Category Archives for "Sales Tip of the Day"

Heading on stage in 3… 2… 1… Live from San Diego and The Bureau of Digital Owner Summit Let’s talk Sales Strategy in 60 minutes or less!

By Scott Sambucci | February 21, 2017

Heading on stage in 3… 2… 1… Live from San Diego and The Bureau of Digital Owner Summit Let’s talk Sales Strategy in 60 minutes or less!

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How is ramp-up time handled in SaaS sales comp plans?

By Zeeva Viola | February 20, 2017

Question: We are hiring inside sales reps with a base of $45K and OTE of $90K. How do we handle the first 3-6 months when they are ramping relative to their commissions? Is it just assumed that they will probably make less than their $90K target # during those months or are they otherwise compensated […]

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What are the best practices for sending “cold” sales emails? #Q&A

By Zeeva Viola | February 16, 2017

Question: The specific use case is SaaS sales but could be related to any sales process. There has been a lot written about cold calling but much less about “cold emailing”. What are the best practices? Answer: Don’t. Pick up the phone Find the decision maker Network your way to an introduction Start lower in […]

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What are the best practices related to auto-renewal of SaaS/enterprise software contracts? #Q&A

By Zeeva Viola | February 15, 2017

Question: Every contract is different but, in general, do enterprise software and SaaS companies typically set their contracts to automatically renew at their expiration or does a renewal have to happen explicitly. I’m sure both happens but I’m interested in what’s most standard. Answer: Yes, have your contract auto-renew. Couple of thoughts around this: Start […]

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