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Hiring new sales reps? Reaching out to 50 leads a day? Pitching in every meeting? Sounds like a solid plan for business development, right? Wrong. That’s just surface-level hustle. It might give you a temporary win, but true growth happens behind the scenes. Business development isn't about the number of deals you close this month. It’s about building lasting relationships, scaling strategic systems, and creating partnerships that move the needle long term. Here’s my advice to business developers: - Stop chasing every lead that pops up. - Get off those cold email sprees. - Quit focusing on short-term gains. Instead, build partnerships that last. Focus on scalable systems. Create value before you ask for a deal. Agree?

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺? 🤔 Scaling up your sales team can feel like a big decision, but the 𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗴𝗲 if done right. More salespeople mean more potential clients, more outreach, and ultimately more revenue. 💸 However, it’s not just about increasing numbers—it’s 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆’𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀. Expanding your team strategically can give you the bandwidth to focus on high-priority accounts, improve lead response times, and offer better customer service. 💪 Could adding more salespeople be the key to unlocking your company’s next phase of growth? #SalesTeamGrowth #HiringForSuccess #SalesExpansion

As 2024 draws to a close, businesses are not just wrapping up the year—they’re laying the groundwork for 2025 🧠 📈 For companies aiming to hit the ground running in the new year, building a future-ready sales team is crucial. Q4 presents a unique opportunity to strategically hire and position your sales force for success in an increasingly competitive and evolving market. Read more in our newest blog post! https://lnkd.in/e4KwceWF #q4 #endofyear #sales #salesstrategy #salesstrategytips #tips #advice #thursdaythoughts #thoughtfulthursday #salessearchexperts #marketingsearchexperts #salestalent

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As a sales rep, you know how to close deals, but when it comes to startups, the game boils down to just TWO priorities: 1) REVENUE - Nothing happens without cash flow. Nail your outbound strategy, build those pipelines, and close deals like your business depends on it—because it does! 2) EVERYTHING ELSE - Product, branding, operations, culture—it’s all important, but they’re secondary to revenue. Without sales, even the best ideas fail. Tackle the rest after you’ve built a strong revenue engine. Pro Tip for Sales Reps working in Startups: Focus your genius where it counts—on predictable, scalable outbound systems. Drive revenue, and let "everything else" follow your lead. P.S. If you’re a business owner or sales rep looking to grow outbound systems and want to boost your sales, DM me “OUTBOUND”. Let’s chat.

It seems most founding AE roles are helping businesses move into the mid market segment from SMB, and they always want someone to help them figure out how to get into Enterprise companies. I'm uniquely qualified to do this relative to most tech, media, or SaaS AE's. I've been predominantly in early to mid stage SaaS for almost 11 years. I've sold at Founder led companies, PLG, sales led. I've seen several iterations of inbound motions. I've sold to HR, Engineers, Sales, Marketing, Channel/Partner teams, Data teams and more. I've generated 10s of millions of pipeline from tradeshows (and sold 40k in 2 days on the floor.) I've done 100 deals in 12 months, many 6 figure deals, one 7 figure deal, and 100s in between. I've extensively used every conceivable communication channel to engage with buyers (except the PayPal payment comment, ew.) I'm fluent in both the infrastructure (sales tech, frameworks, positioning, pricing) and the tactical side of sales. And perhaps most importantly...in 10 years of carrying a quota I have missed a quarterly number in only one role. Maybe I should look into this... Real equity is attractive, but I want to work with people who despise the VC/PE backed "grow at all costs" model and instead want to build a profitable business with happy long term clients. You don't have to build a 1B business to be ludicrously successful financially...

Domenus Revenue Accelerators’ Fractional Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) services provide your business senior-level expertise on a part-time or contract basis, providing access the strategic advantages of a top-tier sales leader without committing to a full-time hire. Hiring a proven executive sales leader as your fractional Chief Revenue Officer (CRO allows your businesses to leverage high-level sales expertise, achieve rapid growth, optimize sales processes, and align revenue-generating functions—all while being cost-effective and flexible. #fractionalCRO #salesleader #rapidgrowth #optimizedsalesprocess #flexible

Your TAM is massive. So why can't your team get traction like you expect? Most sales teams struggle with outbound for three reasons: 1️⃣ SDR inefficiency: They spend more time prospecting than actually closing deals. 2️⃣ Outdated methods: Relying on manual processes that aren't scalable. 3️⃣ Lack of reliable systems: There’s no predictable, repeatable framework to drive consistent pipeline growth. Sound familiar? At Ampliflow, we specialize in helping sales leaders take products to market, scale their outbound efforts by 8x, and build predictable revenue pipelines—all without hiring more SDRs or wasting months on training. The result? More meetings. Bigger deals. Faster growth. If your sales team needs a boost or you are a startup looking to get enterprise level traction at scale then this is for you. DM me if this resonates—I’d love to show you how we can help your team hit the ground running this quarter.

I recently had a call with a $3B staffing company and, at the end of the call, the VP of Engineering told me “we currently have partners in place for our key initiatives but you’ll be the first call I make when we need another option.” At this stage in my career I’ve learned that an outcome like that, although not an immediate deal, is still a HUGE win. I had created an open line of communication with a key decision maker at a whale prospect who has a need for my solution (given they had current vendors), the funds to afford our services, and growth plans for the future. I went from cold to familiar & got agreement that I could follow up months down the road to check back in to see how things evolved. I will nurture the relationship with periodic touch points that deliver value including sharing relevant customer stories & insights and access to my technical leaders for ideation sessions that align to their goals with no pressure to immediately buy. Whenever I encounter a whale I look through a long term lense & work to slowly but surely, proactively position myself to one day earn a seat at the partnership table and close a deal that could change my year (whatever year that might be). Cheers to the long game! Happy Selling & Happy Living, Chris #techsales #salesdevelopment #b2bsales #salesmindset

Are you still managing separate pipelines for leads, sales, and recruiting? Stop switching between systems and missing revenue opportunities. Watch how Crelate’s Business Development Engine unifies your workflow for better efficiency and results. #BusinessDevelopment #Crelate #Recruiting