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Got Great SaaS Leads?
Then Why Aren’t There More Sales?
An Inside Look at What’s
Holding Back Many SaaS Companies
-- and What to Do About It Today
Ken Wax & Associates July 2013
We’ll Cover 5 Areas:
(Maybe in a Perfect World, But Today’s
Prospects are Busy, Distracted – and
Scared. The Missing Ingredient is…)
Wanna-Have or Gotta-Have?
1. Shouldn’t Great SaaS Products
+ Quality Leads
= MRR Sales Success?
2. Is Your Product a
(The Answer Dictates How They’ll Buy – and
Therefore How Salespeople Need to Create Desire)
We’ll Cover 5 Areas:
(So Does Every SaaS Company – and Plenty of Other
‘Sales Pros’ Also Want That Prospect’s Money)
3.
(You Cared So Much Before I Signed –
Here’s Why MRR Either Grows or Falters)
“But we only hire sales pros!”
4. When Did You Stop Loving Me?
(Some are Shockingly Simple – All 5 Can be
Implemented Quickly and Inexpensively)
5. Five Ways to Transform Sales
& MRR at Your SaaS Company
The Full Slideshow on This Topic
– and a Video with Ken Delving Into the 5 Ways –
Will be Posted Here by July 25, 2013
These slides are a preview,
like a trailer for an upcoming movie…
See you then!

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Got Great SaaS Leads? Then Why Aren’t There More Sales?

  • 1. Got Great SaaS Leads? Then Why Aren’t There More Sales? An Inside Look at What’s Holding Back Many SaaS Companies -- and What to Do About It Today Ken Wax & Associates July 2013
  • 2. We’ll Cover 5 Areas: (Maybe in a Perfect World, But Today’s Prospects are Busy, Distracted – and Scared. The Missing Ingredient is…) Wanna-Have or Gotta-Have? 1. Shouldn’t Great SaaS Products + Quality Leads = MRR Sales Success? 2. Is Your Product a (The Answer Dictates How They’ll Buy – and Therefore How Salespeople Need to Create Desire)
  • 3. We’ll Cover 5 Areas: (So Does Every SaaS Company – and Plenty of Other ‘Sales Pros’ Also Want That Prospect’s Money) 3. (You Cared So Much Before I Signed – Here’s Why MRR Either Grows or Falters) “But we only hire sales pros!” 4. When Did You Stop Loving Me? (Some are Shockingly Simple – All 5 Can be Implemented Quickly and Inexpensively) 5. Five Ways to Transform Sales & MRR at Your SaaS Company
  • 4. The Full Slideshow on This Topic – and a Video with Ken Delving Into the 5 Ways – Will be Posted Here by July 25, 2013 These slides are a preview, like a trailer for an upcoming movie… See you then!