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New to Enterprise Sales

My fellow savages!


As a former Enterprise BDR and SMB/MM rep I found a new gig on a Series A startup being the sole AE selling to Enterprise.


Now they got good clients and use cases, nice product but sales have been underperforming for a while, and turns out my VP and CEO know jackshit about how to sell to enterprise and its sales processes and there's A LOT to be done (the beautiful series A ride)


I feel it can be fun putting all the puzzle pieces together but, since majority of the learning is gonna come from the outside, wanted to ask you:


Any tips you'd give a guy on my situation? Which was the main difference you experienced coming from SMB/MM except the classic red tape and long times?

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Pachacuti
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They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy
Top bit of advice - communicate up on a regular and consistent basis. Communicate what the problems are AND what you are doing to deal with them. Then communicate what you need from them in order to move a deal forward. Communicate timelines and the client's buying process(es). I would make a Template, if applicable to your situation, to make communicating easier.
salespanda
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Enterprise Account Executive
Thank you so much@Pachacuti! I'm asumming you mean communicating up internally? It's been a priority and definitely will keep being so.

Luckily, CEO and VP are very reachable and happy to help on this
Pachacuti
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They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy
yes, internally.

good luck!
Sunbunny31
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Sr Sales Executive 🐰
Do you feel well trained enough in Enterprise sales from your previous experience to manage the process at a new company? I get the sense that you have that part sorted out, but I am curious.
HVACexpert
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SalesGPT response….
Maximas
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Senior Sales Executive
Just looked you up additional tips:
Define your objectives.
Address customer pain points.
Identify your target enterprise customer.
Create a structured, repeatable sales process.
Know the key players.
Communicate clearly and consistently.
Ask for feedback.
Implement an enterprise CRM.
CuriousFox
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Welcome to the dark side my friend 🦊
CRAG112
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Account Executive
Good luck. You'll need to spend a ton of time properly managing up. Sounds like you have admins as sales leaders, and that's usually a death sentence for any true seller.

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