Software Sales Tips by Matt Wolach

Sales Tips

Sell SaaS Without Being Sleazy

Reframing the way you sell isn’t always a bad thing. In fact, it may be the perfect time to change old ways and have a non-sleazy sales technique. Sales is a survival skill to help you get what you want. But first, you have to help other people get what they want. The first trait […]

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Why Marketing is Key to Every Startup’s Growth – with Taylor Ryan

EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of SaaS-Story in the Making, host Matt Wolach sits with Founder and CEO of Klint Marketing, Taylor Ryan. Being a founder six times over, Taylor shares his experiences, learnings, and tips on why marketing is important for startup companies’ growth. He shows us that startups can maximize their potential by […]

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What is BANT and Why Is It Outdated

BANT is an old-fashioned, old-school sales discovery technique that must go and if you’re still using it, stop right now. One of the most popular ways to do discovery out there is BANT, which stands for Budget, Authority, Need, and Timing.  Many people like using it, but we’re going to talk today about why you […]

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How to Get More Leads into Your Free Trial – with Mark Colgan

EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of SaaS-Story in the Making, Matt Wolach and Mark Colgan talked about the importance of onboarding and making sure the most amount of website visitors start a trial. Colgan also shared his experiences on starting his podcast journey, what companies today are missing out on, and other things that can […]

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How to Sell SaaS Without Selling

SaaS has indeed become a lucrative business in recent times. Founders scale their software companies by closing a lot more deals a lot more quickly than they ever have before. And today, we’re going to talk about how you can sell software without actually selling.  I know it sounds counterintuitive. You feel like, hey, I […]

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Why Marketing Attribution for B2B SaaS Companies is So Important – with Alan Gleeson

EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode, Alan Gleeson, Work with Agility’s Chief Marketing Officer and SaaS Marketing Consultant, shares his expertise in marketing with SaaS-Story in the Making Host, Matt Wolach. He is focused on working with B2B SaaS companies, providing marketing leadership and expertise to help them on their journey. Gleeson shares with us everything […]

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The Ups and Downs of a Startup

Building a startup from scratch may feel like a roller coaster ride. But there are three ways you can eliminate the dips and see a lot more of the rises. To solve this roller coaster conundrum and avoid feeling high and sometimes low, you need to pay attention to detail. First of all, if you’re […]

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How Science-Based Assessments Help You Make Better Hiring Decisions – with Josh Millet

EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode, SaaS-Story in the Making host Matt Wolach sat down with Founder and CEO of Criteria Corp, Josh Millet to discuss how science-based assessments are key to making better hiring decisions. Being around 15 years in the industry, Millet shares with us the importance of having objective and science-based assessments on […]

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The Power of “I Don’t Know”

In SaaS, we feel like our solution should have all the answers. So it’s understandable to think that when you’re running the show, you should have your best foot forward and make the soundest decisions.  You are the expert, and you’re selling not just your brand but yourself and what you can do to make […]

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How to Scale Up by Niching Down – with Andrew Butt

EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode, Matt Wolach and Andrew Butt talked about how Andrew finding a niche has allowed his company to scale. Andrew also spoke about B2B rebates and why SaaS leaders should consider tracking their rebates easier and better.  Andrew is the CEO and founder of Enable, a collaboration platform that allows B2B […]

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A Different Perspective on Prospecting Sale – with Nelson Gilliat

EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of SaaS-Story in the Making, Matt Wolach interviews Nelson Gilliat, the CEO of Buyer Centric Revenue and the author of The Death of the SDR: And the Birth of Buyer Centric Revenue. Nelson presents a different perspective on prospecting sales. With an alternative model called the Buyer Centric Revenue model, […]

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Why the Best Products Have Bad Sales

  It’s obvious that bad products will quickly disappear from the market. But what can be scary, is that even great SaaS products can be in danger. Eventually, your product gets to a point where you’re delighted with it. And maybe it’s the best product on the market. What happens during that time, though, is […]

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How Building Strong Relationships Is Key To Scaling Your SaaS Quickly – with Guillaume Moubeche

EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode, SaaS-Story in the Making host Matt Wolach interviews the co-founder and CEO of Lemlist, Guillaume Moubeche, on his experiences with the company’s rapid success. With more than three years of experience in running the business, Moubeche shares with us the key to the company’s massive growth, the lessons he gathered […]

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Sales From Pop Culture

Sales Lessons You Can Learn From Squid Game

By now you’ve heard of Squid Game, the amazing show. It’s a thriller – a mystery that brought everyone to the edge of their seat. In fact, it’s number one in over 90 countries. This thing is a masterpiece, and I really enjoyed it myself.  The success of this viral South Korean survival drama has […]

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A Guide on SaaS Content Marketing for Startups – with Brad Smith

EPISODE SUMMARY It can be difficult for any company to venture into content marketing, and when it comes to startup SaaS companies, it can be more complicated. In this episode of SaaS-Story in the Making, host Matt Wolach was joined by the founder and CEO of Codeless and Wordable, Brad Smith. The two dig deep […]

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Everything You Need To Know About Content Marketing in SaaS – with Skyler Reeves

EPISODE SUMMARY In today’s episode of SaaS-Story in the Making, founder and CEO of Ardent Growth Skyler Reeves graces us with his top-notch strategies on using content marketing to drive growth with host Matt Wolach.  Through his long marketing career, Reeves has developed a great understanding of every little thing about creating content that generates […]

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How To Win Demos in the First 4 Seconds

If there’s one thing you should be working on to improve the overall quality of your demo, it’s the first four seconds. Having an enthusiastic start already says a lot about what’s to come. Studies have shown that many deals are lost in just the first few seconds of the demo. So to put it […]

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Product Growth Mistakes & How to Avoid Them – with Aggelos Mouzakitis

EPISODE SUMMARY With all the growth possibilities in software, sometimes it can get overwhelming. This is why some SaaS leaders tend to overlook product growth mistakes, which leads to churn. In this episode of SaaS Story in the Making, host Matt Wolach and Growth Sandwich Product Manager Aggelos Mouzakitis discuss the common mistakes in product […]

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The Pain-Solution Recap

Only 3% of people selling software use this tactic. But it might be the most powerful motivator to close. It’s the pain-solution recap. And when done right, it gets prospects to realize that YOUR solution is the one for them. If you follow The Perfect D.E.A.L. Process, you’ll know that it’s really important that you […]

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Common Mistakes To Avoid in SaaS Marketing – with JC Granger

EPISODE SUMMARY The SaaS field has substantially grown over the past few years as more software businesses continue to emerge. Your marketing strategy and tactics should also be as innovative as your service to rise above the growing competition. This is where digital marketing comes into the picture.  In this episode, Infinity Marketing Group CEO […]

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Leading the Witness in SaaS

There’s one thing we can learn from another industry that we can use in the world of SaaS, it’s the way lawyers lead the witness. I know sometimes people make fun of attorneys because of what they do.  However, their methods with witnesses are very similar to how we lead the prospects into the buying […]

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