Search Results for: “direct sales

HR & Leadership
Value-Add Services
I recently came across a brief article on TechCrunch which announced that Bessemer Venture Partners hired a "Designer in Residence"...
by Diana Martz
Marketing
Disruptive Marketing Practices
We spend a lot of our strategy and operational support (a.k.a., value add) time with our portfolio companies helping to...
by Scott Maxwell
HR & Leadership
User Adoption and a Metrics Driven Culture Come From the Top
Events like the visit to Salesforce.com on November 4th 2009 are just one of the ways we provide sales and marketing support...
by Ori Yankelev
Marketing
Demand Generation Process – Science not Art
There is an ocean of things we can cover in a discussion around demand generation. What I refer to here...
by Firas Raouf
Startup Strategy
What is my company's culture?
When I work with management teams in our portfolio and offer them sales and marketing support, one of the first...
by Brian Zimmerman
Startup Strategy
What do elite military commandos and business executives have in common?
What do the worlds best business executives have in common with elite athletes and military commandos? The ability to pay...
by Mark Barry
Marketing
Demand Generation 2.0
At OpenView Labs, as part of our sales and marketing support for our portfolio, we strive constantly to keep up...
by Tien-Anh Nguyen
Marketing
Inbound Leads?
Last week OpenView Partners hosted a forum on Content Marketing and coming from a sales background I have to admit...
by Ori Yankelev
Product
What is a Profitable Distribution Model?
As growth venture capital investors, we look for companies that can scale with capital efficiency. The first key requirement for...
by Firas Raouf
Sales
Don’t Waste Your CRM Dollars
One thing that makes sales unique from other departments in an organization is that it is probably the easiest to...
by Ori Yankelev
Startup Strategy
Starting a new role in Business Development and Lead Generation for a Venture Capital firm in Boston
Having now worked for an Expansion Stage Venture Capital firm as a Business Development Specialist for just over two months, I...
by Eric Winn
Startup Strategy
Metrics Matter.....Establish Them and Use Them!!
As a followup to my recent blog about hiring great sales people, I thought the next logical focal point would...
by Brian Zimmerman