Scratchpad Blog

How to Analyze Sales Performance: The Complete Guide for Revenue Teams

Learn how to analyze sales performance using data-driven insights and metrics. This guide covers essential KPIs, data quality best practices, and a 5-step process for conducting modern sales analysis.

Jul 16, 2025Ben Gould

AI for Sales Managers: Tools, Applications & Implementation

AI transforms how sales managers coach, forecast and lead. Real-time deal insights, automated CRM updates and intelligent nudges empower proactive management.

Jul 7, 2025Ben Gould

Transform Your Deal Summaries & Collaborate Faster With AI for Sales

Discover how AI-powered deal summaries provide real-time insights to streamline sales execution. Capture key deal context and drive revenue growth.

Apr 24, 2025Ben Gould

Follow Up Call Strategy: From Cold to Closed

Tired of deals stalling after the first call? Learn proven strategies for effective follow-up calls in sales, with tips on what to say and how to prepare.

Mar 28, 2025Ben Gould

The New Rules of Salesforce Data Governance | Complete Guide

Salesforce data governance: Ensure data accuracy, security & usability to drive sales execution. Learn the new principles, best practices & AI strategies.

Mar 25, 2025Ben Gould

How Top Teams Use AI to Transform Sales | Complete Guide

AI is reshaping sales execution - here's how top teams use it to automate tasks, surface insights, and drive revenue growth without adding burden.

Mar 24, 2025Ben Gould

Sales Compliance Made Simple: The Playbook for Sales Teams

Streamline sales compliance with automation, AI-driven guidance, and embedded best practices. Learn how to maintain compliance without slowing down deals.

Mar 21, 2025Ben Gould

Sales Handoffs: How to Speed Up Ramp Time and Boost Customer Success

Streamline your sales to customer success handoff process. Eliminate friction, boost efficiency, and accelerate ramp time with these proven strategies.

Mar 18, 2025Ben Gould

How to Boost Sales Productivity with AI Automation

Sales productivity measures sales output vs input. Learn how AI automation boosts productivity by streamlining workflows, providing real-time insights and enhancing CRM data.

Mar 14, 2025Ben Gould

Sales Process Adoption: Get Reps on the Same Page

Get sales reps aligned with a well-adopted process. Boost forecast accuracy, accelerate onboarding, and unify CRM data. Tips to drive consistent execution.

Mar 12, 2025Ben Gould

Sales Task Management: Tips to Minimize Admin Time & Boost Productivity

Streamline sales tasks, boost productivity, and close more deals with proven task management strategies. Cut admin time and focus on selling.

Mar 11, 2025Ben Gould

5 Ways To Make Pipeline Reviews Actually Worth Your Time

Tired of unproductive pipeline review meetings? Learn 5 proven strategies to make your sales pipeline reviews more efficient, insightful, and action-oriented.

Mar 10, 2025Ben Gould

Salesforce Tips & Tricks: Proven Ways to Get More Out of Salesforce

Practical Salesforce tips to navigate faster, edit records in bulk, build better list views and reports, and automate reminders so reps spend more time selling.

Mar 7, 2025Ben Gould

Symptoms & Core Causes of Salesforce Issues + How to Overcome Them

Salesforce issues hurt sales teams: data entry fatigue, incomplete pipeline data, fragmented workflows. Learn why common fixes fail & how AI offers a better approach.

Mar 6, 2025Ben Gould

Transform Your Sales Workflow with AI: A Practical Playbook

Optimize your sales process with AI-powered workflows. Automate tasks, improve data accuracy, and close deals faster. Learn how to streamline your sales workflow.

Feb 28, 2025Ben Gould

AI for Sales: What's Possible & What's Practical

AI is transforming sales—but what's hype and what's practical? Learn how AI can automate tasks, improve data accuracy, and boost revenue.

Feb 27, 2025Ben Gould

AI Sales Closing: 8 Techniques for Faster Deals

Boost sales with AI: streamline workflows, reduce admin tasks, and close deals faster with these 8 effective techniques.

Feb 14, 2025Ben Gould

AI Sales Enablement: Boost Selling Capacity and Accuracy

Boost sales capacity and accuracy with AI. Automate tasks, update CRM data, and focus on closing deals. Get started now.

Feb 14, 2025Ben Gould

AI Sales Leader: Driving Predictable Revenue with AI

AI sales leaders boost efficiency with AI, streamline CRM updates, and drive consistent revenue growth.

Feb 14, 2025Ben Gould

AI Sales: Streamlined Workflows for Mid-Size Teams

Unlock efficient sales workflows with AI tools. Automate CRM tasks and focus on closing deals. Ideal for mid-size teams.

