Selling Saas

By Duane Dufault

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In the SellingSaas Podcast (Formerly the Sales Leader Network) we break down the topics of Go To Market strategies, Revenue Acquisition, and my favorite topic of Sales Leadership. We have a few versions of the show where we have the traditional guest episode when I bring on someone who is an expert in one of the topics just mentioned, then there will episodes where I’ve been a guest on another show that I share on this show for you, and then there will be solo episodes from yours truly where I get extremely tactical with Sales and GTM.

Episode Date
When it comes to scaling your B2B marketing, where do you even start? Insider Tales from a B2B Marketer, Pasha Irshad of Shape & Scale
Sep 12, 2023
How to decrease sales cycles and increase conversions, even in a down market, with Chuck Reigrut From Spiff inc.
Sep 05, 2023
Struggling with growing sales? Then you might just need to get out of your own way... here's how with Kristie Jones from Sales Acceleration Group
Aug 29, 2023
How Are You Unleashing the Full Power of Your business? Tap into the Ultimate Success Factor with Lloyed Lobo
Aug 22, 2023
The 5 things you're not doing to leverage channel partnerships for your B2B SaaS with Duane Dufault
Aug 17, 2023
Sales Strategies for Growing B2B SaaS Companies with Jakub Hon
Aug 15, 2023
The Sales Gap: Why PLG Companies Struggle to Scale Beyond Small Businesses with Duane Dufault
Aug 10, 2023
Overcoming Setbacks and Building a Thriving Business: How Ticketing Hub Found Success with Carl Pihl
Aug 08, 2023
How to Maximize your ROI with One Simple Step: Segmentation with Duane Dufault
Aug 03, 2023
Ignite Your Career, Transform Your Sales, and Reimagine Your Revenue with Adam Jay
Aug 01, 2023
The myths sales managers believe that keep them from leading their teams
Jul 27, 2023
The path to CRO is broken, here's how we fix it, with Sam Jacobs from Pavilion
Jul 25, 2023
Taking Time to Unpack Data and Rebuild Strategies with Matt Green Part 2
Jul 21, 2023
How to Measure Potential ROI of MQLs in SaaS with Duane Dufault
Jul 19, 2023
Sales Assembly: Empowering Sales Teams to Drive Growth in the SaaS Industry with Matt Green Part 1
Jul 17, 2023
Hyper Focused Selling: How to Close More Deals with Jordan Kennedy Part 2
Jul 14, 2023
The Key to Increasing Conversions and ACV in a PLG Saas Company
Jul 12, 2023
Importance of Asking the Right Questions and Sales Strategies in Enterprise Sales Insights from Jordan Kennedy Part 1
Jul 10, 2023
How HubSpot Helps Small Businesses Consolidate Disparate Tools with Michelle Benfer Part 2
Jul 06, 2023
Exploring Sales Career Progression and Strategies for Product Growth with Michelle Benfer from HubSpot Part 1
Jul 04, 2023
Debunking Myths: Challenges of Transitioning from Product-Led to Sales-Led Growth with Duane Dufault
Jul 03, 2023
Revamping Sales Processes: Lessons from the Field with Steffen Hedebrandt Part 2
Jun 29, 2023
Dream Data: Solving the Problem of Attribution and Connection for Data with Steffen Hedebrandt Part 1
Jun 27, 2023
Product-Led Growth and Automating Your Sales Pipeline with Melissa Kwan Part 2
Jun 23, 2023
Going from Inbound to Outbound: How to Transition from SMB to Larger Customers in SaaS with Duane Dufault
Jun 21, 2023
Building a Successful SaaS Business: Insights from a Bootstrap Founder with Melissa Kwan Part 1
Jun 19, 2023
Insights from a Successful Entrepreneur on Business Growth and Evolution with Martin Martinez Part 2
Jun 15, 2023
Challenging Negative Thinking and Focusing on Possibilities with Martin Martinez Part 1
Jun 13, 2023
Small World Introductory Call: Leveraging AI To Connect With Strategic Decision Makers with David Rush Part 2
Jun 10, 2023
Unlocking the Power of Trust Through Small World's AI-Powered Relationship Platform with David Rush Part 1
Jun 08, 2023
Unethical Comp Plan Changes and Their Impact on Sales Reps with Dan Goodman Part 2
Jun 06, 2023
Finding Your Niche: The Importance of Focused Product Creation and Marketing with Ton Dobbe Part 2
Jun 01, 2023
Riding the Big Waves of Business: Ton Dobbe's Journey in the Software Industry and Writing a Book Part1
May 30, 2023
The Role of Enablement in Achieving Strategic Vision with Sarah Filipiak Part 2
May 25, 2023
How to know exactly where those gaps are in your sales process and use them to get the most out of the team with Duane Dufault
May 23, 2023
Uncovering A Solution That Can Revolutionize Leadership Development with Nick Turner Part 2
May 18, 2023
What are we missing in sales? And why aren't more people talking about this? with Duane Dufault
May 16, 2023
Discussion on Unethical Business Practices in the Sales Industry with Dan Goodman Part 1
May 11, 2023
Two ways to know if you have a PMF issue, and what to do about it with Duane Dufault
May 09, 2023
[Part 1] How to challenge your team to enable AND empower them? Motivation through leadership with Sarah Filipiak
May 04, 2023
Should you even have a sales team if you're running a PLG Strategy?
