Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast. Lessons from inside sales mid-pandemic [18:50]. Kristin on the future of sales [23:04]. Sam Jacobs: This week, we’ve got another great episode for you with Kristin Twining , VP of business development and inside sales for FireMon. We’re on iTunes. And on Stitcher.

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Inside Sales Field Sales Policies Travel 131

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Turning a free sign-up into an enterprise logo involves a multi-step process that requires careful planning, design, and execution. Take a more hands-on approach to inside sales. Freemium to premium is one thing but how do we turn a sign-up into a wall-wall, big enterprise logo? Anyway, let’s get into it.

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Enterprise Enterprise Scale Lead Rank 121

No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 9, 2014

” and makes the case for why younger reps can be great at inside sales. For more on what it takes for seasoned sales professionals to succeed in the digital age, check out my LinkedIn Publisher post, “ You Don’t Have to Be a Millennial to Top the Social Media Charts.”

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Hiring Fashion Small Business Small Business 285

SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 24, 2013

Increase the likelihood of hiring in sales and marketing talent that is highly relevant to the shifted industry. Benchmark an employee test results against the test results from the super stars inside companies who have already made it through the industry shift. Want to see an example?

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Lead Rank Industry Lead Scoring Scale 288

Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

What happens when a Global Head of Sales, an Inside Sales Director, and an Account Executive walk into a bar? They sit around a table and share actionable insights about their company’s transition from SMB to enterprise sales. . Why they restructured their B2B sales team into three key verticals. Mid-market.

Enterprise 107

Enterprise Enterprise Penetration How To 107

Pointclear

MAY 5, 2017

Sales managers must acknowledge that AI is going to make its way into the ways in which sales people work, prospect, and sell. In our open dialogue with InsideSales’ CMO Mike Plante we explore ways that inside sales rep productivity (code word for revenue) is shifting for the better. The host is Jim Obermayer.

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InsideSales Inside Sales Revenue Webinar Metrics 113

Openview

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

A new study from Process Street in partnership with sales email tool PersistIQ reveals the inside sales outreach of the world’s 281 top SaaS companies, and how they respond when a high-ticket lead (in this case, we used Vodafone) signs up for a free trial or demo. Summary of the key findings. appeared first on OpenView Labs.

Enterprise 118

Enterprise Enterprise Company Marketo 118

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

What is inside sales? What is outside sales. Should you use inside or outside sales? How can inside and outside sales work together? Skills and qualifications necessary for inside sales. Skills and qualifications necessary for outside sales. What Is Inside Sales?

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Outside Sales Inside Sales Hiring Top of Funnel 100

Close.io

OCTOBER 9, 2019

In this post, we’re sharing three inside sales job descriptions that you can steal and personalize for your business in order to attract the right sales talent in 2020! Job description template: junior inside sales professional. ? Job description template: inside sales leader. ? Let’s get going.

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Inside Sales Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Sales Qualified Lead 91

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Phase 2 - Develop Go To Market Plan - Many sales VPs don’t know the best route to market. You may need to increase the size of inside sales. Phase 3 - Sales Force Design - How many reps and what type? Steve is a VP of The Americas of a large enterprise software company. You may need more partners. An Example.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Inside sales jobs are growing at a staggering rate, and it’s not hard to see why. Most companies offer uncapped commissions for their inside sales positions. Almost any lifestyle you can imagine for yourself is possible with an inside sales role. First, let’s look at what inside sales is.

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Inside Sales Tools Sales Qualified Lead Strategy 95

No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 28, 2018

When Forrester conducted the same research two years later, in 2017 , they predicted that “upskilled inside sales will play an even greater role in all phases of SMB and enterprise sales than initially predicted in 2015.”. Because sales AI doesn’t have human emotions.

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Referrals Cold Calling Inside Sales Enterprise 232

Score More Sales

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Matt (check out his blog here ) talked about hiring myths in sales – specifically whether previous industry experience is required for your sales position and even whether previous sales experience is required. He was promoted from inside sales to a coveted outside position within 2 years.

