Veloxy

DECEMBER 21, 2021

One of the most popular sales resolutions for 2022 will be a commitment to reduce non-selling activity. Did you know that most salespeople spend over 60% of their time not selling. How much more could one of your reps sell with an additional 300+ selling hours a year? inbox activity, content engagement, etc.).

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Tradeshows Contract Sales Contact 348

Martech

AUGUST 19, 2024

That means there’s an increased likelihood of terminating the contract because the tool is no longer needed and/or its champion is gone. The cost-conscious decision-maker As with many other types of selling, some areas of tech appear to be a race to the bottom. Flexible contract terms and proactive support can help too.

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B2B Contract Consult Price 114

SaaStr

APRIL 6, 2025

Celebrations are shifting from contract signatures to consumption metrics – Their team is evolving beyond celebrating closed deals to automated alerts for customer usage milestones, fundamentally changing what success looks like. Databricks recognized this created a dangerous disconnect between sales success and customer success.

Growth 78

Growth Territory Teamwork Cross-sell 78

Salesforce

JANUARY 8, 2024

You’ve heard the adage about salespeople telling a customer “Of course we can do that!” Sales contracts are vital to completing any business transaction. This guide will teach you how to draft a bulletproof sales contract. What you’ll learn What is a sales contract? ” to close a sale.

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Contract Process Legal Real Estate 109

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

So we’ve done a few good posts on SaaStr about how to steal a customer / prospect from a competitor on SaaStr here: How to Steal a Customer From the Competition (a good one) Want to Steal a Customer From the Competition? It’s that simple: A customer 6 months into a 12-month contract?

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Partners in Excellence

JULY 17, 2024

It’s useful to pause to reflect on the reality that selling is a job that is 100% reliant on the support of others. Perhaps it’s trite, but selling is the ultimate team sport. We count on the systems and infrastructure that enables all that to synchronize in a way that allows us to sell, retain, expand, grow.

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Sports Sell Legal Contract 149

Sales Gravy

APRIL 10, 2025

The Fancy Stuff Is Failing You We see it all the timesalespeople hiding behind automation tools, social selling gimmicks, and relationship-building fluff. Youre hoping your sequence will nurture your prospect into buying without you having to actually sell. Ive been selling for yearsI dont need to practice this stuff.

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Closing Objection handling Cold Call Contract 80

Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Time Available For Selling is a critical issue for everyone in sales. But before I go into a further discussion about time available for selling, let me first define how I look at time available for selling. Sellers have responsibilities outside just engaging customers. There is a certain amount of administrative work.

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Sell CRM Technique Up-sell 152

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Q : How Do I Know if My Competitor is Cold Calling My Customers? Just assume your competitor is cold calling all your existing customers. They should be calling your customers. Yes, oftentimes the yield here can be low if your customers are very happy. Some customers will indeed use that as a reason to switch.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

How to Make Onboarding Work for SMBs While in some cases, selling to SMBs is easier than Enterprise in many ways, one way in which it’s fundamentally harder is onboarding. Mangomint has one onboarding manager for every two sales reps, but with no contracts and a 30-day free trial, onboarding starts during the trial.

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Appointment Contract Commission Niche 102

Iannarino

JULY 4, 2021

Many salespeople, though, launch the sales conversation with a firm intention to secure a signed contract and an agreement to install their “solution.” The Lost Art of Closing shows you how to proactively lead your customer and close your sales. But they’re not the only threat out there. No more pushy sales tactics. Too Little Value.

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Contract Contact Clients Prospecting 337

Salesforce

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

At Connections ’24 we announced that customers in the AMER region could access many of the features we were building out in Marketing Cloud Growth and Advanced Editions. In the Winter ’25 release, we are expanding new functionality in Account Engagement to all customers on Growth, Plus, Advanced, and Premium.

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Cross-sell Customers Territory Campaign 64

Martech

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

And there’s this, from The Wall Street Journal’s article on AI spending: Now, here are this week’s AI-powered releases: Yext’s Yext Social is an AI-powered social media management solution that manages local customer engagement at scale globally. Oracle Cloud CX enhances personalization and improves upsell and cross-sell conversions.

