Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

In sales, sellers who cite convoluted reasons to explain poor performance, rather than proactively doing something about it often remain — unsurprisingly — at the bottom of the success ladder. There certainly are a lot of things in sales that make life a tad more difficult. Our marketing team sucks. Losers make excuses.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 24, 2021

We get the best results when both the sales and the marketing teams’ content is based around the customers and their desired outcomes. We can’t do this without a shared effort from Sales and Marketing running customer development and jobs-to-be-done interviews. Alex is the boss. Use content to get them there.

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Sales Enablement, SaaS and Growth

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

2019 is shaping up to be another fine year for those working in and around sales enablement. We’re seeing larger numbers of people work in the industry, more companies investing in sales enablement teams and numerous tools being developed to solve sales enablement challenges.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 8, 2020

Working from home isn’t actually a new trend. But now that countless sales professionals are forced to make the transition for the first time, many face an entirely new set of challenges. There probably isn’t a more directly impacted area than the field sales rep. Follow up with your team. Communicate Like a Champ.

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Technical Review Social Media Underperforming Technical Team Sales 77

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? I’ve heard so many good things from Kobie, now at Upfront, and then also the team at Openview. How does Andy think about discounting?

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SaaStr

JANUARY 28, 2020

If something bad happens, you’re going to have to cut your burn, probably. There is one thing, I love this quote and it’s a little bit of a crude quote, not that it’s bad language-. What do you do with that lightly toxic person on your team? I’ve spent three years deploying Gainsight. Aaron : No.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 3, 2018

We’ve been compiling this sales automation tools list for a while, trying to figure out the best way to get the information out there. There are a number of existing resources available on sales automation, but they don’t offer use cases and examples of how to put the tools to action. What Is Sales Automation?

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

In this session, she’s going to share 2 of the skill sets you need to thrive as a modern seller and give you strategies to implement them in yourself and your team. The Modern Sales Mindset and How It Impacts Results. Carole Mahoney – Founder, Chief Sales Growth Unbound Growth. SECURE YOUR SEAT. RESERVE YOUR SPOT.

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The Marketing & Growth Hacking Publication

APRIL 8, 2019

Internal Team: Hire your own Sales Development Rep (SDR) team that is 100% dedicated to outbound prospecting. Pros: No one will know your “stuff” better than internal people, it’s the best long-term solution for most companies, and begins your sales Farm Team. You build a team of four Outbound SDRs.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

One of the biggest decisions you can make when setting up your sales team is whether to focus primarily on inside or outside sales. They seem to be completely at odds, with one focused on clients with a high acquisition cost and high ACV (annual account value), the other focused on a high sales velocity. CRM platforms.

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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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Sales Hacker

MARCH 2, 2020

So what are the best sales books for helping you reach peak performance? I’ve pulled together the top 97 books from a range of sales disciplines to give you the information you need to stay relevant, lead conversations, understand the trends — and of course, improve your game. Have been recommended by sales professionals.

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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. Linking Into Sales (The Social Selling Podcast).

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 5, 2019

If you’re approaching sales enablement passively (or ignoring it completely), you’re leaving revenue on the table. Worse, your competition — who probably has a strong sales enablement strategy — will easily outpace you and drown out any of your basic prospecting efforts. 6 Essential Tips for Sales Enablement.

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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.

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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

OpenView Labs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Alright—raise your hand if you think there’s value in developing a sales enablement strategy at your start-up? Okay, and raise your hand if you think it’s vital to have a customer service enablement strategy, too? The fact of the matter is, customer service enablement isn’t a field of its own. average of 15%.

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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 Hacker

DECEMBER 8, 2017

The race to the 2017 finish line is in full throttle – While last minute closed deals are still trickling in, B2B organizations are researching how to shape next year’s sales strategy to align with the top sales trends that are expected to emerge in 2018. This is the greatest time ever in history to be a sales rep.

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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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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 31, 2019

And as the organization grows, the work involved to get teams aligned on who you’re selling to and how you’re selling is not something to be taken for granted either. Ambient Strategy founder and CEO April Dunford on the symptoms of weak positioning. When you’re a small team, your time is everything. Speed is everything.

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SaaSX

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Plus, you’ll also be obliged to bring your entire team on board by encouraging your colleagues to roll out the welcome mat and adopt some partner-friendly best practices. Using this blueprint as your guide, make sure to evaluate each candidate and determine their overarching goals, market value, potential weaknesses, etc.

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Outsourcing Services Strategy Underperforming Technical Team Technical Advisors 93

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. And then from 2018 to 2019, another 45% growth and broke the $100 million top line sales figure. We’re on iTunes.

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Subscription Payment Features Scale Underperforming Technical Team 106

Sales Hacker

MAY 3, 2021

That said, it’s never a bad idea to exercise a bit of empathy, and put yourself in the shoes of your target customer. Understanding their processes and struggles can help you and your team tweak your approach, messaging, timelines, and even product to ease the stress on the part of the buyer. Let’s have a look. The best possible price.

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Technical Review Sales Hiring Software Review Underperforming Technical Team 78

Sales Hacker

APRIL 28, 2020

To that end, Lori also founded Women Sales Pros, the first community online dedicated to helping smart, savvy women get into B2B sales positions and sales leadership and to help companies find and develop great women sellers. We talk about what makes a great sales person. A primer on social selling [19:53].

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Sales Enablement, SaaS and Growth

AUGUST 22, 2017

In my sales enablement role at HubSpot I'm truly privileged to partner with over 100 sales professionals that are at the top of their game and only want to get better. Working with sales reps that want to succeed and push each other to do better is a joy. Let’s talk about how HubSpot equips it sales reps for success.

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Sales Enablement, SaaS and Growth

OCTOBER 29, 2018

High SaaS churn is a corollary of poor retention - but it can creep up unannounced, and rather than deal a single fatal blow, it causes death by a thousand small cuts. By investing in customer success teams to provide strategic guidance, account management and support, businesses are well placed to reduce churn and increase spend per client.

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