www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

So we know from this that the problem is not the quality of those sales people. They also know precisely how much additional traffic will need to be generated to reach the growth targets, and how many sales people are needed at a given productivity level, etc. SolidWorks 2: The best VAR management program in the world?

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Only after reaching $1M in CMRR should you consider hiring European sales and services execs behind customer demand. Be prepared to cross the desert - SaaS requires R&D and sales expense up front for a multi-year stream of revenue, so it demands enough investment capital to fund 4+ years of runway. Posted by Philippe Botteri.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Your patrons have shared their data all last year through clicks, subscriptions, customer service requests, sales inquiries and more — and now expect your business to be able to turn those interactions and touch points into a more targeted, holistic experience. With CRM revenues at 39.5 Time to Act With Analytics.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 13, 2015

So by segmenting your data, you can learn things you couldn’t from the aggregate data. Customers that converted in the last year that had a sales cycle of less than x weeks. Optimizing the sales process is a tricky topic, as there are many ways to do it. Acquisition Efficiency. Expansion Potential.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 25, 2018

Six Ways to Enhance Your Sales Pipeline with a CRM written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Your sales pipeline is quite literally the thing that keeps you in business. Here, we’ll take a look at six ways to enhance your sales pipeline with a CRM. How long is your sales cycle?

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

If you’ve been in business for about 10 years or more, think back – what was your sales cycle before the search engine ruled the world? I am willing to guess that if you said your sales cycle used to be 6 months, and you really look at the time from engagement to close today, it probably is 6 to 8 weeks now.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Another pro-tip – Keep everything short – small up-front capital requirement, short sales cycles, short payment terms and recurring revenue cycles. Stretch your team to don different hats be it marketing, operations or sales. Product first, sales later. Barters and Associations.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Today when I talk to clients and audiences about the need for content I am referring to the act of simultaneously producing, sharing and networking as a form of an active cycle of content that has entered every aspect of what we do as marketers. Sharing filtered, curated and aggregated written, spoken and recorded words and pictures.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

In order to thrive in today’s digitally driven business environment, sales folks need to think and act more like marketers. I’ve often said that getting marketing and sales on the same page was one of the biggest challenges for departmentalized business, but now it’s become an individual challenge. Educating is the new presenting.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 23, 2014

Now, don’t take the word authority to mean fame or notoriety – it’s really more about possessing person power – the kind that can attract new business, create more opportunities and drastically shorten sales cycles. You must get very, very good at sharing, networking and aggregating content.

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