Gong.io

OCTOBER 19, 2021

They do all of this by equipping your sales organization with the insights, data, culture, tools, and knowledge it needs to sell better. . The Sales Enablement team watches two KIPs for every rep: how quickly they land their first sale and how fast they hit quota. And are there better strategies for selling to larger buyers?

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Quota Sales Strategize Cross-sell 164

Martech

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Yet, too many of us are still focused on capturing lead volumes to hit quotas on websites, through forms, at events and on social platforms — even before we have delivered value to audiences, prospects and customers. . To hit marketing qualified lead (MQL) quotas. B2B buying and selling processes are complex and dynamic.

B2B 128

B2B GTM Cross-sell Quota 128

Partners in Excellence

JULY 13, 2021

Not just exceeding our quotas, but what if we reassessed what we do, how we do it, and realized that we really should be doing much better? upsell, cross sell to current customers). We could actually sell more! Forecasting Games. We’ve met our goals! But what if we could have done more?

Cross-sell 143

Cross-sell Quota Closing Gaming 143

Highspot

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Driving successful go-to-market initiatives is no easy featand once launched, understanding how theyre performing can often feel like a guessing game. When customers use Highspot to administer their content, training, and coaching programs, they report an average 14% increase in deal size and 19% increase in rep quota attainment.

Go To Market 52

Go To Market Cross-sell Launch Strategize 52

Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 21, 2022

It seems everything in my feed is dominated by “SaaS Selling.” It seems everything I read is about “SaaS selling.” It seems that everything new about selling, everything about sales performance really focuses on SaaS selling. ” Is there selling life outside SaaS. Why is this important?

Cross-sell 103

Cross-sell Quota Sales Up-sell 103

Lead Fuze

JULY 1, 2023

Understanding how to set sales quotas is a critical aspect of managing and driving a successful sales team. A well-structured quota system not only motivates your reps but also aligns their efforts with your company’s overall objectives.

Quota 52

Quota Growth Territory Commission 52

Sales Hacker

MAY 19, 2022

It’s based on an outdated way of thinking that selling is an art – perfected only by a select few. Revenue leaders who accept this notion often cross their fingers during the hiring process, hoping they’re lucky enough to find the rare “unicorn seller” with those innate, unteachable skills that translate to quota attainment.

Quota 113

Quota Cross-sell Objection handling Up-sell 113

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Imagine watching a basketball game without a scoreboard. Now imagine playing in that game. That’s what selling without a sales dashboard is like. This not only takes time away from selling, it can introduce a lot of opportunities for mistakes. But a sales dashboard is only useful if it’s done well.

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Pipeline Cross-sell CRM Sales 136

Veloxy

AUGUST 31, 2023

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. If you’ve been meeting quota attainment for the past few months in a row, then you’re clearly underplaying your real potential. However, salespeople tend to miss the bigger picture.

Outside Sales 130

Outside Sales Pipeline Inside sales Cross-sell 130

SBI

MARCH 8, 2018

We call it Sales Tech Game Changers. Nancy: What are the top 3 ways your solution changes the game for a sales organization? Operational Changes – We help make operational changes to the selling process and ecosystem such as consolidating content systems, rationalizing the sales stake, and driving better CRM adoption.

Gaming 55

Gaming Strategize Government Cross-sell 55

Salesforce

JANUARY 3, 2022

Predictable growth is the name of the game in the new year, and you need the right tools, tips, and techniques to make it happen. As our recent Sales Summit revealed, the old ways of selling — aggressive quotas, in-person sales calls, nagging pipeline reviews — just don’t work anymore. Learn more: “Diversity Sells”.

Growth 98

Growth Quota Intrinsic Cross-sell 98

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Bringing salespeople in for an interview before you’ve figured out exactly how you’ll compensate them for their work leaves you in a tongue-tied, unenviable position when eager candidates ask about things like quotas, sales incentives, what data you use to set goals, and how often your team exceeds those goals.

Quota 104

Quota Represent Cross-sell Drivers/motivators 104

Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

We see it in organizations all the time, sales people aren’t performing, sales people are doing the wrong things, sales people are engaging customers incorrectly, sales people have crossed the line and are doing things unethically. What about involuntary attrition?

