Sales Hacker

JANUARY 20, 2022

Strong sales reps are the lifeblood of your business and how you choose to invest in them matters. For frontline sales managers, attributes like competency, quality of work, ease of execution, and length of contribution indicate reps’ overall job success, but you can’t rely on those inputs to tell you if they are personally satisfied.

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 7, 2020

When it comes time to book a speaker for your next panel, presentation, or podcast there’s a lot to consider. Fortunately, more organizers than ever before are consciously seeking out female sales experts for panels, presentations, and podcasts. Leadership. Sales Development. Sales Growth. Sales Enablement.

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FastSpring

MARCH 8, 2021

We’ll go first––only 5% of leadership roles within the tech industry are women. With high numbers of men in leadership positions and a lack of emphasis on hiring women for those leadership roles, you can see the issue here. – Chelsea Cianciolo, Customer Success Manager . Support female leadership.

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ChurnZero

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

When I ventured out to build my first Customer Success department at a tech software company, my leadership team thought I was nuts. At the time, I was a sales engineer, and my job was to close deals and move on to the next prospect. However, I found there were two flaws in our customer management process.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 17, 2022

As cross-functional leadership teams across the country clamor to prioritize and agree upon the top threats to address, many underestimate the importance of effective change management. Related: 6 Change Management Hacks for Sales and Marketing Alignment that Lasts. And it’s safe to say, not everyone is thriving.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 15, 2021

You might also include developers on sales calls from time to time — it makes everyone feel heard. The CEO of Dominoes recruited his Head of Technology personally, telling him that his realm was the most critical thing Dominoes was going to do in the next decade. 3 Assign problems, not tasks. 4 Provide executive enthusiasm.

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SaaStr

JUNE 14, 2020

Each quarter, the bookings plan starts at $0 again. To want a head of sales operations and a director of sales to help carry the load not later … but on Day 1. To not have to manage any customers yourself in customer success, and instead be a strategist. Because SaaS is hard. as you race past $10m+ in ARR.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

In this episode of the Sales Hacker Podcast, we have Scott Barton , VP of Industry Solutions at Varicent. He’s an expert in the sales world, particularly in revenue operations and incentive compensation. Join us for a great conversation about driving the right behaviors within your sales team. powered by Sounder.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 27, 2021

“Give the VP of Sales More Time” This is always terrible advice. If a VP of Sales can’t improve things in one sales cycle or less — she never will. In one sales cycle, or less. “The Leads are There, the Problem is the Sales Team.” And you are better off without her.

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ChurnZero

JANUARY 25, 2024

Skillset 1: Sales acumen In 2024, driving revenue is a primary responsibility of CS. This means that sales acumen is no longer just a bonus for CS professionals—it’s a new baseline for many companies. Customer success manager roles The CSM role is becoming more strategic, with increased responsibility for driving revenue.

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User Pilot

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Why do product managers need them? That’s what Dave Martin , a product leadership coach, has talked about in his talk at this year’s Product Drive Summit hosted by Userpilot. If you want to see how Userpilot can help you track user behavior, collect feedback, and run experiments, book the demo! Ready to dive in to learn more?

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SaaStr

JUNE 4, 2019

I actually worked in sales for five and a half years and that’s probably why I have tended to gravitate to B2B marketing. Worked as an AE and then a sales manager. Decided to go to business school, did that for a little bit and then came out in management consulting, a company. So, they’re a B2B piece.

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OpenView Labs

JULY 20, 2020

Interviewing is hard , and interviewing candidates for sales roles can be doubly so. Sales requires a mix of left- and right-brained qualities, and accurately evaluating a candidate’s skills is a challenge for hiring managers. Better interviewing = better sales teams. How not to interview for sales.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 8, 2021

In this episode, Kyle Racki , co-founder and CEO of Proposify, talks about how his upbringing helped his sales career, the journey from being a freelancer to a founder, and how to create and maintain a competitive advantage. Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast. They also recently sponsored the Sales Hacker Podcast.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 26, 2021

In this episode of the Sales Hacker Podcast, we have Kerry Hudson , VP of Commercial Sales at Conga , a sales leader in the high tech space across multiple verticals. Join us for a timely conversation about producing high performing sales organizations with a focus on people, process, and customers. powered by Sounder.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 3, 2020

403: Sam Taylor is the VP of Sales and Success @ Loom, the startup that helps you get your message across by making it easy to record instantly shareable videos. As for Sam, prior to Loom, Sam spent over 4 years at Salesforce following their acquisition of Quip, a startup Salesforce acquired for $750M where Sam was also the 1st sales leader.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 9, 2020

This week on the Sales Hacker podcast, we speak with Barrett Boston , Chief Revenue Officer at TriNet. The finance world wasn’t scratching the itch, though, so he decided that he just had to be in sales. The finance world wasn’t scratching the itch, though, so he decided that he just had to be in sales.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

I think one of the key reasons for this perspective is that there really aren’t many proven best practices for how operators can actually create categories — a problem that I wanted to help address by publishing a book on the topic. What’s a sample job description that I can use to recruit talent?

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

As for Ryan, prior to G2 he was Senior Director of Global Marketing at Hubspot where among many other achievements, he scaled HubSpot’s marketing-generated sales revenue by 330% year-over-year. It was about, these people that have already pulled in, how do I now convert them into marketing qualified leads for our local sales teams?