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Cross-sell Construction Legal Contract 110

Partners in Excellence

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Introduction: Several weeks ago, I wrote, “ Sellers, Are You Really Interested In Selling? ” My good friend, Christian Mauer , challenged me, “Dave, why are you so interested in selling?” ” It was a great question and he caused me to reflect, I wrote, “ Why I Am Obsessed With Selling.

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Customers Contract Consult Electrical Engineering 139

Partners in Excellence

APRIL 26, 2021

We tend to take for granted that our customers know how to buy. We assume they know how to get approval, how to contract, how to issue an order. Customers need our help! We need to guide our customers and can provide that insight because we see customers going through this process every day.

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Customers Contract Legal Negotiate 131

SaaStr

MARCH 23, 2025

Technical customers report that tasks that previously took weeks are now completed in hours. When Graham joined in February of last year, Codeium had approximately 200 customers generating low single-digit millions in revenue, combining self-service and enterprise annual contracts.

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GTM Territory Pipeline Growth 94

Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

B2B buyers will look at their business requirements and a product’s technical specifications to determine the initial fit, and they’ll sign contracts based on potential ROI, provider reliability and post-sale support, and the flexibility of pricing terms. The largest age group (38%) of B2B buyers is 35-44. My suggestion?

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B2B B2C Tradeshows Contract 81

Iannarino

MARCH 2, 2023

But by rushing the deal to get to the pain points, you break B2B selling and buying. Your Buyer's Lack of Experience Because you sell your company's offerings every day, you have the experience that your B2B buyer is missing. In one industry I spent time selling in, the presenting problem wasn't always the client's real problem.

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B2B Contact Clients Entertainment 286

Iannarino

JULY 19, 2021

At this point, you may or may not need to provide a presentation, but you will eventually have to provide your client with a proposal and a contract. It is impossible to sell every day and not recognize the things that your clients struggle with, especially if you’ve been making traditional discovery calls for years—or decades.

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Conversion Clients Sales Presentation 334

Veloxy

JUNE 21, 2021

If you sell telecommunications, your cold calls could and should be different than a salesperson selling software. If you sell IT services, your cold calls could and should be different than a financial services consultant. If you lose the customer here, you may not get another chance. Introduction.

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Cold Call Objectives and Key Results Pitch Follow-up 298

ConversionXL

JUNE 14, 2021

Why should customers buy from you? In this guide, you’ll learn how to differentiate your business and attract your ideal customers by creating a unique selling proposition. How a unique selling proposition (USP) attracts better customers and builds your brand (and where marketers get it wrong).

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Sell Objectives and Key Results Up-sell Drivers/motivators 158

Partners in Excellence

APRIL 5, 2024

As you will see, Martin has a fascinating and rich career an selling. Martin articulates something that I think so many of us find so exciting about selling: “The main reason is that it challenges you to reinvent yourself and stay current with your knowledge because it is the most dynamic industry of all.

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Sell Territory Consult Contract 139

Salesforce

AUGUST 15, 2024

By automating routine tasks such as invoicing, inventory management, and email marketing, businesses can reduce their teams’ time and effort, freeing up their days for more important tasks like strategy and selling. For sales and service teams, customer relationship management (CRM) software is an essential part of the puzzle.

Product 82

Product E-commerce CRM A/B testing 82

Iannarino

JUNE 17, 2021

One of the most significant changes in the way that we sell involves who we choose to engage in the sales conversation. At one time, as a salesperson, you would be told to find “the decision-maker,” the single individual who could sign a contract. The legacy laggard approach seeks the decision-maker. Part 4 | Discovery.

Contract 206

Contract Sales Clients Government 206

Heinz Marketing

MAY 20, 2022

While the idea of customer success as a profit center is not new, it is regaining momentum and overtaking new logo acquisition as the main strategy for B2B revenue growth. Our clientele often come to us for help gaining new customers. Customer Marketing. Customer Marketing. Customer Success. Account Management.

Cross-sell 115

Cross-sell Customers Growth Contract 115

Sales Pop!

