SaaStr

MAY 4, 2023

And I think it’s also telling, as it summarizes what has happened all across SaaS sales in the past 24 months: Their top reps are still closing, and closing well — at 129% of quota. “The top 15% of our sellers have achieved 129% of quota over the last four quarters.” Pipeline has not decreased.

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Quota Closing Pipeline Growth 129

Veloxy

JUNE 17, 2021

Sure, you might have quotas and deadlines that show accomplishment, but what exactly is the rate of your efforts? It analyzes exactly how fast deals are moving through your pipeline and generating revenue. Also known as a qualified lead, you’re going to have a certain number of opportunities in your sales pipeline.

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Pipeline Non-Profits Sales Quota 306

Hubspot

MARCH 13, 2025

According to a 2023 survey of over 450 sales leaders, 91% of their teams missed quota that year. 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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Meeting Pipeline Quota Sales 66

Tibor Shanto

JULY 7, 2021

It was a straight unbroken line, the quota is a number, as are ROIs, commissions, and almost everything else. No doubt we all want greater quality prospects, than just more things in the pipeline. This may also explain why nearly half of B2B sellers fail to deliver quota. (And That reality leads to an uncomfortable choice.

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Objectives and Key Results Quota Gaming Commission 301

Veloxy

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Show your team how these features can do the following: Save time with AI for sales Close deals faster Improve their performance The more value they see, the more they’ll use it. How does it help them close more deals? When Salesforce helps close a big deal or streamline a complex process, celebrate it.

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Objectives and Key Results Negotiate Outside Sales Follow-up 130

Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Recently, a reader wrote, asking a lot of questions about pipelines–what are they, why are they important, how do we leverage them, and so forth. For example, I know of very few sales training programs that teach pipeline concepts (we’ve been doing this for the past 30 years). So strap in… What is the pipeline?

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Pipeline Prospecting Closing Up-sell 133

Partners in Excellence

APRIL 24, 2023

When I read my feeds or listen to a lot of “experts,” the focus is always on hitting our quotas, maxing our commissions, achieving our goals. One imagines a sword of Damocles hanging over seller’s heads with the constant threat of making quota. And then there are the consequences of not doing so. I’ll stop here.

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Quota Commission Pipeline Pitch 127

Salesmate

OCTOBER 15, 2020

A dried-up sales pipeline is an unpleasant sight that most sales reps dread. Several sales managers and reps are aware of the buzzword “sales pipeline”. Sadly without a healthy pipeline achieving sales goals becomes a more challenging task. Gaining control over the sales pipeline can make goal attainment a stress-free process.

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Pipeline Negotiate Appointment Sales 143

Sales Pop!

JUNE 23, 2023

One factor differentiating Pipeliner CRM from our competitors—especially high-end systems such as Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, and Oracle NetSuite—is that we have taken the incredible complexity involved with a CRM application and made it simple for the user. Because of Pipeliner’s visual UI, you will always know where you stand.

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Technology Technology Pipeline CRM 237

Salesforce

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

These targets are used to guide the quota-setting, territory mapping , and sales team strategies. These include things like quota attainment for a sales team and the numbers of deals in reps’ pipelines. With sales targets in place, your team can create quotas to strive for and specific strategies for hitting those quotas.

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Quota Territory Pipeline Sales 116

SalesPop

APRIL 23, 2021

Another important foundational aspect of account management—and sales itself—is the handling of quotas and forecasting. From my observation, only a few companies manage the problems for quotas and forecasting well. The truth is that too much of the time, quotas, forecasts, targets, and goals are often generated out of wishful thinking.

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Account management Quota Pipeline CRM 98

SaaStr

MARCH 5, 2025

Before hiring their first sales reps, the founders personally closed millions in revenue. Compensation & Performance Metrics Fuel a Culture of Winning: Codium structured its compensation and quota models to create immediate success. 7 out of our first 10 sales hires are already over their annual quota, Graham notes.

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Territory Drivers/motivators Quota Pipeline 76

SaaStr

MARCH 13, 2025

Heres what Id look at: Pipeline Growth : Have they increased your pipeline metrics? If your pipeline hasnt improved, thats a red flag. You have to make sure it’s not cr*p pipeline. Even with the same leads and resources you had before, a great VP of Sales should be able to optimize and close more deals.

