Best of Stretch Weekly - 2020

Top insights and shares from a wild and wacky 2020

A bit weird to use the word “Best” and “Top” for anything relating to 2020 maybe - but if you know me - you also know I’m a glass half-full kinda guy.

There were (and still are) definite hardships and heartache for many. But in the midst of this crazy, wild, heartbreaking, and sometimes a flat-out horrible year - there was good.

I’m sure that if pressed, you’d be able to name a few things that turned out for the best too.

Me?

I worked more. But I also ran more miles mid-day at lunch than any other year (which was needed to counter-attack seemingly constant covid snacking).

I was IT support to my kids while they navigated school from home. But I also was able to spend way more time with, and take part in their learning than I ever did before too. (shout-out teachers everywhere)

And…I started a weekly newsletter. Mostly just because, but have since seen it grow to include nearly 300 weekly subscribers from awesome tech companies all across the globe. I never really thought about what it meant to put something like this together every single week, but here we are…and I have you to thank.

I could go on…but I’ll save the poetic-waxing.

For this week, I thought I’d highlight some of the more popular content, shares, subjects from my first year creating this newsletter focused on helping current or aspiring sales leaders.

If you’re a newer subscriber this may come in handy - if you’ve been here from the beginning (all 3 of you - YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE 🏈 ), you can skip the award ceremony and jump straight to some freshly curated snippets sharing more" “Best of 2020” content.

So - here we go. In this week’s edition of Stretch Weekly -

• Most Popular Content by clicks

• Most Popular Newsletter by views

• Top Newsletter by Open %

• Most Popular Blog Post by views

Plus - a fresh set of snippets to finish and recap this WILD year.

And lastly - as always, if you find this newsletter valuable- consider sharing it with someone who might as well 👊.

THANKS for reading and HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!

-Grant

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MOST POPULAR CONTENT (by clicks)

Becoming Head of Sales: Developing Your Playbook

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What Sales Leaders Can Learn From Urban Meyer’s Coaching Philosophy on Why Teams Struggle

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MOST POPULAR NEWSLETTER (by views)

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STRETCH SNIPPETS

• 🎯 Devin Reed hits the gong as we close out the year with his 7 BEST Data-backed Sales Tips of 2020

• ✅ Voted the best episode from the Salesman Podcast this year - learn how to Become Extraordinarily Productive In These Extraordinary Times by Geoff Woods

• 🎧 Awesome podcast from Reid Hoffman and Bob Safianin as they review 2020 and talk about a pandemic-disrupted year filled with unexpected twists and lessons.

• 📈 Snacks (Robinhood podcast) brings their "Year in Review" - The 3 Biggest Trends of 2020.

• 🌱 Check out the Top 10 Fast-Growing SaaS Startups to Follow in 2020 courtesy of Clockwise Software

• ☁️ Cloud Awards present the winners of the 2020 The SaaS Awards.

• 🔝 Though not entirely sales focused - check out the top 10 brands that comprise Ad Age’s 2020 Marketers of the Year list. They didn’t just survive the pandemic, they thrived.

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Thanks for reading!

My hope is if you find this valuable, consider sharing it with friends (or signing up if you haven’t already).

— Grant 👋

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