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Career Growth: From BDR to AE
The traditional path for a SaaS sales 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 […]
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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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Objection Handling Tips & Tricks That Actually Work
DOWNLOAD THE EBOOK There are three main sections: Here is a glimpse of what to expect in this eBook of objection handling tips… The Separation is in the Preparation Before you can expect to be a pro at objection handling, you have to understand that the best salespeople spend time preparing. It’s that simple. But […]
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The Definition of Insanity when it comes to Sales Coaching
Managers and leaders still listen to call recordings for hours on end, schedule time with the rep or agent to discuss what happened (and why it did not go right), still do…not as simple as inserting a rep on the front line and six-months later expecting the same repeatable revenue. Failing to … Try real-time sales coaching and stop the insanity. Or if you’re not ready, why not…
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Sales Tactics That Actually Work
If you are considering whether Abstrakt is the right solution for you to help close the gaps in your go-to-market sales motions, then we hope this document can help. Our goal is to identify some of the questions you should be asking yourself to bring clarity to your decision.
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What it takes to be successful in the SaaS world
The type of people who are successful in a startup like to take initiative. It doesn’t matter if you’ve worked for a “big named” company or if you’re straight out of college. The question you need to ask yourself is …. Lio Slama, CEO & Co-Founder at AskNeo, joined us on The Startup Sidekick podcast to talk all about startup life and how to be successful.
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Sales Onboarding software: How to eliminate the pain of Onboarding
There are a number of software solutions available that can automate and streamline the sales onboarding process… is a critical part of ensuring not only the new rep’s success, but their managers and teams success as well. Sales onboarding software can be a helpful tool for new sales reps. It can help them learn….
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Building Competence and Confidence: How to help your reps overcome call reluctance
The harsh reality of call reluctance is that it’s psychological. Most sales managers do not have a degree in Psychology. So, we decided to put together a cliff notes version on the … The first step to helping your reps overcome this fear is to have… The key in every situation when you are working alongside a rep struggling with call reluctance is to show them that the anticipated
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How To Effectively Use Storytelling In Sales
Storytelling in sales is more powerful than most people realize. The connection you can create with your prospects from a story allows you to. …. Even though I am a sucker for a great motivational speaker. Storytelling in sales can captivate your prospect the same way a …
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Stop blaming the SDR
Nicholas Thickett, Managing Partner at Alignd and host of the B2B Power Hour, joined us to talk about why most SDRs aren’t qualified to make cold calls ….. And what happens when they fail? We blame the SDR. Tune in to get some solid…
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10 Must Read Sales Leadership Articles
You can hire great people, have great processes, and even invest in a great technology stack, but if you don’t have great contact center leaders then it is all for nothing.
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Top 6 Sales Movies
Used car salesman, door to door snake oil salesmen, encyclopedia salesmen… one cannot argue that the stories told, and lessons learned, through these movies are much more important than the stories of the salespeople themselves.
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