No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

I’ve summarized interviews with three successful women in tech sales, and share why and how they outsell their peers. The first is Sue, a successful field sales manager in a tech company. And that personal touch is part of what makes women great sales leaders. Ellen is an engineer turned vice president of channel sales.

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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.

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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. Rather than dialing up a sales rep, customers and prospects visit the vendor sales portal for additional information about products.

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Channels Proposal Collateral Licensing 69

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. In some cases, companies that previously only had field. Takeaway: ?Sales

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Traditional outreach channels are overused. When I ask prospects what tools they use for cold outreach , I get the same answer over and over — cold calling and cold emailing. These two channels have been used for decades, but that means prospects have developed strategies to avoid being disturbed by pushy salespeople.

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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.

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Inside Sales Hiring Scale Face-to-face 126

Zoominfo

AUGUST 12, 2020

Popular to contrary belief, sales teams can not only survive in the age of buyer empowerment, but use buying behavior to their advantage — so long as processes and prospecting tools that help engage the right buyer, at the right time, with the right message. Inside Sales or Field Sales? (or

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

You’ll have three variables to test: the channel you advertise on, the audience you target, and the message you share. Possible paid digital ad channels might be LinkedIn, Google Ads, Facebook, and Twitter. Test the various channels and continue advertising on those showing high conversions. Choose a sales strategy.

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Paid Content Top of Funnel Lead Rank Webinar Metrics 145

Troops

JUNE 20, 2018

“It’s next to impossible to get reps using Salesforce in the field…this has turned into a logistical nightmare”. When Randy Allen, VP of Sales at Honor, looked at his field sales team, he saw great intention but poor adherence to process. On the other hand, field sales loved Slack. Nice job team!

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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.

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

Richardson

JULY 28, 2021

Now, as sales organizations work to define the “new normal” many are making virtual selling a permanent part of their selling and prospecting model. In fact, research from Veeva shows that 88% of field sales professionals use digital channels to contact and engage their healthcare buyers.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 16, 2022

In today’s environment, it’s getting harder to connect with prospects on a cold call. Field work went away because events went away, and field sales and outside sales all went away or went inside,” says Nina Wooten, director of demand generation at ZoomInfo. The worst day to call? Fridays fare almost as poorly.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

There are simple, yet critical questions that every lead acquisition program needs to have answered up front before prospecting commences: Who stands to benefit from your solution? How many of your prospects are truly ready to make the purchase? Especially in B2B prospecting. Timing is everything. Never lose that human touch.

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Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profile Funnel Sales Qualified Lead 100

SBI

JUNE 25, 2020

Q: WHAT ARE THE TOP WAYS COMPANIES CAN TRANSFORM SALES TO IMPROVE THEIR PROSPECTS' BUYING EXPERIENCE IN THE NEXT 12-24 MONTHS. No matter how effective content delivery is across channels, it’s not going to make a difference in improving the overall buyer experience if the content being shared is not useful to the buyer.

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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). 2) Building a repeatable sales model.

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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.

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B2B Top of Funnel Decision Maker Ideal Customer Profile 128

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

In fact, Kavadellas, CEO of Georgia-based Orasi, a software developer, reseller and consulting firm, was scheduled to play a round with a client and a prospect the day after we spoke with him in November for this story. But Kavadellas recognizes the golf course doesn’t suit everyone as an effective setting for a sales meeting.

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SalesHandy

MAY 6, 2021

Let’s explore the definition of Inside sales, along with differences, Steps and strategies that make for the Inside sales process. What is Inside Sales? Inside sales is the process of prospecting, qualifying, nurturing and closing sales deals remotely. Inside Sales vs. Outside Sales.

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Inside Sales Ideal Customer Profile Benefit Top of Funnel 75

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Before this year, there was already a clear split in sales models. Most companies opted either for a purely inside sales model, where reps primarily sell remotely, or a purely outside sales model, where field sales reps broker face to face deals. Blanket outreach or prospecting will be ignored, and worse, despised.

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Hubspot Lead Rank Opportunity Face-to-face 126

SalesHandy

APRIL 25, 2021

They are probably the most important and impactful communication channel for your sales team. This is why there needs to be solid processes and steps in place on how to make a sales call. When done correctly, a sales call process will enable you in making successful sales calls, repeatedly and predictively.

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Sales Qualified Lead Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring 98

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 8, 2019

Conversion rate by sales funnel stage (by team and by individual). Lead Generation Sales Metrics. How well are your salespeople prospecting? Email Sales Metrics. Phone Sales Metrics. Percentage of prospects who agree to a conversation. Percentage of prospects who move to the next step. Call-backs.

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Cost per Acquisition Lead Rank Churn Webinar Metrics 144

Crunchbase

JUNE 21, 2022

Inside sales strategies leverage technology to connect with leads and convert them into customers without the need for either party to travel or meet in person. Possible communication channels include: Email Phone calls Video calls CRM (Customer Relationship Management) tools Social media. What is outside sales?

