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SaaS eSignature Market: From $1 Million in 2006 to $1 Billion in 2018

SaaStr - Sales Strategy

In 2006, the actual market — not the TAM, or the theoretical market, or whatever, but the actual market, the money customers actually spent — was One Million Dollars. But actual revenues in 2006 weren’t even 1% of that TAM. And note even the TAM is 20x what we thought it would be in 2006. 10% penetration).

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Sales Incentives, Awards, Lead Follow Up and Sales Effectiveness

Understanding the Sales Force

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Today I had the following email exchange: Subject: Question on Comp. Sales complains that the leads suck. We have the sales process dialed in and we are training on it now. That's one of more than 20 conditions that justify evaluating the sales force. I am stuck on comp.

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3 New Sales Article Series, A Holiday Tradition and Future Blog #1000

Understanding the Sales Force

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan As we prepare for the holiday and year-end, I'm also preparing for this blog's 1,000th article. That's right; since 2006, I've posted nearly 1,000 articles. The next series contains all I've written on sales process. Sales Motivation (very motivational). The Difference Between.

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How to Find a Sales Mentor

Score More Sales

Lori, Trish, and Jill August, 2012. I first met Jill Konrath after reading her new book, Selling to Big Companies in early 2006. Perhaps how I stumbled into finding great mentors in the B2B sales world might inspire you to find mentors and inspiration yourself. Here’s what I know about finding a sales mentor: 1.

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Celebrating 25 Years in Referrals: My Story

No More Cold Calling

I would work with small companies to develop their sales strategy, sales process, and sales goals, and incorporate these into their business plan. My entire career had been sales and sales management, and my best business had always come from referrals. Decrease the cost of sales. That got me thinking.

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Sales Leadership – The Talent of Developing Others

Increase Sales

As sales managers to small business owners look forward to 2013, this sales leadership talent of developing others will probably become even more critical. Finding qualified sales people is an ongoing struggle for many small businesses. Then keeping those sales people is the next challenge. 2012 – #4.

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Am I Cut Out for Sales Is the Million Dollar Question

Increase Sales

Good sales people are hard to find. With fewer jobs and the increase in free lancers (independent contractors), there are probably many people asking themselves this very question: Am I cut out for sales? Sales has always been a difficult position to fill. 2006 – #1. 2012 – #4. 2006 – #1.

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