Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

But Kavadellas recognizes the golf course doesn’t suit everyone as an effective setting for a sales meeting. Orasi’s team of 12 field sales reps is supplemented with 10 inside salespeople who call on a second tier of prospects. What does it mean for B2B sales managers as they strategize for 2021? Take any trend?—?social,

Outsourcing Services 279

Outsourcing Services Face-to-face Travel Lead Rank 279

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

When your unveiling a new product, the last thing you want is to waste time and resources bringing a product to market where or when it’s unnecessary. So, here’s my step-by-step guide to building your own go-to-market strategy using the strategies I’ve implemented to build multiple companies throughout the years.

Paid Content 145

Paid Content Top of Funnel Lead Rank Webinar Metrics 145

The Pipeline

AUGUST 2, 2013

As you’ll read below, she boldly predicts that by 2015 inside sales will overtake field sales, as that unfolds, she will be in greater demand. Josiane heads up TeleSmart Communications , and is leading practice and thought leader in the area of inside sales and management. It brings together the rest of the Sales 2.0

Sales Management 257

Sales Management Hiring Inside Sales Cold Calling 257

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

This makes all sellers “inside sellers,” which opens the door to improving their productivity, performance and cost structure, while also imagining how former field sales teams should be operating on a cadence versus an expense account. Marketing is the sales development team. All selling is inside selling. Takeaway: ?Sales

B2B 199

B2B Revenue Top of Funnel Margin 199

Pointclear

AUGUST 6, 2013

Over the last year, I’ve had the privilege of interviewing over 30 influential B2B sales and marketing leaders. It has been a pleasure to interview each of them and share perspectives on topics ranging from B2B lead generation and inside sales to social media trends and personal branding.

Inside Sales 176

Inside Sales SAP Trends Sales Qualified Lead 176

Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 29, 2020

from all of your sales channels. Optimize your e-commerce channel to give buyers ease and convenience, and make sure all your sales channels are integrated and incented to collaborate with each other. Offer the human touch whenever customers need it with your sales team?–?whether

Face-to-face 156

Face-to-face Lead Rank Decision Maker Pivotal 156

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

And let’s not forget, most organizations offer solutions that address multiple problems to either expand their addressable market or maximize the lifetime value of its existing customer base. There is a fundamental difference between a Total Addressable Market (TAM) and what your true active market. Timing is everything.

Top of Funnel 191

Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profile Funnel Sales Qualified Lead 191

Partners in Excellence

APRIL 10, 2014

They had traditionally, had a large field sales organization. Sales people were just overworked, stretched very thin. The needs for recruiting and bringing more sales people on board were skyrocketing. Much of that transactional/commoditized selling will be shifted out of the inside channel into newer self serve channels.

Inside Sales 122

Inside Sales Face-to-face Field Sales Channels 122

Cincom Smart Selling

JULY 14, 2016

It was one of our field sales reps. Visibility into your sales channel will help you find the RFPs sitting in the sales inbox before the rep even knows they are there. Marketing utilizes content as product and information/data as currency in the guided-selling world. It was precisely 4:48 p.m.

Channels 69

Channels Proposal Collateral Licensing 69

Partners in Excellence

JULY 30, 2017

Channels have always been a critical part of most organizations’ Go To Customer strategies. They are critical to extending our coverage of the market, accessing markets with specialized expertise, and in helping provide our customers more complete solutions. Your Channel Partners Aren’t The Enemy!

Channels 48

Channels Lead Rank Face-to-face Customer 48

Hubspot Sales

MARCH 21, 2018

But, in today’s market, the two roles are blending -- and both have become a vital part of sales organization structure. Inside sales offers a leaner, more automated approach, while outside sales capitalizes on the in-person interaction and power of face-to-face communication. So, which go-to-market should you choose?

Outside Sales 143

Outside Sales Hiring Face-to-face Inside Sales 143

Partners in Excellence

JUNE 28, 2022

It enables us to do new and different things, address new and different opportunities/markets, shift our strategies, products, markets. For example, adding a new feature or capability to a product might expand the market or extend the life of a product. It enables us to… well, innovate. Innovation underlies change.

Field Sales 125

Field Sales Retail Industry Segment 125

Hubspot Sales

APRIL 8, 2020

Field sales has been dying for years. The modern salesperson still feels that the field is their rightful place of battle. It’s time to face this new reality and reengineer our sales environments to exploit the spoils of it! Why Inside Sales is Outpacing Field Sales. The Inside-Out Sales Function.

