Sales Training Connection

MAY 12, 2014

Senior sales leadership spends a great deal of time thinking about how to improve sales productivity. They invest in sales training . They change compensation systems and territorial designs. Adding Channels. Increasingly companies are moving to multiple channels.

Top of Funnel 112

Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Lead Funnel Inside Sales 112

Close.io

JANUARY 14, 2019

If you’ve got ambitions of becoming a top inside sales rep at your company, you’re going to have to build and sharpen these critical sales skills first. Many of these sales skills can be relatively quickly learned and cultivated through self-education and a relentless dedication to bettering yourself in your sales role.

Inside Sales 108

Inside Sales Top of Funnel Cold Calling Sales Qualified Lead 108

A Sales Guy

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Potential 2013 sales growth “maneuvers and stratagems:” Mine the base. Grow the sales organization (hire more people). Establish a channel. Establish new sales processess and procedures (Tighten the ship). Realign territories. Implement sales operations function. Restructure sales team.

Strategy 116

Strategy Hiring Penetration Churn 116

Zoominfo

AUGUST 12, 2020

Inside Sales or Field Sales? (or Adoption of inside sales models has grown significantly in recent years. The idea is that sales reps prospect from central or remote locations, in a more structured environment. Inside sales reps can handle smaller, more local accounts and offer support to field sales.

B2B 100

B2B Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Top of Funnel 100

Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 14, 2015

They can’t afford to hire enough sales people to cover the markets, they don’t have enough deep expertise in certain markets, they need to collaborate with others to provide a complete solution to their customers. In the end, through this benign neglect, the channel never quite reaches it’s potential.

Outsourcing Services 48

Outsourcing Services Channels Penetration Territories 48

SalesforLife

JULY 28, 2019

Honestly, it’s crazy to think that in 2019 and going into the 2020s, some companies aren’t thinking holistically as a selling unit about how to target key accounts , geographic territories, or verticals. This round table should include a representative of every sales function that touches the customer: The top of funnel with SDRs.

Pipeline 93

Pipeline Case Study Top of Funnel Territories 93

HeavyHitter Sales

MARCH 5, 2014

It is during this stage that the sales model is first established, whether the sales organization will sell directly via outside field salespeople, over the phone with inside salespeople, or through channel partners. “We Since territories have been split numerous times, the answer revolves around specialization.

Hiring 108

Hiring Scale Territories Penetration 108

SBI

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Bloomfire gives your team fingertip-access to all the sales training they need to spike sales fast videos, presentations, spreadsheets, and more.Sales reps can ask questions – and get answers… from product managers, sales managers and each other. Phone, email, SMS and other channels are the lifeblood of inside sales.

Vendor 139

Vendor Twitter InsideView InsideSales 139

Alice Heiman

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The Power of Inside Sales Early on, Jain recognized that the best way to scale Egnyte was by building an inside sales team focused on mid-market customers. Our inside sales model gave us the ability to scale while keeping acquisition costs low and sales cycles short,” said Vineet.

Lead Rank 62

Lead Rank Scale Lead Scoring Inside Sales 62

Crunchbase

JUNE 21, 2022

There comes a time when every business needs to decide on its primary sales strategy, which usually means considering inside sales vs. outside sales, or settling on a blend between the two. It’s no shock that the sales industry landscape has changed considerably over the last couple of years. What is inside sales?

Outside Sales 97

Outside Sales Inside Sales Hiring Face-to-face 97

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Buyers want all this whenever and wherever they please, across channels and devices. 13 Sales Productivity Lessons from the Experts. If you’re a regular reader of the ZoomInfo blog, you’ve seen quite a bit about sales and marketing productivity in the last few weeks. 4 Sales Enablement Tools to Increase B2B Sales Productivity.

B2B 176

B2B Face-to-face Sales Education 176

Engage Selling

APRIL 2, 2012

Before you know it, inside sales is battling with field sales, direct reps are at the throats of the channel team, and you’re caught in the middle of the fray. Review and edit the plan with your sales manager, and bring a non-sales manager into the discussion for a different point of view.

Compensation 79

Compensation Commission Territories Guidelines 79

Close.io

JANUARY 14, 2019

If you’ve got ambitions of becoming a top inside sales rep at your company, you’re going to have to build and sharpen these critical sales skills first. Many of these sales skills can be relatively quickly learned and cultivated through self-education and a relentless dedication to bettering yourself in your sales role.