May 02, 2023
Leveraging Customer Relationships And Optimizing Processes For Maximum Growth with Mark Kosoglow Part 2
Apr 27, 2023
The two questions I ask B2b Saas Founders with Duane Dufault
Apr 25, 2023
Leveraging Metrics To Improve Remote Leadership With Antenna's Nick Turner Part 1
Apr 20, 2023
Unpacking The SaaS Sales Model: 8 Stages To Measure & Improve Revenue Acquisition with Duane Dufault
Apr 18, 2023
Whats it like going from the 3rd sales rep at Figma to an Enterprise Sales Manager in a PLG world? With Katie Jane Bailey
Apr 13, 2023
AVOID Vanity Metrics in Saas - Utilize KPIs For Improved Revenue Generation with Duane Dufault
Apr 11, 2023
The Power of Serendipity: How One Sales Leader Achieved Success Through Curiosity and Taking Chances Part 1 with Mark Kosoglow
Apr 06, 2023
Maximizing ROI On Paid And Organic Marketing - Breaking Down The Key Metrics And Influencing Factors with Duane Dufault
Apr 04, 2023
Gaining Mastery Through Effective Roleplaying: Strategies For Successful Selling with Jon Mahan
Mar 24, 2023
Empowering Your GTM with Product Marketing And Enablement Best Practices with Benedikt Parstorfer
Mar 22, 2023
How to Adjust Agile Perspectives and Move Forward with Confidence with Scott Stouffer
Mar 20, 2023
Learn Tips To Find & Leverage Snapping Points For Sales Coaching with Mark Ackers
Mar 17, 2023
Grow Your Business Quickly With Actionable Analytics & Strategies with Scott Stouffer
Mar 15, 2023
Boost Sales Leadership With Positive Feedback And Recognition with Kevin Dorsey
Mar 13, 2023
Navigating Internal Teams To Produce Great Enablement: Learnings From A Customer Enablement Expert with Benedikt Parstorfer
Mar 10, 2023
Leveling Up your Sales Playbook: Unlocking the Power of Discomfort, Practice and Roleplay with Jonathan Mahan
Mar 08, 2023
Reducing CAC by 75%, shrinking sales cycle by 45% and building a business on the back of another business without even knowing it. with Scott Stouffer.
Feb 27, 2023
Whats the MOST effective skill in Sales Leadership? The question is, are you actually doing it? With Kevin Dorsey
Feb 25, 2023
No matter what stage of your career, how do you stay ahead? With Corey Kossack from Aspireship
Feb 23, 2023
The Keys to Successful Sales Rep Practice: Hunger and Willingness to Get Uncomfortable, with Jonathon Mahan from The Practice Lab
Feb 20, 2023
The missing lever in most businesses that very few are willing to pull. How to use the “secondary team” to impact growth, with Benedikt Parstorfer
Feb 15, 2023
Stories that define us, that drive us forward, and keep us focus to push ourselves and the people we lead. #adversity #leadership
Feb 13, 2023
Why do we have such a large gap between GTM data and whats actually happening on the frontlines? Technical Sales leaders or GTM skilled Data people? With Scott Stouffer.