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B2B Hiring Webinar Metrics Lead Rank 240

The Pipeline

JULY 22, 2013

I have worked with a number of sales organizations that have brought people in as say sales admins, then they move to inside sales, either in a support, or some form of outbound calling, then to field sales, all the way up to enterprise or national account status.

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Hiring Licensing Health Care Sales Talent 267

No More Cold Calling

JUNE 12, 2014

He’s the author of hundreds of training resources on inside sales, telesales, and prospecting for outside sales reps—including audios, videos, his long-running (27 years) “Telephone Selling Report” newsletter, books, and online training. Associations Enterprise Sales Management Salespeople Small Business'

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Objections Face-to-face Small Business Small Business 240

Score More Sales

JUNE 30, 2014

Don’t act like an enterprise company that is immovable. Keep it Fresh – the best ingredients are fresh ones, and so are the fresh insights your sales team needs to have with potential buyers and existing clients. Lori Richardson is recognized on Forbes as one of the “Top 30 Social Sales Influencers” worldwide.

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Territories Commission 247

SBI

DECEMBER 4, 2018

John: TechTarget’s data and insight products for sales called Priority Engine and Qualified Sales Opportunities are built on proprietary knowledge of enterprise purchase intentions and the specific people involved in them within accounts. John: We specialize in the enterprise technology space, across 100+ specialty categories.

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Intent Data Intent Data Enterprise 139

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. Considerations for Inside vs Field Sales Reps.

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B2B Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Top of Funnel 200

Pointclear

JULY 11, 2011

It was interesting to see all three companies use similar descriptions in their SEC filings for both their sales and marketing activity and their market challenges. Sales and marketing activity. Selling subscriptions via a direct sales force. Sales force efforts include field sales and inside sales teams using the phone.

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Outsourcing Services Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead NetSuite 173

DialSource

JULY 8, 2020

At this point, there is no more discussion about inside sales vs outside sales and which is more optimal in terms of a company’s growth strategy. . Based on the 2020 pandemic and corresponding lockdown measures, overnight, everyone was transformed into an inside sales or digital selling role.

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Inside Sales Scale Outside Sales Face-to-face 69

No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 18, 2011

Hence, the question on one top social community site: “What are the top 3-5 ways that inside sales reps can turn cold calling into smart calling, and what are the benefits of doing so?” And it continued, “High quality answers may be included in an upcoming report on inside sales.”.

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Cold Calling Social Media Referrals Decision Maker 220

HeavyHitter Sales

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

In turn, the field salespeople would be supported by inside sales representatives who helped them complete their daily tasks.    Today, the traditional sales organization structure is undergoing a significant change. Twenty-one percent reported a shift from inside sales to a field sales model.

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Trends Lead Rank Scale Inside Sales 124

Sales Hacker

JUNE 17, 2020

The longer and more complex the sales cycle is (like in enterprise sales), the longer and more complex the onboarding and training process will be. I’ll walk you through my process to identify these difficult-to-teach skills, and how you can use that to find your perfect enterprise sales rep.

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Hiring Enterprise Enterprise Company 76

Zoominfo

JULY 6, 2021

In the new world of sales, being well connected is no longer as important as being well informed. The Rise of Inside Sales. Inside sales became prevalent in the 1980s when companies wanted to sell large volumes of their products without having to travel. Throughout the 90s, inside sales teams grew in prominence.

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Lead Rank Ideal Customer Profile Inside Sales Outside Sales 147

Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

An essential tool for doing that deep dive to gain intelligence about the account is your inside sales team or telemarketing firm. You might already have a generic white paper, for instance, entitled “How to Increase Efficiency with Enterprise Content Management.”

