Essential Contract Review Tips for Sales Professionals: Read Client Contracts with Confidence
Iannarino
MAY 16, 2024
Ensuring you understand client contracts is crucial for sales success—don't let legal jargon trip you up.
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SaaStr
DECEMBER 18, 2024
Dear SaaStr: What is the best way to deal with an “unauthorized signer” on a contract in SaaS sales? A large company signed a contract to buy about $30K worth of software from us, and then the person who signed the contract said he didn’t have the authority to. I’ve been there, on both sides of it.
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Martech
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Review the contract There are times in business when a lawyer is called for. Go over the contract with a legal expert. They can guide you through the legal parts, and you can help them with the technical parts. Document the incident: For legal reasons and internal review, it’s important to document as much as possible.
PandaDoc
MARCH 13, 2025
As these relationships deepen, partnering companies will often agree on contracted pricing, a pre-negotiated price structure that applies over a defined period. Contracted deals ensure that pricing is more predictable, consistent, and transparent between buyers and sellers. What is contracted pricing? Long-term customer loyalty.
Sales Hacker
OCTOBER 20, 2021
??. Contracts are the lifeblood of modern companies. In fact, contracts govern most B2B business deals. There’s no denying that contracts are an absolute necessity for conducting business. There’s no denying that contracts are an absolute necessity for conducting business. Sales teams are focused on speed.
Sales Pop!
AUGUST 16, 2023
For international businesses in advertising, many rely on legal translations to ensure that all parties understand their rights and responsibilities. Legal Framework Governing Advertising and Marketing Advertising and marketing are governed by a complex set of laws and regulations that vary by country.
Salesforce
JANUARY 8, 2024
” A written sales contract should accurately reflect the verbal agreements made — or else you risk the buyer backing out of the deal or having a very unhappy or potentially litigious client after the deal is done. Sales contracts are vital to completing any business transaction. What you’ll learn What is a sales contract?
SaaStr
MAY 8, 2021
An annual contract gives you 365 days or so to fix that. I’ve long been a vocal proponent of annual contracts. Close say a $125k contract, even after a healthy sales commission, that’s $100k+ in the bank right now! Annual contracts require P.O., — Jason BeKind Lemkin (@jasonlk) September 4, 2020.
Martech
AUGUST 10, 2022
Contracts are complex for a reason. I’ve seen and heard of my share of contract gotchas. When you decide to churn from the vendor, does your contract allow you to keep and use the data you’ve pulled into your CRM or other systems after the relationship ends? Don’t let contract gotchas catch you off-guard.
Sales Pop!
OCTOBER 29, 2021
This is especially important when, for legal and other reasons, data cannot be shared from one geographical location to another. This activity is not even legal, as people would have to opt-in for us to contact them. For Pipeliner, we have chosen a very safe environment with Amazon Web Services (AWS). Risk Assessment. Stay tuned!
Martech
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Assisted authoring capabilities provide sales teams with AI-generated responses to contract questions, emails and summaries for quotes and proposals. Brightcove’s Brightcove AI Suite handles video content creation, audience growth and engagement. Oracle Cloud CX enhances personalization and improves upsell and cross-sell conversions.
Sales Hacker
OCTOBER 9, 2020
Unfortunately, once the contract leaves your hands, the ball is no longer in your court. Instead of pacing back and forth, waiting for your contracts to come back, how can you take back control of this process to get your sales contracts signed faster? #1. Identify All the Contract Stakeholders. Use a Contract Overview.
Hubspot
MARCH 22, 2022
A sales contract defines a relationship between two parties. A lot of time and effort is spent creating them, and this happens through a process called contract negotiation. Sales contracts are legally binding, so negotiation is often necessary to ensure everyone will get their needs met. Contract Negotiation Examples.
Sales Hacker
MAY 4, 2023
Operation pros—don’t miss this conversation on getting the most out AI in contract management. Identifying opportunities and risks (enabling teams to improve contract terms and conditions to negotiate better deals) Enhancing visibility into contracts— informing decisions, optimizing performance, and improving customer experience.
