Salesforce

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Businesses typically use sales invoices to calculate financial earnings, quotas , and taxes after they are paid. They also offer insight into a customer’s history of purchases, making them the key to cross-selling and upselling products. Sign up now Thanks, you’re subscribed!

Finance

Hubspot

MARCH 13, 2025

According to a 2023 survey of over 450 sales leaders, 91% of their teams missed quota that year. And even with revenue up in 2024 , reps are still struggling to meet their sales goals. Transaction milestones should meld the prospects buying process with the vendors selling process. Why are revenue targets so hard to hit?

Meeting

Salesforce

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

CVPs should not be confused with unique selling propositions (USPs). So, when you meet with a potential customer, you must be prepared to sell them on your product or service — and position yourself as a trusted advisor. Truck drivers would pull up to a truck stop, go inside, get a cup of coffee and come back out.

Transportation

Salesforce

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

On the other hand, SDRs who aren’t having career conversations may seek opportunities elsewhere within organizations that can provide them with the next step up the career ladder or who offer a well-defined career progression plan. Sign up now Thanks, you’re subscribed!

Tradeshows

Hubspot

JUNE 16, 2025

You show you can identify hidden revenue opportunities and automate follow-ups that close deals faster. To follow a similar blueprint, follow a structured approach: Start with discovery questions to uncover pain points — probe deeper by asking follow-ups that reveal urgency and impact. Follow up post-interview. Peditto explains.

Objectives and Key Results

SaaStr

MARCH 12, 2025

“Marketing is fluffy and unmeasurable” – Unlike sales, which has clear metrics like quota attainment, founders often believe marketing can’t be measured. This wasn’t what you signed up for when founding a “product company,” was it? Consideration: Have they thought about buying it?

Pipeline

Highspot

JULY 29, 2025

Key Takeaways Leveraging go-to-market (GTM) task automation can ensure more on-time follow-ups with personalized content delivery to high-value prospects in your sales pipeline. Sales reps who leverage task automation tools and AI are more likely to meet quota. No more missed leads or forgotten follow-ups that often lead to lost deals.

Go To Market

Salesforce

JULY 24, 2025

By sharing how I ended up as an Account Executive at Salesforce in Dublin, a city I now call home, I hope to show you what’s possible for your own journey. I grew up in a household where negotiation was a daily ritual. Account Executive (AE) : I’m the CEO of my own territory. But looking back, every twist makes sense.

Cold Call

PandaDoc

JUNE 16, 2025

” OTE represents the total amount that a rep can expect to earn if they hit 100% of their quota, combining their base salary with annual commissions or bonuses. OTE stands for on-target earnings and represents the total compensation a salesperson can expect to earn if they meet 100% of their quota.

Commission

Highspot

JANUARY 23, 2025

Sales reps often juggle multiple demandsmeeting quotas, showcasing product value, and forming authentic customer connectionswhich require a healthy mix of soft and hard skills. In other words, hard skills guide what sales reps sell, and soft skills determine how they sell to prospects. Below are the top 10 skills to nurture: 1.

Objectives and Key Results

Highspot

APRIL 1, 2025

Traditional onboarding can take up to 26 weeks at the executive level; AI role-play cuts this time dramatically. They are all waiting for you to screw up your script so they can tell you about it. This resulted in a 23% increase in quota attainmentproof that when managers use AI sales coaching, their teams sell better.

Objectives and Key Results

Hubspot

JANUARY 14, 2025

Theyre someone who takes initiative, inspires their fellow salespeople, and drives revenue growth through an innovative approach to prospecting and selling. And, just as I mentioned, thats exactly where sales champions shine theyre not just deal-closers but dynamic professionals who go far beyond the basics of selling. You know this.

Negotiate

Hubspot

JULY 22, 2024

I’ve also found that regional companies are a great start to your list, as people love to do business with other locals. I know, I know, you'd rather just pick up the phone and call. Here‘s one thing I never fail to do: Look up how to pronounce the prospect’s name. Then, I can follow up with you tomorrow.

Cold Call

RingDNA

MARCH 18, 2025

This leads to stalled deals, missed quota, and slowed growth. Conversation intelligence is the future of smarter selling—helping you close more deals, coach more effectively, and drive continuous improvement. If this sounds like you, don’t worry; you’re not alone.

Conversion

Salesforce

APRIL 2, 2025

The rep for the SaaS product sees that a major airline has signed up and is using their software. These insights offer an opportunity for sales teams to tailor their outreach and identify upsell and cross-sell opportunities. Sign up now Thanks, you’re subscribed! Fantastic that’s an essential first step.

Product

Salesforce

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Unattainable or irrelevant goals: In sales, reps live and die by their quotas. Yet, quota setting is one of the areas that comes most difficult to sales managers. In fact, 61% of sales managers cite quota setting as their biggest challenge. Sign up now Thanks, you’re subscribed!

Commission

Sales Gravy

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Surround Yourself with Positive Inputs When youre in a mid-winter sales rutespecially in cold, gray weatheryour environment can either lift you up or drag you down. Load up on podcasts, audiobooks, or uplifting content. That pattern helped him stay focused and eventually led him to top-performer status in his region.

Territory

SaaStr

AUGUST 1, 2025

Merit-Based Lead Distribution Beats Traditional Territory Models : ServiceTitan revolutionized sales by using AI to route leads to the AE with the highest propensity to close that specific deal type, not round-robin or named accounts. The phone call to his wife was simple: “I’m going to Los Angeles to sell software to plumbers.”