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 2, 2020

As a lifelong learner, I turn to books whenever I want to expand my thinking or improve my performance. 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? Books that made the cut: Are on my own bookshelf.

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Intercom, Inc.

MAY 13, 2021

Although Linda started her career in sales, she has spent the past twelve years scaling post-sales teams and moving hyper-growth companies like Zendesk, Slack, and now Gong upmarket into the enterprise realm. Since then, you’ve spent over 12 years in post-sales leadership. Dee: Fantastic.

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Scale Customer Success Strategy Sales Hiring 177

Sales Hacker

MARCH 11, 2019

This week on the Sales Hacker podcast, we talk to Sales Hacker founder and VP of Marketing at Outreach , Max Altschuler. If you missed episode 47, check it out here: PODCAST 47: Key Qualities of great Sales Leadership w/ Dan Fougere. Why Sales Engagement as a category is here to stay. What You’ll Learn.

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SaaStr

MAY 8, 2020

Where does Jessica find managers and founders do pipe reviews wrong? What does Jessica believe is the right way for sales reps to engage with new customers during this time? How should sales teams and CS respond to requests for discounts? Harry Stebbings: Totally, in terms of that sales cycle.

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OpenView Labs

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The exciting thing about prototypes is that large-scale experiments can be built through open-source projects , which companies like Netflix and Linkedin will do as a strategic way of recruiting top talent. . Why startup founders should treat fundraising like a sales funnel. It’s best not to leave leadership to change.

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 4, 2020

This week on the Sales Hacker podcast, we speak with Matt Rizzetta , founder of North 6th Agency, which is a communications and PR firm based in New York City. Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast. How to get better at sales [21:37]. Welcome to the Sales Hacker podcast. Welcome to the Sales Hacker podcast.

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Scale Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting Outsourcing Services 105

ChurnZero

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Stay tuned: The full Customer Success Leadership Study report with more key findings and recommendations for Customer Success leaders will be available in the beginning of January 2021. Getting behind could mean your bookings aren’t where you want them to be. You may not be able to get it from the sales ops team anymore.

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ProfitWell

APRIL 10, 2020

MixMax is used by some of our fellow friends in the space that deeply care about customer experience—think Canva , Typeform , Help Scout —to get more replies rolling, to book more meetings, and to ensure nothing falls through the cracks. It’s not just for the sales crew, but also for recruiters, leadership, sales op, and beyond.

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SmartKarrot

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Collaborate with growth marketing and broader BetterUp leaders to unify all field-based account efforts and amplify outcomes. Lead hiring for BetterUp Care customer success partnering with recruiting and Care leadership. Effectively support account managers to retain existing clients.

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ProfitWell

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

I enjoyed listening to Jack McCullough , Founder and President of the CFO Leadership Council. He just published a book— Secrets of Rockstar CFOs —before all this, and served as the CFO for 26 other companies. Brands will pay said influencers for not only the campaigns, but also for sales attributed from those campaigns.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 29, 2018

On this episode of the Sales Hacker podcast, we talk with Todd Caponi , former CRO of PowerReviews about how to sell enterprise software solutions with increased transparency in the sales process. How to evolve your sales posture given the changes in sales conversations over the last 20 years. What You’ll Learn.

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Scale Sales Recruiting Sales Technical Review 41

ProfitWell

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Userpilot’s Aazar Ali Shad begins his latest Twitter storm with a question for the product peeps out there: how do you run sales in the era of product-led growth? And if we look at the product-led vs. sales-led approach, there’s a solid juxtaposition here. ProfitWell Book Club. Your top subscription news.

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Technical Advisors Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring Customer Lifetime Value 40

SmartKarrot

JANUARY 21, 2022

Work cross-functionally with sales to ensure successful deployments across Twingate’s largest deployments. Work closely with product leadership to help deliver roadmap feature requests across the entire customer base. Create and execute a talent strategy that recruits, onboards, and develops diverse talent.

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Customer Success Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring Leadership 19

SaaStr

JANUARY 28, 2020

So, Aaron and I wrote a book together in 2014 or something. We wrote a book together. 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. You can’t, you have to invest in that sales infrastructure.”

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 11, 2020

This week on the Sales Hacker podcast, we speak with Wes Ulysse , Head of Sales, North America at Red Points, a SaaS company that’s leveraging AI and machine learning to protect brands’ online intellectual property. Wes started his professional career as an accountant for the New York City Ballet. We’re on iTunes.

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The Marketing & Growth Hacking Publication

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

That talent can be nurtured; that intelligence can be fostered; and that creativity and leadership can be developed. It’s for this reason that in every company I’ve managed, I’ve done my best to help my employees develop and sustain growth mindsets of their own. marketing, sales, production, design?—?came

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SmartKarrot

JANUARY 13, 2023

Role: Customer Success Specialist Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland (Hybrid) Organization: Zowie As a Customer Success Specialist, you will manage and support the success of a portfolio of customers across the entire post-sale customer journey from kick-off to advocacy and renewal. Apply here: [link].

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SaaStr

JULY 30, 2020

356: Pete Kazanjy is the Co-Founder @ Atrium, the startup providing proactive, always-on insights for sales operations, managers, and leaders. Alongside Atrium, Pete is also the Founder of Modern Sales Pros, a community of 15,000 focused on sales operations and sales management. Stop asking questions.

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