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Dream Outcomes with Adam Saad
Adam Saad, Founder and CTO of Tech Stack Advising, is passionate about dream outcomes. He says, “Goals are great. KPIs are good. But words matter. Dream outcomes should be on a different level.” Let’s dive in and learn all about the difference between standard goals and your dream outcomes. 1. Where to start? Divide and…
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Leadership Principles with Mike Cowguill
Mike Cowguill, Director of Consumer Engagement & Strategy at Capio, joins us on the most recent Contact Center KPI podcast episode to dive into leadership principles. Mike shares some valuable lessons he’s learned along the way and we promise they will help you become a better leader. 1. The most valuable thing a leader can…
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Service Level and Occupancy with Dan Smitley
Dan Smitley is a 20 year workforce management industry expert and knows the difference between focusing on both service level and occupancy can make versus just one of the two KPIs. It provides a baseline for both the customer experience and the agent experience. Without one, you can’t have the other. 1. Service level is the…
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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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Is Software Sales a Good Career in 2023?
Over the past couple of years, friends and family have expressed interest in learning more about how not only to break into software sales but also succeed in software sales. I can see why they are intrigued. The earning potential. The flexibility to work remotely. The career progression potential. And of course, the allure of…
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Q&A with Cole Ackerman, Director of Sales Development
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 he chose to join a startup and what motivates him to not only…
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Building an Anti-Fragile Sales Team
We’ve broken this down into four sections. While you could easily add a lot more, this process needs to be simple otherwise you won’t stick to it. Just like your core values, you hire and fire based on your principles.
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As Bruce Arians would say… no risk it, no biscuit
Spencer Fossen, our VP of Customer Success, got to join Clare Dobson on The Startup Sidekick podcast. He has already made a tremendous impact here and if you’re looking to learn about career progression, this is the episode for you. From sales to customer success, it’s all about relationship building.
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How Agent Coaching Software Can Help Me Stop Re-Coaching Agents
It’s time to stop re-coaching your reps! Let their … If you’re looking to improve your leadership skills, let’s …. Two very different ways of thinking are now causing a divide in the software sales world. There are so many options now when it comes to your tech stack, the worst part is most sales…
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How to execute Product Led Growth based on the Stage of your Company
Breezy Beaumont, Head of Growth & Marketing at Correlated, joined us on the podkast to discuss everything Product Led Growth (PLG)! One of the biggest myths around PLG is that it’s ….. Listen to all the details about how PLG is all about improving your ….
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Life as an SDR
Sales Development Representative aka a SDR. One of the most difficult, yet important roles within a seasoned sales organization. However the biggest gap remains that most SDRs don’t …. Not that I blame any of my managers that I’ve had along the way. It’s just the culture of sales.
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Everybody is thinking it, but nobody is talking about it
Do you ever get nervous about what you can and can’t say on social media? Nadja Komnenic, Head of Business Development at Lemlist, talks all about how to build your personal brand on social media. Being vulnerable can be scary, but she gives you great tips to get started and how it’s all about building…
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