Feb 10, 2025Ben Gould

Sales Notes Guide: Capture and Close More Deals

Enhance deal outcomes with effective sales notes. Streamline note-taking using AI tools for seamless sales operations.

Feb 10, 2025Ben Gould

Sales Pipeline Dashboard: Achieve Reliable Forecasts

Streamline sales with AI dashboards. Track, forecast, and close deals accurately. Boost efficiency and focus on what matters.

Feb 10, 2025Ben Gould

Sales Tracker: Improve CRM Accuracy & Close More Deals

Track sales effectively with AI-powered systems, boost pipeline visibility, and enhance deal closure for better revenue results.

Feb 7, 2025Ben Gould

Zero CRM: Simplify Your Sales Workflow & Forecasting

Boost sales efficiency with Zero CRM. Automate tasks, reduce data entry, and focus on closing deals with Scratchpad's seamless solution.

Feb 5, 2025Ben Gould

AI Sales Enablement: Improve CRM Accuracy & Results

AI boosts sales by automating CRM updates and enhancing data accuracy, freeing reps to focus on closing deals.

Feb 4, 2025Ben Gould

How to Develop an AI Sales Strategy

Transform sales with AI: automate tasks, enhance visibility, and boost efficiency across your sales strategy.

Jan 31, 2025Ben Gould

Sales Methodologies: How to Streamline Your Workflow

Streamline sales with proven methodologies to align teams, improve data accuracy, and boost performance using practical frameworks.

Jan 24, 2025Ben Gould

12 Sales Fundamentals for Sustained Success

Discover the essential sales fundamentals to connect with customers, close more deals, and drive sustainable business growth.

Dec 30, 2024Ben Gould

How to Implement a Data-Driven Sales Strategy

Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to implement a data-driven sales approach and boost your revenue growth.

Dec 27, 2024Ben Gould

What Is CRM Data Deduplication? (Tips & Tools)

Discover the benefits of CRM data deduplication along with essential implementation tips to boost accuracy, efficiency, and customer engagement.

Dec 23, 2024Ben Gould

Top 17 Sales Methodologies for SaaS (+ How to Pick One)

Explore the best sales methodologies tailored for SaaS businesses. Learn how to choose, implement, and leverage them to drive growth.

Dec 20, 2024Ben Gould

How Does the Challenger Sales Model Work? A Step-by-Step Guide

Explore the transformative power of the Challenger Sales model — a sales strategy that teaches you to challenge customer perceptions and redefine sales success.

Dec 10, 2024Ben Gould

Command of the Message: Key Steps, Benefits, & Tips

Learn the key stages of the Command of the Message sales methodology, along with benefits, implementation tips, and tools for adoption and efficiency.

Dec 4, 2024Ben Gould

How to Master the SPICED Sales Methodology (Step-by-Step Guide)

Learn how to use the SPICED sales methodology to build customer relationships and close deals. Discover its pros and cons, plus implementation tips.

Nov 26, 2024Ben Gould

Top 10 Sales Coaching Platforms (Features & Benefits)

Discover the top sales coaching platforms to boost your team’s performance, plus the best practices to improve the ROI of sales coaching.

Nov 21, 2024Ben Gould

Mastering Sales Execution: Step-by-Step Guide

From goal setting to pipeline management, discover proven strategies to boost revenue, streamline processes, and achieve sales success.

Nov 11, 2024Ben Gould

10 Data Hygiene Best Practices

Discover ten data hygiene best practices to keep your CRM clean, accurate, and ready to support efficient sales and marketing efforts.

Nov 5, 2024Ben Gould

The Ultimate Guide to Autonomous AI Agents for Sales Leaders

Uncover benefits, limitations, and implementation roadmap for autonomous AI agents in sales. Learn about cutting-edge tools and applications.

Oct 30, 2024Ben Gould

What Is an AI SDR & Do You Need One?

Learn everything about AI SDRs and discover innovative AI sales agents that can streamline your sales processes.

Oct 23, 2024Ben Gould

How to Maintain Pipeline Hygiene (+ Tools to Use)

What pipeline hygiene is, how to assess how clean your sales pipeline really is, and seven practical ways to keep deal data accurate week after week.

Oct 17, 2024Ben Gould

5 AI Sales Agents That’ll Supercharge Sales

Learn how AI sales agents can automate sales tasks, enhance lead management, and help your team focus on closing more deals with ease.

Oct 10, 2024Ben Gould

CRM Data Entry: 7 Key Steps and Best Practices

Implement this 7-step CRM data entry protocol to enhance data integrity, accuracy, and overall CRM effectiveness.

Oct 4, 2024Ben Gould

5 Key CRM Automation Examples + Best Practices

Discover the powerful CRM automation examples that can help you streamline tasks, improve customer relationships, and boost business growth.

