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Pricing Transformations in 2022

OpenView Labs

It requires rethinking everything from billing and revenue forecasting, to the role of Account Executives, to how to drive a customer success mindset across the entire organization. Meanwhile the federal government is lending its support to usage-based pricing by amending its GSA schedule to allow agencies to ‘pay by the drink.’ .

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Summary of New York Tech Week 2023 (Itaú BBA, BTG, BofA)

SaaSHolic

For startups, the speaker suggests focusing on how AI can drive customer acquisition and go-to-market strategy, while for large companies, creating a vision for AI is important, as well as focusing on infrastructure and skillsets and reshaping governance to deal with security and compliance issues.

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CPQ: What it is and Why You Need it

Sales Hacker

Sales teams often struggle with configuration of price quotes when dealing with complex products or services or large product catalogs. If you’re selling a limited number of products or services, or have an extremely simple pricing model, a CPQ system may be beyond your needs. 5 benefits of CPQ software. month to 3.42

Scale 93
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Making Trade-Offs In Marketing with Meagen Eisenberg (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

We saw McDonald’s, they started separating their arches and really trying to do public service announcements around social distancing. They’re trying to figure out how to preserve cash, how to control costs, how to forecast out, how to run the business and maintain it successfully through this time. And we did that.

Travel 175
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Sales Hacker Recommends: 97 Best Sales Books for Peak Performance (2020 Update)

Sales Hacker

Leveraging transparency and vulnerability in your presentations and your negotiations leads to faster buyer consensus, larger deals, faster payments, longer commitments and more predictable sales forecasts. You don’t have to be subservient, forfeit your self-respect, or fake enthusiasm about your product or service.

Scale 141
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Sales and GTM in Uncertain Times with Adnan Chaudhry and Matt Garratt (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

Adnan Chaudhry, SVP of Sales at Salesforce then provides actionable takeaways on how to refocus your sales teams, engage with customers, adjust your sales comp, and how you can properly forecast in today’s new landscape. I was an account executive covering financial services vertical and covering in New York.

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170+ Women in Sales Share Their Career-Defining Aha Moment

Sales Hacker

The best products, services, and ideas are nothing without a way to turn them into currency, and sellers are a big part of making commerce happen. Cassie spent the first pre-SaaS chapter of her tech career in growth roles in subscription and marketplace businesses (TheLadders.com, GLG). Anita Nielsen. Adrienne Greenberg. Anne Slough.

Scale 130