Inside Sales 71

Inside Sales Top of Funnel Cold Calling Sales Qualified Lead 71

Delicious Sales

MAY 2, 2012

Sales (12918). Sales Management (2614). Inside Sales (849). Channels (799). Outside Sales (81). Brian, CMO of Lattice Engines, recently presented a session on predictive analytics at the Inside Sales Virtual Summit. In 2009, there were 800,000 inside sales departments. Customer 2.0

Lead Rank 99

Lead Rank Leads360 Lead Scoring Top of Funnel 99

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 8, 2019

Percentage of sales reps attaining 100% quota. Revenue by territory. Activity Sales Metrics. These sales metrics show what salespeople are doing on a daily basis. Activity metrics are “manageable,” meaning sales managers can directly influence them. Channel Sales Metrics. Sales KPIs by Team Type.

Cost per Acquisition 145

Cost per Acquisition Lead Rank Churn Webinar Metrics 145

OutboundView

AUGUST 16, 2019

You’ll have outside salespeople prospecting or inside sales people helping close deals. Inside sales and outside sales roles have very different responsibilities. Let’s take a look at the two: inside sales vs outside sales, and see how they square up. . Inside Sales.

Outside Sales 31

Outside Sales Inside Sales Salary Hiring 31

OutboundView

AUGUST 14, 2019

Sales organizations today are commonly organized in two groups, outside sales and inside sales. Inside salespeople reach out to possible prospects and find new sales opportunities. Inside salespeople are also called business development representatives, or sales development reps. Short History.

Inside Sales 31

Inside Sales Outsourcing Services Telemarketing Salary 31

Factor 8

AUGUST 8, 2019

You’ll find BDR/SDR roles reporting into Marketing about as often as to Sales, but the growing trend is moving them out of marketing and into sales. lead forms or inbound calls), qualifying, and routing them to the appropriate sales channel. They own the top accounts and the dense territories. Let’s move on. .

Inside Sales 31

Inside Sales Hiring Lead Rank Top of Funnel 31

Partners in Excellence

APRIL 25, 2016

Hire a bunch of people, give them territories with goals and turn them loose to sell. There were variations of that theme, sometimes we used indirect sales organizations, like manufacturer’s reps, resellers, channel partners, and others to sell for us. Sometimes all the selling was done over the phone. No related posts.

Hiring 48

Hiring Face-to-face Territories Segment 48

Close.io

DECEMBER 2, 2019

If you locate your prospects in high concentration in a territory, then cold canvassing will work well. Monroe Systems for Business built a personalized system using Smart Views in Close to look at their territory level data granularly. Travel costs - Does your territory require traveling by air or commuting by their cars?

Campaigns 80

Campaigns Cold Calling Territories Face-to-face 80

Partners in Excellence

MARCH 22, 2017

I read an article in which the position was put forth, “Inside sales does not have the responsibility for creating pipeline, only the responsibility for selling. Enter the realm of account management/territory. Organizations solve this by creating hybrid/overlay sales organizations.

Territories 48

Territories Segment Inside Sales Pipeline 48

Partners in Excellence

JUNE 6, 2012

How they buy shapes our sales deployment model–Do we have a field sales model, inside sales, channel, retail, eCommerce, or some combination? In Business Management, we would look at things like the sales process, metrics, systems, tools, training, incentives. What Is Their Buying Process?

Hiring 84

Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Maximizer System 84

Hubspot Sales

JULY 14, 2020

We encourage everyone on the team, from sales to engineering, to contribute to our online brand and work together as a team to create momentum. Internally, we have a Slack channel to support the social posts that team members create. Many of them were amplified on HubSpot’s social media channels, which provided great visibility.

Influencer 118

Influencer Industry Hiring Social Media 118

Markempa - Inside Sales

APRIL 25, 2024

Sounds simple, right?

B2B 52

B2B Compensation Scale Territories 52

LeadIQ

JULY 5, 2018

It doesn’t matter what you call the role: the sales development rep (SDR), the business development rep (BDR) or the inside sales rep (ISR). In the world of B2B sales, prospecting is often defined as the art and science of contacting leads or target accounts in hopes of creating opportunities for account executives.

