SaaStr

MARCH 17, 2021

Managing the Quote-to-Cash process can be complex, since it covers the entire sales cycle, software licensing fulfillment, and revenue recognition, and it’s typically spread across many applications. Through every sales cycle, there’s a need to share information from sales, accounting, customer success, and other teams.

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Sales Enablement, SaaS and Growth

MAY 22, 2017

I lead sales enablement for HubSpot out of Dublin, Ireland and my role encompasses sales content, sales training, deal support and sales productivity. That’s where sales enablement comes in. But how can sales enablement be packaged?

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Marketplace as a Service Sales Enablement Sales Hiring Underperforming Technical Team 114

Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 22, 2018

Fast forward to today, and Eventbrite is the world’s largest self-service event ticketing and registration platform – processing more than 3 million tickets each week. Going back a bit, Brian was a co-founder at SkillSlate, a local services marketplaces similar to Thumbtack. We raised a $1.5-million

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Marketplace as a Service Scale Payment Solutions Payment Services 189

SaaStr

MARCH 31, 2022

So for the audience, cloud giants are turbocharging startup sales, and the predominant reason for this is because they’re fundamentally changing IT budgets at the customers that we’re all selling to. As a result of this, marketplaces have exploded in growth, and here’s some facts and figures. Rico Mallozzi, Sr.

Scale 259

Scale Marketplace as a Service Cloud SaaS Payments 259

Neil Patel

DECEMBER 14, 2020

You’ve heard about diversifying your income streams, but what about your e-commerce sales channels? If you’re selling physical products, and you’re only relying on ONE channel to bring home the bacon, it’s time to switch things up with Facebook’s social commerce platform, Marketplace. It’s Free to List an Item.

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Marketplace as a Service Payment Methods Payment Services Sales Hiring 144

SaaStr

JUNE 16, 2020

Leveraging survey data from 66+ enterprise SaaS companies, Matt Garratt, Managing Partner of Salesforce Ventures shares the landscape of how businesses are shifting their sales & GTM strategies to react to today’s uncertain times. Adnan Chaudhry | SVP of Sales @ Salesforce.

Sales Hiring 208

Sales Hiring Scale SaaS Payments Payment Services 208

SaaStock

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Below is a little extra information about our fantastic speakers to get you as excited as we are to see them take the stage. Meet Our Speakers… Patrick Arippol, Managing Director of Early Stage Investments, DGF Investimentos. Starting as VP of Sales, in less than two years he became CEO. Patrick Campbell, CEO, ProfitWell.

Technical Review 207

Technical Review Scale Entrepreneurship Sales Hiring 207

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Today on the show we’ve got Ryan Walsh, founder and CEO of a company called RepVue, a place where you can get objective third-party information. Actually, it’s first party, objective information from reps themselves about how much people make at different companies. Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast. The result?

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Sales Enablement, SaaS and Growth

MARCH 23, 2020

The same is true of data - data informs decision-making, but doesn’t replace it. I leveraged many of the 52 mental models while working at various software as a service (SaaS) companies, but in truth, they can be applied anywhere, regardless of industry. Informed - people who are informed of the project’s progress.

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Underperforming Technical Team Scale Sales Hiring Marketplace as a Service 215

Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Micro teams can amplify a company’s productivity while getting rid of the learning curve which comes with new hires. Micro Acquire is a marketplace that connects startups to buyers. The marketplace is designed to cut down on the time you need to sell your business and find startups to invest in. Micro Acquire.

Technical Review 145

Technical Review Payment Methods Acquisition Development Team Review 145

Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

You are getting enormous levels of organic traffic … Full of enthusiasm, you rush to your sales manager to check the sales status. And your jaw drops seeing you’ve got little to none sales from all of that traffic. You have to make consistent sales if you want to scale your business fast. No, I’m serious.

Sales Hiring 145

Sales Hiring Outsourcing Services Social Media Underperforming Technical Team 145

Intercom, Inc.

JULY 14, 2022

?. Regardless of the industry or the product you’re selling, the old sales playbook is falling short of customers’ expectations. For James Dyett , a customer-centric mindset shouldn’t just be the purview of post-sales departments. Sales, he thought, would do just the trick. Hire customer-centric salespeople.