Martech
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Ban exclusive search contracts. Google’s VP of regulatory affairs calls the DOJ’s approach a “radical agenda” that exceeds the case’s legal scope. Separate Android from Search and Google Play (without requiring the sale of Android). Expand advertiser control and transparency. Restrict Google’s AI content usage. Between the lines.
SaaStr
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Why cant you be the new leader in legal, in accounting, in devops, in search, in support, in whatever? #3. With AI Agents that do work for people, from coding to reviewing contracts, these are brand new dollars in software spend that didnt exist before. Its all flowing into AI and Growth, but its back. As fast and as furious as 2021.
Partners in Excellence
MARCH 7, 2025
They sold very complex configurable systems, so time had to be spent with experts configuring them, pricing them, developing contracts. For example, one of the CROs I mentioned reviews every contract, because her contracting team and the legal teams miss important issues. The third board is more challenging.
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. Not to mention the increased risk of being out of legal and regulatory compliance. Reduce your sales cycle and improve your close rate today with PandaDoc.
Martech
DECEMBER 6, 2024
Since martech practitioners who sit in marketing are close to the stakeholders who fund projects and platforms, they are in a good place to work with procurement starting, renewing and sunsetting contracts. They can also help coordinate between IT and legal stakeholders as they have information security and regulatory evaluations to conduct.
Sales Pop!
OCTOBER 4, 2021
In spite of the fact that life insurance is a valid, legally binding contract, it might contain quite a few loopholes that insurance companies might use to rid themselves of the obligation to pay out benefits. Thus, you should get independent insurance advice before signing any insurance contract in order to guarantee your protection.
G2
AUGUST 26, 2020
Especially in legal agreements. Details matter.
Sales Hacker
AUGUST 5, 2020
Contract lifecycle management (CLM) software. That sounds more in legal’s wheelhouse. Aside from legal, Sales is one of the primary departments involved in contracts. Plus, we’ll hear from 3 sales leaders who introduced this tool into their sales contracting process and drastically reduced their deal cycles.
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.
Sales Pop!
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
The buyer network you face will consist of representatives from purchasing, finance, legal, and other corporate functions relevant to the organization’s needs in the pursuit. And you must also be able to gauge the extent of the power of the legal and contracts teams in the process and strategize accordingly.
Sales Hacker
AUGUST 5, 2020
Contract lifecycle management (CLM) software. That sounds more in legal’s wheelhouse. Aside from legal, Sales is one of the primary departments involved in contracts. Plus, we’ll hear from 3 sales leaders who introduced this tool into their sales contracting process and drastically reduced their deal cycles.
Sales Pop!
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Engage Creditors Early Ignoring creditors or delaying communication can escalate the situation, leading to lawsuits or legal demands for payment. Consider Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation Creditors’ voluntary liquidation (CVL), a formal liquidation, avoids any legal actions by the creditors.
G2
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
Lets be realno one gets into marketing thinking about contracts. But after years of working with agencies and influencers, I learned the hard way that contracts arent just a legal thingtheyre everywhere. I sure didnt.
Sales Pop!
JULY 9, 2024
As the legal sector becomes increasingly competitive, having an excellent online presence has become a necessity rather than a luxury. Your ideal clients are searching for specific legal services in specific locations. Remember, the goal is to attract qualified leads – people who are actively seeking the legal services you offer.
PandaDoc
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
When it comes to drafting a sales contract, the first thing to understand is its purpose: defining a mutual understanding between the seller and the buyer. A legally-binding one at that. With PandaDoc, crafting professional sales contracts is straightforward. Easy, right? First, what all it includes.
PandaDoc
MARCH 27, 2025
Another example: Say youre already utilizing PandaDoc for contract management , allowing you to create, manage, and sign contracts digitally and all in one place. This page is not intended to and does not provide legal advice. Request a free demo today or start a free 14-day trial.