Feb 10, 2023
Believing in the potential of your employees and your customers. How to use empathy in your business, with Meagan Davis from Hunters.
Feb 08, 2023
How do you learn to learn? How do you get better, even as a founder? Staying humble with Corey Kossack, CEO from Aspireship
Feb 07, 2023
Does your product solve a big enough problem? If not, could be a indicator that a change is needed, with Kevin Dorsey
Feb 06, 2023
How to link skill acquisition with the seller by targeting specific KPI’s using enablement, with Benedikt Parstorfer from Riskified
Feb 03, 2023
Have we lost touch with coaching that works? With Mark Ackers from My Sales Coach
Feb 01, 2023
How do we optimize our GTM Strategy using conscious Iteration and precision measurement, with Scott Stouffer
Jan 31, 2023
How to reduce risk when hiring by measuring capability instead of just experience, with Corey Kossack, CEO of Aspireship
Jan 30, 2023
Did we build products for problems that didn't need to get solved? How we find ourselves dealing with "privileged problems" with Kevin Doresy.
Jan 27, 2023
Why do sales people struggle so much? Are we too impatient? Can we actually receive coaching?
Jan 26, 2023
The Pros And Cons Of A "Growth At All Costs" Mindset as we approach a potential recession, with Scott Stouffer from Scalematters
Jan 25, 2023
The KEY to customer success that works every time, yet nobody seems to realize it until its too late, with Meagan Davis from Hunters
Jan 24, 2023
How to Identify the most impactful attributes for hiring Successful Sales Reps, with Corey Kossack, CEO/Co-Founder of Aspireship
Jan 23, 2023
Hiring for sales? What's the one major thing you need to look for... With Mark Ackers
Jan 20, 2023
What is the best way to build confidence for your sales reps? Kevin Dorsey breaks down his framework to show us how.
Jan 19, 2023
Why making sure having "message fit" before scaling GTM helped reduce wasted spend by 70% without hurting growth, with Scott Stouffer
Jan 18, 2023
Building Customer Enablement: Strategies to Improve Your Revenue Retention
Jan 17, 2023
Crazy times in the market call for crazy decisions to be made, but are we making the right ones? With Corey Kossack from Aspireship
Jan 13, 2023
How hard work beats out talent everyday of the week, and sales is a skill that can be crafted, with Mark Ackers
Jan 12, 2023
Whats the biggest obstacle to scaling a sales team? Hear what Kevin Dorsey has to say about.
Jan 11, 2023
PLG and Sales Enablement working together? Retention, reducing churn, and increasing NPS
Jan 10, 2023
[GROWTH] - What is one of the most important things to focus on thats going to help you progress, regardless of economic conditions? With Corey Kossack, Foudner/CEO of Aspireship
Jan 07, 2023
[SALES] - What does sales enablement have to "customer enablement," with Meagan Davis
Jan 06, 2023
[Leadership] - How leaders MUST help their team better understand their own inner critic, with Mark Ackers
Jan 04, 2023
How to take control of your 2023: The difference between having goals and an action plan
Jan 03, 2023
[PLG] - The two most important things to consider when adopting a product-led growth strategy, with Tim Geisenheimer from Correlated
Dec 30, 2022
[GROWTH] - How an early stage start up was quickly acquired, which led to another start up solving a problem nobody saw coming, with Corey Kossack.
Dec 29, 2022
[Leadership] - How to get passed the anxiety and feeling of shame when you first get into sales, with Mark Ackers
Dec 28, 2022
[Sales] - Sales enablement is the long term play that insures growth, healthy culture and true collaboration, with Meagan Davis from Hunters.
Dec 27, 2022
[GROWTH] - How to have the discussion with product and engineering to get on board with product-led growth, with Tim Geisenheimer from Correlated
Dec 26, 2022
[Sales] - 3 Biggest Sales Challenges with sales enablement and How to Overcome Them, with Meagan Davis
Dec 22, 2022
[Growth] - Sales strategy for SaaS companies: How to use a health score, with Tim Geisenheimer
Dec 21, 2022
[Sales] - 3 Biggest Misconceptions About Sales Enablement, with Meagan Davis
Dec 20, 2022
[PLG] - 4 most important steps to take when implementing Product-led growth in your company, with Brendan Short
Dec 19, 2022
[CULTURE] - How to Create an Amazing Employee Experience, with Meagan Davis
Dec 18, 2022
[GROWTH] - 3 Ways To Use Product Data For Go-To-Market Strategies with Tim Geisenheimer
Dec 17, 2022
[Growth] - Impacting revenue by turning every customer facing employee into a brand ambassador
Dec 16, 2022
[GTM] - The traditional MQL Funnel is broke. We need to have every team focused on customer journey and experience, and that includes product.
