OpenView Labs

JANUARY 31, 2022

The careers page on your website is the obvious one, but it shouldn’t be the only place the job is advertised. Growing pains can occur as your team expands and you need to think about talent retention just as much as talent acquisition. Post the role everywhere candidates are. Have more questions on how to hire top talent?

Sales Hiring 60

Sales Hiring Interviewing Sales Recruiting SMB 60

OpenView Labs

DECEMBER 17, 2019

OpenView’s experts weighed in with their predictions across product, sales, marketing, pricing, corporate development and talent. Product Managers Will Own a KPI. How many of your highest paid team members are in sales? The fact is that a great (albeit expensive) sales rep is worth every penny and has an obvious ROI.

Trends 67

Trends Sales Recruiting Technical Review SaaS 67

ProfitWell

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Plus, we spy acquisition upon acquisition. Public markets value the revenue of companies with a subscription-model 2 to 3x higher than those with a one-time, transactional sales model. And we know the market for over-the-top advertising will continue to expand as the streaming wars continue. Your top subscription news.

Sales Recruiting 40

Sales Recruiting SaaS Advertising Subscription 40

FastSpring

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

When you have an established affiliate program that is driving sales and also recruiting additional affiliates in your niche, you have all the pieces in place when it’s time to launch a new product. For example, let’s say you are an accounting software company and you are getting ready to launch a brand-new tax assistant software.

Sales Recruiting 64

Sales Recruiting SaaS Business Social Media 64

Unbounce

OCTOBER 18, 2021

For small and midsize businesses (SMBs), marketing campaigns may be smaller —c’mon, who has the budget to advertise in the Superbowl?!— Sounds like a big opportunity for talent-starved companies to recruit, right? Community building works much better for us than just typical marketing acquisition strategies.

Artificial Intelligence 136

Artificial Intelligence Marketing Scale Sales Recruiting 136

OpenView Labs

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The game has changed when it comes to recruiting. Hiring managers should prepare by putting together pitch materials (usually a 2-3 page deck) to give candidates a deeper look at your company and culture – beyond what’s on your website. It’s tempting to prioritize new customer acquisition as your top growth priority. .

Payment Services 80

Payment Services Benchmarks SaaS Payments Merchant Services 80

ChurnZero

JULY 9, 2020

Sure, you won customers over to get the initial purchase, but what about your post-sale courting? According to Nielsen reports, 92% of consumers trust earned media, such as recommendations from friends and family, above all other forms of advertising, with online consumer reviews ranking as the second most trusted source.

Retention 64

Retention Strategy Scale Sales Recruiting 64

SaaStr

APRIL 30, 2022

Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC). & It wasn’t the case 20 or even 10 years ago, where the business models of the internet were more focused on eCommerce, marketplaces, or even advertising. Customer acquisition. The key here is knowing what your sales model is. And there are basically two sales models out there.

SaaS Payments 229

SaaS Payments Metrics Payment Methods Scale 229

SmartKarrot

JANUARY 13, 2022

It helps increase sales in the SaaS business at low or no cost. Your affiliates get a commission for every sale. A SaaS business that recruits content creators to promote the product on their own platform or channel is one that uses SaaS affiliate marketing. Affiliate marketing is cost-effective and helps make a sale.

SaaS Payments 10

SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payments Payment Features 10

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.

Scale 130

Scale Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring VP of Engineering 130

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.

Scale 141

Scale Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting Payment Methods 141

SmartKarrot

AUGUST 9, 2022

Recruiting a new employee is typically significantly more expensive than retaining an existing employee. Furthermore, high employee turnover rates can also lead to a wide variety of potential issues, such as high costs associated with recruiting, onboarding, training new employees as well as advertising vacancies.

Scale 10

Scale Sales Recruiting Business SaaS 10

SmartKarrot

AUGUST 9, 2022

Recruiting a new employee is typically significantly more expensive than retaining an existing employee. Furthermore, high employee turnover rates can also lead to a wide variety of potential issues, such as high costs associated with recruiting, onboarding, training new employees as well as advertising vacancies.

Scale 10

Scale Sales Recruiting Business SaaS 10

Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

At the helm of Udemy for Business’ customer acquisition machine is their VP of Marketing Yvonne Chen. When Yvonne joined in 2016, the business unit consisted of just 10 people across product, engineering, sales, and marketing. Turning a sales objection into a unique differentiator.

Marketplace as a Service 243

Marketplace as a Service Scale Sales Recruiting Business 243

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Join Qualtrics Co-Founder and CEO alongside SaaStr Founder and CEO Jason Lemkin as Ryan reflects on the survey software maker’s acquisition by SAP this year. Ryan Smith: The backstory here is we turned down an acquisition offer for $500 million in 2012. Ryan Smith: 500 million in sales. Jason Lemkin: Oh, I see.

