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SoftwareSalesEZ

  1. Software sales need to watch out for nimble SaaS competitors - could Tableau Software be making a similar move to Salesforce & Omniture?
  2. What is SaaS? Benefits to You and Your Customers http://bit.ly/eJ36lz
  3. Five Top tips to finding a software sales job on linkedin - http://bit.ly/ec8nr4
  4. Updating my software sales tips website with the latest guides about selling SaaS - will tweet link soon!
  5. What's an application with low upfront costs and no install, maintenance, or update hassles? SaaS - e.g: Omniture & Salesforce
  6. SaaS - lots of upfront costs to land a customer but should deliver 95% or better customer retention - a sweet deal in the long run!
  7. SaaS means happier customers. Less money up front often means faster sales and company growth. Learn SaaS benefits
  8. I like GetSofSalesJobs they do a great job of organizing available sales jobs by State
  9. Updating my two software sales websites with Socrates theme. Soon will have lots of great tips to share. Wordpress plug-in crazy right now.
  10. My software sales team's forecasts stay within +/- 5% of accuracy - it's an art and a science. Not too hard when you know the drill
  11. Need more accurate forecasting? Review pipelines with your reps weekly - ensure they're in with decision makers - amazing how many aren't
  12. I've sold EDA, financial, BI, web analytics and social media software - always fun and lots of exciting challenges
  13. 30-60-90 day software sales plan - 2nd 30 days - focus on building relationships & sales - leverage internal & external resources.
  14. Land that next software sales job with a stellar 30-60-90 day plan! 1st 30 days - all about training: product, company systems and market
  15. Software Sales forecasting tips: Step 3 - Keep forecasting simple for salespeople drastically increases accuracy!
  16. Sales forecasting frustrations? Step 2 - check sales history by territory. Set higher quotas for top performing territories
  17. Sales forecasting frustrations? Step 1: follow the previous year's season flutuations and trends
  18. Sales forecasting is an art and a science. About 20 steps to go then stick a finger in the wind