Dec 15, 2022
[GROWTH] - Getting feedback from an unsuspecting source that can 10x your PLG conversions.
Dec 14, 2022
[Leadership] - The Difference between a coaching call and a 1:1, and why its important to keep those separate
Dec 13, 2022
Why do Saas companies think they're so unique? Door to door sales that sets you up for any kind of sales job
Dec 10, 2022
Going into 2023, how can you be sure the deals you're working are going to close?
Dec 09, 2022
When scaling a GTM strategy using PLG, you MUST make decisions on the right data, not just number of MQL's
Dec 08, 2022
Why Saas founders get stuck after they find PMF and how should they be looking to scale by using variations of Product-led growth
Dec 07, 2022
The most impactful leadership skill... how to build connection and trust with the team that they don't get anywhere else
Dec 06, 2022
When to insert sales into a PLG strategy and seeing it through the lens of ABM rather than something completely new
Dec 05, 2022
In sales leadership, its all about understanding the strengths of the individuals on the team to help them find success
Dec 04, 2022
Are we actually paying attention to how GTM teams are targeting? Are they even looking at the right data?
Dec 03, 2022
Ep. 63 [Sales] - The different of being a deep generalist vs a deep specialist, and when to utilize either one
Dec 02, 2022
Ep. 62 [Sales] - Striking when the iron is hot by using PLG and data to become the most effective sales rep possible
Dec 01, 2022
Ep. 61 [Growth] - Buyers have access to way more information today than they ever have, especially inside a PLG strategy
Nov 30, 2022
Ep 60 [Leadership] - Understanding what it takes as a leader of people, is where most newly promoted sales reps miss
Nov 29, 2022
Ep. 59 [Growth] - You can only get revenue to a certain point with only PLG before you need to bring in sales, with Tim Geisenheimer
Nov 25, 2022
Ep. 58 [Growth] - Where does churn always seem to come from? It's not sales and its not pricing...
Nov 24, 2022
Ep. 57 [Sales Leadership] - You NEED a combination of certain skills and a newly adopted mindset to be a sales leader
Nov 23, 2022
Ep. 56 [Sales Leadership] - The three biggest gaps that we see in sales leadership
Nov 22, 2022
Ep. 55 [PLG] - How can we make it easier for sales and GTM teams to take action on the right data at the right time, with Brendan Short
Nov 21, 2022
Ep. 54 [Marketing] - Do we actually know what drives growth? Or, are we letting VC's dictate too much of what we do
Nov 20, 2022
Ep. 53 [Marketing] - Are missing out on major parts of the market by having such a rigid sales process?
Nov 19, 2022
Ep. 52 - Where's the line for when to bring sales into Product-led Growth?
Nov 18, 2022
Ep. 51 [Marketing] - With Google shifting to voice search, how does this affect your content?
Nov 17, 2022
Ep. 50 - [Marketing] - Listen to learn and fight to get to the voice of the customer, with Brandi Starr
Nov 16, 2022
Ep. 49 [Marketing] - How are you measuring MQL's? And does that definition lead to revenue, with Brandi Starr
Nov 15, 2022
Ep. - 48 [Sales] - How to insert a PLG Strategy in your sales process, with Kevin Hopp
Nov 14, 2022
Ep. 47 - [Marketing] How the right comp plan can encourage anyone to break down barriers, with Brandi Starr
Nov 13, 2022
Ep. - 46 - [Marketing] - How do we get to the point where we have everyone working under revenue? With Brandi Starr from Revenue Rehab
Nov 12, 2022
Ep. - 45 - [Sales] - Being money motivated, cold calling, and how Product-led growth can be used to find PMF
Nov 11, 2022
Ep. 44 - [Sales] - Hitting rock bottom in 100% commission, then harnessing the darkside to get out
Nov 10, 2022
Ep - 43 - [Sales] - Learning the hard way to be great, isn't easy with Kevin Hopp from the Hopp on Calls Podcast
Nov 09, 2022
Ep. - 42 - [Leadership] - Always preparing your team for the next level, with Tom Alaimo from Pavilion
Nov 08, 2022
Ep - 41 - [Leadership] - What you can do today to make immediate impact as a sales leader, with Tom Alaimo from Pavilion
Nov 07, 2022
Ep. - 40 [Marketing] - Should customer support be included in GTM? With Brandi Starr from Revenue Rehab.