AUGUST 20, 2022

I like to focus on five channels to account expansion – Organic Growth, Partnerships and Alliances, Family Tree, Alumni and Customer’s Customer. Organic Growth, of course, is a strategy followed by most selling teams and often effectively. Last is Customer’s Customer. Of course not. Sure, it takes work.

Growth 238

Growth Pharmaceutical Contact Referrals 238

Iannarino

AUGUST 8, 2021

The manuscript is due to the publisher in three days: my contract calls for 65,000 words, a good length for the publisher based on what people will spend on a book. The Lost Art of Closing shows you how to proactively lead your customer and close your sales. The deadline for my fourth book is looming. No more pushy sales tactics.

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Intrinsic Quota Clients B2B 321

Search Engine Land

JULY 25, 2024

But if you fail to support brands or examine how your core customers’ needs evolve, you will likely jeopardize your medium to longer-term performance. Retention of the existing customer base should be prioritized. They speak with customers and potential buyers often. Smarter spending and investment. That’s great.

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Campaign Objectives and Key Results Price Finance 108

Highspot

APRIL 1, 2025

AI’s role: Challenges you to weigh data, such as customer lifetime value (CLV) and pricing benchmarks, against instinct. If your team often battles last-minute customer demands, create a scenario simulating a persistent client with shifting requirements. See it in action request a Highspot demo today.

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Objectives and Key Results Sell Objection handling Negotiate 52

Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Contract renewal dates. A spotlight falls on customer loyalty, an influential force on the revenue secured during contract renewals. While the obvious and important way to build and cultivate customer loyalty is to build a product that people love, the reality is that it takes time.

GTM 125

GTM Intrinsic Customers Contract 125

SaaStr

MAY 19, 2023

Dear SaaStr: How Can a SaaS CEO Tell Which Customers are 10+ Year Customers? Now by contrast, some accounts are more at risk than they seem: At risk: small groups / silos at a large customer — within a larger division or organization. And cancel your contract no matter how happy those 10 seats. I think it’s fairly easy.

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Customers Niche Legal Contract 108

Sales Hacker

APRIL 30, 2024

In this role he oversees all aspects of G2’s revenue generation, including global sales and customer success, enablement, partnerships, and revenue operations. 6:31 – Upwork’s challenge of the status quo in hiring contract talent. 6:31 – Upwork’s challenge of the status quo in hiring contract talent.

GTM 121

GTM Customers Contract Go To Market 121

Martech

MAY 6, 2024

Prompt: Can I use lead scoring for existing customers? Answer: Yes, lead scoring can be used not only for new leads but also for existing customers. This allows you to identify high-value customers who may be more likely to make additional purchases or become advocates for your brand. Please use simple language.

Cross-sell 112

Cross-sell Customers Referrals B2B 112

Hubspot

AUGUST 26, 2024

I identified a key stakeholder with purchasing authority, reached out with a simple yet elegant email pitch, and they responded asking me for a contract they could sign right away. No one is going to sign a contract on your first outreach, and they probably won’t even respond to your email or answer the phone.

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Follow-up Contract Sales Technology 85

Search Engine Land

JULY 22, 2024

Your email campaigns apply to all holiday customers, so there is less design work, split testing and fewer deadlines. You want to meet the potential customer in their current mental state.) Look at the top counties and, ideally, ZIP codes your customers live in and segment out the top 30 to 100 or more if you can.

Niche 98

Niche Retail Promote Follow-up 98

PandaDoc

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Deal desks can incorporate large teams of relevant stakeholders within sales, finance, product marketing, product management, legal, customer success, and more as needed. Paying attention to customer needs is an imperative part of revenue operations. Reduce your sales cycle and improve your close rate today with PandaDoc.

Legal 52

Legal Contract Cross-sell Finance 52

Sales Pop!

JULY 14, 2022

I taught a Selling class at Loyola University Maryland and many of the students were shocked when they saw the syllabus, which indicated that participation was 50% of their grade. I always promised my students that I would focus on what was truly important in the real world of selling, not what was chronicled in textbooks and articles.

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Clients Contract Up-sell Growth 213