PandaDoc
MARCH 25, 2025
This stage often involves legal review and procurement discussions. This means you will be working with a technical buyer who will handle the implementation, a financial buyer who wants to only know contracting details and the why, and an end user who only cares about the how. Start your free 14-day trial today!
ClickFunnels
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
Once you have their email addresses, then you can offer them your legal services. Another great platform to promote your legal services on is LinkedIn. For example: Brett Cenkus is the founding partner of Cenkus Law, PC a business law firm specializing in mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, and contracts.
Martech
APRIL 3, 2023
Given the immense excitement created by the availability of ChatGPT and similar tools, it was perhaps too easy to overlook warnings emerging from the legal profession over the last few months that it could run afoul of European data regulations — regulations which, in many ways, have become a de facto global standard. A legal requirement.
PandaDoc
MARCH 25, 2025
Your team spends days manually creating proposals, tracking contracts, and managing documents while large enterprises use automated systems that zoom through these tasks in minutes. Smaller teams with heavier workloads Enterprise teams have dedicated proposal writers, contract specialists, and sales engineers. The result?
SaaStr
OCTOBER 10, 2023
For many organizations, friction can arise between the GTM engine and the legal team. Their mindset can devolve into thinking they would have an easier time achieving this goal if the legal team stopped interfering. On the other hand, the legal team may feel that the sales team is taking risks that put the company in jeopardy.
Sales Hacker
AUGUST 14, 2020
A misrepresentation happens when the numbers in a contract or offer are incorrect. Get the contract you want to renegotiate (it helps if you have an easy way to find and sort through these ) and study everything you can about the details you want to renegotiate. Avoid Legal Arguments. WGA renegotiates their contracts.
Search Engine Land
JUNE 28, 2024
Here’s what Suleyman told CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin at the Aspen Ideas Festival: “…With respect to content that is already on the open web, the social contract of that content since the ’90s has been that it is fair use. There is no such “social contract” that I’m aware of. Why we care.
Sales Pop!
JANUARY 4, 2022
There are numerous legal requirements and local rules to follow while renting a property. Various legal formalities are involved in leasing a property, from setting up house rules to imposing penalties. Landlords should learn about the legal proceedings of evicting a tenant from your building in case of a contract breach.
SaaStr
JANUARY 1, 2021
Frustrated with how long contracts take, all the redlines, and the drama in sales contracts? As they scale, they get out of the hackey way they do contracts, NDAs, proposals, and other documents. Then legal sends over an internal “issue” list. Revise your form contract twice a year. They will hate it.
Partners in Excellence
JULY 17, 2024
God forbid, we even need legal support for very complex contracts. We can’t be deep experts in everything, we need specialists, support people, and others. We need to put together complex configurations, proposals. We need supporting materials and programs.
Martech
JANUARY 9, 2024
Influencers who manage their own partnerships will have varying levels of experience and expectations regarding compensation and contract terms. Overly complex agreements can be a deterrent for some creators, so it’s best to keep legal and contractual requirements straightforward. Don’t forget the legal bits. Keep things simple.
Sales Pop!
DECEMBER 28, 2021
Good divorce lawyers in Houston have years of experience regarding court processes and legal complications. A lawyer will interpret divorce contracts and petition information to be understood by the client. Revisions in legal matters are complicated. Ensure the lawyer you hire has enough experience to lead a successful divorce.
Search Engine Land
JUNE 26, 2023
Influencing decision-making Leadership support facilitates decision-making processes, obtaining approvals, securing partnerships, negotiating contracts, prioritizing SEO initiatives, and leveraging leadership influence to drive successful implementation and maximize SEO tool impact. Microsoft is one such company.
PandaDoc
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Many put legal operations at the top of those changes. Legal operations refer to a set of processes and activities that improve the way law departments deliver services to their clients. What are legal operations? How do you best implement legal ops in your organization? What are legal operations?
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