SaaStr

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

General Partner Doug Pepper and General Partner and Head of Analytics at ICONIQ Growth, Christine Edmonds, share the art and science of scaling GTM at this year’s SaaStr Annual. The Early Stage — $0 to $20M ARR The early stage is crucial for GTM. But to develop a GTM strategy, you must have Product Market Fit.

Go To Market 111

Go To Market GTM Cross-sell Growth 111

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Hello and welcome to The GTM Newsletter – read by over 52,000 revenue professionals weekly to stay up-to-date and scale their companies and careers. Others are “strategic partners” involved in long-term initiatives like co-selling and co-marketing. This is no longer news to go-to-market leaders.

GTM 114

GTM Strategize Pipeline Launch 114

SaaStr

MARCH 15, 2024

They sell a lot into internal video, which is employee engagement. The question is, how do they translate or take that passion and create products, value propositions, messages, and GTM motions that are more strategic and have a bigger impact on those businesses? How much synergy is there between the long tail and the PLG piece?

GTM 111

GTM Cross-sell Start-ups Growth 111

SaaStr

MARCH 22, 2023

But it also defines your GTM efforts. Instead of selling products, they were selling aspirational concepts and business value. Take Your Company Global If you haven’t read Crossing The Chasm by Geoffrey Moore, you should, especially if you want to take your company global. A consumption model is about removing friction.

Growth 104

Growth Cross-sell GTM Up-sell 104

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

We remain optimistic about the prospects of cross-border SaaS. Org Building Ideas for Cross-Border Companies. Learnings on GTM. Pricing/Packaging (PP) is a key component of GTM. PP could be a strategic enabler of GTM scale up if done well. SV SaaS companies sell to other SV SaaS companies.

GTM 119

GTM Niche Cross-sell Contract 119

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 27, 2023

For example: Cross-reference your customers with their connections, and have your happy customers directly reach out to them. Examples of ways to execute this: Introduce the prospect to someone that they might want to meet relevant to a personal interest. Plan a meeting that would have occurred virtually in person instead.

Pipeline 125

Pipeline GTM Cross-sell Sports 125

Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

In-person meetings are no longer required. . One of the key shortcuts is to use automated forms of outbound to identify leads that want to have a meeting and use low-cost sales resources to run those meetings in an effort to close. To meet the growth potential a Go To Market (GTM) plan is imperative.

Growth 101

Growth GTM SQL Strategic partnership 101

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

PST for those of you who want to connect with SaaS experts — Growth Advisor at FastSpring and Director of Growth at Planday, Frederic “Fred” Linfjard shares his insights on how to evolve from a sales-led to product-led GTM strategy constructively. Keep optimizing your current GTM. link] Every Wednesday at 10 a.m.

Go To Market 97

Go To Market Growth GTM X-functional 97

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Stephanie Couzin, the VP of GTM Strategy and Ops, and Roderick De Greef, the VP of Sales and GM EMEA, share Lucid’s transition from a PLG company to a PLG and Sales-Led company. You’ll want someone internally who can handle those queries initially, who you can lean on to attend customer meetings and help develop pattern recognition.

Territory 124

Territory GTM Price Cross-sell 124

SaaStr

MARCH 9, 2022

For example, you could either verticalize the GTM or consider a broader horizontal play. Find another SaaS company whose brand or product works together well with yours that sells to the same persona. Clayton shares the indicators that reveal that you’re on track to meet your billion-dollar goal. Evidence of Crossing the Chasm.

Cross-sell 105

Cross-sell GTM Price Growth 105

Highspot

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

It’s typically a cross-functional initiative between sales and marketing. It usually includes sales enablement certification assessments to ensure reps meet performance standards before applying their training in the field. On the flip side, sales enablement provides the tools to sell better.

Pitch 52

Pitch Sales Technique Cross-sell 52

Sales Hacker

APRIL 21, 2021

An emerging need to support multiple GTM plans across segments and regions. The director of customer success brings her Salesforce report to a cross-functional meeting with sales and marketing leadership. Half of the meeting is spent validating data across three different team reports. Unified data problems.

