New to an enterprise sales role. What’s the one thing you wish you knew or would have done differently when you started out?

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- Understand inroads to the DM. Model an org structure off of existing successful accounts if you have any available to understand titles and how they interact.

- Monitor coverage (sent activities), penetration (engagement/responses/meetings), and conversion (opps created/closed) within your pool of target accounts.

- If you don't have a pool of target accounts, ask for some. If you still don't get any, demand guidelines for ideal customer profile.

- Build relationships/visibility before going for the straight ask/pitch. Like and comment on social posts, email questions as if you were the learner and trying to get perspective from a field expert, speak up and ask questions at industry events even if you don't have any real questions.

- Form strong relationships with partners, vendors, etc. to maximize referral potential.

Idk, just rattling some off here

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