SaaStr

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

What does it take to scale a sales team successfully? Should one hire sales reps 2×2? How does Andy think about hiring sales reps from adjacent companies and industries? A much beloved product, that I’m sure we all engage with, and the CEO who runs this incredible company joins us. Thanks for having me.

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Sales Hiring Scale Leadership Sales Enablement 215

Sales Hacker

AUGUST 12, 2021

Deal disasters you’ll want your team to avoid. Let’s have a look at what you can do to prepare and empower your team to avoid them so you can start beating that quota. Do your sales reps know who they’re supposed to be targeting? So how can your team identify those decision-makers? How to prep and empower your team.

Scale 119

Scale Technical Review Sales Underperforming Technical Team 119

Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Lessons learned from nine months in enterprise sales [10:18]. Cold outreach strategies that generate engagement [18:02]. Sam Jacobs: This week on the show, we want to put a spotlight on account executives, people like you that are in the trenches making sales. Who is Callie Moriarty and what is 6 River Systems? [3:00].

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Underperforming Technical Team Scale Sales Hiring Systems Review 68

Sales Enablement, SaaS and Growth

AUGUST 28, 2018

One of the questions I get asked most frequently is around building a sales enablement strategy and what that might look like. While each company, context and industry is different, I believe that there are some fundamentals that should form the blueprint of any sales enablement strategy.

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Sales Enablement Scale Strategy Underperforming Technical Team 122

Sales Hacker

JANUARY 11, 2018

Budget-conscious, time-crazed and snoopier-than-normal, the stereotypical project manager seems, at most, a very distant cousin of the freewheeling, outgoing and glib sales practitioner. You see, core project management skills and sales skills aren’t all that different. Everything in sales is an opportunity cost.

Management 97

Management Underperforming Technical Team Social Media Benchmarks 97

Sales Hacker

JANUARY 3, 2022

Content is the cornerstone of sales enablement, but creating it is a massive headache. Those are resources that most sales teams do not have, and resources that most marketing teams need to protect. What is Agile sales enablement? There is a pressure on teams to move quickly and scale early.

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Sales Enablement Scale Sales Hiring Outsourcing Services 100

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 28, 2018

for making Sales Hacker what it is. We look forward to engaging with you in new ways very soon! For now, if you’d like to contribute to Sales Hacker, please fill out our contributor survey so we can add you to our database. The Scientific Approach To Setting Sales Goals For Your SDR Team by Tito Bohrt.

Sales Hiring 96

Sales Hiring Sales Underperforming Technical Team B2B 96

SaaStr

DECEMBER 3, 2020

In Today’s Episode We Discuss: * How Sam made his way into the world of SaaS with Dropbox and how that led to his leading the sales and success team today @ Loom. What was Sam’s biggest lesson from scaling the sales team at Dropbox? How does Sam think about the relationship between sales and marketing?

Scale 180

Scale Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting Sales 180

OpenView Labs

JULY 8, 2019

The situation was this: our engineering team was constantly innovating and adding new functionality. My job, once the bad feedback started coming in, was to figure out what the less vocal customers were thinking and propose a plan to move forward. Getting buy-in from cross-functional teams is mandatory for success.

Pricing 61

Pricing Sales Hiring Underperforming Technical Team SaaS 61

SaaStr

APRIL 17, 2019

Prior to Harness, Stephen was VP of Marketing at Glassdoor, managing a team of 52 in product marketing, helping grow B2B revenue from $19m to $90m in just 2 years, leading to their $1.2Bn acquisition. Steve has previously said, “Sales and marketing must be one team.” What does this mean for the processes used by marketing teams?

DevOps as a Service 100

DevOps as a Service Sales Recruiting Scale Sales Hiring 100

Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The Modern Seller: Winning in the Sales New Economy. Sales Consulting & Strategic Selling Programs. Sales & Leadership Keynote Speaker, Impact Instruction Group. If you’re going to win in the new sales economy, you need to adopt the mindset and skills of a modern seller. SECURE YOUR SEAT.

Sales 103

Sales Underperforming Technical Team B2B Technical Review 103

Sales Hacker

MARCH 2, 2020

The Pirate’s Guide to Sales. The Sales Acceleration Formula. Mastering the Complex Sale. Sales Development and Prospecting. The Sales Development Playbook. Outbound Sales, No Fluff. Sales Differentiation. Sales Engagement. Sales Engagement. Sales Enablement.

