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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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Lessons learned starting Abstrakt
Lately, I have realized that even at the size we are now the story of why the company started and how it got here are both already starting to experience some dilution. We are just barely into the double-digit employee numbers, and the question of “why did you start Abstrakt?” is having to be asked…
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How to Create a Better Team with Remote Call Training
Investing in call training for your team ranks just as important as onboarding new team members properly. The reps or agents on the phone need to be … Personalize Your Call Training Programs. Personalization takes more time, but … Here are some examples of each: Positive: ”It was great that you managed to complete all…
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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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Q&A with Greg Reffner, Founder & CEO of Abstrakt
Greg has been through every sales role you can imagine. Once he realized that he had a knack for it, his career took off. While a competitive personality … But what’s even better than that – he wouldn’t take any of the credit for it. He would say it was all done by his team.
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How to be a top 1% Sales Rep
Diving into what I’ve … in sales in hopes to help you become a top 1% sales rep. 1. Work Smarter, Not Harder …. 2. Be Willing To Do … In order to be a top 1% sales rep, basically do the opposite of what the majority …
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The Harsh Reality of Objection Handling
The data on objection handling was surprising …. Candidly, it should not have been surprising as if I think back to my early days as a Sales Development Representative (SDR), the data from Abstrakt points almost exactly to the …
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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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The Antonym of Sales Enablement
… That is the problem with these tools, it’s doing nothing to enable sales reps in the moment. When stress, friction, distractions, bad hair days, faulty zoom settings, and dogs barking in the background are … Are you faced with a competitive situation? Well in 0.2 seconds, you will be directed to
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Don’t be a boiling frog
As a sales leader or sales rep at any company (but especially B2B software sales), living in the trenches everyday it becomes ….. This is because the pain of initiating change at that moment, outweighs the ….
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J.A.R.V.I.S.
One of the most common objections we face here at Abstrakt is something to the effect of “Wont my reps get annoyed by Abstrakt helping them?” We simply remind them of ….
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