Oct 1, 2024Ben Gould

Top 6 AI-Powered CRMs + How to Use Them

Learn how AI CRM tools transform customer relationships, automate workflows, and drive business growth with real-time insights and smarter decision-making.

Sep 26, 2024Ben Gould

11 CRM Problems Sabotaging Your Sales (+ Easy Solutions)

Learn about the most prominent CRM problems and discover solutions and tools to help you avoid and manage them.

Sep 24, 2024Ben Gould

The CRM Automation Guide: 4 Top Tools + 5 Best Practices

Discover the key benefits of CRM automation and the top tools that improve efficiency and strengthen customer relationships.

Sep 19, 2024Ben Gould

Sales Business Intelligence: How to Use It + 4 Top Tools

Unlock the power of Sales Business Intelligence to drive data-driven decisions, optimize sales strategies, and boost revenue with actionable insights.

Sep 10, 2024Ben Gould

How to Build a Single Source of Truth in Salesforce

Unify your customer data with a single source of truth in Salesforce. Discover key benefits and best practices for streamlined business operations.

Sep 5, 2024Ben Gould

Target Account Selling: Tips & Strategies to Master It

Discover how Target Account Selling empowers you to focus on high-value accounts, streamline your sales process, and boost your sales success.

Sep 3, 2024Ben Gould

10 Top Sales Analytics Software (Features + Pricing)

Discover 10 best sales analytics software to drive sales success. Learn about their key features, benefits, and how to choose the right one.

Aug 30, 2024Ben Gould

Predictive Sales Analytics: How It Works + How To Implement

Discover how predictive analytics can improve your sales process. From improving forecast accuracy to optimizing resource allocation, our guide covers it all.

Aug 27, 2024Ben Gould

Top 10 Data Enrichment Tools (Features + Pricing)

Discover the top data enrichment tools to enhance your business strategy, boost accuracy, and unlock powerful insights for data-driven decisions.

Aug 22, 2024Ben Gould

Bad CRM Data: Why It Matters + How to Fix It

Is bad CRM data clouding your business decisions? Our guide reveals how to transform your messy data into a powerful tool for business growth.

Aug 5, 2024Ben Gould

How to Master Salesforce Data Cleansing with AI Tools

Automate Salesforce data cleansing with AI tools. Eliminate bad data, boost sales productivity, and improve pipeline visibility. Learn how.

Jul 30, 2024Ben Gould

Mastering Lead Enrichment: Key Tips & Tools

Discover the benefits, tools, and best practices for effective lead enrichment to boost your sales and marketing efforts.

Jul 26, 2024Ben Gould

CRM Data Enrichment: Step-by-Step Walkthrough + 5 Tools

Unlock deeper customer insights and boost sales with CRM data enrichment. Discover the best practices and tools to enhance your CRM today!

Jul 24, 2024Ben Gould

How to Master CRM Data Management (Tips & Tricks)

Learn about CRM data management, its benefits, best practices, and tools to optimize customer relationships and drive business growth.

Jul 22, 2024Ben Gould

How to Improve CRM Data Quality: Essential Tips

Discover essential tips to maintain high CRM data quality. Avoid common mistakes, ensure accurate data, and improve customer interactions.

Jul 11, 2024Ben Gould

CRM Data Cleansing Guide: 10 Steps to Boost Sales Efficiency

Learn the importance of CRM data cleansing and the 10 essential steps to maintain accurate, reliable, and up-to-date customer information.

Jun 25, 2024Ben Gould

What Is a CRM Database? (+ How to Build and Maintain One)

Discover the benefits of a CRM database, learn how to build and maintain one, and see how it can enhance customer relationships and streamline your business.

Jun 20, 2024Ben Gould

60 Key MEDDIC Questions to Qualify Leads

Discover powerful MEDDIC discovery questions that enhance lead qualification, improve win rates, and drive successful sales outcomes.

Jun 18, 2024Ben Gould

MEDDIC vs MEDDPICC: Key Differences + How to Pick One

MEDDIC vs MEDDPICC: what the extra P and C add, when each framework fits your sales cycle, and how to roll one out without slowing reps down.

Jun 14, 2024Ben Gould

BANT vs MEDDIC: Key Differences + How to Pick One

Discover the key differences between BANT and MEDDIC sales methodologies so you can choose the best approach for effective lead qualification.

Jun 13, 2024Ben Gould

What is Salesforce Service GPT and Should You Get It?

Salesforce's Service GPT: A game-changing AI solution or a pricey add-on? We unpack whether it actually helps you in 2024.

Jun 10, 2024Ben Gould

Top 20 Sales Methodologies + How to Choose the Right One

Discover the top 20 sales methodologies and how to choose the right one to boost sales efficiency in 2024.