Scale 141

Scale Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting Payment Methods 141

OpenView Labs

AUGUST 9, 2019

At Glassdoor, where we went through several iterations on our pricing strategy, I had a front-row seat to witness how these changes directly influenced the way we went to market, our overall sales motion and the types of conversations we were having with prospects and customers in the marketplace.

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Pricing Sales Hiring Underperforming Technical Team SaaS 40

Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 16, 2023

And that comes down to users, which is where the concept of “product-market- sales fit” comes in, observes Jyoti Bansal, founding CEO of AppDynamics (which was acquired by Cisco for $3.7B Maybe it comes out of the development budget, it comes out of engineering, marketing, sales. the night before it was to IPO).

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Product Marketing Scale Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting 84

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 1, 2020

If you missed episode 137, check it out here: Team Selling: A Comeback Story for 2021 with Trish Bertuzzi. Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast. The 6sense account engagement platform, uncovers and analyzes buyer intent at scale. Learn how modern sales teams win deals now at 6sense.com/saleshacker. Great author.

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VP of Engineering Branding Scale Marketing 63

SmartKarrot

AUGUST 9, 2022

Instead of building, developing, and implementing enterprise applications, SaaS users can simply license and subscribe to them. Using remote cloud servers, users can access and utilize SaaS applications from any web-enabled device. Software As A Service (SaaS) is a cloud-based method of delivering on-demand software to users.

Scale 10

Scale Sales Recruiting Business SaaS 10

SmartKarrot

AUGUST 9, 2022

Instead of building, developing, and implementing enterprise applications, SaaS users can simply license and subscribe to them. Using remote cloud servers, users can access and utilize SaaS applications from any web-enabled device. Software As A Service (SaaS) is a cloud-based method of delivering on-demand software to users.

Scale 10

Scale Sales Recruiting Business SaaS 10

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 20, 2018

So don’t just aimlessly listen to sales podcasts and never implement the lessons. Take notes, highlight the best parts, and share important takeaways with your team. Then, most importantly, take what you’ve learned and go apply the insights to your sales process. The Sales Engagement Podcast.

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Scale Underperforming Technical Team Sales Social Media 111

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Never believe that doubting yourself is a bad thing. That company only lasted another year before they were out of business, so it was a poor use of my energy, time, and being away from my family – a lesson I work to pass on to others new in roles today. What is your best piece of career advice for women in sales?

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Scale Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring VP of Engineering 130

Sales Hacker

APRIL 22, 2022

While you may feel pressure to focus your team on immediately starting to close opportunities at the start of each new quarter, you’re doomed to repeat the mistakes of your past if you don’t take some time to review. Related: How to Prepare for a Sales Development QBR. A sales QBR: isn’t a status update meeting.

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Sales Hiring Sales Forecasting Underperforming Technical Team 90

Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

In this webinar How To Bump Prospect Engagement By 50% , Lauren revealed some of the closely guarded trade secrets on increasing email engagement. Lauren Bailey’s award-winning sales firm Factor 8 has been instrumental in helping sales teams with their sales and management development programs.

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VP of Engineering Sales Hiring Sales Underperforming Technical Team 11

SaaStr

JUNE 3, 2020

How does this hire correlate to your hiring in sales enablement? Why does Mike believe that playbooks are for suckers? * Why does Michael believe that most sales meetings are unproductive? What is the right way to structure your sales meeting? Who should be brought into the meeting other than the sales team?

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Sales Hiring Scale Technical Advisors Systems Review 181

SaaStr

OCTOBER 22, 2020

As for Ryan, he has spent an incredible 9 years at Okta in numerous different roles starting with running the product marketing team before moving to run the marketing team, leading to his promotion to CMO close to 5 years ago now. How does the structure of your marketing team need to change with the evolution?

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Sales Hiring Scale Interviewing Technical Review 172

SaaStock

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

The SaaStock team will be landing in São Paulo to run the region’s first Pan-Latin American SaaS conference, SaaStock LatAm. Some of his first professional positions were Engagement Manager at McKinsey, as well as a management consultant at Value Partners. Talk: SaaS.City Bootcamp: Sales Leadership.

