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The Cost of Sales

Software Sales Guru

The Cost of Sales Discussing costs is a part of every sales cycle, and many sellers bring in the cost of the status quo to help justify the price. Yet we rarely look at our own costs to pursue leads that may never close. Think about all zombie accounts that hang out on your forecast for months or years that will never close. Pursuing them. Read more.

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#WomeninSales Month: Working in Sales as a Woman

The Center for Sales Strategy

According to a LinkedIn report, women represent 39% of the workforce in sales – and only 21% of Vice Presidents in Sales are female. The State of Women in Sales report shows that the sales industry has the second largest gender equity gap in America. Why aren’t more women in sales? Aside from being a demanding career, sales professionals are up against a lot of biases accusations such as being “manipulative,” “pushy,” and “dishonest.

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Announcing Help Scout's 2021 Customer Service Awards

Help Scout

Check out the companies who are delivering exceptional customer experiences in B2B, B2C, and Ecommerce.

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The Formula for Successful Strategy Deployment

Kainexus

When you're thinking about rolling out Strategy Deployment in your organization, it can be intimidating to know exactly where to start, what pitfalls to avoid, and how to set yourself up for success right from the beginning. I've recently written an eBook that covers these questions, as well as information about the software you need to enable Strategy Deployment, that you can download here: But I thought that today on the blog, I'd give you a sneak peek into one of the chapters of the book cove

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2024, The Year of the Customer

2023's struggles fueled a shift: companies are ditching wasteful strategies in favor of data and AI-powered growth. Enter 2024, the year GTC takes center stage. Discover 5 ways a customer-centric approach unlocks new revenue and delivers lasting success.

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Consulting Agreements: What They Are & How They Work

Hubspot Sales

Consulting is never structured arbitrarily. You don't see many clients give their consultants carte blanche, a blank check, no timeline, vague goals, and the flexibility to spill company secrets to whoever they feel like. So while some clients might take a more hands-off approach towards their relationships with consultants, they almost always set some terms that shape how those contractors operate — and those terms are typically set in what's known as a consulting agreement.

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How to Make More Time for Sales Coaching

Sales Outcomes

5 Tips to Help You Make More Time for Sales Coaching. Don’t block out full days to conduct marathon pipeline, opportunity, forecast, account reviews, and coaching sessions. Get aligned with your sales team’s travel schedules, time zones, personal lives, etc. Start declining internal meeting invitations, and ask others to record web or phone conferences to listen to later.

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Oct 25 – Customer Success Jobs

SmartKarrot

Role: Director of Customer Success Location: Remote, United States Organization: SheerID As a Director of Customer Success, you will assess Customer Segmentation and make recommendations to ensure our customers’ success as well as the scalability of the customer success program at SheerID. Build the process of working with SheerID’s largest customers and partner with Sales in developing a roadmap for revenue growth and retention.

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5 Ingenious Ways to Make Your Customer the Hero of Your Story

SmartKarrot

You might have come across the adage, ‘Customer is the King’, quite a number of times. There sure is a reason behind it. You have started your business for your customers and keeping them at the center of your business does make some sense. Though spotlighting customers is no new concept yet it still remains a highly underutilized content strategy for some of the brands.

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Top 10 Winning Pitch Decks from SaaS Unicorn Startups

SmartKarrot

You, as a startup, need growth and for growth you need funding. That is when the entire concept of pitch deck comes into play. When you have a winning pitch deck, it becomes a lot easier to convince your investors to give you a try and a plausible ladder to boost up your growth. In this post, we will delve into the top 10 winning pitch decks from SaaS unicorn startups and see what has made them seal the deal.