SaaStr

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

60% of Asana’s customers come from self-service, 40% from sales. This is trending to 50/50 now that Asana has crossed $400m in ARR, but still a reminder a self-serve motion combined with sales jumping on the bigger deals can scale very, very far. Sprout Social doesn’t only sell a low-end edition. It has both (x) 1.5m

Contract 145

Contract Cross-sell Price Up-sell 145

Martech

OCTOBER 19, 2023

It encompasses income generated from first-time customers, upsells, cross-sells and new product or service launches. To find it, do these calculations: Revenue = Sales amount × Average order value (or sales price) For example, you have signed 21 new contracts during the last year, with an average value of $7,500.

Product 136

Product Contract Drivers/motivators SQL 136

Partners in Excellence

APRIL 18, 2013

We may measure them on retention, we may have goals for growing the business with our existing customers through cross sell, upsell, expanding our relationships. The customer service representative that makes the customer feel like she’s being inconvenienced by your call and questions about how to use the product.

Customers 126

Customers Manufacturing Cross-sell Legal 126

Martech

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The blend of traditional and digital media highlights the ongoing importance of PR in marketing, providing brands with a comprehensive way to communicate that crosses borders and connects with global audiences. With these agencies, you pay a monthly fee but choose the services included a la carte, with each service priced individually.

Territory 136

Territory Contact Pitch Cross-sell 136

Martech

JANUARY 25, 2023

This is especially helpful for teams using Slack’s free plan, where older messages disappear and for important transaction-related communications between teams that need a date-stamped record, e.g., when a client cancels a contract. Previously, HubSpot supported sending notes to Slack channels via workflow, not sending from Slack to HubSpot.

Finance 121

Finance Contract Cross-sell Campaign 121

Heinz Marketing

MAY 20, 2022

By focusing on “CLV, upsell rate, and new revenue growth through cross-sell and advocacy influence” CS teams become more aligned with the entire revenue engine. It means that the CS team should constantly be capitalizing on upsell and cross-sell opportunities, instead of waiting around for the annual contract renewal to arrive.

Cross-sell 109

Cross-sell Customers Growth Contract 109

Salesforce

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Annual contract value (ACV) What it measures: The average sales amount of a customer contract over the course of a year. Why it’s important: ACV helps sales reps and managers identify opportunities for upselling and cross-selling that increase customer contract value and, ultimately, company revenue.

Cross-sell 105

Cross-sell Pipeline Contract Sales 105

Martech

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Key proposals : Force Google to sell Chrome browser. Ban exclusive search contracts. The proposed remedies target Google’s ability to cross-promote its products and services, which officials argue has stifled competition. Separate Android from Search and Google Play (without requiring the sale of Android).

Cross-sell 79

Cross-sell Legal Contract Sales 79

Sales Gravy

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

On this episode of the Sales Gravy Podcast, Jeb Blount and Will Frattini, Head of Enterprise Revenue & Growth at Zoominfo, take on account management and account expansion selling. This doesn't mean only reaching out when it's time to renew a contract. The goal is to become an indispensable partner rather than just another vendor.

Account management 97

Account management Objectives and Key Results Cross-sell Contract 97

Sales Hacker

APRIL 6, 2022

Sales teams often struggle with configuration of price quotes when dealing with complex products or services or large product catalogs. And these manual processes take sales reps away from their most important activity: selling. Sales teams are often forced to use manual processes that result in errors, inaccuracies, and wasted time.

Cross-sell 99

Cross-sell Contract Price Finance 99

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Sales teams that are stuck manually toggling between different technology solutions are taking precious hours away from actually selling. There are three major benefits your business can expect when you decide to automate the proposal process: Decrease manual tasks for sales reps to allow for more selling time. Signature execution.

Process 95

Process Cross-sell Contract Negotiate 95

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

The best sales teams don’t just sell — they keep customers happy and drive serious upsell, cross-sell, and expansion revenue. This is where a sales rep physically meets a potential customer to discuss needs, budgets, volumes, prices, requirements, timelines, and other contract details. Talvista: $199k ACV and $996k ARR.

