SaaStr

AUGUST 26, 2022

X this year. You don’t have to do every single function to still get a customer. For all these types of categories, I know it’s trite, but you just have to find your 10 X feature that someone will buy. A few things they don’t do: build the relationship, build trust. ” “2012.”

Quota 79

Quota Growth Product Closing 79

Sales Hacker

MARCH 2, 2020

Based on an exhaustive study of thousands of sales reps across multiple industries and geographies, The Challenger Sale argues that classic relationship building is a losing approach, especially when it comes to selling complex, large-scale business-to-business solutions. Matthew Dixon and Brent Adamson. The Little Red Book of Selling.

Sales 141

Sales Technique Objectives and Key Results Non-Profits 141

Salesforce

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Success metrics, like quotas, reflected these topline goals. Different measures track different models, but all depend on a simple formula: [Recurring revenue = Active accounts in a period X Cost of good/service]. X 100 = 10% customer churn rate. The pandemic didn’t just disrupt sales. It caused a seismic shift.

X-functional 98

X-functional Sales Growth Contract 98

Salesforce

JANUARY 31, 2024

As an illustration, I used to sell appointment-scheduling software — a single-function solution for easier meeting set-up. Above all, your job is to find the right solutions for the right organizations or people, and that means long-term relationship building. Many tech tools are multi-feature these days, however.

Networking 59

Networking B2C Cross-sell Negotiate 59

SaaStr

JULY 8, 2020

Jason Lemkin: So, traditionally in normal and good times, there is a sort of very slow-paced pressure as a VC, which is to do X deals a year. The fact that a lot of our portfolio comes in enterprise, they got a lot of sales done or relationship building done around conferences whether it’s-. And you have a broad exposure.

Pitch 62

Pitch Start-ups Up-sell Technology 62