Skaled Reviews & Product Details

Personally I have not come across any downside to working with Skaled. I have heard from other members of our team, who are not as tech savvy, that they have been overwhelmed at times trying to understand the various platforms Skaled is asking us to use (LinkedIn). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have not had any problems with Skaled. There have been many benefits to working with Skaled the biggest benefit has been the time spent learning best practices for LinkedIn. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

- They are more focused on selling us new project & Renewal then making sure existing project goes according to the plan.

- The Marking/graphic Designer they assigned to us was hard to work with.

- The ROI is "$0" on all the sales candidates recruited by Skaled so we had to fire them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I wouldn't recommend them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We are trying to streamline our sales process, Define sales strategies and recruit new sales team.

We haven't seen any value out of this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The limitations of a standard SaaS model Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The most significant problem has been getting to the core of what the business model is, and determining the best ways to optimize it for a greater variety of customer needs. With Skaled, the attention on the sales process has helped us establish greater clarity around that core, which in turn has allowed us to A/B test different approaches to sales & retention. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Joining any new industry and learning their culture, their product and their market takes time. Matt immersed himself quickly and listened from all sides to learn about our unique sales environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Matt has encouraged and prompted us engage more on LinkedIn to generate leads, spearheaded the transition from our old custom built CRM to SalesForce, helped the sales team to create more successful discovery calls and guided us through meetings with executives and others in our industry. He is adept in knowing when to take the lead in a meeting and when to step aside and the let sales team member guide the conversation. We are all learning from him, without becoming dependent on him. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The program of skaled has deficiencies of scales of presentation, where their selection of schemes of business growth are incapable of writing orders of digital arrangement of campaigns, wrong definitions of acceptance of data, imprecision of qualifications of organization of analysis of intelligent impulse, estimations of credit of purchases with deficiencies of position of accounts, avoid that inside the system of this programming changes of prioritization of intuitive sales occur, descriptions of projects with errors of interface followed of molding of disproportionate command of handling of tools, they make that this program has lose professional collaborative qualifying functions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The negotiation power found in skaled has facilitated me the manufacturing of productive work orientations, systematization of shared sessions, resource containment adjustments, writing of specific approaches for professional content management in the company, document import procedure identifications, separation of contacts for intuitive source trainings, financial operation processing distinctions, exploration of coded web servers, incorporation of digital connections for the ability to contain administrative failures, monitored growth of automatic marketing solutions, immediate consulting adjustments for the exercise of customer assistance, are activated through this application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

For writing self-learning operation statements, structuring interactive source knowledge, modular sales performance optimizations, customer experience management, storing customizable brand selections, marketing influence business processes, extending automatic data communication network production strategies, importing purchase link composition reports, recognizing aspects of business web technology, installation controls for real-time encoded messages, have been used in to materialize my company's interests in an accelerated manner. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Skaled is a platform that has a really high cost, so it is necessary to have a good budget to be able to implement this service with tranquility, as a support team I can say that it needs to improve its efficiency, since it can become very difficult to obtain response from them because of how slow is its operation, I would like to see this service more commercial in comparison with many of its competitors, since many people do not know about the existence of this platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

From my personal and professional opinion, I can say that skaled is a service of true innovation, its operation is totally good, it offers solutions tailored to every need, is very easy to implement and use. Despite the fact that it is quite high is a service that is certainly worth acquiring in comparison to many other alternatives. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Skaled has been a tool that has given us many resources to stay ahead of all our competitors, work in an innovative way and ensure the growth of our sales. The service has been perfectly adapted to all our needs of uses, gives us a great vision of everything that happens in 360°, we have felt great improvements through of this platform and it can be said that it was a great solution to increase the operability of our sales. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

there was nothing to dislike. I do however dislike that this survey will not accept my response to this question. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Be clear in the pre agreement discussions of scope of work and degree of detail that will be expected to be part of the deliverables from consultant. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

a playbook that standardizes our sales process and relationship manager roles so that we can continue to expand and grow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

My least favorite parts were the final "Science of the Close" presentations. While the Pandell audience was much broader than just our sales team, I felt that the content was generic and not specific to Pandell's needs. Specifically, as a sales representative, I would've preferred a much more specific presentation on Skaled's observations of the Pandell sales team over the months that we work together. It would be nice to know where specifically we made mistakes in our process and what specifically would be recommended by Skaled to correct those mistakes.