Jun 6, 2024Ben Gould

CRM Hygiene: Why It Matters + 4 Best Practices

Discover essential CRM hygiene strategies to keep your data clean, boost productivity, and secure customer information effectively.

Jun 5, 2024Ben Gould

Sales Analytics: Benefits, Challenges, and Best Practices

Discover everything about sales analytics, including how it can transform your business by enhancing decision-making and boosting sales performance.

May 27, 2024Ben Gould

Prospect vs Lead vs Opportunity: Key Differences

Learn the differences between leads, prospects, and sales opportunities. You’ll also discover how to convert leads into paying customers.

May 10, 2024Ben Gould

Salesforce Sales GPT Explained: 3 Key Features + 4 Benefits

Explore how Sales GPT can reduce your sales cycle length and enhance your processes with AI-driven personalization, call summaries, and more.

Apr 30, 2024Ben Gould

What Is Average Deal Size + How to Boost It

Learn how to calculate, leverage, and increase your average deal size with our expert tips.

Apr 26, 2024Ben Gould

Einstein Analytics Guide: Features, Setup, Alternatives

Explore a detailed analysis of Einstein Analytics’s capabilities and limitations. Plus, find a simple setup guide to get started smoothly.

Apr 24, 2024Ben Gould

How to Create Custom List Views in Salesforce + An Alternative

Learn how to create a custom list view in Salesforce to improve your sales organization and data visibility.

Apr 22, 2024Ben Gould

Using ChatGPT for Sales: Key Prompts + Best Practices

Explore key uses, prompts, and best practices of ChatGPT for sales to elevate your sales strategy and achieve better results.

Apr 12, 2024Ben Gould

Mastering Value-Based Selling: Insider Tips & Tricks

This guide covers the essentials of value based selling to help you enhance customer engagement, boost sales, build long-term customer relationships, and more.

Apr 10, 2024Ben Gould

How to Log a Call in Salesforce (4 Easy Steps)

A step-by-step guide to logging calls in Salesforce, tips for useful call logs, and a faster way to capture call notes without leaving your workflow.

Apr 9, 2024Ben Gould

What Is Einstein GPT? Features, Pricing & What Replaced It

What Salesforce Einstein GPT was, its features and launch pricing, how it evolved into Einstein Copilot and Agentforce, and what that means for sales teams.

Apr 8, 2024Ben Gould

How to Use AI for Sales Prospecting: 8 Tips + 5 Tools

Discover 8 powerful tips for leveraging AI in sales prospecting and the top 5 tools to get you there.

Apr 3, 2024Ben Gould

AI Sales Assistant Guide: Best Practices + Top Picks

Explore the top features of AI sales assistants and how they can solve your sales challenges. And learn how to derive maximum benefit from one.

Mar 27, 2024Ben Gould

How to Leverage AI Sales Enablement

Learn how to leverage AI sales enablement for increased business success.

Mar 22, 2024Ben Gould

How to Calculate Lead Velocity Rate & Maximize Sales Growth

Learn how to master lead velocity rate to optimize your sales pipeline, enhance lead management, and unlock sustained growth and success.

Mar 22, 2024Ben Gould

How to Use AI in B2B Sales: A Practical Guide

Explore how AI in B2B sales boosts operational efficiency and uncover key strategies to navigate risks and maximize its benefits.

Mar 20, 2024Ben Gould

How to Export a Salesforce Report to Excel (Step-by-Step)

How to export a Salesforce report to Excel in six steps, how to keep formatting, why exports go stale, and a better way to work pipeline data live.

Mar 20, 2024Ben Gould

How to Share a Report in Salesforce

Learn how to share a report in Salesforce, why reports in Salesforce are beneficial for sales teams, and how to keep Salesforce data accurate.

Mar 20, 2024Ben Gould

What Is a Record Type in Salesforce? (And Common Mistakes)

What record types are in Salesforce, how they control page layouts and picklists, when to create or retire them, and the mistakes that slow reps down.

Mar 20, 2024Ben Gould

How to Merge Accounts in Salesforce

This article explains how to merge accounts in Salesforce and why data quality is so important to maintain for your revenue operations.

Mar 13, 2024Ben Gould

What Are Accounts in Salesforce? How to Keep Them Clean

What accounts are in Salesforce, why they matter for pipeline and reporting, the common data-quality challenges, and how to keep account records clean.

Mar 13, 2024Ben Gould

The Sales AI Guide: Implementation Tips + Tools

Discover everything about sales AI — from how it works to how to implement it in your SaaS business, its key benefits, and more.