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SaaStr

JUNE 3, 2020

The SaaS Trust Crisis is making it harder to market and sell software and services than ever before. And today, I’m very excited to be the co-founder and CEO of G2 where we’re building the world’s leading marketplace for SaaS software. The situation is getting worse. Godard Abel | Co-Founder and CEO @ G2.

Software Review 252

Software Review Scale Technical Review SaaS 252

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. Your first SaaS customer success hire. The Davidson Hang Podcast with Linda Lin.

Customer Success 177

Customer Success Scale Sales Hiring Strategy 177

Neil Patel

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Hire a consultant, hands down. In a nutshell, they can give you expert opinions, analysis, and recommendations that can help ensure a more objective-based approach to grow your business and maximize sales – all at the same time. Unfortunately, your in-house team doesn’t have the required expertise to push through change.

Consulting 145

Consulting Sales Hiring Technical Review Sales Recruiting 145

Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Hiring a social media marketing consultant could be a game-changer for your business. Your social media expert will help you with tactics tailored to your business and establish a high-performing social media sales funnel, which is key because on average it takes seven and a half visits to your website before somebody makes a purchase.

Social Media 145

Social Media Consulting Development Team Review Marketing 145

Sales Hacker

AUGUST 7, 2020

I have been an early employee at a very successful start-up (and several not-so-successful ones), and I’ve also been in Sales and Management at large, enterprise corporations. And although Sales is Sales, there are several big differences. The structure of start-ups is often much more informal. Sales Support.

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Scale Enterprise Sales Hiring Technical Review 105

Sales Hacker

JUNE 20, 2022

It is our job as leaders and sales professionals to prepare for such an eventuality. 10 key points for sales leaders. What I share with you below is a distillation of incredible advice from sales leaders and professionals, as well as my own experiences. Well, it looks like the likelihood of a recession is a lot higher.

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Sales Hiring Strategy Sales Leadership 113

Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Out of this, only 10% generate annual sales of more than $100,000. By partnering with a top Amazon marketing agency, you can improve the visibility of your store, reach more buyers, and drive sales. To help you get started, let’s explore some scenarios when you should hire an Amazon marketing agency. It doesn’t work that way.

Sales Hiring 111

Sales Hiring Marketing Social Media Marketplace as a Service 111

Point Nine Land

APRIL 9, 2021

What does it take to raise capital, in B2B marketplaces, in 2021? Over the last few years, we’ve published a number of SaaS funding napkins as well as marketplace napkins. This year, we’re shaking things up with our first ever B2B marketplace napkin! What does it take to raise capital, in B2B marketplaces, in 2021?

Marketplace as a Service 59

Marketplace as a Service Payments B2B SaaS Payments 59

Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

But Bluehost also provides domain registration services. I’d get them, but there are alternative third-party services out there that you can use for site backups and security. This method is a bit more straightforward than using Bluehost, only because you’re not bundling any other services—Namecheap is strictly for buying a domain.

Payment Methods 145

Payment Methods Payment Services Marketplace as a Service Sales Hiring 145

SaaStr

JULY 11, 2019

The challenge with that is you found a company, you start building a company, you raise money for a company, you hire a team to build the product for a certain type of company, and then the whole consumer changes and you have to adjust. The marketplace was doing well. In 2008, I founded TaskRabbit. We looked at the numbers.

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FastSpring

APRIL 7, 2022

They also noticed a lack of transparency and efficiency in the services that were being provided at the time and decided to fix that problem. In their case, the cash that Messente generated from these early sales enabled them to pay salaries quickly, which meant they could keep their doors open and the ideas flowing.

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SaaS Payments Technical Advisors Payment Services Payments 147

Neil Patel

MAY 20, 2021

The addition of shopping features such as Facebook Marketplace can also be leveraged by businesses to improve online conversions. With over 140 million business accounts on Facebook, you may think competition is high. Your business page also helps you build an online community and better service your customers.

Business 145

Business Social Media Marketplace as a Service Advertising 145

Intercom, Inc.

JULY 21, 2022

Things like media companies, finance companies, retail companies, sales functions, marketing functions, and customer support. “The biggest thing I can do for Slack is to hire people who know a lot more than I do and give them free rein to do their best work” Adam Risman: You mentioned the team started with performance marketing.

