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SDRs/AEs who have experience selling across various industries: Which ones have you found to be most fulfilling (pay, benefits, commission etc.) and which would you say are not worth the time and effort?

If you could provide specific sub-industries/niches, that'd be great. 
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Armageddon
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I sold to sales and marketing ops for a while and I found there were a ton of tire tickers. Often their problems didn’t drive urgency, and status quo was acceptable.

Sell now to engineering orgs where we solve a problem that has real business impact and pain. I find a lot less deals push and a much higher win rate
losangelessadness
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@ArmageddonI also sell to engineers. I sell to mechanical / electrical / hardware. Do you sell to hardware or software?
punishedlad
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I've sold into Fintech, AV, HR Tech, the Cloud space, and currently in EdTech.

HR Tech was the worst. Really hard to find budget and stand out amongst the crowd. EdTech has been the most fulfilling and is also the highest paid position I've held.
arker
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What’s your current title and compensation like in edtech? My girlfriend is an elementary teacher ready to leave the classroom and edtech is something she’s highly considering.
punishedlad
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Current title is Field Sales Representative. Comp is $92,500 base with some bonus opportunities and mileage compensation.
arker
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Very nice. What would a realistic starting base salary and OTE be for an entry-level position at your company?
Maximas
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Exactly.
Justatitle
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I’ve sold need to haves and I’ve sold nice to haves. Thing is if you can solve a real pain the industry doesn’t matter it will be bought. I’ve sold to marketing and HR in my career with lots of success there. I will never go back to trucking software though.
LMachine
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MSP's of all types. Smaller fish better to start with.
LMachine
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Yes Fintech and Payment. Transaction Processing service providers.
htxjoe
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I HATE HEALTHCARE!!!
JustGonnaSendIt
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Burn Towns, Get Money
In terms of industries to be employed in, for me Tech has been very fulfilling from a pay / benefits / commission perspective, but it can sometimes be high pressure.

In terms of industries to sell to, I have always enjoyed selling to retailers, CPG companies, and industrials. They are all interesting people with interesting problems to solve.

In terms of industries that suck to work in (not worth the time and effort) - Pretty much anything B2C. I would also be wary of staffing in a B2B context.

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