Mar 1, 2024Ben Gould

23 AI Sales Tools to Increase Efficiency

Discover the best AI sales tools to boost efficiency and streamline your sales process. Explore key features, pricing, and more.

Feb 29, 2024Ben Gould

AI Sales Forecasting: Your Guide to More Profitable Pipelines

Boost your sales forecasting prowess with artificial intelligence. Discover top use cases, core technologies, and how to leverage them efficiently.

Feb 27, 2024Ben Gould

Opportunity Teams in Salesforce: Setup, Roles & Best Practices

How Opportunity Teams work in Salesforce, how they differ from Account Teams, roles and access levels, and best practices for team selling.

Feb 26, 2024opportunity-teams-salesforce

What is Salesforce Data Migration + 3 Steps to Ensure Safe Data Migration

This article explains what Salesforce data migration is and a 3-step plan on how to successfully execute the process.

Feb 26, 2024Ben Gould

Harnessing Salesforce Maps for Enhanced Sales Territory Management

This article explains what Salesforce maps are and how sales teams use them to achieve better results and organization.

Feb 26, 2024Ben Gould

Salesforce Territory Management: What Is It, How to Employ + Risks to Avoid

Get a full understanding of Salesforce Territory Management including how to employ it and pitfalls to avoid when doing so.

Feb 15, 2024Ben Gould

How to Get (& Convert) More Sales Qualified Leads

Master the secrets to converting SQLs into sales. Our article offers a deep dive into strategies and metrics for achieving sales excellence.

Feb 15, 2024Ben Gould

How to Calculate & Optimize Win Rate

Learn how to track your win rate and discover how to leverage this essential metric for ongoing sales success.

Feb 15, 2024Ben Gould

What Are Salesforce Queues + Step-by-Step Guide

What Salesforce queues are, the components that make them work, and a step-by-step guide to setting one up for leads, cases, and custom objects.

Feb 8, 2024Ben Gould

What Is Solution Selling? + How to Implement It

Discover everything about solution selling — from how it works to its seven key stages, benefits, tips on how to implement this sales method, and more.

Feb 8, 2024Ben Gould

What Is Net Revenue Retention? (How to Calculate & Improve It)

Discover everything about Net Revenue Retention, including how to calculate it, how to improve it, and how it boosts financial health and customer loyalty.

Jan 31, 2024Ben Gould

Top 17 Sales Pipeline Management Tools

Explore our top picks for the best sales pipeline management tools available. Discover key features, pricing and more.

Jan 29, 2024Ben Gould

Top 11 Salesforce Apps (Features + Pricing)

Discover the ten best Salesforce apps available today. We’ll highlight their features, pricing and more.

Jan 23, 2024Ben Gould

Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs): The Complete Guide

Discover what MQLs are, how to generate and nurture them, and how they differ from SQLs.

Jan 19, 2024Ben Gould

Sales Velocity: How to Calculate & Improve It

Discover the critical role of sales velocity in business growth, covering its key components, along with improvement strategies.

Jan 19, 2024Ben Gould

How to Master the 6 Key Sales Pipeline Stages

Explore the six sales pipeline stages and how to manage them to accelerate deal progression.

Jan 9, 2024Ben Gould

What Is BANT? 4 Key Elements + Alternatives

Explore the BANT sales qualification framework, its pros and cons, and how it compares with modern sales methodologies in 2024.

Jan 5, 2024Ben Gould

Salesforce Chatter: Everything You Need to Know

Discover everything you need to know about Salesforce chatter and why it can be critical to your sales success.

Jan 5, 2024Ben Gould

What Is MEDDPICC? 8 Key Elements + How to Apply It

Discover what the MEDDPICC sales methodology is, including its components and how to apply them in your sales processes.

Jan 3, 2024Ben Gould

How to Create & Manage a Salesforce Pipeline

Discover the eight essential steps to build and manage a Salesforce pipeline to skyrocket sales performance.

Jan 3, 2024Ben Gould

Salesforce Leads vs. Contacts: Key Differences

Discover the differences between Salesforce leads vs contacts in our detailed comparison guide.

Dec 20, 2023Ben Gould

Salesforce Leads vs. Opportunities: Key Differences

Discover the differences between Salesforce leads vs opportunities in our detailed comparison guide.

Dec 20, 2023Ben Gould

Top 11 Salesforce Chrome Extensions

Discover the most powerful Salesforce Chrome extensions to level up your sales game.

Dec 15, 2023Ben Gould

Salesforce Opportunity Stages Explained + Tutorial

Learn about what Salesforce opportunity stages are and how to customize them. Also, discover a powerful tool to level-up Salesforce.

Dec 15, 2023Ben Gould

Top 11 Sales Forecasting Software Tools

Optimize your sales forecasting with these top forecasting tools. Additionally, discover how to choose the right software.

