Anyone get into SaaS sales from advertising? Wondering how to best position myself

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You will need to demonstrate critical thinking skills and long term strategy and planning. Also key is working with the c suite and overcoming the lack of technical knowledge. Prep for that and you can overcome it. I made the move from adv to saas almost 5 years ago and this is what I heard in interviews. Happy to chat more.

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I had 15 years of adv including running regions as a vp. I started as an AE.

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