

MAY 15, 2020

All of this will naturally lead to making it easier for you to scale your sales function and increase revenues for your organization. Depending on what you’re selling, this list could be longer. For example, if the lead is from the ‘X’ industry, they get 30 (out of 100) added to their score. How to Qualify Leads effectively.

X-functional 98

X-functional Pipeline Sales CRM 98

SBI

MAY 21, 2019

Mediafly Unveils New Sales Enablement Platform Experience for the Future of Evolved Selling™. With Workspaces, admins have the power to create a mobile presentation interface with the navigation and content they want the sales teams to leverage, and sellers can find the content they need with ease for their unique sales presentation.

Sell 30

Sell X-functional Healthcare Quota 30

Sales Hacker

JULY 10, 2020

And make sure they’re a part of your final presentation, your business case review, and contracting. This stage is all about understanding the feature functionality your buyer is looking for and how closely your solution aligns with it. If the salesperson tried to sell the V8 to my wife, she would have gotten scared.

Legal 116

Legal X-functional Contract Presentation 116

ConversionXL

JULY 6, 2021

Still, a LinkedIn ad strategy can pay back dividends if your products or services produce a high monthly recurring revenue or you sell high-ticket items. Leading medical device company Medtronic sells high-priced products that treat 70 medical conditions. . That’s the cold hard truth. billion in 2020 and is expected to reach $603.5

CTR 129

CTR X-functional Campaign Price 129

PandaDoc

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

As you can imagine, this closing technique will not work if a sense of urgency is not present. Giving a potential customer a slot to ask questions at the end of your presentation is an absolute must. Do you need this functionality or that? For example, let’s say you sell desktop PCs and laptops.

Closing 52

Closing Contract Technique Objectives and Key Results 52

ConversionXL

JUNE 30, 2019

Competitor X is doing Y. We should do that, too,” or “X is the market leader, and they have Y, so we need Y.” Run a functional investigation. Check the list of presenters and companies running booths at your industry’s conferences; Ask your customers who else they considered. Run a functional investigation.

UX 126

UX X-functional A/B testing User Experience 126

Partners in Excellence

APRIL 4, 2013

” There are industry focused insights, “These are things happening in the XYZ segment which may present opportunities for you.” They may be about their customers, “Your target customers are facing these issues, which present an opportunity for you to address.”

X-functional 94

X-functional Manufacturing Drivers/motivators Finance 94

Partners in Excellence

JUNE 14, 2016

Sales people, can go on forever about features, functions, feeds, and speeds for each of the products they sell. They sometimes can present feature – benefits, for example, “improved productivity, reduced cost,” and so forth. Open rates, click throughs are plummeting.

X-functional 56

X-functional Customers Manufacturing Sales 56

SalesLoft

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

All of our products have a lot of different features and functions, but once you hook the prospect, there’s no need to keep going. We can say, “if you are prospecting X number of people today, you can double it with our tool.” Identify that decision maker and present the correct content to the correct decision maker.

Closing 52

Closing X-functional Appointment Sales 52

Heinz Marketing

MAY 16, 2022

We have every episode of Sales Pipeline Radio, past, present and future on demand, always at salespipelineradio.com. And you want the CFO to understand what modern marketing can do, not only to demand function, but again, customer experience, the impact on retention, lifetime value, valuation multiples over time.

Pipeline 93

Pipeline Referrals X-functional Cross-sell 93

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

There, a smoke test is the process of running test cases involving the “important functionality of a component or system, to ascertain if crucial functions of the software work correctly” Using this definition, smoke tests address questions like… Does the program run? Does clicking the key functionality do anything?

Product 67

Product X-functional A/B testing Minimum Viable Product 67

Sales Hacker

MARCH 2, 2020

The New Solution Selling. The Little Red Book of Selling. Unbreakable Laws of Selling. The New Strategic Selling. Agile Selling. Spin Selling. Insight Selling. Spear Selling. The Psychology of Selling. Buyer-Centered Selling. Integrity Selling for the 21st Century.

Sales 141

Sales Technique Objectives and Key Results Non-Profits 141