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Starting a new SDR role next week! Welcome any and all advice!

Hi Fellow War Roomers,

So I'm starting a brand new position next week as an SDR for a SaaS company. I have some sales experience but am looking to really nail this role and hit the ball outta the park! What advice do you have for an SDR starting a new position?

People to align with/questions to ask?

Books to read?

Leaders to follow?

What advice do you wish you had been given?

Any and all advice/comments much appreciated!

Thanks ladies and gents!

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Producer
Fanatical Prospecting by Jeb Blount, great started book/ audiobook for people starting off in the cold calling game 
neversettle
Politicker
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SDR
Thank you! Ordering now:)
Savagedoge
Tycoon
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Account Executive
This. And Gap selling. 
neversettle
Politicker
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SDR
Thank you @Donniedarko! 

whathaveyousoldtomorrow
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sales
THIS - the audio book is read by Jeb and its like having the best sales manager you will never have on demand.
CoorsKing
WR Officer
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Retired King of the Coors Knights
Pull a report of QO opps within the last 18 months. Unless the loss description is due a technical gap, you should start there. When I was an SDR any time I changed territories I could routinely hit my quota for the first few months strictly based on QO contacts.  

This is a personal preference, but I always like when my new SDRs take the time to learn how I run calls / qualify opps, because every rep is different and likes to know certain things going in to calls. 
neversettle
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SDR
Thank you so much for this information! I really appreciate it. This may be a stupid question but what does QO stand for?
CoorsKing
WR Officer
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Retired King of the Coors Knights
Qualified Out - basically ops the account team killed for various reasons.
CuriousFox
WR Officer
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🦊
Make friends with your AE. Schedule a 1 on 1 meeting with them so you can learn their process and formulate a plan.

neversettle
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SDR
I'll be doing this first thing. Thank you for the advice!
CuriousFox
WR Officer
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🦊
Happy to help always 🤩
salesnerd
WR Officer
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Head of Growth
First one in, last one out for 90 days Learn your CRM Learn your product Pay attention during trainings
Stratifyz
Big Shot
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Account Executive
Realize that this shit sucks. There’s nothing sexy about making 80 calls / 50 emails a day. But, the suck can only last for so long and if you perform, it’ll end sooner. You’ll have your highs and lows. In your lows, review your process / CRM data and make sure it’s all tight.
Blackwargreymon
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MDR
Pull a report of QO opps within the last 18 months.
MaoMao
Fire Starter
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SDR
Everything you do, I repeat everything you do, must be documented, repeatable, and scalable. Meaning keep on top of everything you do. and if you create a process, like a new email cadence, ensure it is documented with a good naming convention. This creates scalability! It's our jobs as SDRs to do everything we can to make sure everyone else's life is easier, especially our AE. Think about it this way, you probably hope to become more than an SDR one day. When that happens someone else will need to be hired to replace you. How will you leave an easy-to-follow guide for your successors? If you create processes that are trackable, repeatable, and scaleable you'll excel! Good luck! 
neversettle
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SDR
Oh this is good stuff. Thank you! Documented, repeatable and scalable....love it!
wHaTyAgOtCoOkInG
Catalyst
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Solution Consultant
i like gap selling by keenan and challenger selling. Once you join, see who the top sdr is and replicate them until you make it your own
neversettle
Politicker
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SDR
Thank you so much for this!
Selichimorpha
Celebrated Contributor
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Growth Executive
Have patience and be like a duck, let the water roll off your back 
SADNESSLieutenant
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Officer of ♥️
Never split the difference book
whathaveyousoldtomorrow
Opinionated
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sales
Yes, but completely ignore the Ackerman Model.
whalehunter
Good Citizen
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Enterprise AE
Just put in the work and get reps that’s what you need the most. Figure out what works and what doesn’t, fail fast.
Error32
Politicker
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ISR
THIS - the audio book is read by Jeb and its like having the best sales manager you will never have on demand.
LambyCorn
Arsonist
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A mfkn E
get it!! it can get really tiring and mentally draining plow through it, once your pipeline is built you will thank yourself for pulling through it

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