Dec 12, 2023Ben Gould

Sales Pipeline Health: Top 5 Indicators + Best Practices

Discover the top indicators and benefits of a healthy sales pipeline, along with tips on how to build a healthy sales pipeline, key metrics to track, and more.

Dec 12, 2023Ben Gould

Sales Pipeline Visibility: Why It Matters + How to Improve It

Learn everything about sales pipeline visibility — from why it’s important to factors that lead to poor sales pipeline visibility, how to improve it, and more.

Dec 8, 2023Ben Gould

How to Master Sales Pipeline Management

Gain insights on common pipeline management pitfalls, best practices, and the best tool to help you out.

Dec 7, 2023Ben Gould

17 Vital Pipeline Metrics + How to Track Them

Discover the most important pipeline metrics to monitor to boost sales efficiency and growth. Also, discover an easy way to track them.

Dec 6, 2023Ben Gould

20+ Key Sales Metrics to Track

Discover the key sales metrics you need to track, why they matter, and how to calculate them.

Dec 6, 2023Ben Gould

Demand Planning: How It Works + How to Master It

Discover everything about demand planning — from how it works, why it’s important, its three crucial elements, and more.

Nov 30, 2023Ben Gould

How to Create Salesforce Dashboards + A Better Way to Get Visibility

A step by step guide to creating Salesforce dashboards and a better way to get accurate visibility into your pipeline.

Nov 29, 2023Ben Gould

How to Create Salesforce Reports: + A Better Way to Inspect Pipelines

How Sales Leaders can get more out of Salesforce reports with a step by step guide and a better way to gain visibility and inspect deals and pipeline.

Nov 29, 2023Ben Gould

Top 8 Sales Forecasting Methods + How to Pick One

Discover the top eight sales forecasting methods, tips on how to choose the right method, and more.

Nov 28, 2023Ben Gould

Sales Forecasting in Excel: Step-by-Step Guide + A Better Way

Master sales forecasting in Excel with our step-by-step guide. Dive into the three key Excel forecasting models, and a superior solution.

Nov 17, 2023Ben Gould

Salesforce Forecasting: 6 Steps to Set it Up + A Better Solution

Learn everything about Salesforce forecasting, including a step-by-step guide on how to set it up and how to improve its forecasting.

Nov 13, 2023Ben Gould

Ultimate Sales Forecasting Guide and a Better Way to Forecast

Have you ever wanted to know all about sales forecasting? You are in luck. We’ve put together the Ultimate Sales Forecasting Guide to help you learn the steps to plan a better sales forecast and discover tools to automate so you don’t spend hours a week in spreadsheets or Salesforce reports.

Nov 2, 2023Ben Gould

Scratchpad named a Momentum Leader the 5th quarter in a row on the G2

We know. Everyone gets a G2 Momentum Grid Award for something, but we’re serious when we tell you that ours is the most important.That’s because Scratchpad is a Momentum Leader for the 5th quarter in a row!!!!

Jun 27, 2023Ben Gould

How to Rock Your Sales Forecasting Meeting 🤘

Ever attended a forecasting meeting and wished you had a soundtrack that encapsulated all the highs, lows, and breakthroughs? Welcome to the Sales Forecasting Mixtape: Vol 1, our uniquely curated playlist that harmonizes the world of music with the intricate dynamics of forecasting.

Jun 22, 2023Kevin Olivieri

This Is The Year Our Sales Force Will Be Good at Salesforce! (No, it’s not.)

Is this the year your sales force will be good at Salesforce? Probably not. In this post, we unpack why and what you can do about it.

Mar 24, 2023Ben Gould

Sales Are Dope: The New Comedy Series About Sales

We're excited to present the official trailer for Sales Are Dope! This series follows the west coast sales team of a series-A, Silly Valley Startup called Suckle. You'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll definitely want more.

Mar 22, 2023Ben Gould

How Do We Fix the Divide Between Sales and Ops

82% of Ops and Sales professionals say that there’s a divide between the two. In this post, we unpack why there is a divide and what can be done to fix it.

Feb 24, 2023Ben Gould

The Shift from IC to Manager: How to Avoid Pitfalls and Ensure Success

Congratulations! You just got promoted from account executive to sales manager… but now what? In this post, we interview Sales Leaders at Asana and Leap to unpack actionable tips for making the transition.

Feb 13, 2023Ben Gould

Scratchpad Delights Revenue Leaders & Reps in 2023! G2 Announces Scratchpad as a Leader in Satisfaction and Sales Products

Thanks to the support from all of our customers, G2 has named Scratchpad a Top 100 leader With the Highest Satisfaction and a Top 50 for Sales Products for the second year in a row! 🚀

Feb 10, 2023Kareem Azees

What Is Gap Selling? (How to Use It + 8 Key Benefits)

Learn everything about gap selling and discover how it can help you bridge the gap between your customers’ current state and their goals.

