OpenView Labs

JANUARY 2, 2020

As business go-to-market models continue to evolve, so do sales organizations. Sales is a little unique at a product led growth (PLG) organization. Rather than being singularly focused on making the sale, the true goal is to deliver an effective customer experience. In a sales-led organization, the selling is usually done by sheer will and determination.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 2, 2020

Why If You Can Get to $10m ARR, You Can Get To $300m ARR. Woah. That may sound controversial, or even silly. VCs may mock this. But hold on. Let me prove it to you. If you can get to $10m ARR, with positive revenue retention, you can indeed get to $300m ARR. In fact, the odds might even be seen as high. How can that be? It’s just math. Three factors combining together: First, the overall market for SaaS continues to grow.

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ProfitWell

JANUARY 2, 2020

The subscription economy has shifted the power balance in favor of the customer. Subscriptions are built on ongoing relationships with customers, so companies selling subscriptions need to understand how to monetize this relationship on a recurring basis. That’s what makes subscription sales so difficult. Not only does your sales team need to bring new customers through the door, but they also need to ensure that what they’re selling matches up exactly with those customers’ expectations.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 2, 2020

Q: What are some no-no’s when it comes to funding a startup? Here’s my list: Never assume your existing investors will write you another check. They may, but it’s hard to predict if they will. Just assume any more money has to come from new investors. You’ll plan much better that way. This is my #1 no-no by far. Make sure the money lasts at least 18 months.

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Net-Results

JANUARY 2, 2020

A strong brand persona has a lot of moving parts. Not only do you need to have your mission statement, core values, and strengths or USPs, but you also need to cultivate a relationship of trust with your audience and a strong visual identity. So how do you establish a brand’s persona in the minds of its social media followers? Let’s get right into it with lots of real-life examples from brands you might be familiar with. 1.

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InsightSquared

JANUARY 2, 2020

You’ve collected massive amounts of data. But the question is—how is that data improving decision-making across the company? . Sure there are data visualization dashboards that help people see and understand data. And there are repositories (like CRMs) that helps sales and service professionals track their prospects and customers. . These tools may tell you what has happened and can even run models showing what is likely to happen in the future—all great insight for data analysts.

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CloseSaaS

JANUARY 2, 2020

Industry event season is upon us. Industry events provide opportunities that your sales team can’t get elsewhere. When your team attends an event, they learn new skills, make new connections and introduce your company to new audiences.

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Nimble - Sales

JANUARY 2, 2020

Customers are invaluable to any company. Therefore, every business should work hard to gain new customers and maintain a good relationship with the existing ones. However, the work of managing customers and guiding them through the sales funnel is overwhelming. CRM can streamline the processes by gathering, organizing, and coordinating customer information.

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 2, 2020

The post [How To] 10x Your Sales Efficiency: Get “Under the Hood” of Your Revenue EngineQuota-Crushing Reps appeared first on Sales Hacker.

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Zuora

JANUARY 2, 2020

This article was originally published in Multichannel Merchant by Zuora’s Chief Data Scientist, Carl Gold. One thing is clear heading […]. The post 2020: The Year of Subscription Service Growth and Iteration appeared first on Zuora.

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Subscription DNA

JANUARY 2, 2020

Subscription services have become a hot business. Today just about everything you can imagine from your weekly groceries to the car you drive can be… Read more. The post Subscription Service Businesses See Holiday Season Boost appeared first on Subscription DNA.

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