Finance 117

Finance Cross-sell GTM SQL 117

Highspot

APRIL 9, 2025

With one unified platform for GTM enablement , your team gets instant access to current and approved materials. No more edits or deletions that accidentally cross the line. With Highspot, coaching becomes part of the selling process. Rely on training and manual audits. Centralize and govern your content.

Government 52

Government Relationship Management GTM Clients 52

Highspot

OCTOBER 14, 2024

If they spend more time on administrative tasks than selling, it’s a sign that responsibilities, technology, and processes may need a closer look. You might also notice that reps spend a lot of time on manual data entry, transferring information between systems rather than focusing on selling.

Teamwork 52

Teamwork Objectives and Key Results Cross-sell Follow-up 52

SaaStr

DECEMBER 14, 2023

At the time, they were less than a billion or two in revenue, and now, they just crossed over a $30B revenue run rate. They’re selling from SMBs, especially with Workspace, all the way through some of the largest Enterprises in the world. Under her purview, Alison is responsible for Google Workspace and the Google Cloud Platform.

GTM 125

GTM Cross-sell Territory Retail 125

Highspot

MAY 3, 2024

The goal is to simplify the complexities of today’s selling environment and create a smoother experience for buyers and sellers. The current selling environment for new business and within your existing customer base is more complex, and intense, than any time in the past decade. Why Do You Need Revenue Enablement?

Cross-sell 93

Cross-sell Technology Technology GTM 93

The Lost Book of Sales

AUGUST 15, 2021

🌪 Book summary #1 (long): Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey Moore Outtake: -> What is the “Chasm”? The gap between these two markets, all too frequently ignored, is in fact so significant as to warrant being called a chasm, and crossing this chasm must be the primary focus of any long-term high-tech marketing plan.

Cross-sell 98

Cross-sell Gambling GTM Territory 98

Hubspot

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Steps for developing a GTM strategy. What is a go-to-market (GTM) strategy? A go-to-market (GTM) strategy is the way in which a company brings a product to market. Each product and market are different, therefore each GTM strategy should be thoroughly thought out; mapping a market problem and solution a product offers.

Go To Market 101

Go To Market Process GTM Education 101

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.

Inside sales 111

Inside sales Sales Cross-sell Consult 111

SaaStr

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Sell to more existing customers. It’s one thing to bring the customer over the line and sell for the first time. Your selling team will 3x, and sales will become codified. When scaling from founder-led sales to another person selling the product, customers become more demanding. Early sellers are meeting quotas.

Cross-sell 72

Cross-sell Customers GTM A/B testing 72

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Imagine having the opportunity to sell into a company like Lyft in 2011. The total addressable market continues to grow and is ripe for selling to, but very few startups reach unicorn status. These funds are typically used to grow the company to meet its new demands and begin its scalable processes. trillion worth of funding.

Sell 108

Sell Minimum Viable Product Objectives and Key Results Cross-sell 108

ConversionXL

MAY 11, 2017

Companies do it for a wide variety of reasons – SEO, branding, GTM strategy , etc. Knowing your goals upfront will help you structure the research to meet those goals. Upsells and cross-sells (are there additional revenue opportunities you too could be leveraging?). Are you looking to refine the messaging?

UX 131

UX User Experience Cross-sell A/B testing 131

Gong.io

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

It’s a living document that keeps your teams focused and aligned and helps you meet your goals. . That also means that you can’t re-use an existing go-to-market (GTM) strategy for different products. Your GTM needs to be tailored to each situation in order to be effective. What is a go-to-market strategy?

Go To Market 62

Go To Market GTM Launch Promote 62

Sales Hacker

AUGUST 25, 2023

Now that we’ve officially combined The Sales Hacker newsletter with The GTM Newsletter, we’re almost 60K strong! Thanks for being part of the GTM community. As always, you can catch up on past articles, podcasts and newsletters all in one place at the new home of Sales Hacker: GTMnow.com Thanks for reading The GTM Newsletter!

GTM 53

GTM Contract Cross-sell Account management 53

SalesLoft

OCTOBER 21, 2016

The acceleration time of those teams’ ROI is rapidly rising, and of those teams executing account-based strategies, half are already meeting/exceeding key revenue metrics. High value accounts that meet a CLTV target based on number of employees. Cross-functional orchestration. So what’s the hold up?