Lead Rank 49

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Salary Comparison 49

Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Sam Jacobs: On today’s show, we’re talking to a friend, an insightful author and leader, and an expert on sales, Trish Bertuzzi. She’s going to be talking to us about team selling and how the concept of combined quotas with senior and junior account executives, converging on one territory, is coming back.

Outsourcing Services 87

Outsourcing Services Lead Rank Pivotal Enterprise 87

PandaDoc

APRIL 3, 2023

What is inside sales? Let’s kick things off with a definition of inside sales. The inside sales model is built around the idea of sales reps working from their desks, without leaving the office. This means the inside sales process relies on digital communication, as well as phone calls.

Outside Sales 52

Outside Sales Inside Sales Scale Lead Rank 52

Partners in Excellence

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

We tended to think of inside sales as those people sitting in the office, waiting for the phone to ring, just focused on small deals, doing very high volumes. In those ancient times, inside sales started changing a lot, primarily with new phone and computer technology. We field sales guys were, honestly, relieved.

Telemarketing 48

Telemarketing Inside Sales Face-to-face Field Sales 48

LeadIQ

JULY 5, 2018

It doesn’t matter what you call the role: the sales development rep (SDR), the business development rep (BDR) or the inside sales rep (ISR). In the world of B2B sales, prospecting is often defined as the art and science of contacting leads or target accounts in hopes of creating opportunities for account executives.

Lead Rank 40

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Salary Comparison 40

Vengreso

JULY 25, 2024

Types of Sales Outsourcing Engaging in sales outsourcing can provide varied frameworks designed to accommodate specific business needs and streamline their selling strategies. Such a model is extremely efficient for companies that depend on online communication channels and cater to an extensive target market.

Outsourcing Services 67

Outsourcing Services Sales Outsourcing Webinar Metrics Strategy 67

SugarCRM

JUNE 22, 2023

Embracing The Wave of Change With distribution channels and sales models in flux, manufacturers recognize the importance of building relationships with their customers. CRMs can provide crucial tools to manage these channels with omnichannel communication and ensure a frictionless customer experience (CX) across all touchpoints.

CRM 26

CRM Industry SugarCRM Webinar Metrics 26

Sales Evangelist

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

It evaluates how you sell today and infuses modern digital sales activities into your process. Account-based selling Account-based selling refers to focusing on a set number of accounts, whether it’s organized by territory or strategic value. Instead of relying on inbound leads or channel leads, you must go outbound.

Account 40

Account Lead Rank Infusion Lead Scoring 40

Mindtickle

JANUARY 27, 2016

Did you know that the latest inside sales report by The Bridge Group revealed that five months (and growing) was the average ramp-up time for new hires in SaaS companies? % Over a period of time, you can prove how you are influencing your win rate against specific competitors by channelling your efforts.

Sales Enablement 52

Sales Enablement Top of Funnel Hiring Sales Cycle 52

Mindtickle

JANUARY 27, 2016

Did you know that the latest inside sales report by The Bridge Group revealed that five months (and growing) was the average ramp-up time for new hires in SaaS companies? % Over a period of time, you can prove how you are influencing your win rate against specific competitors by channelling your efforts.

Sales Enablement 52

Sales Enablement Top of Funnel Hiring Sales Cycle 52

OutboundView

AUGUST 20, 2018

Inside sales. Outside sales structure (territory, industry, named accounts, etc.). How they treat partnerships (dedicated team or otherwise) and channel sales. Channels (direct, email, referrals, organic, paid, display). Outbound marketing. Paid advertising. Content development. Top visited pages.

Top of Funnel 28

Top of Funnel Hiring Marketing Social Media 28

LeadFuze

JANUARY 1, 2022

Productmarket-fit evaluation is essential to your go-to market strategy in any new territory you want to enter. Building a repeatable sales model. Sell direct or through channels, inside outsource sales team or field outsource sales team, inbound lead generation versus outbound cold calling.

Outsourcing Services 52

Outsourcing Services Sales Outsourcing Hiring Lead Rank 52

Sales Hacker

AUGUST 7, 2020

General Manager, Worldwide Partner Sales. Senior Director of WW Inside Sales. VP New business – Sales leader. Regional Vice President of Sales. Vice President of Sales. Vice President, NA Inside Sales. Regional VP Sales. EMEA Sales Director. Channel Account Executive.

Demand Generation Agencies 130

Demand Generation Agencies Hiring Enterprise Enterprise 130