Nimble - Sales

APRIL 12, 2024

The post Protected: Maximizing Sales Outreach: Unleashing Nimble CRM and PhoneBurner Power Dialing Together appeared first on Nimble Blog. There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

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Neil Patel

JANUARY 18, 2021

In other words, you’re struggling to come up with enough engaging blog post ideas. Now, if you’re a regular visitor to my blog, you’ll know I write a lot of content (also, thanks for reading!). But I still sometimes struggle to come up with new blog post ideas. Wouldn’t it make more sense just to look at other blogs?

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Trends Engineering Engagement Marketing 145

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

And yet since it often takes a few years to get there, decay also sets in: Often, only some of the sales reps can really sell. The post Blog: As CEO, Once You Have Something — Your Job Really is to Maintain Momentum appeared first on SaaStr. Add in 110%, 120%, 130%+ NRR and things really are better after you hit Initial Traction.

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Scale Sales Hiring B2C AI 197

SaaStr

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Check out this week’s top blog posts, podcasts, and videos: Top Blog Posts This Week: Are We Back to a 6x World? SaaStr 696: The Chat GPT Growth Story: How AI is Changing the Way We Work with OpenAI’s Head of Sales, Aliisa Rosenthal     3. Live Workshop Wednesday: The GTM Models We Used at Divvy To Go From 0 to a $2.5B

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ChatGPT Scale SMB AI 219

SaaStr

DECEMBER 3, 2023

SaaStr 704: CRO Confidential: The Hangover’s Over: 5 Ways to Get Your SaaS Revenue Back On Track with Gong’s SVP Sales, Jameson Yung, and Sam Blond, Partner at Founders Fund     3. Each week, we round up our most popular content so you can catch up on anything you may have missed. appeared first on SaaStr.

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 2, 2018

We still love that audience, but we now offer products for sales , marketing and support teams and have been going deep on those topics as well. While other parts of our website had evolved to reflect those new realities the blog remained a relatively basic WordPress setup. Time to kill the blog. Our final color palette.

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Neil Patel

MARCH 12, 2021

Running a blog is a lot of work. On top of all that, there’s promoting and monetizing your blog, which is even more work. It’s hard for anyone to manage, and the larger your blog grows, the worse the situation becomes. That’s why it’s good to prepare in advance for blogging eventualities you might face.

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Outsourcing Services Outsourced Development Sales Hiring VP of Engineering 141

Dubb

JULY 22, 2022

Whether you are a new or experienced sales professional, you may be experiencing some of the challenges of recording video. You may have heard about video sales and marketing and how it can supercharge your business. These challenges can be especially stark if you don’t yet see the power of creating video.

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SaaStr

APRIL 7, 2024

So just a little while back, Lenny Rachintsky had me on his hyper-popular podcast to talk about scaling sales, from the perspective of a founder who hasn’t really done sales. They really are a great checklist when you are starting to scale sales in SaaS: #1. And sales go down, not up. #2. It’s a tough job.

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Sales Hiring Scale Headcount Sales 228

SaaStr

MARCH 11, 2024

So you’re hiring your first few sales reps in the early days? Before you have a great VP of Sales? So you need a very certain type of sales rep. Not during founder-led sales. The #1 trick to making sure your first sales reps work out? But I’ve just never seen early sales rep execl that do this.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Dear SaaStr: What are the best 5 points to improve poor sales performance? Here are my 5 simplest ideas to quickly improve sales performance. Once you have a great VP of Sales, you can let her own the whole number and figure it out. Be more involved as the CEO with sales. Concentrate leads in those who can close.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 3, 2024

Dear SaaStr: Should I Go Into SaaS Sales? If you aren’t sure you want to go into sales — don’t do it. Maybe in 2021, when many SaaS leaders were growing at simply unprecedented rates, could succeed in sales if you weren’t sure you wanted to sell. There’s usually a clear promotion path in a growing sales team.

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Predictable Revenue

APRIL 4, 2024

This time, we're diving into the nuanced world of startup sales compensation with Graham Collins, Head of Partnerships at QuotaPath. The post Crafting Sales Compensation Plans with Graham Collins appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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SaaStr

MARCH 24, 2021

If you want to hire your first sales rep and close more deals, you need to understand how the sales process works, what tools your team needs to be successful and learn to speak sales. Sales definitions you should know. CRM objects — Represent the sales relationship you have with a specific person or company.

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SaaStr

MARCH 18, 2024

Dear SaaStr: If you were hiring a head of sales for a high-priced, niche B2B SaaS product, would you focus on general B2B SaaS sales experience or on market/customer knowledge, assuming it will be very difficult to find a candidate with both? For highly transactional sales, ignore this advice. Not all, but most.

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SaaStr

MARCH 12, 2023

Check out this week’s top blog posts, podcasts, and videos: Top Blog Posts This Week: The Challenge with SMB SaaS: High Growth Can Only Mask High Churn For Just So Long (Updated) The 8 Signs of a Failing Sales Rep. SaaStr 639: Scaling a SaaS Sales Team While Building Culture with Figma VP of Sales Scott Pugh    4.

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Scale SMB Sales Scaling 181

Predictable Revenue

APRIL 3, 2024

Collin, dives deep with Josh Schwartz from Bregal Sagemount, into the intricacies of startup sales, from the foundational steps to success. The post Process Development for Sales Success with Josh Schwartz appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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Development Sales Startup Revenue 130

SaaStr

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Dear SaaStr: What’s the #1 Mistake New Sales Leaders Make? Let me just summarize my #1 observation here: the top mistake first-time sales managers make is recruiting. It is incredibly hard to figure out how to replicate the magic of the first 1 or 2 sales reps that work closely with the CEO. In that — they can’t do it.

