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BrowserStack’s Mark Rudden on hypergrowth in a global pandemic

Intercom, Inc.

You can also read the full transcript of the interview, which has been lightly edited for clarity, below. So your goals in terms of headcount remained stable from pre-pandemic to post-pandemic? We paused all of our enterprise field sales, but in our HQ, we decided to put the foot down and really go for it. Kieron: Interesting.

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Your Sales Year is Coming to an End. Are you ready?

InsightSquared

So, as a sales leader or manager, what do you do? I’ve faced this challenge as a senior sales executive, sales enablement executive and outside sales enablement specialist. If you have open headcount for Q1 be interviewing in Q4. Behind headcount equals behind plan.

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Your 2021 Sales Enablement Platform Buyer’s Guide (+10 Tools to Consider)

Sales Hacker

Their sales tools are integrated effectively, coaching is readily available, and sales reps are happily using their CRM. They have a sales enablement plan and the right sales enablement platform in place. What is sales enablement? Sales enablement has evolved quickly. Not exactly.

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Sales Hacker?s Max Altschuler on selling more with less

Intercom, Inc.

Adam: Given that it’s the foundation of Sales Hacker, how important do you see the roles of content and community in sales today? You need to build an efficient sales team…you can’t just throw money or headcount at things. That was the impetus for starting Sales Hacker.

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Speed Up Your Sales Cycle With Lead Scoring: 4 Simple Steps

Sales Hacker

It’s your secret to finding the diamonds in the rough when you need more qualified leads, without increasing headcount. SaaS companies, who often have complex sales cycles coupled with small but agile sales teams, can especially benefit from lead scoring, since it allows small teams to punch well above their weight class.

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Mental Models to Help You Grow

Sales Enablement, SaaS and Growth

The Horizons Framework is an effective way to categorise projects, which in turn helps with assigning budget, headcount and timelines. An example of diminishing returns is Google’s hiring process - the technology giant discovered that four interviews was enough to predict whether someone should be hired with 86% confidence.

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SaaStr Podcast #403 with Loom VP of Sales Sam Taylor

SaaStr

Below, we’ve shared the transcript of Harry’s interview with Sam. Sam Taylor: So no matter what, I mean, Dropbox, no matter how you slice it, what function you’re in, was just insane from a growth perspective, headcount-wise, user base-wise, you name it. Harry Stebbings. Sam Taylor. I like to do a hypothetical.

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