Intercom, Inc.

JULY 29, 2021

Ever since he was hired as the Director of EMEA Sales at BrowserStack , a web and mobile testing platform that lets developers test their websites and mobile applications across browsers, operating systems, and mobile devices, he had to completely rethink how to successfully onboard hundreds of salespeople just as everyone was going remote.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Sales battlecards are one of the most common and most important sales enablement assets. They’re also the ammo you give your sales reps to go into battle against your competitors. Why sales needs battlecards. Why Sales Needs Battlecards. There are two core reasons every sales rep needs battlecards.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 28, 2020

And so, she can, and Anthony just finished up basically going from the first sales hire at Gainsight at almost 100 million in revenue and has just retired. Maria : It’s like saying, “Hey, you want a sales rep to carry 10 times the quota they do today. You can’t, you have to invest in that sales infrastructure.”

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Welcome to Sales Hacker’s first-ever Influential Women in Sales list! In this exclusive list, we wanted to honor not just female leaders that promote their own sales platform (no shame in that!) They say “You can’t be what you can’t see,” and the sales floor is no exception.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Sales onboarding – every company does it, but few do it as well as they’d like. According to a report from The Sales Management Association, 62% of companies consider themselves to be ineffective at onboarding. RELATED: The Beginner’s Guide to Agile Sales Management. Taking a Page from Agile Software Development.

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Sales Enablement, SaaS and Growth

MARCH 23, 2020

The list below shows the different categories of mental model in this post: Planning Prioritisation Problem-Solving Innovation Getting Work Done Growth Economics Psychology Learning Planning 1. Innovation 14. Horizons Framework Another innovation model is the Horizons Framework developed by McKinsey. Source: Drift 35.

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Underperforming Technical Team Scale Sales Hiring Marketplace as a Service 213

Sales Enablement, SaaS and Growth

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Winning teams I’ve been part of How winning teams are constructed is timely, as in my role leading sales enablement at Automation Anywhere , shortly we’ll be growing the team, and I want to be thoughtful about the work we do, the candidates we hire and the culture we foster on what we hope and expect to be a winning team.

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 13, 2021

With the shift to work from home, remote selling has become a cornerstone of successful sales strategies in 2020. And with a new year just around the corner, many sales leaders are wondering how to navigate the uncertainty of 2021. What we asked the Sales Hacker community. Here are the most common issues sales reps are facing.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 3, 2018

We’ve been compiling this sales automation tools list for a while, trying to figure out the best way to get the information out there. There are a number of existing resources available on sales automation, but they don’t offer use cases and examples of how to put the tools to action. What Is Sales Automation?

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Scale Outsourcing Services Sales Recruiting Outsourced Development 65

OpenView Labs

JULY 8, 2019

As the first marketing hire at Zendesk , I underwent something of a trial by fire that proved to be a very valuable experience. The situation was this: our engineering team was constantly innovating and adding new functionality. It’s also a good idea to learn what you can from others who have already traveled the road you’re on.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 8, 2018

On this episode of the Sales Hacker podcast, we talk with Marc Jacobs , SVP of Sales and Customer Success at CB Insights about the secret to incredible sales management and building a sales coaching culture. Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast. 4) Hiring and growing a millennial sales force [9:45].

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Sales Enablement, SaaS and Growth

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

This has reinforced that learning doesn’t need to take place in a classroom - I’ve signed up for online courses, been an active member of sales enablement groups and meetups, arranged numerous one-on-one meetings with industry colleagues, attended company trainings and been a voracious reader and listener of podcasts.

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SaaStr

APRIL 17, 2019

Steve has previously said, “Sales and marketing must be one team.” Where does Steve find common points of tension between sales and marketing? How can they integrate autonomy into their hiring process as a core advantage? * I mean, my career started as a software engineer, and out of frustration, I went into sales.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 6, 2019

This week on the Sales Hacker podcast, we speak with Alon Waks , VP of Marketing at Bizzabo. Bizzabo is the leading event management system company. If you missed episode 55, check it out here: PODCAST 55: How to Ensure 500 Pieces of Sales Advice Get Executed by Your Sales Team w/ Travis Huff. What You’ll Learn.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 2, 2020

And for leveling up your sales skills, nothing beats a good sales book. So what are the best sales books for helping you reach peak performance? Have been recommended by sales professionals. Here’s how you can find the sales books that are most relevant to you. Here they are… The 97 Best Sales Books in 2020.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 22, 2020

What should the first marketing hire look like? Why does Ryan believe you should hire two in marketing to start? And so I 100% look for that kind of hustle in any kind of hire that we’re doing. Harry Stebbings: Product marketing is such a hard role to hire for today, and it’s just intensely competitive as well.