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Outside Sales Inside Sales Hiring Face-to-face 97

Salesmate

MAY 13, 2021

Field sales dominate companies with median deals of over $50,000, while inside sales strategies were the most popular among companies with $1,000-$25,000 median deal sizes. It’s critical to be able to follow up with potential leads across multiple channels. Following up with potential prospects. Image Source ).

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Top of Funnel Follow-up 97

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 21, 2023

While the funnel is centered around the awareness, consideration, and decision stages of the customer’s journey, the circular flywheel focuses on attracting, engaging, and delighting prospects, leads, and customers. You’ll have three variables to test: the channel you advertise on, the audience you target, and the message you share.

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Paid Content Top of Funnel Lead Rank Webinar Metrics 98

Mindtickle

APRIL 9, 2024

The shift to remote sales accelerated during the pandemic. Gartner predicts that by 2025, 80% of B2B sales interactions will occur via digital channels. By 2025 0 % of B2B sales interactions will happen via digital channels When it comes to inside sales, you may have questions like: What is inside sales?

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Inside Sales Face-to-face Hiring Outside Sales 52

SalesLoft

MAY 2, 2017

Phone and email are the bread and butter of the modern sales rep and this is not likely to change anytime soon. While new channels like social selling have carved out a niche of their own, they’re unlikely to usurp phone and email for the simple reason that those new channels are not used as frequently by the customer.

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SalesHandy

MAY 22, 2020

Outbound and Inbound sales are two different roads towards the same destination. Both methods follow the process of lead generation, prospecting and closure, but in differing techniques. Inbound sales is focussed on pull selling whereas outbound sales is more of a push selling. Types of outbound sales reps.

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Vengreso

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Sales teams around the world have been forced to quickly adapt and learn remote selling techniques, due to the coronavirus pandemic. million professional salespeople in the U.S , and field sales make up 52.8%. Your outside field sales reps have already been doing some of these activities. According to U.S.

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Hiring Face-to-face Lead Rank Lead Scoring 104

Sales Hacker

APRIL 17, 2019

Work in Slack happens in channels, so all the right people can be included, all relevant information kept in one place, and new team members are able to get up to speed easily. In short “sound bites,” you can share your thoughts, tell a story, or connect with your prospects and peers. With Slack, teams are better connected.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 20, 2021

And it doesn’t mean just casting a huge net over a broad range of prospects, verticals, and new markets. You need to measure and repeat so you and your sales team only put effort into promising prospects abroad. This can include digital marketing, outbound lead generation, inside sales and field sales.

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Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Outsourcing Services Sales Qualified Lead 104

Vengreso

MARCH 22, 2022

The reply would be: “Vengreso helps business owners, reps, and sales teams to create more sales conversations and grow their sales pipeline through digital sales prospecting training.”. Also, to assess candidates’ interpersonal skills , you can conduct a role-play through a series of sales phone calls.

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Vengreso

MARCH 22, 2022

The reply would be: “Vengreso helps business owners, reps, and sales teams to create more sales conversations and grow their sales pipeline through digital sales prospecting training.”. Also, to assess candidates’ interpersonal skills , you can conduct a role-play through a series of sales phone calls.

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The Digital Sales Institute

JANUARY 23, 2019

One of the many benefits around sales training online is that salespeople can learn new sales skills at their own pace, wherever they are and at a time that suits them. This channel for sales training fits perfect for inside sales, time restricted sales people, remote or dispersed sales teams and in the field sales professionals.

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DialSource

JULY 8, 2020

For example, outside sales reps close deals the old-fashioned way, typically face-to-face. These field sales teams tend to travel often, attending trade shows and conferences in order to schmooze prospects over a meal or round of golf. . Inside Sales Is Here to Stay — Here’s Why . Lower costs and higher profits.

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Inside Sales Scale Outside Sales Face-to-face 69

Sales Hacker

MARCH 2, 2020

Mastering the Complex Sale. Sales Development and Prospecting. The Sales Development Playbook. Outbound Sales, No Fluff. Fanatical Prospecting. Combo Prospecting. High-Profit Prospecting. Predictable Prospecting. Mastering the Complex Sale, 2nd ed. The Seller’s Challenge.

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Top of Funnel Lead Rank Hiring Handbook 143

Miller Heiman Group

JULY 11, 2019

Deliver Consistently Great Customer Experiences on Every Channel. Today, the buying process allows sellers to engage with buyers at multiple touchpoints—on websites, through email, phone—and through multiple contacts, whether through inside sales, field sales, channel partners or service representatives.

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Customer Face-to-face Top of Funnel Case Study 55

Mindtickle

MAY 30, 2024

Finally, sales plans define how an organization will sell its products and services. For example, prospects may be able to purchase the product on their own with a credit card, a strategy known as self-service sales. Or, a sales rep may be responsible for guiding prospects through the funnel.

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