SaaStr

OCTOBER 25, 2024

For the subsequent ten years in software, we’ve optimized every little bit of how we sell it. But today, it’s different because the kinds of software we sell aren’t the same. In 2020, we transitioned from a physical selling universe to a virtual selling universe. It isn’t predictable. ‘ Great!

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Veloxy

JUNE 17, 2021

It analyzes exactly how fast deals are moving through your pipeline and generating revenue. To calculate your company’s sales velocity, start by separating small, mid-market and enterprise pipelines as defined by your organizations nuance of what constitutes each of the segments. Drive Up Your Average Deal Size. Conversion Rate.

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SaaStr

MARCH 23, 2025

I really liked this one and wanted to write up a few more learnings. Balance Structure with Founder Knowledge When Graham joined, he discovered the founders had “unconscious competence” in selling to certain customer segments (particularly financial services).

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 10, 2024

His path to Levelset was serendipitous he had tried to sell Wolf health insurance, thinking the company was much larger than it actually was. With no background in software sales, he had to quickly pick up the ropes of B2B selling, making numerous mistakes along the way.

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Iannarino

JULY 14, 2021

Those who pay careful attention to B2B sales will notice its trajectory towards greater value creation and away from more transactional approaches. That method worked well for a long time, but entropy has caught up with it. The Inflection Point in B2B Sales.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 9, 2024

It’s not 2021 again, but so much has changed as the year ends: Many top SaaS and Cloud stocks are up +40%-60% or more in the back half of the yea r. Many SaaS leaders are now benefitting from selling AI. Not everyone has benefitted from selling AI to their base. Now not everyone is up. That SaaS was Dead.

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SaaStr

MARCH 12, 2025

So at SaaStr Annual, Dave Kellogg did a great deep dive on “5 Things Every B2B CEO Needs to Know about Marketing” In the Age of AI it’s even more true today, so I wanted to update our SaaStr take-aways from the deep dive. This wasn’t what you signed up for when founding a “product company,” was it?

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Sales Pop!

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Amidst the hustle and bustle, the realm of B2B sales stands as a linchpin. Smith , the astute CEO and Founder of SmithCo —a sales consulting firm dedicated to empowering modern mid-size B2B businesses. Lisa expounds on the art of nurturing leads, translating conversations into conversions through tenacious follow-up.

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Veloxy

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Whether you’re a rookie learning the ropes or a vet hunting innovative tactics, our curated guide to essential sales podcasts is your ticket to leveling up your sales game. Expect actionable insights, cutting-edge strategies, and insider knowledge to keep you engaged and selling smarter—all without the fluff.

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Martech

JULY 12, 2024

Her message to other Black founders is, don’t look at the probabilities and just give up. ” The Fire Memos journey “Fire Memos is a B2B SaaS platform that was founded on January 16 this year. ” If it’s a B2B business, that means Fire Memos is selling to employers rather than employees, correct?

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Sales Pop!

MARCH 11, 2023

It should be abundantly clear that no medium to large B2B sales team or company can grow and succeed today without a clear-cut sales process. Today a company may have different sales processes for different products, functions, or product lines, and Pipeliner was the first CRM to provide the ability to set up multiple pipelines.

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Heinz Marketing

JUNE 7, 2021

If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio , or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. We talk to some of the best leaders in B2B sales and marketing every day.

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Pipeline B2B Sales Cross-sell 129

Hubspot

MARCH 13, 2025

And even with revenue up in 2024 , reps are still struggling to meet their sales goals. This begins at the sales rep level but can become an enterprise-wide problem when sales staff, from reps up to SVPs, focus on their year-to-date (YTD) positions against quota. Relying upon seller opinions when grading pipeline health.

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Martech

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

“We just signed up for this Eloqua thing. We need you to set it up, and figure out how we use it.” SiriusDecisions, the analyst firm now part of Forrester, had entered the conversation, pioneering the marketing funnel that became a staple of B2B marketing for the next 15 years. For a while, all was well in B2B marketing.

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Sales Gravy

MARCH 27, 2025

But you can practice your way to excellence and thenone dayreach elite levels of selling. In other words, be ready to roll up your sleeves and get in the trenches. You have to pick up the phone and make calls no one else willthats how you win. Dont give up before you see results. Learn to sell, or risk losing everything.

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Martech

MAY 3, 2024

It’s a tired cliche that B2B marketing is the “boring” sibling to B2C, but that doesn’t mean it’s not true. Also, while B2B deals with leadership mindsets that make creativity difficult, that is only part of the problem. B2B purchases are not impulse decisions but considered ones. That creates major limitations.

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B2B Advertising/ Marketing B2C Pipeline 128

Heinz Marketing

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio , or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. Matt: Just sales in general, pipeline. You can even ask Alexa!