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Technical Review Scale Entrepreneurship Sales Hiring 207

Sales Hacker

APRIL 28, 2020

Loris is passionate about pursuing, advocating, and furthering the cause of female sales leadership and helping women advance through their careers. We talk about what makes a great sales person. About Lori Richardson and Score More Sales [02:09]. The essential elements of great sales leadership [10:45].

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Leadership Scale Sales Hiring Sales 71

Sales Hacker

APRIL 8, 2019

This week on the Sales Hacker podcast, we interview Rob Jeppsen , CEO of Xvoyant and host of the Sales Leadership Podcast. Rob is a longtime sales veteran and is incredibly passionate about both the profession of sales but, more importantly, the importance of investing in your team through sales coaching and training.

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Scale VP of Engineering Underperforming Technical Team Sales 88

Sales Hacker

AUGUST 18, 2020

If you missed episode 122, check it out here: Tips for Building a Diverse Team of High-Quality Salespeople with Wesley Ulysse. Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast. Sales enablement is easy. More sales meetings. Our second sponsor is Outreach, the number one sales engagement platform. The result?

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Subscription Payment Features Scale Underperforming Technical Team 106

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

They sell that product to general councils, operations teams, and deal desks. They sell that product to general councils, operations teams, and deal desks. Keep the promise of sales enablement and keep your team doing what they do best, which is winning. Welcome to the Sales Hacker podcast. Check them out.

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Scale CTO Hire Scaling CTO Coach 107

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 28, 2018

The best sales conferences enrich your team, build knowledge, and offer plenty of networking opportunities (and fun)! Bad sales conferences just feel like a huge waste of time away from you prospects. Unleash is the ultimate Sales Engagement conference. AA-ISP Leadership Summit. TOPO Sales Summit.

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Scale Sales Recruiting Sales Underperforming Technical Team 74

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Sales enablement’s easy. Drive more engagement, quarter over quarter. It’s not that easy, but Sapper Consulting has built REGIE to keep the promise of sales enablement and help carry the load. More sales meetings, which means more money. Sapper Consulting is the first one. Spend less money.

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Sales Hiring Scale Sales Artificial Intelligence 68

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Despite all the AI fear mongering, we dug deep to find out what really matters next year – so aside from our own analysis, we asked sales leaders, experts, and top sales reps to predict the top sales trends of 2018. Outbound Gets Tougher With GDPR Regulations: SaaS Goes Channel Sales For The Win! How can that be?

Scale 96

Scale Technical Review Outsourcing Services Sales Hiring 96

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 21, 2019

There I transitioned into sales leadership. Manager of Enterprise Account Development at Lucidchart. Co-Founder of Utah Women in Sales. How long have you been in sales? . I have been in sales for around 4 years. I want to lead and inspire larger teams while being a successful mother. . Ang McManamon.

Sales Recruiting 90

Sales Recruiting Scale Sales Hiring VP of Engineering 90

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Without goals, your team lacks the key elements it needs to win — a direction to follow and the encouragement to stay motivated in sales. They enable your team to track collective and individual performance. In fact, they often result to massive disappointment, and may even pull your team one or two steps backward.

Technical Review 79

Technical Review Revenue Management Underperforming Technical Team 79

Sales Hacker

AUGUST 21, 2018

Without goals, your team lacks the key elements it needs to win — a direction to follow and the encouragement to stay motivated in sales. They enable your team to track collective and individual performance. In fact, they often result to massive disappointment, and may even pull your team one or two steps backward.

Technical Review 62

Technical Review Revenue Management Underperforming Technical Team 62

SaaStr

JANUARY 14, 2020

My co founders and I were software developers, so we knew how to write the code, to build the website, to build the learning platform, to build the video distribution model. His name is Nate Walkingshaw and he has a book out on product leadership that was recently published, which is an incredible book. This won’t be that bad.

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B2B B2C Scale New CTO 135

Sales Hacker

AUGUST 25, 2020

This week on the Sales Hacker podcast, we’ve got Alyssa Merwin , Vice President of Sales Solutions for LinkedIn, North America. She runs Sales Navigator and is perhaps one of the most important people selling sales engagement and sales software in the world. Sales enablement is easy.

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Management Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring Development Team Review 72