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Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring Sales Management 235

SaaStr

JUNE 27, 2020

A little while back we put together some of the top sales & marketing mistakes SaaS companies and founders make, especially in the early days. Sales: Hiring any reps you wouldn’t buy from yourself. Later, once you have a strong VP of Sales, it’s fine though. Your sales reps need to eat. Just do it! It will help.

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Sales Hiring Scale Startup Marketing 363

Predictable Revenue

JULY 11, 2022

Learn what makes business to business sales (B2B sales) distinct from B2C, how to maximize your business sales process, and make the most of industry trends. The post What is B2B sales? appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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B2B Sales B2C Trends 264

Totango

APRIL 9, 2024

Is 2024 the year of customer success or sales? This signifies that fostering an exceptional partnership between CS and sales teams — vital for long-term revenue growth, begins with understanding which customers can derive the highest value from your products and services over time.

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Scale Sales Compensation Customer Success 106

Predictable Revenue

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Learn about outbound vs. inbound sales, including the definition of both, how they can benefit your company, and more. The post Inbound vs Outbound Sales appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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Sales Revenue Development Management 245

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

and Lenny asked us to join his podcast to talk about building a sales team — from the perspective of a product-first founder or exec. It was a pretty strong conversation and we took a lot of our learnings over the years and focused on how to learn to do sales right if you come from a product-first background: It’s good.

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Sales Hiring Scale Sales Headcount 230

Predictable Revenue

APRIL 11, 2022

Learn the difference between sales training and sales coaching, the unique benefits, and why you should be using a combination of both in your organization. The post Sales Training vs. Sales Coaching: What’s the Difference appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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Sales Revenue Development 236

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Meghan Gill, SVP of Sales Ops and Sales Dev at MongoDB, shares different consumption-based compensation models that drive the right behaviors. They reoriented their sales team and de-incentivized reps from making deals upfront. It was creating friction in the sales cycle. This is MongoDB’s approach.

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SaaStr

MARCH 5, 2023

Check out this week’s top blog posts, podcasts, and videos: Top Blog Posts This Week: Does Anyone Want To Be a Unicorn Anymore? SaaStr 639: Scaling a SaaS Sales Team While Building Culture with Figma VP of Sales Scott Pugh   3. TAM is Great. SaaStr APAC 2023: Stage A Streaming LIVE 5. appeared first on SaaStr.

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Scale Sales Hiring CTO Hire Startup 190

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Most of you are, in fact: According to our latest unscientific but directionally correct survey of over 2,000 SaaS execs, 64% of you are growing your sales team in 2024. And so many of you in fact are, well … hiring. And 22% of you are growing the team 50% or more. On why you’d truly crush it there, for real.

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SaaStr

APRIL 5, 2024

I’m not that great at sales myself (not really), but I am a student of it. A few things I’ve observed about human behavior, negotiation, and good and bad sales processes in SaaS: Customers that expect a discount really expect a discount. One of the top ways to drive up sales is to increase the % of deals that close.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 19, 2023

So the other day Colin Cadmus, who was VP of Sales at Aircall, summarized a career question I’ve thought about many times over the past 10+ years. If you are a great AE, a great sales exec … I know you might want “more” … but is it really better to be a VP of Sales? VP of Sales is a tough job.

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Nimble - Sales

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Navigate 2024’s small business sales landscape with confidence. Gain insights into key prospecting techniques and strategies for robust sales growth. This dynamic environment challenges businesses to adapt, with a focus on customer-centric strategies.

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Strategy Sales Business Cloud 67

Predictable Revenue

AUGUST 22, 2022

What is consultative sales and how can it help you win more business? The post Consultative Sales Approach Strategies appeared first on Predictable Revenue. These 7 consultative selling strategies will help you stand out from the competition.

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SaaStr

APRIL 4, 2024

The post The Top 8 SaaStr Tips to Building an Effective First Sales Team (per Perplexity) appeared first on SaaStr. I think it did a pretty good job The summaries we do might be better, but this is a great place to start.

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Sales Hiring Scale AI Search Compensation 191

Predictable Revenue

JULY 25, 2022

What is sales training and why is it so important? Learn about each step in the sales training process and how the right program can improve your win rate. The post What Is Sales Training? appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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Predictable Revenue

JANUARY 19, 2023

Michael Covre joins Collin Stewart on this episode of the Predictable Revenue podcast to discuss how to become a sales leader. The post How to Become a Sales Leader appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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Sales Revenue Development 262

SaaStr

MAY 23, 2023

So leading growth stage VC Iconiq has published its latest and very detailed Definitive Guide to Sales Compensation here. Corners were cut in the boom times of 2021, but we are back to sane sales models. Renewals, if they are done by sales, are paid out at about 40% of an initial commission. Everyone should have a read.

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Nimble - Sales

DECEMBER 26, 2023

In the fiercely competitive realm of sales, confidence stands out as the unspoken secret weapon that can propel you to new heights and distinguish you from the crowd.

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Sales 76

Predictable Revenue

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Idaliz Ruelas, an Account Strategist at Predictable Revenue, at the forefront of transforming sales processes and improvements into results. The post Process Improvement for Sales Success appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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