I understand that our software solutions are very nuanced and targeted at specific markets, so Skaled won't have all the answers, but the presentations, especially the first one left me feeling that the information was regurgitated and commonly presented to other Skaled clients. Certainly many of the organizations utilizing Skaled's services have similar challenges, but I felt that the information provided was generic and not deep enough to truly benefit our sales team. Additionally, many of the strategies suggested had already been implemented by our Sales Director prior to working with Skaled. It would have been more interesting to understand how we could improve these strategies to be more effective in creating and closing deals. Again, having worked with us for months, I hoped for more specific examples of where we did things well and where we could improve. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Skaled has been helpful to discuss best practices, learn tips and tricks from the successful individuals that worked with our team, and mostly challenge us to deeply analyze our current processes and look for ways to continue improving. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

During this time of uncertainty related to COVID, we are looking for new ways to generate leads since we are not traveling to trade-shows and other events. I think the motivation created by Courtney to engage on LinkedIn has been the most beneficial. I upgrade my account to Sales Navigator and have consistently been developing new contacts, sending my allocation of InMail messages to cold prospects, and developing leads from these connections. Responses to cold connection requests and messages seem to be greater through LinkedIn than traditional cold calling and emailing - although those two methods are still effective for me, as well.

It was also helpful to work with Brooke, Chuck, and the rest of the sales team to challenge us to critique ourselves and look for opportunities to improve and think differently about our sales approach. I think working with Skaled also validated some of the practices we've been working on as a sales team. It also confirmed that to be successful you have to be willing and dedicated to doing the work! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

At first the extra processes and steps needed to begin the process. It was a scatter shot of tracking to see generalities. It was focused in down the line and the results presented were well worth it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Do consider it as a valuable option to proceed with. Companies and sale coaches are often viewed as a cost only, and it is sometimes hard to see the future benefits. This was well worth the time and effort spent, and it is obvious these processes will be rewarding in the end. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Tracking progress only through end of funnel sales misses some of the most important points. Building effective metrics that 'reward' initial conversations, and report what approaches are working to begin conversations, it equally important. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have no dislikes at this time. We are in the midst of our project and expect to be working with Skaled for a least 6 months. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As mentioned, we are completely re-designing our sales structure. We are in the midst of this project and have identified many areas where our efficiency can be improved with people, process and new technology. We aren't shocked by this discovery as we approached them recognizing the need for change. I personally appreciate their recommendations on best practice and their experience in working with companies similar to ours. Their collective expertise allows us to move way faster than we could have on our own and I'm sure we are avoiding many mistakes along the way. I always feel that our meetings are productive, always gaining traction and moving the project forward on time & budget. Myself, along with our president feel that the Skaled team is over-delivering on our expectations at this time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

While they were generally great at driving their sales team initiatives, I think some of the progress was slowed down by what seemed to be a lack of financial product expertise, especially with the complex student loan products that we offer at Climb. I think this caused some initial overconfidence and oversimplification of how to drive their results, but once they got up to speed and adjusted accordingly, everything became smoother. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Climb wanted to hire an expert to fix issues with strategic direction regarding sales team organization and team structure, which became a bit discombobulated (as can happen with rapidly growing companies). They did a nice job of communicating and implementing a well-defined vision for the sales team. They also have enhanced the use of cross-functional resources to drive these initiatives. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

