SaaStr

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Go-to-market (GTM) design and efficiency are sometimes overlooked, but they’re a critical driver of any SaaS business. Rajeev Dham and Karan Singh, Partners at Sapphire Ventures, and Jane Lee, Vice President at Sapphire walk us through how to double your “Magic Number,” a shorthand for your sales and marketing efficiency.

Go To Market 87

Go To Market GTM Non-Profits Quota 87

Hubspot

AUGUST 8, 2019

That’s why successful companies obsessively measure everything about their go-to-market model, sales strategy, and salespeople. Ramp-up = amount of time spent in training + average sales cycle length + X. X is based on the salesperson’s experience: The more they have, the smaller this number is. X months or years).

X-functional 101

X-functional Quota Cross-sell Contract 101

ConversionXL

JUNE 25, 2021

In this article, we’ll explain how to build a resilient product launch strategy that survives a non-linear journey. You’re adding new product features and looking to capture more market share from your competitors. Maturity: The height of your product’s adoption and profitability. Growth: A sharp increase in users and sales.

Launch 96

Launch Product Non-Profits GTM 96

Sales Hacker

MARCH 2, 2020

High-Profit Prospecting. Hire Right, Higher Profits. It uses the formula PPVVC=S (Pain x Power x Vision x Value x Control = Sale) to help salespeople accurately gauge the probability of closing a deal. High-Profit Prospecting: Powerful Strategies to Find the Best Leads and Drive Breakthrough Sales Results.

Sales 143

Sales Technique Objectives and Key Results Non-Profits 143

Sales Hacker

JANUARY 13, 2021

The licensee embeds the third-party software into its application to improve it by adding new functionality or features, or enhancing existing functionality or features. Depending on the software, implementation, and go-to-market (GTM) strategy, considerable costs and internal resources could be needed for a successful deployment.

GTM 82

GTM Negotiate Profit margin Contract 82

Heinz Marketing

MAY 16, 2022

I also believe that many organizations, over time, have over rotated on demand, on getting new logos, where it’s a lot more productive and profitable to focus on your existing customers, growing them and turning them into advocates and promoters of your brand. I’m a big believer in cross-functional alignment.

Pipeline 81

Pipeline Referrals X-functional Cross-sell 81

SaaStr

JULY 15, 2022

And the way you get it is whether it’s outbound, generally inbound events or whatever, solve a 10 X pain point, solve a unique pain point that a large enterprise has that other vendors don’t provide. Ash Bhoopathy (@ashbhoopathy): Probably more around go-to-market and sales. But potentially even technology.

Growth 95

Growth Cross-sell Start-ups X-functional 95