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Heinz Marketing

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio , or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m. The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. Matt: Welcome to another episode of Sales Pipeline Radio.

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Pipeline Outside Sales Sales Up-sell 135

Martech

OCTOBER 28, 2022

B2B marketing leaders are at a crossroads. Organizations demand that efforts must continue to have a direct impact on the sales pipeline and company revenue. Dump the ‘lead capture’ mentality and turn up the engagement-first approach. But in simple terms, it starts with B2B marketing viewing sales as their customer.

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Heinz Marketing

DECEMBER 28, 2020

If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio , or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m. The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. Jeb: Wrote the book Virtual Selling this year. This and so much more!

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Pipeline Cold Call Appointment Sales 134

Gong.io

JULY 5, 2022

It‘s no secret that B2B sales (especially at the enterprise level) take a significant amount of time and effort to nurture and eventually close. The B2B sales funnel is a popular method for modeling this journey. What is a B2B sales funnel? . We use pipelines. B2B sales funnels vs. sales pipelines .

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B2B Pipeline Represent Sales 133

Martech

MARCH 26, 2025

Some B2B partners are making that happen at an upcoming webinar. Email: Business email address Sign me up! In a world where members constantly ask, “How do I stack up?” A campaign with survey-based content drives brand awareness, community engagement and even pipeline all year. Processing.

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Heinz Marketing

OCTOBER 4, 2021

If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio , or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. Welcome everyone to another exciting episode of Sales Pipeline Radio.

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Pipeline Go To Market Cross-sell Sales 124

Heinz Marketing

JANUARY 13, 2022

If you missed my LinkedIn series last month , here’s a recap of all twelve B2B marketing trends, investments and focus areas I expect to see from CMOs and teams in the new year. . Moving from a volume-based approach to a pipeline-based approach is going to change people’s jobs. Who do you sell to? In Summary: .

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B2B Objectives and Key Results Campaign Cross-sell 137

Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 16, 2025

In selling, there is no end to the tools that claim to provide coaching, performance reporting tools, conversational intelligence, role play tools, social selling, prospecting/customer engagement, negotiation, objection handling, closing, time management. ” But coaching, at least in selling and GTM is very focused and specific.

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Objectives and Key Results Objection handling GTM Pipeline 125

Heinz Marketing

MARCH 22, 2021

If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio , or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. Welcome to another episode of Sales Pipeline Radio. This and a lot more!

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Pipeline Referrals Angle Sales 133

Heinz Marketing

APRIL 26, 2021

If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio , or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. What are the things that keep you from spending more time actively selling?

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Pipeline Sales Quota Up-sell 126

Heinz Marketing

MARCH 28, 2022

If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio , or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. Welcome to another episode of Sales Pipeline Radio. Rob Gitell.

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Pipeline Territory Legal Sales 115

Heinz Marketing

JANUARY 18, 2021

If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio , or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m. The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. We’re going to talk mostly about B2B sales and marketing.

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Pipeline Consult Sales Start-ups 124

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 27, 2023

This pipeline slowdown calls for something other than ‘more of the same.’ It calls for extreme intentional in order to dislodge stuck deals and reinvigorate the pipeline – this week we’ve got you covered on core tactics that are working to move the needle. Let’s get into it. Let’s get into it. Use Fewer Resources.

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Pipeline GTM Cross-sell Sports 123

Heinz Marketing

MARCH 29, 2021

If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio , or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. Well, welcome everyone to another episode of Sales Pipeline Radio.

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Pipeline Sales Gaming Up-sell 128

Heinz Marketing

AUGUST 31, 2020

If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio , or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m. The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. Spotify , iTunes , Blubrry , Google Play , iHeartRADIO , or Stitcher.

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Pipeline Sales Up-sell Start-ups 135

Heinz Marketing

MAY 18, 2020

If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio , or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m. The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. Listen in to hear his answer to the question “Can you make up sleep debt?”

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Pipeline Sales B2B Sports 131

Veloxy

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Salesforce is arguably the best customer relationship management system for B2B companies. Start here: Speed up your selling activities in a few clicks If you’re using another sales acceleration software, most of the principles will still apply. Sales acceleration isn’t merely selling faster to sell more.

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Heinz Marketing

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio , or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. Matt: Welcome everyone to another episode of Sales Pipeline Radio.

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Pipeline Sales Up-sell Government 116

Heinz Marketing

MARCH 1, 2021

If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio , or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. We also have multiple people on the selling team. This and a lot more!

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Pipeline Sales Up-sell Start-ups 127

Heinz Marketing

AUGUST 3, 2020

If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio , or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m. The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. How do you show up when someone’s trying to look you up digitally?

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