A SaaS sales team usually starts with a founder who sells. Then a salesperson or two. Maybe some SDRs. Then a director or VP. Then more reps. Then sales operations. And at some point, most B2B SaaS sales leaders find themselves wondering, “Do we need a sales engineer?” Hiring my first sales engineer was one […]
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How to Not Blow Setting Quota for Your Sales Team
If you are fortunate enough to be running a mature sales organization, then the process of determining quota and compensation for the coming year is pretty straightforward. For the rest of us in startup land it’s a head-scratching, confounding exercise. Here’s how to not blow setting quota for your sales team. Take stock of […]
Repeatable Processes for Hiring the Best Sales Reps
Hiring the best sales reps for your SaaS company starts with a repeatable process. Here’s a quick overview of how to get started.
What It Takes to Win the Enterprise SaaS Deal
This isn’t about sales strategy. This is about the hoops you need to jump through to win the enterprise deal. Here’s what the enterprise customer is going to expect from your SaaS.
What Do Enterprise Customers Want From a SaaS?
Selling to the enterprise can be different than the SMB—but not that different. There are just a few things you’ll need to provide in order to win the hearts, and business, of an enterprise prospect.
The Daily SaaS Sales Management Metrics
Here’s a quick overview of the most essential SaaS sales management metrics to track and surface to your team.
Calculate your SaaS Magic Number
An important SaaS metric that many operators overlook is the SaaS “Magic Number”, sales efficiency. This number will help you know how sustainable and capital-efficiency your sales and marketing is. Here’s how to calculate it.
Customer Onboarding Starts in the Sales Process.
The concept of “onboarding starting in the sales process” only truly applies to a SaaS company that has a sales team, and a product that requires an onboarding process. Many SaaS products are “sign and go,” and there is no setup or formal training needed. Think: Slack, DropBox, etc. Those types of SaaS tools are […]
Video: Tips for Creating Your SaaS Sales Comp Plan
More than anything, your sales comp plan needs to be simple to understand, easy to manage, and designed to motivate and incentivize your team. You will get what you incentivize, so plan carefully!
How to Execute a SaaS Land and Expand Strategy
In sales “Land and expand” usually refers to a strategy to land a customer with a small deal, and then sell into the organization to expand your footprint to more seats, additional departments or more products & services. Nowhere does this make more sense than in SaaS. In a typical low-touch SaaS “sale,” an individual […]
