Author: Cole Ackerman – Director of Sales Development
From cold calling to closing deals, Cole has always leaned on conversational intelligence tools throughout his career. He is passionate about finding ways to help those around him accomplish their objectives and strives for that every day.
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Tools to Pair with Abstrakt’s Call Coaching Software
We often get asked if Abstrakt can handle chats or email QA. While we would love to say yes, our primary focus is phone calls. Our goal is to be extremely good at everything regarding calls. Not average or second-best. The analogy of going 100 feet deep vs. 100 feet wide comes to mind. Real-time…
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What Problems Is AI Solving in Call Centers
Artificial intelligence is used to automate and enhance various aspects of customer interactions and support services in call centers. There are a variety of different options when it comes to AI usage in a call center. And even more! AI is all around us and some may not even realize how much it is being…
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Career Growth: From BDR to AE
The career path in SaaS sales is generally BDR to AE to Manager and/or Director of Sales to CRO (if your desire is to get that high in a sales org). Like any other career path, there are steps and milestones for each along the way. Today, we’re going to focus on the first two…
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8 1/2 Secrets to Solidify Customer Loyalty
Misconceptions around NPS & CSAT and breakdowns of specific customer loyalty winning secrets … This should be a no-brainer. We won’t spend much time on it. Companies with a superior experience bring in almost 6 times more revenue than their competitors that don’t prioritize it. Sounds great, where do I start? We go over that…
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Becoming a BDR in the SaaS World
There are hundreds of thousands of BDRs in the United States alone. The numbers continue to grow as more and more entrepreneurs start their own businesses. Of course, there are down years where SaaS businesses struggle, therefore BDR (business development rep) hiring comes to a halt. But that doesn’t mean there are no companies growing.…
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Q&A with Cole Ackerman, Director of Sales Development
Today we’ve got the inside scoop on the one and only Cole Ackerman. Cole is the Director of Sales Development at Abstrakt! Cole lives and breathes sales and can have a conversation with anyone. From his SaaS sales experience at PandaDoc and OfficeSpace Software, he brings a creative approach to Abstrakt. Learn all about why…
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Best Practices for B2B sales in an Economic Downturn
Were you around for the 2008 financial crisis? If you were in B2B sales then you remember how drastically different things were then just a year ago. Selling in an economic downturn is never easy, but companies and salespeople can thrive. The tactics look different than what most B2B sales reps are used to. We…
