Exploring Sales Career Progression and Strategies for Product Growth with Michelle Benfer from HubSpot Part 1

This episode underscores the importance of candidates possessing business acumen and a genuine interest in understanding the inner workings of the company they work with. Michelle discusses how this is vital for selling to mid-market, enterprise, and even some SMBs. They acknowledge that candidates, especially younger ones, often lack interest in the business aspect. However, they emphasize that having business acumen is essential for effective selling and linking the value of a product to the customer's business.They also highlight the significance of experimentation and the commitment to adapt, evolve, grow, and innovate in sales strategies. Michelle emphasizes that running experiments is necessary to explore uncharted territories, acknowledging that some experiments will succeed while others may not. Despite the possibility of failure, the commitment to experimentation is crucial for sales strategies to adopt new approaches and evolve.Michelle suggested that companies may be hesitant to experiment due to the pressure of meeting revenue targets and the challenges of keeping up with demand, particularly in the context of digital transformation. However, they emphasize the importance of embracing experimentation and learning from both successes and failures to drive growth and innovation in sales.[00:02:21] Transition to SaaS[00:04:11] Behind the scenes tech experience.[00:09:54] The pioneers within organizations.[00:10:41] Commitment to experimentation in sales.[00:16:18] Reps facing challenges and learning.[00:19:15] Lack of business acumen.[00:20:57] Reps' impact on retention.If you get value from this episode, be sure to subscribe and share the episode with your friends, as we all can benefit from more positivity and leadership in today’s society.Be sure to follow Duane Dufault on all the social platforms to get daily hits of tactical advice that you can take action on right awayLinkedin | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Youtube | TikTok