Nov 06, 2022
Ep. 39 - [Marketing] - What might be broken with the customer journey with Brandi Starr
Nov 05, 2022
Ep. 38 - [Leadership] - Making the leap from Manager to Director, and from Director to VP with Tom Alaimo from Pavilion & Revenue Labs
Nov 04, 2022
Episode 37 - Leadership Is Not The Way To Make Money
Nov 03, 2022
Episode 36 - We Need True Leaders, Not Managers
Nov 02, 2022
Episode 35 - How Sales and Marketing Can Work Together Towards Growth
Nov 01, 2022
Episode 34: Differentiating the Activity Pipeline From the Opportunity Pipeline
Oct 31, 2022
Episode 33 - Duane's Top 3 Sales Fails
Oct 30, 2022
Episode 32 - How Duane Got Started With Sales
Oct 29, 2022
What True Data-Driven Decision Making Really Looks Like
Oct 28, 2022
The Tipping Point: Why It's Too Early To Quit Your Partner Program
Oct 27, 2022
Why You Should Simplify Your Buying Process
Oct 26, 2022
How To Win Awards With Just Two Partner Salespeople
Oct 25, 2022
What Makes Your Product Better Than The Competition?
Oct 24, 2022
What a Good Demo Looks Like
Oct 23, 2022
Tactical Guide To Rolling Out A Channel Partnership
Oct 22, 2022
Should You Give Your Sellers Discount Authority?
Oct 21, 2022
How To Talk To A Free Trial Lead
Oct 20, 2022
STOP BURNING TRUST: Why Traditional Marketing’s Days Are Over
Oct 19, 2022
How Collaboration Between Product Management And Sales Teams Can Improve Your Pricing Scheme
Oct 18, 2022
Why Your Demo Might Be Costing You
Oct 17, 2022
Ben Rubin - Using Frameworks to Empower Your Team
Sep 30, 2022
Mike Hook – The importance of coaching and coachability
Aug 30, 2022
Stefani Pady – How growth coaching can help empower more women into sales leader roles
Aug 23, 2022
Chris Roche – How marketing can help sales leaders develop their personal brand
Jul 26, 2022
Aerin Farrell - How to find your harmony in your leadership, and what it means to truly be connected to what makes you whole
Jun 14, 2022
Cory Kirkland - making the leap from SDR to BDR manager, and dealing with your friends turning into your reports overnight
Jun 06, 2022
Maria Bross - Making the leap from sales enablement to sales management, and the pressure that comes with being enough as their leader.
May 28, 2022
Max Tipton, Stories of a VP and creating a sales Dojo
May 20, 2022
Duane Dufault - Being able to truly connect with your team and help them find great power and encouragement
May 06, 2022
Mark Ackers Part 2 - How to be the coach your team needs by helping them trust their inner critic to guide the way.
May 06, 2022
Duane Dufault - Getting through the complex we all have when we begin out career in sales and creating a culture that empowers sales
May 06, 2022
Mark Ackers Part 1 - Going from being ashamed to call himself a sales rep, to leading the discussion around finding the greatness in your team.
May 06, 2022
Adrian Callaghan - Leadership can't be about the money, or you're going to have a hard time in management
May 06, 2022
Duane Dufault - Train and coach them to where they can go anywhere they want, but choose to stay
May 06, 2022
Carl Ferreira - Be the leader your teams need you to be
May 06, 2022
Brian Zeit - Focusing on team to grow instead of your personal interest, and the truth of being in management
May 06, 2022
Duane Dufault - Being centered as a leader, but also leading yourself before others
May 06, 2022
Duane Dufault - Not being the smartest person in the room, we aren't the super hero, and being the leader the team needs you to be
May 06, 2022