Cross-sell 52

Cross-sell GTM Referrals Contract 52

Gong.io

JULY 21, 2021

GTM leaders are demanding reliable and predictable growth. Done well, RevOps means higher revenue and a smoother go-to-market (GTM) process. When those GTM execs ask you, “What is RevOps?” This team is all about creating cross-functional partnerships. Is your goal selling to more customers? Targeting new markets?

Growth 62

Growth GTM Cross-sell Pipeline 62

Sales Hacker

MAY 26, 2021

Sales ops is responsible for supporting and enabling sales reps to sell efficiently and effectively. Sales operations teams bring a system of selling and structure to a sales organization. You will also need to show a consistent track record of meeting and exceeding sales targets or other key KPIs at your past companies.

Territory 72

Territory Objectives and Key Results Finance Cross-sell 72

Highspot

OCTOBER 23, 2023

There are several underlying causes behind this, from lack of preparation to failure to meet the needs of customers. This cross-departmental collaboration ensures all team members align with the product launch and company goals. Equip them with knowledge about the product, its unique selling points, and the challenges they might face.

Launch 59

Launch Negotiate Product GTM 59

Highspot

MAY 30, 2024

Revenue enablement can help meet these expectations effectively by driving a more holistic view of the customer journey and full alignment on revenue generation. Tailor your engagement strategies for each stage using scripts, content, and sales plays designed to meet each touchpoint’s demands.

Objectives and Key Results 52

Objectives and Key Results Cross-sell Education Objection handling 52

Highspot

MAY 20, 2022

No matter how your strategy changes – whether that’s selling something new, deploying a new methodology, or entering a new region – sales playbooks ensure that reps know what to do, and how to do it effectively. As reps begin to sell the product, they can access the sales play to understand which actions they should take and why.

Territory 52

Territory X-functional Sales Cross-sell 52

Sales Hacker

JANUARY 13, 2025

Hello and welcome to The GTM Newsletter by GTMnow – read by 50,000+ to scale their companies and careers. Their primary responsibility is selling and generating revenue without worrying about other aspects like product meetings or board discussions. seller, head of sales, or commercial cofounder).

GTM 110

GTM Cross-sell Pipeline Strategize 110

Sales Hacker

JANUARY 7, 2025

The GTM Podcast is available on any major directory, including: Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube Fred Viet serves as the Chief Sales Officer at Aircall, overseeing global sales and playing a key role in scaling the company’s reach over the last four years. As always, you’ve got your host, Scott Barker.

GTM 119

GTM Sell Customers Cold Call 119

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

Martech

OCTOBER 28, 2022

But the go-to-market (GTM) strategies, systems and plays many teams use are not connecting with how buyers and companies research and make purchase decisions. . To get to the root cause of the “capture” mindset, we would need a cross between an anthropologist and a therapist. Oxford Dictionary.

B2B 133

B2B GTM Cross-sell Quota 133

Salesforce

JULY 28, 2022

Elyse Archer , founder and CEO of She Sells, said this should start with the customer need: “What can you change in your processes, systems, and delivery to serve them best now?” Upskill and cross-train your teams. Also be sure this training is cross-functional. Set clear performance expectations — and rise to meet them.

Cross-sell 98

Cross-sell GTM Quota Contract 98

Hubspot

AUGUST 21, 2023

To have a successful product launch, you need to craft a thoughtful, actionable, effective go-to-market (GTM) strategy framework. You can create a GTM plan for a new service, a new branch of your company, or even an entirely new business. Distribution: Through what mediums will you sell the product or service?

Go To Market 69

Go To Market Process GTM Launch 69

Highspot

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

This requires true partnership across Sales, Marketing, Enablement, and Revenue Operations – a vital cross-GTM collaboration we’ll explore below. Recommendation: Get ahead of your event – at least 6 weeks – and align on meeting and sales-qualified leads (SQL) goals with Sales leadership.

Pipeline 52

Pipeline GTM Non-Profits SQL 52