Tarica: Larger enterprise sales wins take six to nine months
Mitch Tarica · 20 Sales: Zoom's Head of North America Sales on When To Hire a Head of Sales, Why You Should Hire a Head of Sales Before Sales Reps, The 3 Traits to Look for When Hiring Sales Reps & What Sales Leaders Can Do To Make Their Sales Team Feel Like They Are Wi · Apr 27, 2022 · at 31:59
Mitch Tarica, Head of North America Sales at Zoom, discusses sales cycle timing and expectations when evaluating sales representative performance during enterprise deal cycles.
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“So I think that is also another factor in this and small wins along the way, but larger wins are going to take six to nine months.”
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