A challenge would be that it's hard for anyone to come in now knowing the mechanics of a specific product, so there's a ramp up period for Libby and Skaled to learn the ropes, but she's handled it with ease! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We solved a lot of workforce issues, ie: Hiring for the team with a workforce that fits in knowledge and culture and we also solved and continue to solve a lot of process issues with respect to our sales cycle and forecasting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

They cost money....however, the increase in sales/profits will outpace that investment Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The work done by the Skaled team is nothing short of extraordinary. From the moment they landed, they did an excellent job of observing/understanding the landscape, analyzing the strengths and areas in need of improvement, and then set upon a plan to create a much greater company than the one that they first observed. Sometimes it is having another set of eyes, sometimes it is learning from outside experiences, and sometimes it has been through sheer brilliance….these people seem to know how to find the nuggets of gold, and move them to the forefront and move the company forward. If your company has enjoyed significant success and wants to build on that success, the Skaled team will surely be of disproportionate value. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Looking to take a nicely performing sales team and create double-digit sales growth. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

No major issues. Did feel sometimes that having other Skaled team coming in infrequently didn't really add anything as they weren't close enough to the project or specific challenges of ours. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Our ability to onboard employees, provide a repeatable training program to give all new sales members a better chance of success. We are already seeing engagement through our investment in Skaled which represents an investment in our team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

No downside. Skaled was the right fit for us. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We now have a roadmap for developing our sales org and processes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Like all consulting engagements, there will always be a difference between working with a consultant and working with a full-time employee. However for the most part the Skaled team has made themselves fully available, and there have been very limited scheduling conflicts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Give them time and resources to learn your business at the outset, and then listen to their recommendations with an open mind. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Cross-funtional collaboration challenges are currently being solved by the Skaled team. I've personally seen benefits of responsibility clarity for my own team and other departments, as well as my team no longer being pulled into projects that don't require our time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I wish he could work with us even more! (Like we steal and hire Taylor full time LOL!!) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

They will help you if you want the help. Skaled is a fantastic coaching service that help you to learn as much as you are willing to learn. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

More SQLs, better conversations, a lot less frustrations Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I wished there were more structure to the engagement. I thought each week was going to be a new "lesson" but really it was an upfront training and then go execute on your own, and ask questions along the way. I would have liked a weekly call where Jake and his team were examining our performance, and making recommendations based on their insights. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Driving MQL's via LinkedIn. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have yet to find something i didn't like! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Building professional brand awareness, establishing myself as a leader in the industry, opening the door to many prospective clients that look to validate my experience through social channels prior to committing to a meeting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I don't get enough time with my sales manager. He's super helpful! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

My language around sales outreach and how important marketing works with sales on a daily basis Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

In building a scope of work with Skaled, it was very helpful when the scope was revisited to include line item costs. Costs tied to specific deliverables helped me to gain executive support and funding to hire Skaled. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Franklin Williams quickly steeped himself in our technical engineering culture and developed a deep understanding of the opportunities and challenges we faced in building a revenue generating machine in a traditionally cost-focused business. Within months, we had the cornerstone of a sales and marketing team that I was able to run with. In addition, Franklin’s ability to produce and communicate clearly minimized the time required to manage the consultant effort. As a result, in my first 9 months on the job, we were able to launch a brand new team and still meet our 2020 sales revenue target. Skaled is an ace up your sleeve for any sales leader. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Having to play catch up at the beginning of every meeting Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Sequences Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

That at some point our engagement will end. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We were struggling with tribal knowledge in the Business Development organization and the transference of knowledge, standardization of our processes as well as its documentation. Our Outreach instance needed cleaning up and we were looking to build out messaging for our organization's unique needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

During a time where we aren't able to sell much it's difficult to apply the training. Also, the majority of new people interacting with me on LinkedIn are looking to sell us or asking for a job. Hoping to see better results in the long term. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Really dive in and make sure you are utilizing the group for their creative ideas. They're an experienced group that is willing to help. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mostly the LinkedIn set up. We were hoping to boost our audience/connections and we definitely have. Benefits are we are getting recognized for that and hearing from other teams that our content has been great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.