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How the Best SDR Teams
Navigate Uncertain Times
RALPH BARSI
Sales Development Council
February 24, 2023
Talking Points
● My background, for context
● Our poll: SDR leadership challenges
● Questions and a discussion on ways
to address the challenges
● A model for driving sales development’s
two-fold objective
● A model for driving your sales development strategy
RALPH BARSI
RALPH BARSI
GTM ADVISOR
Scale Venture Partners
Aircover
TopHap
Emitwise
INVESTOR
GTMfund
Latchkey Brewing
ALUMNUS
Tray.io - VP, Global Inside Sales
ServiceNow - Sr. Director, Global Sales Development
Loopio, Hubilo - GTM Advisor
Achievers - VP, Field Operations
InsideView - Manager, Sales Development
ralphbarsi.com
REMAIN CALM AND FOCUSED
RALPH BARSI
MINDSET
PROCESS
STRATEGY
PEOPLE
FEAR, UNCERTAINTY, AND DOUBT! 😳
About the market, your company, your competition, your team…and yourself
RALPH BARSI
WAYS TO HANDLE THE TURBULENCE
Sheer Panic Calm and Cool
How would you prefer to roll?
RALPH BARSI
MINDSET
RALPH BARSI
"Don't anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen.
Stay in the sunlight." - Benjamin Franklin
“If you don’t like something, change it.
If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” - Maya Angelou
“Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence,
seeing how you react. If you're in control, they're in control.” - Tom Landry
“Set things in order before there is confusion.” - Confucius
“Use short words, short sentences, and short paragraphs.” - David Ogilvy
STRATEGY: FOCUS ON THE TWOFOLD OBJECTIVE
RALPH BARSI
REVENUE PIPELINE PEOPLE PIPELINE
Inbound Outbound Less than 1 Year Up to 2 Years
STRATEGY
PROCESS
PEOPLE
🏆
STRATEGY: KEEP THE PLAN SIMPLE
RALPH BARSI
REVENUE PIPELINE PEOPLE PIPELINE
Inbound Outbound Less than 1 Year Up to 2 Years
STRATEGY
PoPs
OKRs
Increase lead velocity
Meet SLAs
Create Sales Playbook
Land and expand*
Employ methodology
Adopt ABSD
Hire right
Expedite ramp time
Improve conversations
Certify sales attributes*
Meet w/ hiring managers
Draw-up promotion path
PROCESS
Systems
Formulas
Assign by territory
Issue via round-robin
Sustain 200 leads/SDR
Feed sales intel
Enrich contact data
Broker exec intros
Enable onsite & remotely*
Own calendars
Acquaint w/ use cases
Master SDR remit
QBR presentations
Run deal start to finish
PEOPLE
Leaders
Managers
Reps
Inbound line manager
SDR territory owners
SDR by lead source
SDRs by segment
Jr & Sr SDRs
1:3 ratios
Introduce to mentor
Interlock with Field Reps
Meet eStaff
Guest speakers, trainers
Association memberships
Team Lead Assignments
🏆
PEOPLE: AN EFFECTIVE FRAMEWORK
RALPH BARSI
AN EXAMPLE OF DRIVING THE REVENUE & PEOPLE PIPELINE
RALPH BARSI
REMEMBER…
RALPH BARSI
MINDSET
PROCESS
STRATEGY
PEOPLE
Thank You
ralph@ralphbarsi.com
in/ralphbarsi
@rbarsi

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How the Best SDR Teams Navigate Uncertain Times | Ralph Barsi

  • 1. How the Best SDR Teams Navigate Uncertain Times RALPH BARSI Sales Development Council February 24, 2023
  • 2. Talking Points ● My background, for context ● Our poll: SDR leadership challenges ● Questions and a discussion on ways to address the challenges ● A model for driving sales development’s two-fold objective ● A model for driving your sales development strategy RALPH BARSI
  • 3. RALPH BARSI GTM ADVISOR Scale Venture Partners Aircover TopHap Emitwise INVESTOR GTMfund Latchkey Brewing ALUMNUS Tray.io - VP, Global Inside Sales ServiceNow - Sr. Director, Global Sales Development Loopio, Hubilo - GTM Advisor Achievers - VP, Field Operations InsideView - Manager, Sales Development ralphbarsi.com
  • 4. REMAIN CALM AND FOCUSED RALPH BARSI MINDSET PROCESS STRATEGY PEOPLE
  • 5. FEAR, UNCERTAINTY, AND DOUBT! 😳 About the market, your company, your competition, your team…and yourself RALPH BARSI
  • 6. WAYS TO HANDLE THE TURBULENCE Sheer Panic Calm and Cool How would you prefer to roll? RALPH BARSI
  • 7. MINDSET RALPH BARSI "Don't anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen. Stay in the sunlight." - Benjamin Franklin “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” - Maya Angelou “Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react. If you're in control, they're in control.” - Tom Landry “Set things in order before there is confusion.” - Confucius “Use short words, short sentences, and short paragraphs.” - David Ogilvy
  • 8. STRATEGY: FOCUS ON THE TWOFOLD OBJECTIVE RALPH BARSI REVENUE PIPELINE PEOPLE PIPELINE Inbound Outbound Less than 1 Year Up to 2 Years STRATEGY PROCESS PEOPLE 🏆
  • 9. STRATEGY: KEEP THE PLAN SIMPLE RALPH BARSI REVENUE PIPELINE PEOPLE PIPELINE Inbound Outbound Less than 1 Year Up to 2 Years STRATEGY PoPs OKRs Increase lead velocity Meet SLAs Create Sales Playbook Land and expand* Employ methodology Adopt ABSD Hire right Expedite ramp time Improve conversations Certify sales attributes* Meet w/ hiring managers Draw-up promotion path PROCESS Systems Formulas Assign by territory Issue via round-robin Sustain 200 leads/SDR Feed sales intel Enrich contact data Broker exec intros Enable onsite & remotely* Own calendars Acquaint w/ use cases Master SDR remit QBR presentations Run deal start to finish PEOPLE Leaders Managers Reps Inbound line manager SDR territory owners SDR by lead source SDRs by segment Jr & Sr SDRs 1:3 ratios Introduce to mentor Interlock with Field Reps Meet eStaff Guest speakers, trainers Association memberships Team Lead Assignments 🏆
  • 10. PEOPLE: AN EFFECTIVE FRAMEWORK RALPH BARSI
  • 11. AN EXAMPLE OF DRIVING THE REVENUE & PEOPLE PIPELINE RALPH BARSI