Inside Sales 126

Inside Sales Hiring Scale Face-to-face 126

HeavyHitter Sales

JANUARY 18, 2014

Average New Deal Size The average new deal size reported for field sales was $166,000 and new deal size for inside sales was $19,000. SMB Specialization Sixty-three percent responded that they have specialized inside salespeople that are dedicated to SMB (small to medium business) or mid-market sales.   12.

Telecommunications 126

Telecommunications Quota Inside Sales Field Sales 126

Zoominfo

AUGUST 12, 2020

But what does the structure of a B2B sales organization look like as we enter the next decade? What focus areas should Chief Revenue Officers be asking themselves as they plan out go-to-market motions. But before we do, let’s examine where things go wrong and address perhaps the most challenging problem sales leaders face: turnover.

B2B 100

B2B Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Top of Funnel 100

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 21, 2023

To have a successful product launch, you need to craft a thoughtful, actionable, effective go-to-market (GTM) strategy framework. Without proper planning, it’s impossible to know if you’re chasing the wrong audience, are too early or too late to a given market, or targeting a market that's too saturated with similar solutions.

Paid Content 98

Paid Content Top of Funnel Lead Rank Webinar Metrics 98

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

And how can you help your reps hit their sales targets? Traditional outreach channels are overused. These two channels have been used for decades, but that means prospects have developed strategies to avoid being disturbed by pushy salespeople. Cold outreach and prospecting are marketing activities. Let’s dive in.

Quota 123

Quota Meeting Cold Calling Channels 123

Partners in Excellence

JUNE 12, 2015

New tools and analytics enable manufacturers to more effectively engage customers regardless of the channel they choose at the moment. The tools enable us to have consistent conversations that build on each other as the customer engages us in different channels.

Channels 48

Channels B2C Margin Face-to-face 48

Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 15, 2015

There’s a lot written about the shift from field sales to inside sales. It makes sense–but I wonder is there really much of a distinction between inside and outside sales. Perhaps our notions of inside and outside sales are outdated and we might be better served just focusing on sales.

Field Sales 48

Field Sales Face-to-face Lead Rank Inside Sales 48

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

They do this by first identifying and focusing on the sales motions that are best for their product, team, and customer. In this article we’ll review the four main sales motions B2B SaaS teams use: Field sales ( outside sales ). Inside sales. Low-touch sales. No-touch sales. Field Sales.

Top of Funnel 122

Top of Funnel Examples Lead Rank ActiveConversion 122

SBI

JUNE 25, 2020

Successful sellers will be able to articulate how their solution will help a business over the next 12-24 months, whether that business is working toward expedited digital transformation efforts or is eager to find a tool to help them be more competitive in the field. Q: HOW DOES YOUR SOLUTION HELP SELLERS IMPROVE THE BUYING EXPERIENCE? .

Scale 120

Scale Buyer Case Study Banking 120

Partners in Excellence

JUNE 25, 2017

We had a wide ranging discussion on leveraging channels and partnerships to drive more effective engagement with customers. Bill Corbin (BC): I’ve been involved in various aspects of “channels” for most of my career—both working in the channel and in roles with major companies like CenturyLink.

Channels 97

Channels Segment Resources Distribution 97

Partners in Excellence

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Marketing presents their programs and plans. Sales presents their plans, what they are going to do to achieve their numbers. But when we reviewed marketing’s and sales’ plans, they didn’t have anything in those plans to support the launch and ramping of the products. Today, I sat on a review.

Channels 83

Channels Lead Rank Lead Scoring Forecasting 83

Sales Hacker

MARCH 22, 2018

What sales outsourcing should NOT be: Indirect sales channels like resellers, solution partners, etc. Opportunistic side bets by signing up some commission-only sales agents. Assigning sales functions to other departments (we’ve seen R&D doing sourcing). Entering new markets (geographically or target-segment).

Outsourcing Services 90

Outsourcing Services Sales Outsourcing Ideal Customer Profile B2B 90

SalesforLife

JULY 28, 2019

Over the last couple of years, many of our customers have been asking us to identify the go-to-market strategy, and specific execution points, around selling in teams. This round table should include a representative of every sales function that touches the customer: The top of funnel with SDRs. Account executives (your quarterbacks).