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Pipeline Contract Quota Growth 68

Cerebral Selling

JANUARY 14, 2023

You could also be well behind your quota, struggling to stay motivated and worried about job security. When pipelines shrink, close rates decrease, and your team doesn’t see a clear path to the number, they lose motivation, worry sets in, and they start blaming things outside of their control. It can also be the hardest.

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Quota Pipeline Drivers/motivators Negotiate 209

Salesmate

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Managing your sales pipeline plays a vital role in the growth of your business. Getting prospects into the pipeline” is a widespread phrase you’d hear when you move through any sales circle. But what does it mean to ‘get’ prospects into a pipeline? Setting goals is what a sales pipeline helps you with.

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Pipeline Appointment Quota Sales 116

Veloxy

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Most salespeople expect to miss their quota every single year. But hitting quota every year doesn’t always equate to a perfect sales enablement strategy for a few reasons. First , quota is set too low to accommodate for sales process inefficiencies. This is why sales reps experience high turnover and workplace stress.

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CRM Quota Sales Pipeline 262

SaaStr

MARCH 12, 2025

“Marketing is fluffy and unmeasurable” – Unlike sales, which has clear metrics like quota attainment, founders often believe marketing can’t be measured. Instead, focus on two key metrics: Pipeline coverage – Do we have a chance to hit our numbers? These “five-five” CMOs barely exist.

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Pipeline B2B Territory Quota 82

SaaStr

MARCH 2, 2021

In SaaS companies in the very wide band from ~$1m to $40m ARR or so, the debate over Quarterly vs. Monthly Quotas comes up all the time. And it especially comes up when you hire your First VP of Sales, because odds are, he or she will want to move from Monthly to Quarterly Quotas. And often, see worse results. Not really.

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Quota Closing Pipeline Start-ups 116

Salesmate

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

It is undoubtedly disheartening when you fail to achieve your sales quota at the end of the month or quarter, isn’t it? Deals slipping from the sales pipeline isn’t a pleasant sight. Here is how you can successfully close them. Salesmate gives you a clear pipeline view of all your sales deals. Try Salesmate Now!

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Closing Pipeline CRM Quota 128

Sales Hacker

JUNE 17, 2020

If a salesperson hit quota at their last job, they’re much more likely to hit quota at your organization, right? of sales professionals globally are achieving quota. It turns out that quota attainment has become the exception, not the rule. I didn’t make this decision because quota information was difficult to get.

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Quota Cold Call Outside Sales Sales 112

Force Management

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Healthy sales pipelines and accurate forecasts are grounded in structured territory, account and opportunity planning processes. Without this line of sight, sales organizations often miss quota goals, forecast revenue inaccurately, and close the majority of deals late in the quarter – or year.

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Pipeline Territory Quota Sales 106

Sales Gravy

AUGUST 12, 2022

Putting Aside Time Every Day to Prospect Will Keep Your Pipeline Full Kaizen is a theory that developed in Japan after World War II and revived the country, their spirit, and their commerce. It’s similar to what we call “feeding the pipeline,” and involves the art of cumulative prospecting. However, that’s not what pipelining is.

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Pipeline Prospecting Cold Call Quota 116

Sales Hacker

JULY 26, 2021

A typical sales process consists of five to seven steps: prospecting, preparation, approach, presentation, handling objections, closing, and follow-up. Less friction to source and control pipeline. These improvements allow teams to expand their pipeline faster. The sales process today is long and clunky.

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Quota Cold Call CRM Sales 131

Martech

JULY 17, 2024

As performance becomes harder to predict, Emma is caught in a whirlwind of soaring CPAs, long “gap-close meetings,” and the desperate need to meet ever-higher quotas. Pipeline coverage and efficiency metrics become key indicators of success, ensuring that marketing aligns with sales and revenue goals.