Non-Profits

Salesforce

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

You’re not selling tools or closing contracts; you’re offering solutions and building partnerships. Account A business, customer, lead, or prospect a company engages with to sell products or services to. Business-to-business (B2B) A model in which businesses sell products or services directly to other businesses.

Objectives and Key Results

SaaStr

APRIL 28, 2025

For companies with high volumes of leads, the transformation is most noticeablecustomers get immediate, accurate responses rather than waiting for human follow-up that may take days. The AI doesn’t make you wait, doesn’t have a bad day, doesn’t push unnecessary upsells to hit quota, and knows the product comprehensively.

Negotiate

SaaStr

JUNE 4, 2025

The 40% Problem: How AI Will Finally Fix Sales Coverage and Customer Face Time A wake-up call from HubSpot’s CEO Yamini Rangan on why your sales team is failing 60% of their accountsand how AI will change everything There’s a brutal truth about B2B sales that most founders refuse to acknowledge. The other 60 accounts?

CRM

SaaStr

APRIL 1, 2025

Wiz: Territory Matters More Than Tech Stack Colin Yasukochi (Wiz CRO) demonstrated that even on the path to a $32B acquisition, territory design was more impactful than AI tools. Wiz discovered a direct correlation between territory size and productivity: the tighter the territories, the more effective their sales team became.

GTM

Salesforce

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

With 64% of sales reps expected to miss quota this year and 85% having fallen short last year, businesses can no longer rely on traditional sales tactics alone. Whether you’re upgrading your current process or looking for fresh techniques, these are the best methods to set you up for a successful year. The S.M.A.R.T.

Territory

Salesforce

MARCH 3, 2025

Back to top ) Speed up the sales cycle from quote to close Go from lead to inked deal in record time with automation that speeds up quoting, approvals, and contracting. Sign up now Thanks, you’re subscribed! Learn more What can a Deal Desk help with?

Legal

Salesforce

MARCH 3, 2025

Its an estimate of how much your business will sell over a specific period (like a month, quarter, or year). You can also break it down by different factors like sales reps, time periods, or specific territories , allowing you to focus on the areas that need improvement. Think of it as a data-driven way to prepare for whats ahead.

Angle

Sales Gravy

JUNE 2, 2025

Over the past couple of years, there's been a resurgence in field sales.Businesses everywhere are adding field salespeople and sending representatives out into the territory to meet with customers face-to-face. The most powerful way to anchor relationships, solve problems, and sell more is to get in front of your customers.

Territory

Veloxy

JANUARY 19, 2022

When a B2B buyer picks up a cold call, they instantly think you got their name and number from a list. I’ve worked with dozens of regional sales managers at telecom companies T-Mobile and Comcast, multiplying revenue by eliminating non-selling activities that bog down field sales reps. Demonstrate that you know their business.

Cold Call

Hubspot

MARCH 27, 2019

Motivating your sales team isn't about taking the coffee from their lips, it's about setting realistic quotas tailored to each rep, the type of product or service they're selling, and the market they're selling to. Here's everything you need to know about setting successful sales quotas. Sales Quota. Volume Quota.

Quota

Hubspot

JULY 3, 2018

Sales Territory Plan. Assess Territory Quality. One of the essential pillars of a successful business is a robust and organized sales territory strategy. Studies show that effective territory management can increase overall sales, improve customer coverage, and reduce costs. What Is a Sales Territory?

Territory

Veloxy

JANUARY 2, 2024

However, with increasing competition combined with a limited budget and sales personnel, reaching your quotas can be challenging. While you may want your sales team to focus on selling, they also spend much time on administrative tasks. In doing so, you can give your reps more time to sell while helping them reach more qualified leads.

Product

A Sales Guy

JULY 18, 2012

Yesterday I talked about setting quota. I’ve decided to start with aligning quota with business objectives. Quota should be the single representation of the companies overall goals. In other words, whatever you are looking to achieve from a business perspective should directly align with every sales person quota.

Quota

A Sales Guy

JULY 24, 2012

Ok, I’m coming back to the quota discussion. My last post about quota focused on the importance of quota aligning with business objectives and business strategy. RULE 1: Quota MUST BE perceived as attainable. When quotas are not perceived as achievable, sales people just give up and don’t even try.

Quota

Salesforce

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Create sales plans that save reps time and maximize sales impact Get your targets, budget, and headcount aligned with just a few clicks so you can sell more efficiently. These targets are used to guide the quota-setting, territory mapping , and sales team strategies. Assign territories to reps based on team targets.

Quota

Sales Hacker

JUNE 17, 2020

If a salesperson hit quota at their last job, they’re much more likely to hit quota at your organization, right? of sales professionals globally are achieving quota. It turns out that quota attainment has become the exception, not the rule. I didn’t make this decision because quota information was difficult to get.

Quota

Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 27, 2014

They were evaluated with OMG''s sales person assessment, and assembled into 5 teams, all selling the exact same product. Over a 3-day period, they had to go door-to-door in the same market and sell an overpriced luxury item. 1 team had the strongest overall Desire and Commitment. They only made 800 attempts. There simply wasn''t any!

Territory

Cerebral Selling

JANUARY 14, 2023

You could also be well behind your quota, struggling to stay motivated and worried about job security. And when reps struggle to see the path to their number they may slowly give up, blaming things outside of their control. Why are territories carved the way they are? Year-end can be the most exciting time in sales.

Quota

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Start your sales planning efforts with account segmentation to fill your territories with fruitful opportunities and increase your sellers’ ability to hit quotas. Consider new territory rules that reflect changes in the market (and your business). Related: Your Territory Model Is Hurting Attainment. Territory profiles .

Territory