Inside sales 118

Inside sales Cold Call Contract Price 118

Hubspot

APRIL 4, 2019

If one of your goals is for 5% of monthly revenue to come from upsells or cross-sells , make this goal specific by identifying what types of clients you’ll target. In this case, your sales team must achieve that 5% upsell/cross-sell number by the end of the quarter. Upselling and cross-selling. Measurable.

Strategic planning 100

Strategic planning Strategize Referrals Cross-sell 100

Hubspot

DECEMBER 13, 2023

You'll provide a brief overview of your product or service and try to gain their interest. You’ll ask open-ended questions to understand their pain points and determine if your product or service is a good fit. Are there any specific features, services, or terms that are of particular importance to you?

Objection handling 87

Objection handling Negotiate Cross-sell Contract 87

Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Why is it that companies have a sales process they follow rigorously to win business, yet avoid the same discipline in managing those customers throughout the lifecycle of their contracts? Too often contract cancellation (or non-renewal) comes as a surprise, but it never should. Identify key stages in the lifecycle of a contract.

Customers 83

Customers Contract Cross-sell Account management 83

SaaStr

MARCH 22, 2023

At VMware, they priced based on physical CPUs customers chose — a hugely transactional service that constrained growth. They asked themselves, “what if we moved to some motion of licensing contracts?” Instead of selling products, they were selling aspirational concepts and business value. It wasn’t thoughtful.

Growth 103

Growth Cross-sell GTM Up-sell 103

Martech

JULY 14, 2022

It changes depending on the type of product you’re selling and the market you are pursuing. Canare says that while there are elements common to all campaigns, there are significant differences depending on what you sell and who you’re selling it to. You have to sell to them differently. They buy differently.”.

E-commerce 130

E-commerce Cross-sell Contract Up-sell 130

Martech

JUNE 27, 2023

Explain your products and services and how they solve business problems. Provide customer service. Sell, close. Ecommerce is perfect for selling low-margin replacement parts, financing solutions and warranties. Demonstrate expertise and trustworthiness. Stand out from the competition. Motivate interaction.

B2B 123

B2B Customers Cross-sell Price 123

Hubspot

AUGUST 2, 2022

Given the ongoing nature of software-as-a-service (SaaS) investments and support, it’s possible for companies to turn initial sales into continual revenue streams that both boost customer satisfaction and pave the way for sustained success. Instead, services are accessed via the cloud anywhere, anytime, and on any device.

Contract 74

Contract Cross-sell Up-sell Clients 74

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

You need to make sure your customers can generate positive results using the platform: “Once the ink is dry on the contract, the job of marketing is to get in there and help the customer succeed in partnership with the revenue organization.”.

Cross-sell 107

Cross-sell Contract Pipeline Strategize 107

Hubspot

AUGUST 8, 2019

Percentage of revenue from existing customers (cross-selling, upselling, repeat orders, expanded contracts, etc.). Cost of selling as a percentage of revenue generated. You can’t control how much this salesperson sells -- but you can tell her to increase her daily email output. Average contract value (ACV).

X-functional 101

X-functional Quota Cross-sell Contract 101

Hubspot

APRIL 2, 2018

Do you have any questions about the contract?". How's your experience with our product/service been so far?". Contract questions. Never comment on a contract or proposal over email. Do you have any questions about the contract?”. Things to Say On the Phone. “I I wanted to follow up on the proposal.”. "Do

Prospecting 101

Prospecting X-functional Contract Cross-sell 101

Hubspot

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Salespeople make critical prospect connections, communicate the value of your product or service, and directly impact your bottom line. This is where personal selling comes into play. Personal selling is the key to a well-balanced sales organization, and, in this guide, we’re going to explain why that’s the case. Prospecting.

Sell 98

Sell Cross-sell Negotiate Up-sell 98

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

It it a service company? A $23B market cap enterprise software company — with a lot of services. While most of us sell at a lower ACV, there are still interesting things for us all to learn re: enterprise buyers and selling. And government contracts in particular were on fire, growing 74% year-over-year.

Government 88

Government Cross-sell Contract Growth 88

Salesforce

APRIL 29, 2022

Customers want personalized interactions and efficient customer service like they get from Uber and Amazon. They need the ability to report outages and issues to a service agent and get support or have a field technician fix the problem remotely. In-person service calls should be scheduled only when the problem calls for it.