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GTM Product Strategize Drivers/motivators 101

Gong.io

MAY 3, 2021

2021 : Gong introduces Deal Execution, providing business leaders much-needed visibility into activity happening across all pipeline deals. Gong for Deal Execution brings together every interaction across your deals in a single view so sales teams can quickly understand pipeline health and stop sales from going south. No more opinions.

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Pipeline Drivers/motivators CRM Sales 118

Veloxy

AUGUST 31, 2023

Feeling overwhelmed by the infinite options for growing your pipeline? These are tactics that have helped outside sales professionals grow their pipeline by 300% in one month. Aim for the moon with targets and quotas In the words of the famous Michelangelo, the greater danger doesn’t lie in aiming too high and falling short.

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Outside Sales Pipeline Inside sales Cross-sell 130

Tibor Shanto

AUGUST 31, 2021

Closing business and prospecting to ensure you avoid the January lull with a pipeline that propel you to success. But also individually, AE should sit down with their SDRs, SEs, CX folks, and anybody involved in helping you achieve quota. Catch Up With Your Inbox.

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Referrals Cold Call Prospecting Quota 300

Iannarino

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Every improvement in win rates improves your sales force’s ability to reach their goals and increase their quota attainment. How much revenue generation from pipeline coverage do you generate from the lost deals that make up your pipeline coverage? Your pipeline should only include deals your team realistically might win.

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B2B Objectives and Key Results Pipeline Sales 218

Sales Pop!

MAY 28, 2023

When it comes to sales, we want to know how many leads have been created, how many opportunities have been converted, how rapidly opportunities are moving through the pipeline, and how many opportunities have been closed. With Pipeliner, these could be totally automated. Answering the question of what should we do?

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Hospitality Pipeline Sales Territory 229

Veloxy

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

It’s not about closing every single deal all the time. Handle Objections with Ease In inside sales, you’re likely to hit more hurdles and objections that you are to close deals. Collegiate basketball, baseball, hockey, and softball players all met or exceeded their quota on a consistent basis. ” or “Perfect timing!”

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Inside sales Pipeline Quota Cold Call 130

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 You can subscribe right at Sales Pipeline Radio and/or listen to full recordings of past shows everywhere you listen to podcasts! Well, welcome everyone to another episode of Sales Pipeline Radio.

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Pipeline Sales Gaming Up-sell 128

SaaStr

MAY 27, 2021

Or, too many directors have been hired and the founder is left scratching their head as to how they have so much talent on their team but nothing is happening with their sales pipeline. . The second pipeline hire should be a mid-level sales development representative (SDR). They don’t close business.

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Pipeline Quota Represent Cross-sell 101

Gong.io

JULY 16, 2021

Pipeline management is no easy task. It’s what makes them great at identifying risk in their pipeline and creating a contingency plan for each deal. And for good reason: they know that when it comes to pipeline, you’re often dealing less with facts and more with opinion ( see here ). It’s in their nature. Put a fork in it.

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Pipeline Contact Cross-sell Sales 118

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Q: How long does it usually take to close a deal in SaaS? Ok here’s a really rough set of timelines to how long it takes to close an Opportunity in SaaS: So: A $5k deal, or say $499 a month, can often be closed in a call or two. This doesn’t mean it always takes 12+ months to close. That’s their job.

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Closing Negotiate Drivers/motivators Price 136

PandaDoc

APRIL 3, 2023

As your company grows, you may find you have less resources available for closing each opportunity. Your company’s sales managers only have a select number of sales reps to work with, and those reps only have a limited amount of time to close deals. A risky deal can ruin your pipeline health and slow down your sales performance.

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Pipeline Legal Quota Sales 98

Salesforce

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Ah — that sometimes elusive, but always thrilling moment when you close a deal. That’s why we’ll move past outdated and ineffective sales closing techniques in this article and talk to sales experts to get the nitty-gritty of what it means to close like a boss in today’s world. How do you improve at closing?

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Technique Closing Sales Electricity 105

Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

If you have a pile of files on your desk, a to-do list that is so long it must be scrolled to read, past-due proposals, and an empty pipeline, you are probably not very well organized, don’t manage your time very well, and likely behind on quota.

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Drivers/motivators Sales Quota Pipeline 114