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Outsourcing Services Sales Hiring CTO Hire Acquisition 215

Neil Patel

MAY 4, 2021

Below, I’ll show you when it might be worth “merging” Twitter accounts as a marketing strategy to the extent it’s possible, and I’ll talk you through specific circumstances when dual account management is especially critical. Why Should You Merge Your Twitter Accounts? Hire Influencers. Use Twitter Ads.

Social Media 114

Social Media Sales Hiring Marketplace as a Service Branding 114

Sales Hacker

AUGUST 6, 2018

Finding the best live chat software in a crowded marketplace can be tricky. Simply being available can make the difference between getting a sale and losing a potential customer. The window must act as a sales clerk would in a retail store, greeting the customer and offering assistance. Target Customer: Sales and support teams.

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Sales Hiring Software Review Technical Review Sales 91

Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 7, 2022

Sometimes, to develop a valuable service for your customers, you have to take one step back and understand what they need from you at that moment and where your gaps are. Here are a few key takeaways: Every customer success manager starts as a firefighter. And there’s no better team for the job. Agility is central to the role.

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Customer Success Technical Review Sales Hiring VP of Engineering 118

OpenView Labs

JUNE 16, 2020

The best companies are tweaking sales systems, adjusting their go-to-market strategy and rediscovering customers’ needs as they evolve. Pivoting sales to meet buyers. Doubling down on the candidate hiring experience. Regardless of how busy you are or slumping sales, now is the time to have a laser focus on your customers.

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Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting SaaS Payments Underperforming Technical Team 81

Neil Patel

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Hiring a content mill to fill pages with overstuffed keywords that provide no value to readers won’t do you any good. Just be sure your contact information is readily available. Comment on relevant articles with valuable advice, and provide a link to your blog for more information. However, it can’t be spammy!

Social Media 145

Social Media Strategy Marketing Business 145

Neil Patel

AUGUST 4, 2021

Businesses and marketers alike have taken note, diverting budgets towards hiring videographers to create new marketing materials for their website, email outreaches, social media, and even “OTT” video adverts on streaming platforms. More sales? This will considerably improve the quality of your video content. A higher CTR ?

Marketing 145

Marketing Social Media Sales Hiring Technical Review 145

ChurnZero

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The Q&A portion of the webinar covered topics including how to overcome budget objections, promote CS wins across the organization, secure budget at the same rate as sales, and much more. If I’m working for the right leader, I know that they want that information. I lead the Customer Success function here at MarketSource.

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Customer Success Sales Hiring Headcount Scale 98

Neil Patel

DECEMBER 17, 2020

A sales rep completes their proposal and it’s automatically routed to the right manager for review and approval. Not only is that rep moving on to their next task, the pending approval is queued up exactly where it needs to be for the manager. Workflow Management Software. There’s really no limit to the applications.

Payments 141

Payments Payment Solutions Software Review Payment Services 141

Neil Patel

MARCH 4, 2023

Websites and businesses worldwide deliver awesome content, but that alone won’t be enough to drive sales through the roof. As Netflix has expanded, it continues to hire localization professionals in different markets. Given the global nature of Airbnb’s services, communication is essential amongst hosts and guests.

Strategy 111

Strategy Sales Hiring Marketplace as a Service Scale 111

Baremetrics

AUGUST 6, 2021

A bookkeeper is responsible for keeping accurate and up-to-date information on the financial health of your business. Although bookkeepers and accountants share some duties, for example preparing tax returns or producing the end of year financial statements, a bookkeeper’s main duty is keeping the basic, daily finances in order.

SaaS Payments 105

SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Solutions Business 105

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Romain Huet : Of course, besides the brand I mentioned earlier like, Google, Apple and Facebook, and so on, a lot of marketplaces also like Uber and Airbnb they tend to think of themselves as platform because they have the buyers and the sellers connecting to each other. Let’s start with our five key steps. Romain Huet: Sure.

Payments 169

Payments Merchant Services Payment Solutions Payment Services 169

OpenView Labs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Making their product accessible on their website instead of hiring an army of salespeople was a disruptive idea in the early 2000s. The rationale behind Atlassian’s go-to-market strategy was threefold: If we don’t have sales staff, the product must sell itself. to Atlassian and focus on building great products.

Payment Solutions 72

Payment Solutions Outsourcing Services Payment Methods Marketplace as a Service 72