Technology 98

Technology Technology Customers Cross-sell 98

Martech

JUNE 6, 2023

Customer data, AI, marketing automation and analytics are must-haves for any martech stack and several companies are now looking to sell them all at once. If you have a couple of products from one company, they’re likely already selling you on the benefit of adding a third or fourth. And to be fair, it sometimes is a smart move.

X-functional 118

X-functional Cross-sell Contract Up-sell 118

Martech

JUNE 28, 2022

Marketers play a large, proactive role in the buying-selling process to generate revenue across the entire buyer lifecycle – from generating a new customer, to contract renewal, to solution expansion and cross-sell/upsell.

B2B 124

B2B GTM Cross-sell Cold Call 124

Sales Hacker

JULY 25, 2022

Finding ideal prospects means your SDRs must be experts on your products and services, and be able to communicate how they can solve your potential customers’ problems. This involves spending 1:1 time with their people to help them strategize, brainstorm, and develop their communication and selling skills so they can grow your pipeline.

Engineering 108

Engineering Objectives and Key Results Cross-sell Pipeline 108

Salesforce

JUNE 14, 2023

Let’s face it: Hard sells and flashy demos can be effective ways to close. Not only will this help you build trust, which makes it easier to sell , but it will open the door to long-term relationships that can lead to upsells and cross-sells. But not always.

Gaming 95

Gaming Cross-sell Referrals CRM 95

Salesmate

MAY 13, 2021

According to Gartner, worldwide public cloud service revenue is projected to be $278.3 KissFlow is a SaaS company that services many companies. Once they got their customer, they then sold other complimentary services. A lot of customers take time to trust in you and decide to use your services. billion dollars by 2021.

CRM 97

CRM Contract Referrals Follow-up 97

Hubspot

OCTOBER 16, 2017

If you want them to stop selling to poor fit customers, institute a clawback so they lose their commission if the customer churns or returns the product within a set window of time. Increase average contract length. Increase upsell/cross-sell rate. This structure is relatively rare in selling organizations.

Commission 101

Commission Quota X-functional Non-Profits 101

Hubspot

JULY 7, 2019

By using a strategic account plan to target your top key accounts , you can align your focus to become your customer’s trusted partner, solving problems instead of selling products. Only when you understand your customer’s challengers can you help them differentiate their own products and services. Key selling points.

Strategize 99

Strategize Objectives and Key Results Strategic partnership Cross-sell 99

PandaDoc

APRIL 20, 2022

Engage in social selling. To clear this up: Outbound sales refers to the process of reaching out to prospects who haven’t indicated a direct interest in buying the product or service you want to sell. Method 1: Engage in social selling. The power of social selling is relationship-based. Target your email list.

Cold Call 98

Cold Call Technique Contract Cross-sell 98

A Sales Guy

DECEMBER 21, 2019

I love the success stories I get from people who’ve read Gap Selling. I never expected the level of success Gap Selling would have or the impact it would have on readers sales careers, it’s been amazing to read about. Eric got an early copy of Gap Selling and has had just about a year to measure it’s effects.

Sell 88

Sell Cross-sell Hospitality Contract 88

Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

This process involves identifying potential clients who might be interested in your product or service. Sales prospecting is to find qualified leads that are close to being ready to buy the advertised business or service. An ICP is a summary of the perfect client for a company’s product/service. Preparation. Closed-Won: =].

Sales 111

Sales Cross-sell Pipeline Negotiate 111

Hubspot

MARCH 15, 2019

Not only can you look at revenue trends over time, but you can also compare MRR to the monthly sign up rate for your product or service, monthly account growth rate, and customer retention. Revenue: The income your business earns in return for the sales of goods and services. So, what does MRR look like in practice?

Contract 97

Contract Cross-sell Commission Represent 97

Hubspot

JANUARY 3, 2018

None of them lead with a hard sell, and each of them centers around offering value to your prospect. January is the ideal time to upgrade, renew, and cross-sell to existing customers. That way, you’re never trying to sell to them. Instead, you’re listening and offering additional services that will help them grow.

Prospecting 101

Prospecting Cross-sell Clients Contract 101