Donati: Cold outbound SDRs should produce 8 to 12 SQLs monthly with lists
Gino Donati · Former Top Sales Rep Will Help You Hire First SDR at Your SaaS Company for $2,500/mo · Aug 27, 2021 · at 7:14
Gino Donati discusses monthly quota benchmarks for cold outbound sales reps at early-stage SaaS companies.
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“A hundred percent cold. If you gave them targeted lists, I would say you can expect eight to 12 cold SQLs a month. If you gave them nothing, you're probably only going to see six to eight.”
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