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Account Based Marketing Sales Qualified Lead Ideal Customer Profile Account 174

Closer's Coffee

APRIL 23, 2020

Here’s What You Need To Know About The Inside Sales and Outside Sales Roles. As companies seek to grow their sales numbers it’s not always clear which sales approach to take. As companies seek to grow their sales numbers it’s not always clear which sales approach to take. Inside Sales Reps.

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Outside Sales Inside Sales Face-to-face Salary 64

Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

This survey gathered responses from over 250 B2B outside sales leaders and professionals across SMB, Mid-Market, and Enterprise level corporations. Mid-market enterprises are those which generate an estimated annual revenue between $10 and $100 million. Inside Sales CRMs for Outside Sales Teams.

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Outside Sales Field Sales Oracle Enterprise 110

MEDDIC

MAY 5, 2020

Inside Sales, B2B, any US city. There is nothing more fulfilling than succeeding the Sales Job at a Sales School! In just 2 years of existence, MEDDIC Academy has trained thousands of Sales Executives, and is expanding now with a 3 digits growth rate. We sell SALES TRAINING; online courses and in-person sessions.

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Hiring Inside Sales B2B Oracle 52

Gong.io

JULY 11, 2022

These are the luxuries afforded to the typical inside sales rep. But aside from the obvious environmental difference, there’s a lot more that separates inside from outside sales teams, and that’s what we’re going to explore here. What is inside sales? . Inside sales vs. outside sales .

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Inside Sales Outsourcing Services Hiring Sales Qualified Lead 62

Mindtickle

APRIL 9, 2024

Many deals are closed today without the buyer and seller meeting face-to-face, a practice known as inside sales. The shift to remote sales accelerated during the pandemic. Gartner predicts that by 2025, 80% of B2B sales interactions will occur via digital channels. How is it different from outside sales?

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Without further ado, here are some of the female movers-and-shakers who are creating powerful ripple effects and paving the path for the next generation of women sales leaders. Amy Appleyard – SVP Global Inside Sales at Carbon Black, Inc. She was recognized as a leading sales mentor by Women in Sales North America.

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Top of Funnel Hiring Scale Lead Rank 111

Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 12, 2017

And The Bridge Group , an inside sales consulting firm, calculated the average base salary for a SaaS inside sales rep to be $60,000 -- with on-target earnings of $118,000. As with most sales jobs, commission is commonly added on top of the base salary and varies per individual compensation plans. Self-service.

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Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Lead Scoring Salary 144

SendBuzz

APRIL 25, 2023

Are you unsure which sales team to focus on to drive your business’s sales? B2B Inside sales? Or Outside sales? Well, deciding between inside sales and outside sales can be tricky for businesses. So, read on to discover which sales strategy is the most suitable for your company’s growth.

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Outside Sales Inside Sales B2B Face-to-face 52

Sales Hacker

APRIL 10, 2018

Setbacks of using a 2-Stage inside sales organization. Pro-user, SMB, Enterprise, this requires a specific Go To Market strategy. Think of the differences of calling on a pro-user vs. an enterprise. CASE IN POINT: In the late 90s, SkyStream followed Cisco’s footsteps in infrastructure sales. 1) Across regions.

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Lead Rank Strategy Segment Marketing 96

Score More Sales

JULY 17, 2013

Gerhard had been in the UK recently for a Sales 2.0 We are eliminating phone calls since we are much more focused and more productive using video calls” – David Keene, Head of Enterprise Marketing, Google, UK. Session there, and he was most impressed by something Google is doing causing tremendous success. “We

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Hiring B2B Video Lead Rank 192

DiscoverOrg Sales

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Exhibit B: Enterprise organizations have multiple similar job titles. The most strategic salespeople use the org charts throughout the sales cycle to ensure they have the buying committee fully engaged. These were super high-value contacts for us that had a high likelihood to already be in the area for Dreamforce.

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Ideal Customer Profile Data Scale Marketing 202

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. Inside Sales.

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Top of Funnel Examples Lead Rank ActiveConversion 132