Cross-sell 92

Cross-sell Commission Gaming Quota 92

Hubspot

AUGUST 8, 2019

Percentage of revenue from existing customers (cross-selling, upselling, repeat orders, expanded contracts, etc.). Percentage of sales reps attaining 100% quota. Cost of selling as a percentage of revenue generated. Imagine one of your reps isn’t hitting her quota. Year-over-year growth. Net Promoter Score (NPS).

X-functional 101

X-functional Quota Cross-sell Contract 101

Salesmate

OCTOBER 15, 2020

You cannot cast your net wide and sell to everyone, so lead qualification is necessary. An up-to-date sales pipeline creates a systematic approach to selling. This metric is very important for companies selling SaaS products as they depend on recurring purchases. The sales game is always changing. Cross-sell.

Pipeline 143

Pipeline Negotiate Appointment Sales 143

Hubspot

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Unlike hard selling skills, which are relatively easy to teach and measure, soft skills are "fuzzy." Because selling is so people-centric, soft skills are critical. Selling soft skills. For instance, rather than saying, “We must’ve gotten our wires crossed,” you’d say, “I forgot to clarify when we’d meet -- that’s on me.”.

Quota 101

Quota Cross-sell Growth Up-sell 101

Salesforce

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

To a sales leader, growth is narrow: Hit quota. Should we enter new revenue models, like selling subscriptions? How can we target the right customers at the right time (and on the right channel) for upsells and cross-sells? What does a chief revenue officer do? Here are the fundamental responsibilities of a CRO.

Gaming 59

Gaming Cross-sell Price Customer Relationship Management 59

Hubspot

AUGUST 10, 2020

For some reps, attaining their quota each month means they’re crushing it. For others, they accept nothing less than 120% of quota before they cut themselves some slack. For those who typically sell face-to-face, this could present unique communication challenges. What exactly are you selling, and how much do you know about it?

Cross-sell 100

Cross-sell Sales Negotiate Contact 100

Sales Hacker

MARCH 2, 2020

I’ve pulled together the top 97 books from a range of sales disciplines to give you the information you need to stay relevant, lead conversations, understand the trends — and of course, improve your game. The New Solution Selling. The Little Red Book of Selling. Unbreakable Laws of Selling. The New Strategic Selling.

Sales 143

Sales Technique Objectives and Key Results Non-Profits 143

SaaStr

OCTOBER 25, 2023

AI doesn’t magically make every payroll or SOC2 product better, and hooking ChatGPT into an app doesn’t magically change the game. Get a good CTO and commit to understanding your market and staying in the game. Ideally, you take founder-led sales to two reps that can hit quota. That’s very telling. It’s still early.

Cross-sell 113

Cross-sell Growth Lead generation Quota 113

Sales Hacker

JULY 25, 2022

Considered lagging indicators — you can’t change their outcome, but you can use them to identify problem areas and develop a new game plan. If your reps don’t meet their quota, you have a record of their activity — which means you can dig into the numbers to figure out why they’re behind and coach them accordingly. Efficiency metrics.

Engineering 117

Engineering Objectives and Key Results Cross-sell Pipeline 117

Gong.io

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

and cross your fingers that you sat in on the “right” calls. The goal of prospecting is to sell the meeting. Instead, focus on selling the meeting. #2 Note: The 11-14 recommendation does not hold when selling into the C-Suite. If you are selling to the C-Suite, you are going to want to watch this webinar. #7

Cold Call 118

Cold Call Objectives and Key Results Negotiate Cross-sell 118

Partners in Excellence

MAY 5, 2021

Sales (and marketing) is a numbers game! From an organizational point of view we have average quotas, % of people making goals. Things like MRR/ARR, CAC, CLV, retention, cross sell, etc. Let me leave you with a math problem that can be applied to coaching your teams: You have two sales people, each having a quota of $5M.

Pipeline 83

Pipeline Quota Cross-sell Prospecting 83

SaaStr

JULY 3, 2020

Rather than having this erratic schedule around hitting sales targets, or hitting releases, that there’s a feeling that just quarter after quarter the company keeps shipping and selling. We had to learn how to do sales and sales marketing and compete in heads up battles against other companies selling similar products.

Finance 106

Finance Launch Objectives and Key Results Cross-sell 106

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 12, 2017

an AE probably can’t close 200 deals a month, and prospecting vs closing is a zero sum game) to get to an individual target then add them all up. It’s also a lot easier to start with everyone hitting quota and ratcheting up than vice versa. It’s also not reasonable to expect your new hires to hit quota in their first pay period.