Feb 10, 2023Melisse Lombard

Log A Call — The fastest experience for logging calls in Salesforce

Log a call is the fastest and easiest way to log calls so your frontline reps can focus on pipeline generation and your sales managers can effectively manage rep performance.

Feb 8, 2023Michelle Agroskin

The 3 Most Important Traits for Every Sales Manager

Ben set out to learn what the most important traits are for every successful sales manager. From research, polls on @Scratchpad_Sales on Instagram, and conducting interviews with excellent sales managers, he discovered the absolutely foolproof, silver bullet, no doubt formula for great sales managers.

Feb 6, 2023Ben Gould

How Crunchbase Ran a Successful Sales Process With Scratchpad Resulting in a 30% Reduction in Their Sales Cycle

Poor salesforce hygiene almost feels like a pre-requisite for sales leaders like Ang McManamon, VP of Sales at Crunchbase. But that’s before her team implemented Scratchpad at the beginning of 2022. Since then, Scratchpad has helped her team decrease their sales cycle by 30% while increasing total pipeline generated by 43%.

Feb 1, 2023Ben Gould

Top IC to Sales Manager: The Case for and Against

In a recent Scratchpad Instagram poll, 76% of respondents said promoting your top performing IC to a sales manager is a bad idea. If you’re in the sales industry it’s the counter-intuitive, yet common sentiment. In this article, we unpack why.

Jan 19, 2023Ben Gould

Top Performers: Who Are They and How Do I Find Them?

Having a team of high performers can make or break your sales team. Our investigative writer, Ben Gould, collects some data and talks to sales leaders to unpack who top performers are and how to find them.

Jan 18, 2023Ben Gould

What Is MEDDIC? 6 Key Elements + How to Apply It

Learn everything about the MEDDIC sales framework and discover tips on how to apply it to improve sales effectiveness.

Jan 13, 2023Melisse Lombard

Introducing Notes Auto-Sync — The Easiest Way to Get Notes Into Salesforce

Introducing Notes Auto-Sync — the easiest way to get notes into Salesforce. RevOps can set up Scratchpad to capture every update to a sales note, automatically syncing all reps’ notes to Salesforce without reminders or worry.

Dec 20, 2022Michelle Agroskin

The Next Moneyball Moment Already Happened: It’s Called RevOps.

As tech companies shift from growth at all costs to durability and doing more with less, RevOps is more important than ever. Learn what makes RevOps the Moneyball for tech companies today and how it can transform your GTM team as we enter a new macroeconomic climate.

Dec 20, 2022Ben Gould

Coach, Don’t Tell: How to Become a Stand-Out Sales Coach and Lead Your Team to Peak Performance

Businesses that have built a culture of coaching report they bring in more revenue than their competitors. Yet, most sales reps say they’re getting less than one hour of coaching per week. In this post, we unpack why this is and what you can do to become a stand out sales coach.

Dec 20, 2022Melisse Lombard

Bring Your Sales Data to Life with Conditional Highlighting

Scratchpad introduces conditional highlighting - the fastest and easiest way to bring dark Salesforce data to light, giving managers clear, color-coded visibility into deals that need action. This means improved 1:1’s, better coaching opportunities, and more reliable forecasts.

Dec 15, 2022Kevin Olivieri

7 Ways for RevOps to Drive Sales Process Adoption

You've been there. You implement a new field, step, or rule in the sales process and getting salespeople to adopt it is like pushing a boulder up a hill. In this post, learn 7 ways that you can drive enthusiastic adoption of your sales process.

Dec 14, 2022Kareem Azees

Revenue Teams Have Spoken! Scratchpad Was Chosen as a G2 Leader

Scratchpad wins 37 badges in the G2 Winter 2022 Reports.

Dec 13, 2022Kareem Azees

A Better Way to Create New Salesforce Records

Introducing the simplest way to discover and create new records that automatically connect with the associated parent record - including for any custom object.

Dec 8, 2022Kevin Olivieri

Salesforce Notes: Turn Your Sales Notes into Next Steps Without Manual Work

Salesforce is a phenomenal database and the must-have CRM for most mid market and enterprise companies. But, as the place where salespeople love to do their work, it has a lot of drawbacks. One of those drawbacks is sales notes. Learn why and a better way to take sales notes in this post.

Dec 7, 2022Nate Odell

Take Greater Command of your Salesforce Reports

Command of Reports brings all the information you want into one pane of glass, making it easier and faster to get to what you need (including data from other Salesforce objects!) - right from your Salesforce reports.