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Acquisition Sales Recruiting Scale Sales Hiring 127

Tom Tunguz

JANUARY 7, 2015

LinkedIn attracts hundreds of millions of consumers to post resumes online and sells this data and access to its audience to advertisers and recruiters and salespeople. Recruiters buy Talent Solutions to find, connect with and acquire talented people. In 2007, online sales generated 63% of revenue.

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Sales Recruiting Benchmarks Metrics SaaS 100

Outseta

JANUARY 20, 2020

In light of the sale of Buildium last month I figured now is as good of a time as any to reflect on the most important ones. There was no strike price or vesting schedule associated with these units—they were simply granted to employees based on performance or as a recruiting tool. The business was structured as an LLC.

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SaaS Payments Sales Hiring Payment Methods Payment Services 145

SaaStr

MARCH 1, 2019

What one question must all founders be asking in the sales process? * Where should the responsibility for upsell lie, customer success or sales? Should sales commission be paid on renewals? Does it lie with customer success or does it lie with sales? What time frame from SAL to closed lead suggests product market fit?

Scale 114

Scale SMB Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring 114

SaaStr

APRIL 3, 2020

In Today’s Episode We Discuss: * How Anthony made his way into the world of SaaS starting in the sales team at Box and how that led to his entering the world of marketing and creating the customer success category. * How does this compare to the relationship of sales and marketing more traditionally?

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Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring Scale Branding 173

Incredo

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Do you want to grow your SaaS sales team and improve your processes? maintain healthy atmosphere in your Smarketing team, make smart choices regarding your SaaS sales model, strategy, pricing, . build smoother connections both with your prospects through optimized sales process. And from SaaS sales models to SaaS pricing.

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SaaS Payments Payment Methods Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring 157

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 Recruiting Scale Sales Hiring VP of Engineering 90

SaaStr

AUGUST 5, 2019

But I think as you grow up, as you mature, you start to think a little bit more about what is the target market that makes most sense for your business, where are your acquisition costs manageable, where are your retention rates the best, what’s your DNA? First off, the land, this is your typical initial sale.

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Sales Recruiting Construction Scale SaaS 166

Buffer Resources

OCTOBER 9, 2023

This could lead to lower advertising competition and costs on Meta platforms. It might be time to re-evaluate your advertising strategies on these platforms. AI Tools Launch LinkedIn unveils new AI tools for learning, recruitment, marketing, and sales, powered by OpenAI.

Social Media 83

Social Media AI Search Subscription Payment Features 83

Intercom, Inc.

JULY 19, 2021

Improved customer acquisition (54%). Teams that benefit: Sales, marketing. And not only does this additional insight mean that you can provide more helpful, relevant support, but it also enables you to serve up targeted, relevant messages , for more impactful sales and marketing outreach. Increased business efficiency (58%).

Underperforming Technical Team 129

Underperforming Technical Team Scale Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting 129

Unbounce

JUNE 17, 2020

Lower your cost-per-acquisition? Digital Marketing Manager at Taboola, says the landing page plays a key role in the company’s lead gen efforts. The aim was to provide potential advertisers with information on how to create good campaigns,” he explains. This example is as much a sales letter as it is a landing page.

Scale 145

Scale Sales Recruiting Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 145

SaaStr

JANUARY 3, 2020

What one question must all founders be asking in the sales process? * Where should the responsibility for upsell lie, customer success or sales? Should sales commission be paid on renewals? Does it lie with customer success or does it lie with sales? How does Tom think about constructing comp plans the right way today?

SMB 26

SMB Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring Scale 26

SmartKarrot

JANUARY 18, 2022

Found by Manohar Chapalamadugu in 2013, Agile CRM is an Indian SaaS company known for its sales and marketing solutions designed for SMBs. The company aims at providing a single platform for automated marketing, sales, and other services. Agile CRM offers lead generation, contact management, and integrated telephony services.

SaaS Payments 11

SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Methods Payments 11

Intercom, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Marketing and sales may employ different tactics, but their goal should be singular: help the company sell its product. They can be difficult to diagnose, and if sales and marketing don’t have a healthy relationship, things can devolve into pointing fingers instead of working together to find solutions.

Scale 99

Scale Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting Underperforming Technical Team 99

SaaStr

OCTOBER 4, 2019

And Tradeshift was a modern company in many ways and we really trusted everyone, and we wanted everyone to be empowered and efficient and we also trusted them to use the company money in a sensible way, because they needed to sign up to services, they need to travel and advertise and stuff like that. Harry Stebbings: Mm-hmm (affirmative).

Scale 121

Scale SaaS Payments SMB Sales Hiring 121