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Will’s jump from journalism to sales to Sales Ops
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Loadsmart’s Sales Ops structure
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Loadsmart’s sales tech stack
Salesforce is the CRM, Zoominfo helps manage contacts, SalesLoft is used for sales engagement, and LinkedIn Sales Navigator for prospecting.
Will’s highest-impact activity for sales rep productivity
Understand all details of the total addressable market with the highest compatibility to your business so that your sales reps only spend time on the most profitable prospects. This will help to optimize your processes but also optimize the customer’s journey and overall experience.
Will creates a list of “sales ops qualified” accounts that sales reps further refine to produce a desirable list of hot prospects, ready to do business with Loadsmart. This helps filter the useless data and enrich it with information that will genuinely help sales reps.
Loadsmart’s focus in early 2021
Loadsmart grew 208% and raised $90M in funding in Q4. In addition to product development, Loadsmart is focused on preparing the sales team for upcoming growth.