Dec 1, 2022 Kevin Olivieri

CaptivateIQ Drives Trust in Data With Scratchpad

Scratchpad helps CaptivateIQ's GTM team increase pipeline creation by 25% and improve data hygiene by 70%.

Nov 1, 2022Scratchpad

10 Slack Automations for RevOps That Revenue Teams Actually Use

RevOps Slack automations in the form of alerts are often ignored by revenue teams because they create more noise than signal. But not these ones.

Sep 6, 2022Scratchpad

Scratchpad Studio Helps Revenue Operations Take the Complexity Out of the Sales Tech Stack

Scratchpad Studio is the world’s first RevOps toolkit designed to take the complexity out of the sales tech stack, drive process adoption, and close the gap in data growing outside of Salesforce. 

Jul 25, 2022Scratchpad

Tremendous Customer Love Fuels Unprecedented Growth Year for Scratchpad

Scratchpad, pioneer and leader of the workspace for revenue teams, announced a record year of growth, including being named to G2’s 2022 Best Software Awards in Highest Satisfaction Products 2022, Best Sales Products 2022 and Fastest Growing Products 2022.

Mar 1, 2022Scratchpad

Scratchpad Raises $33 Million Series B Funding as Demand for its Revenue Team Workspace Soars

Scratchpad is the only solution that truly consolidates tools sales teams use within a single, unified revenue team workspace instantly connected to Salesforce, including: spreadsheets, task managers, chat, deal collaboration, sales notes, and pipeline management. 

Jan 17, 2022Scratchpad

Scratchpad Introduces New Experience for Top Sales Performers, Connecting Calendar, Notes, and Salesforce into One Unified Workspace

Scratchpad now unifies calendar, tasks, sales notes, and Salesforce. For the first time ever, any account executive, sales development representative (SDR), or sales manager using Salesforce can access and create notes, add and enrich new contacts, create and manage tasks directly from their calendar.

Jul 16, 2021Scratchpad

Scratchpad Produces New Sales Podcast and Partners with Corporate Bro, Slicing Through the Noise of Useless Sales Tips and Tricks

The Beyond Quota podcast will be available on popular podcast platforms and Scratchpad.com. Users and customers of Scratchpad will gain early access to video episodes and exclusive content via the Scratchpad app.

May 10, 2021Scratchpad

Sales Hacker: How to Improve Your Sales Process with Pouyan Salehi

Pouyan Salehi shares insights for improving sales processes on the Sales Hacker Podcast.

Apr 20, 2021Scratchpad

Scratchpad Command lets you update Salesforce from anywhere on the web

Scratchpad develops a suite of tools that integrate with Salesforce — spanning notes, spreadsheets, tasks, search, and more.

Apr 20, 2021Scratchpad

Scratchpad Command Empowers Revenue Teams with the Fastest Way to Access and Update Salesforce from Any Web App—for Free

Scratchpad, Inc., pioneer and leader of the workspace for revenue teams, today announced it has secured $13 million in Series A funding led by Craft Ventures, with participation from Accel.

Mar 29, 2021Scratchpad

Why Craft Ventures Invested in Scratchpad

Scratchpad joins Craft’s portfolio of bottom-up SaaS companies like ClickUp, SourceGraph, and OpenPhone who have mastered this type of go-to-market motion, which combines B2C growth tactics with a B2B revenue model. There’s nothing better than when ARR goes viral! This keiretsu of bottom-up SaaS companies are already sharing best practices and learning from each other.

Feb 24, 2021David Sacks, Craft Ventures

Scratchpad raises $13 million to power-up Salesforce with a productivity workspace for sales teams

Feb 3, 2021Scratchpad

Scratchpad snags $13M Series A to simplify Salesforce data entry

Feb 3, 2021Scratchpad

Welcoming David Sacks and Craft Ventures to Scratchpad. A little story on how we got here.

A couple years ago we started with a question: Why do salespeople use so many browser tabs to do their jobs? 

Feb 3, 2021Pouyan Salehi

Scratchpad announces $3.6M seed to put workspace on top of Salesforce

Feb 1, 2021Scratchpad

Scratchpad Secures $13 Million in Series A Funding to Bring Comprehensive Workspace to Revenue Teams

Scratchpad, Inc., pioneer and leader of the workspace for revenue teams, today announced it has secured $13 million in Series A funding led by Craft Ventures, with participation from Accel.

Jan 29, 2021Scratchpad

Joining Scratchpad: an opportunity to help revenue teams master sales performance

VP of Marketing, Nate Odell shares his thoughts on why Scratchpad will dominate the revenue team workspace category.

Jan 28, 2021Nate Odell