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Dear SaaStr: Does It Make Sense to Have Post-Sales Functions Report into Sales?

SaaStr

Dear SaaStr: Does It Make Sense to Have Post-Sales Functions Report into Sales? In theory, why not let sales “keep” the customer longer? Even if having a CRO own post-sales and CS is becoming much more common these days. A “true” VP of Sales often wants nothing more to do with a customer after a deal closes.

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Dear SaaStr: How Should I Pay Sales Reps When Our Customers Pay Monthly?

SaaStr

Dear SaaStr: How Should I Pay Sales Reps When Our Customers Pay Monthly? A really great deep dive on that with MongoDB’s SVP of Sales of Sales Ops here: Four Sales Compensation Tactics for Consumption-Based GTM with MongoDB’s SVP of Sales Yes, the first way is slightly more aligned with your business and cash-efficient.

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Dear SaaStr: How You Deal With Long Sales Cycles, E.g. 7-8+ Months?

SaaStr

Dear SaaStr: How You Deal With Long Sales Cycles, E.g. 7-8+ Months? You cannot force 9 month sales cycles into 9 days. This is why “pipeline” doesn’t make any sense to start-ups, not really, but makes total sense for BigCo sales executives. Crazy discounting and high pressure sales tactics don’t work on long sales cycle deals.

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The Biggest Challenge With Vertical SaaS: Your Sales Team Has to Be Domain Experts

SaaStr

Probably the biggest challenge in vertical SaaS I see is scaling the sales team. It’s pretty easy to hire SaaS sales execs to sell … a SaaS sales product. At the same time, it’s very hard to turn a domain expert that doesn’t know sales into a great SaaS salesperson. Plan to be in founder-led sales mode longer.

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Digital Adoption Platform Fundamentals: The Key To Product Innovation And Elevated CX

Speaker: Pulkit Agrawal

In this new webinar with Pulkit Agrawal, CEO and Co-Founder of Chameleon, you'll dive into the dynamic world of DAPs, discovering how to transform your product management approach, enhance CX, and drive technology sales through strategic implementation. Register now to save your seat!

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Dear SaaStr: What’s Your #1 Opener in Sales?

SaaStr

Dear SaaStr: What’s Your #1 Opener in Sales? How often does your sales team actually do this? The post Dear SaaStr: What’s Your #1 Opener in Sales? The best opener is sharing how a very similar company or a competitor uses your product — and the exact specific ROI that customer gets. That’s not being sold to.

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Apple's AI Challenger Sale

Tom Tunguz

Apple is competing using the challenger sale : Apple is telling the market, to use AI, you should want private AI, you should want to control your own data because it’s valuable 1. Since 2020, Apple has marketed their products as the private alternative poking fun at how public we all are about the minutia of our lives.

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Product Sales Training – Transformed for Results

Traditional product sales training doesn’t always work for dispersed sales reps who can’t attend Demo Days or Lunch ‘N Learns. Choosing the right product sales training partner will have a significant impact on sales reps’ expertise and results. Drive more sales. Differentiate competitive advantages.

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Reinforcement: The Key to B2B Sales Rep Training

Will your B2B sales rep training program result in long-lasting sales performance improvement? Download this whitepaper – Training Reinforcement - Critical For B2B Sales Reps – to learn how to strategically develop your B2B sales training reinforcement and maximize sales rep behavior change (and your ROI).

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Reconstructing Your Product Sales Training for Success in 2022

In 2022 sales management challenges will grow. Customer meetings will be harder to schedule, sales rep turnover will be higher, and traditional Product Sales Training (Lunch ‘N Learns, Demo Days, Sales Meetings) will be tougher to execute. Understanding the options. Assessing the need. Content creation.

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B2B Pocket Playbook: End-to-End Guide to Sales Enablement

Sales enablement is the strategic process of providing sales teams with the content, guidance, and mentorship needed to engage targeted buyers. It’s all about equipping sales professionals with the tools they need to put their best-selling foot forward. Get started today.

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The Ultimate Guide to Sales Outreach

Sales outreach is an art and a science. By the time you reach the end of our guide, you’ll be a sales outreach pro. The art is what you bring to the table—your flair for conversation, your work ethic, your dedication. We bring the science—proven tactics, strategies, and methods that really work.

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4 AI Hacks to Make Sales Teams More Efficient

Over the last two years, there’s been a 76 percent increase in AI adoption across sales organizations. For sales teams, AI opens up a world of new possibilities, including automating outreach, identifying best-fit buyers, and keeping CRMs flush with fresh data.

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The Impact of Direct Dials on Sales Productivity

Often, sales reps who fail to hit the phones hard are left wondering how they missed their quota. While dialing away at targeted prospects, it’s important for them to remember that not all sales outreach is created equal. How can you (and your sales team) benefit from this eBook?

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The Best Sales Forecasting Models for Weathering Your Goals

Every sales forecasting model has a different strength and predictability method. Your future sales forecast? It’s recommended to test out which one is best for your team. This way, you’ll be able to further enhance – and optimize – your newly-developed pipeline. Sunny skies (and success) are just ahead!