Quota 99

Quota Non-Profits Sales Drivers/motivators 99

SaaStr

AUGUST 12, 2020

Rather than having this erratic schedule around hitting sales targets, or hitting releases, that there’s a feeling that just quarter after quarter the company keeps shipping and selling. Some startups can do monthly quotas if they have an extremely quick sales cycle. To me, that’s what the cadence says. billion dollars.

Finance 117

Finance X-functional Launch Objectives and Key Results 117

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

million with about 10, and today we’re sitting with 13 people, and we just crossed 2 million in revenue. So the easiest way to look at it is to say, “We can sell more. We can cross-sell. We were profitable in our first month. We scaled in our first year to 446,000 and had about five people. Where is that plan?

Cross-sell 105

Cross-sell Clients Growth Up-sell 105

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Amy Appleyard is an experienced, strategic sales leader with demonstrated success in overseeing cross-functional teams to improve the customer experience, drive sales and increase retention in both Distribution as well as SaaS-based sales organizations. Joanne Black is one of the leading authorities in referral selling.

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Inside sales Sales Cross-sell Consult 111

PandaDoc

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Redefine how you manage your customer relationships Relationship selling is more efficient than traditional sales approaches, and CRM helps highlight that objective: building and enhancing relationships. The post Supercharging your business: How the right CRM can up level your sales and customer experience game appeared first on Blog.

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CRM Gaming Contract Objectives and Key Results 52

Outreach

JUNE 12, 2018

Then, the blame game ensues when numbers aren’t hit. Is your marketing team focused on bringing in new prospects, while sales is devoting all its energy to cross-selling a new product to existing customers? Clear Priorities Lead to a Better Workflow & Results. That’s a recipe for frustration! A Better Customer Experience.

Cross-sell 63

Cross-sell Quota Sales Prospecting 63

Heinz Marketing

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

I remember I did one of the very first Salesforce LinkedIn Lives about this very topic of hybrid selling, sort of April of 2020, talking about sort of what we thought was going to happen. And a lot of that had to do with…many selling organizations were very successful, selling either inside only, or outside only, or a hybrid of the two.

Pipeline 122

Pipeline Sales Technology Technology 122

Search Engine Land

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

Google changes request recrawl limits, noting daily limits versus monthly quotas 2018: Google finally disclosed the new recrawl limits in a revised help document. Alexa Skills is the next big App Store battle 2019: There were thousands of Skills and Actions but very few people were using them. by Gord Hotchkiss 2010: What Do I Look At First?

Finance 88

Finance Engineering Campaign Cross-sell 88

Highspot

JUNE 22, 2021

Mastering new skills in sales is challenging, even for top sellers — to say nothing of the core selling techniques that reps need to be successful. With so much to learn and little time to learn it, how can salespeople ensure they are always at the top of their game? Sell the Problem, Not the Solution.

Technique 82

Technique Negotiate Cross-sell Sales 82

Partners in Excellence

JULY 27, 2021

Not just exceeding our quotas, but what if we reassessed what we do, how we do it, and realized that we really should be doing much better? upsell, cross sell to current customers). We could actually sell more! If You Don't Understand Your Numbers, You Don't Know… Forecasting Games. We’ve met our goals!

Cross-sell 71

Cross-sell Quota Closing Gaming 71

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2021

You can rise within a company selling your ideas, or you can go off on your own and be your first salesperson. Anita Nielsen is a best-selling author and sales performance coach. Best-selling author of Embrace Your Edge, Hang is a global speaker on sales, leadership, and diversity & inclusion in the workplace. Anita Nielsen.

Sales 137

Sales Up-sell Start-ups Cross-sell 137

Hubspot

AUGUST 25, 2022

When a sales slump hits and your quota is on the line, the first thing you want to do is jump on the phones and contact every prospect and lead you know. The goal, of course, isn’t to sell them anything, but to see how things are going and if there’s anything you can do to help. Connect with a cross-functional team.

Cold Call 88

Cold Call Drivers/motivators Pitch Sales 88

Sales Coach Dew

MAY 24, 2021

When a holiday rolls around, you can’t hit your weekly quota, and suddenly you’re playing catch-up. For any year, you can cross off four weeks right from the start: Fourth of July. That’s why we divide our annual goals by 46 (not 52) to get our weekly quotas. Until next time—go sell some stuff! Why 46 Weeks? Thanksgiving.

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Quota Cross-sell Technique Sales 52