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SaaStr

APRIL 4, 2019

As a global technology provider powering thousands of SaaS companies, Google is at the forefront of driving exciting and innovative technologies to market. But they are actually accompanying us in the sales cycle and it’s certainly something that’s accelerated our time-to-market but also our success as well.

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SaaStr

JUNE 3, 2020

How does Mike think about when is the right time to hire your first CRO? How does this hire correlate to your hiring in sales enablement? How does Mike make sales data really actionable within the company? What is the right way to structure their sales pipeline? Where do many go wrong here?

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SaaStr

JUNE 10, 2020

Meagen, sales. Launch it to our customers, launch it to the sales team, launch it to prospects.” What did we need for our sales team from an enablement standpoint and our CSMs? And then of course, sales pipeline and the livelihood of our business. They’re going to build a bunch of things that we need.

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Travel Marketing Scale Outsourcing Services 172

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Women in sales often have a polarizing experience. In the Sales Hacker video series Aha Moments , I asked 10 women: “What is one ‘aha moment’ you’ve had in your sales career?”. The conversations that followed were so authentic and encouraging that we decided to expand this conversation to other badass women in the sales world.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 5, 2019

Last year, we started a new Sales Hacker tradition: the Top 50 Awards. Most other sales awards end up going to the most popular influencer. The Sales Hacker Top 50 is different. These awards go to practitioners: people who not only did a fantastic job, but also elevated the sales profession through their actions last year.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

If you missed episode 125, check it out here: The Power of Authenticity and Emotional Intelligence in Sales with Mykal White. Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast. Sales enablement is easy. REGIE uses artificial intelligence to create entire outbound, inbound and even follow-up sales campaigns faster. The result?

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 5, 2019

Last year, we started a new Sales Hacker tradition: the Top 50 Awards. Most other sales awards end up going to the most popular influencer. The Sales Hacker Top 50 is different. These awards go to practitioners: people who not only did a fantastic job, but also elevated the sales profession through their behavior in 2018.

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Sales Hiring Scale Sales Leadership 75

SaaStock

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

The company’s best-selling book, Predictable Revenue , details the hugely successful outbound process and sales created specifically for Salesforce. Afterward, he delved into education management by creating his own business, Mestreduca, a platform targeted at educational institutions. Talk: SaaS.City Bootcamp: Sales Leadership.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

We talk about using real human English language and being your whole authentic self in the context of a sales cycle and how that can really drive outcomes for you as it has for Mykal. If you missed episode 124, check it out here: Managing Through Crisis: How to Create Pivotal Career Moments with Alyssa Merwin. We’re on iTunes.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 8, 2017

The race to the 2017 finish line is in full throttle – While last minute closed deals are still trickling in, B2B organizations are researching how to shape next year’s sales strategy to align with the top sales trends that are expected to emerge in 2018. Top 2018 Sales Trends & Predictions – Strategic Headlines.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 21, 2019

There are tons of roundup articles about top women sales leaders. Most of the time, somebody does a LinkedIn search for “sales leader,” chooses the top 15 profiles with the most followers, and calls it a day. What about the amazing sales leaders who aren’t well-known already? Most Dynamic Women Sales Leaders.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 22, 2019

This week on the Sales Hacker podcast, we speak with Nick Worswick, Global Head of Growth for WeWork. How to hack your hiring process to drive scale. Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast. Welcome to the Sales Hacker Podcast. Showpad is the leading sales enablement platform for the modern seller.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 12, 2018

While most conferences are starting to become more about networking and stealthy product pitches by sponsors, Sales Hacker’s Revenue Summit 2018 was unforgettable. Top sales teams chase conversion metrics. Sales volume metrics are dying. Sales reps need new entirely news goals and numbers to chase.

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SmartKarrot

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

HubSpot is a pioneer brand when it comes to inbound marketing, sales, and services. Sales’ is cool but have you tried ‘ smart sales’ ? Highspot seems to have achieved a massive breakthrough with its patented AI to generate highly effective content targeted at sales enablement opportunities. Let’s find out!

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AI Artificial Intelligence SaaS Cybersecurity 8

SmartKarrot

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

HubSpot is a pioneer brand when it comes to inbound marketing, sales, and services. Sales’ is cool but have you tried ‘ smart sales’ ? Highspot seems to have achieved a massive breakthrough with its patented AI to generate highly effective content targeted at sales enablement opportunities. Let’s find out!

AI 8

AI Artificial Intelligence SaaS Cybersecurity 8

Sales Enablement, SaaS and Growth

JULY 24, 2018

LTV as its name suggests is the total lifetime value to the business of a customer and the CAC is the costs associated with maintaining the product, as well as marketing and sales costs. The key decision-maker is part of the sales process. You can clearly see what the return will be from every dollar, euro or pound invested.

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