Pipeline 93

Pipeline Case Study Top of Funnel Territories 93

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

But Kavadellas recognizes the golf course doesn’t suit everyone as an effective setting for a sales meeting. Orasi’s team of 12 field sales reps is supplemented with 10 inside salespeople who call on a second tier of prospects. What does it mean for B2B sales managers as they strategize for 2021? Take any trend?—?social,

Demand Generation Targets 120

Demand Generation Targets Outsourcing Services Face-to-face Travel 120

SBI

JUNE 12, 2018

In this series, we ask Sales Tech Executives to describe how their solution can change a sales organization in a significant way. We call it Sales Tech Game Changers. This week I interview Brendan Cournoyer, VP of Marketing for Brainshark. Connect with him on Twitter or LinkedIn.

Sales Enablement 139

Sales Enablement Hiring Video How To 139

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

And let’s not forget, most organizations offer solutions that address multiple problems to either expand their addressable market or maximize the lifetime value of its existing customer base. There is a fundamental difference between a Total Addressable Market (TAM) and what your true active market. Timing is everything.

Top of Funnel 100

Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profile Funnel Sales Qualified Lead 100

Partners in Excellence

JUNE 6, 2012

.” It offers an interesting view and initiates a great conversation on critical elements of developing and implementing a customer focused “Go To Market Strategy.” As we (our companies) develop our Go To Market Strategies and our Sales Stacks, we have to start with the customer. Why Do They Buy?

Hiring 107

Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Maximizer System 107

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

When he moved from field sales to a digital-first approach, Castro found himself overwhelmed by the sheer volume of administrative work that went into prospecting. Finding companies in new markets, identifying individual prospects and their contact info — it’s all right there in one place.”

Prospecting 130

Prospecting Hiring Face-to-face Intent Data 130

MarketJoy

AUGUST 4, 2022

But with the rise of mass media, the opening up of new markets, and the massive growth of social media, the game has changed completely. What we need as sales professionals is an easier way to do business, a more effective and more efficient way. What we need is a channel that connects with the customer.

Hiring 98

Hiring Face-to-face B2B Scale 98

Vengreso

JUNE 27, 2022

Also gone are the days when ideal customers from your target companies are knocking at your sales team’s doors in droves. Although cold calling, inbound marketing, inside sales and field sales still have a place in the sales planning of many companies, the modern B2B buyer is looking for a different type of interaction with B2B sellers.

B2B 128

B2B Top of Funnel Decision Maker Ideal Customer Profile 128

Tony Hughes

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

Instead they talk about ‘customer experience’ initiatives and CRM is merely one piece of the puzzle (marketing automation, portals, mobility, social, etc.). Build tailored interfaces and processes for staff, partners and customers and provide relevant interfaces though any channel including web, mobile, call center, field sales or social.

CRM 82

CRM Strategy Customer Epiphany 82

Mindtickle

MAY 30, 2024

Launching a new product or expanding into a new market can be exciting for a business. The truth is that a lot of behind-the-scenes planning must take place before a new product hits the market. The truth is that a lot of behind-the-scenes planning must take place before a new product hits the market. But who needs one?

Ideal Customer Profile 52

Ideal Customer Profile Top of Funnel Strategy Buyer Persona 52

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 8, 2019

Sales leaders can’t use their intuition to guide their decisions — not only are they dealing with a huge amount of information, but the risk of failure is high. That’s why successful companies obsessively measure everything about their go-to-market model, sales strategy, and salespeople. Sales Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

Cost per Acquisition 144

Cost per Acquisition Lead Rank Churn Webinar Metrics 144

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Sales leaders in charge of new revenue growth have felt this change in their core. Businesses moved their entire customer experience and go-to-market online, many for the first time. Teams that traditionally sold in person had to pivot to an inside sales model. Before this year, there was already a clear split in sales models.

Hubspot 126

Hubspot Lead Rank Opportunity Face-to-face 126

Hubspot Sales

JUNE 28, 2022

And I'll tell you, after a long career in field sales, I certainly see the shift in preference to speed, and speed to make a decision, versus that in-person necessity.". Additionally, marketing metrics are becoming increasingly vital for any sales organization to monitor. How would you prefer to collaborate with us?'

Hiring 121

Hiring Strategy Lead Rank Hubspot 121