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To conclude this four-part blog series on coaching, here's a step-by-step guide for using the "Coach by the Numbers" process to get each representative on your sales development team up to an optimal level of cold-calling success. Get rigorous about…
To summarize, in reverse order, the content in Part 1 and Part 2 of this four-part blog series: Sales development conversations are like prize fights: you will never get to use your late-round skills if you are knocked out in…
Conversations, like golf swings, come in distinct parts. For the golf swing, we have the setup; backswing; transition; downswing; impact; and follow-through. For sales development conversations, we have opening and agreement to engage; communicating value; offering the meeting; agreeing to…
The desire to coach sales reps has blossomed in the spring of 2016. At a recent American Association of Inside Sales Professionals conference in Denver, it seemed like every presentation — including mine — had something to do with coaching.…
Chris Beall, ConnectAndSell's CEO and most frequent blog-writer, is on the road all week and unable to post a new blog today. Instead, we thought you might enjoy an excerpt from a recent ConnectAndSell blog of his, "Whatever Happened to…
It’s about time. By which I mean, sales is mostly about managing time. And time is just about the hardest thing to manage, right after your own emotions. Which brings me to the source of one of the biggest time-wasters…
In my two-part blog article, “Five Sentences That Will Change Your Life" (Part 1 and Part 2), I wrote about a remarkable script that, when delivered by a Founder/CEO, generates big numbers, like a 15% conversation-to-meeting yield. This past couple…
Up until now, this series has been all about unit economics. And in SaaS companies, that means pretty much all about sales efficiency and effectiveness. I’ve dragged you through some analysis and calculations, drawing the conclusion that there are ways…
Here we are, deep in our exploration of unit economics and capital efficiency — mostly for SaaS companies, but with applications to others. Apparently you’re still with me. Thanks for hanging in there. To catch up: Unit economics is really…
In Part 1 of this article, I took a shot at explaining unit economics for SaaS companies and drew the conclusion that there is only one question on the table: How fast can you improve your sales performance to bring…
