Categories: Economic Change | Sales Kickoff
Recent global economic shifts and widespread uncertainty are likely changing the selling landscape for your go-to-market organization. As revenue pressures mount and buyer hesitancy increases, it's mission-critical that you keep your team focused on the skills that will help them cut through the noise. The best companies don't wait for outside factors to correct themselves. They align their strategy to their buyers' current state. We've worked with hundreds of revenue leaders who have multiplied revenue and increased the valuation of their sales organizations, even during some of the most drastic economic downturns of the past few years. They did so by identifying opportunities to strengthen core selling competencies that enabled their teams to deliver increased customer value and maintain pipeline through seasons of uncertainty and downturn. These are the three must-have skills your sellers can use to win consistently and drive your core revenue objectives in a challenging economic climate.
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Categories: Sales Leadership | Sales Productivity
In today's competitive market, leveraging data effectively can be the key to unlocking higher sales performance and increased revenue. Most leaders understand they must harness the power of data to drive success. But in order to effectively use data, you must first ensure you have the right structures in place to collect data about your sales activities and apply findings in a way that's relevant and actionable. Parm Uppal, Chief Revenue Officer of Benchling who has previously led and helped to scale companies like Data Robot and Luminary Cloud, recently joined the Revenue Builders Podcast for a discussion with John Kaplan and John McMahon. He shared his approach to implementing data to drive results as a sales leader. Today, we'll break down his insights as well as some best practices we've learned from working with leaders who successfully scaled their companies to $1B+ valuation. Continue reading to learn how these revenue leaders leverage data to enhance sales performance and drive stronger, more reliable revenue.
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Categories: Podcasts
This month, the Revenue Builders podcast shared some detailed breakdowns of complex sales processes, growth stages and leadership challenges. Seasoned Chief Revenue Officers shared insights on how they create process rigor to ensure their organization handles high-stakes deals with tact to maximize returns. From complicated deal negotiations, to identifying influential champions, to handling your board of advisors, these episodes deal with some of the biggest execution challenges facing revenue leaders today. Dig into these interviews to learn from leaders who have helped grow companies like Qumulo, Sumo Logic, Modern Health, Crux and more. We publish two episodes per week, sharing lessons for sales leaders at all stages of their careers. Make sure to subscribe to the Revenue Builders podcast on your favorite podcast player, so you never miss an episode.
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Categories: Sales Leadership | Scaling Sales
First principles thinking is a reasoning process used by some of today’s top innovators to look at complex problems through a new lens. The concept is based on Aristotle’s writings about first principles, which he called the “first basis from which a thing is known.”
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Categories: Differentiation | Sales Messaging | Scaling Sales | Unicorn Companies
If you’re a leader in a high-growth tech sector, you’ve probably heard the phrase “unicorn company.” It’s the dream of any private company – to reach a valuation of $1 billion without an IPO. As a revenue leader, your success is tied to securing growth, increased returns, and higher valuation. So what do unicorns and their leaders do differently that sets them so far apart from the competition?
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Categories: Mission Critical Success Series | Sales Leadership | Sales Qualification
As a revenue leader, your timeline to results is critical. Stakeholders and board members want to see outcomes, and you need constant progress from your teams to reach ambitious revenue targets. No strategic pivot is immediate – many initiatives can take at least a full sales cycle to reach full adoption and have visible impact on revenue numbers. If you’re looking to supplement your strategy with something that can affect revenue as soon as this quarter, consider launching a qualification update or reinforcement initiative.
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