Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Great inside sales training improves team performance, which can increase sales revenue. Be that reducing recruitment costs by retaining top-tier sales talent or training reps to automate non-selling activities with AI tech. Table of Contents What is inside sales training? Here are five reasons you should.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 31, 2020

These kinds of metrics often wind up under-appreciated or even unknown, but they can be crucial assets for keeping a pulse on your sales efforts. Here are 14 important inside sales metrics you should be tracking in 2020. Sales Activity Metrics. Sales Results Metrics. Call to Connect Ratio. Quota Attainment.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JULY 2, 2014

I have tremendous respect for the article''s author, Mark Roberge , who has built a great sales force over at Hubspot. They use Objective Management Group''s (OMG) Sales Candidate Assessments to identify the new kind of salespeople who will succeed there. And guess which book their salespeople read over at Hubspot?

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 5, 2020

Unfortunately, there still isn’t a gold standard or set of rules for sales leadership to use when building an enablement plan to support a remote workforce focused on inside sales. Let’s explore some crucial components you can keep in mind when constructing your own sales enablement strategy.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 7, 2024

But when an inside sales professional wants to establish their authority over the phone, they need to use their voice tone and pacing to get the point across. For example, a HubSpot sales rep would ask prospects if they were familiar with inbound marketing or inbound sales.

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APRIL 27, 2014

Have the best humans for sales and then equip them with technology for a superhuman performance. Mark Roberge, SVP Sales, Hubspot wrapped up the day with a fantastic session about how the Hubspot team scaled through science. Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies.

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Mindtickle

DECEMBER 8, 2022

That’s why it’s so important to invest in the right platforms for your sales teams: platforms that collect prospect and customer data, glean insights from every data point, and distill them into actionable sales pointers and even whole marketing campaigns. Enter Mindtickle and HubSpot.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2014

I spoke this week to a group of sales professionals at the new monthly Sales Accelerators event at Hubspot in Cambridge, MA. It is a new event here in the Boston area for sales reps to network, meet and mingle with others. Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Top 25 Sales Blogs for all Sales Professionals. 1. Factor8: Your Inside Sales Advisor. According to the Factor 8 website, Factor 8 is an award-winning inside sales training and consulting firm catering only to inside sales. 2. Hubspot Sales Blog.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Initially for customers of Hubspot, the INBOUND event now attracts thousands of marketers, sales leaders, and business builders from around the world. I attend because even though I’m a business owner and sales focused speaker, blogger, trainer and consultant, what I really am above and beyond all else now is A PUBLISHER.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 5, 2024

I’ve been in contact with sales experts about how AI has helped them. They’ve shared tips and AI hacks for inside sales reps, as well as tips for coping with — and bouncing back from — bad sales months. How are sales experts using the power of AI in ways that others might not be yet? But progress never stops.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 15, 2020

Digital transformation and a shifting sales landscape are driving both general interest in and a pronounced need for salespeople that might not physically interface with prospects. As time has gone on, many B2B companies have begun to incorporate that brand of sales — known as B2B inside sales — into their overall sales infrastructure.

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AUGUST 16, 2013

Follow some of my colleagues through their Twitter handles or via their blogs and you’ll be near some of the best B2B sales advice you can get. This week, Inbound Marketing Experts HubSpot came out with their list of 25 Helpful Sales Blogs You Don’t Want to Miss Out on. Oh, and there is no cost. You gotta like that.

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JUNE 13, 2014

I wrote about my grandmother’s store earlier this year on the Hubspot Inbound Sales blog). Lori Richardson is recognized on Forbes as one of the “Top 30 Social Sales Influencers” worldwide. Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Top 25 Sales Blogs for all Sales Professionals. 1. Factor8: Your Inside Sales Advisor. According to the Factor 8 website, Factor 8 is an award-winning inside sales training and consulting firm catering only to inside sales. 2. Hubspot Sales Blog.

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MAY 15, 2014

JB: Hubspot continues to be great at helping marketers improve through the provision of sharp content, much of it not related to their core product set. Lori Richardson is recognized on Forbes as one of the “Top 30 Social Sales Influencers” worldwide. We have another name for that kind of information: a brochure.

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Understanding the Sales Force

MAY 2, 2016

I downloaded one such free value this weekend - a Sales Process Cheat Sheet which promised a standardized playbook and a simple, easy-to-follow sales methodology cheat sheet to help managers coach their inside sales reps into following a proven, standardized process from discovery to close. Was there value?

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Pointclear

MARCH 31, 2011

Sales Speaks: Perceptions & Ponderings on Marketing Leads from The Bridge Group and Vorsight is based on survey responses from 1,150 sales representatives asked to share their perceptions on lead accuracy, lead scoring, pipeline, and sales and marketing SLAs.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 1, 2019

Inside Sales vs. Outside Sales. So, how do sales teams sell? Some use an inside sales approach, where their sales team works remotely from an office -- their processes tend to be leaner and more automated. Marketing and Sales. Source: HubSpot. Sales Plan. Source: HubSpot.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 26, 2017

And from where I stand -- as the manager of an inside sales team -- one thing is clear. Video prospecting” is a buzzword, but at HubSpot, we’ve seen great results. Brandon Kirsch , a principal BDR at HubSpot, is a fantastic example of someone doing this right. Highly customized outreach. Active listening.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 2, 2019

A CRM database is one of the best sales management software options you could choose. Here are some of the best free sales management software options available. Free HubSpot CRM. While it might sound too good to be true, the HubSpot CRM is free forever. Not only can you automatically log your sales activities (e.g.,

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Best Sales Blogs: Sales Hacker. Jill Konrath's Fresh Sales Strategies. HubSpot Sales Blog. Sales Solutions Blog. Sales Gravy. Marc Wayshak's Sales Blog. Sales for Life. LinkedIn Sales Blog. The Sales Blog. The Sales Blog. Sales Benchmark Index. Sales Source.

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JUNE 28, 2012

Hubspot has a very helpful article about Twitter for Business. Inside Sales Experts group on LinkedIn created by Trish Bertuzzi with over 17,000 members. Learn to listen for what your customers and prospective customers are talking about online through focused social tools training. How about Twitter?

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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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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.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 31, 2018

I speak on behalf of HubSpot 50 times a year, and at every engagement I tell my audience they should take the hour they use for cold calls to do something that’s not even in their job description: blogging. Back in the 1990s, inside sales was a stepping stone, not a career. Inside sales is simply more efficient and scalable.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 7, 2019

HubSpot and InsideSales.com have created this quarterly sales rep review and coaching template to help managers measure and coach their inside sales reps to consistently improve performance each quarter. Consistently exceeds their quota, and was X% above the target in [X period, quarter]. Performance Evaluation Template.

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Pointclear

AUGUST 30, 2012

Commenting on strengths and limitations of inbound, he says, “ HubSpot and a lot the inbound marketing—we can’t keep up with them. I go in and meet with a marketing company, and they say, ‘Well, my boss told me, why can’t you be more like HubSpot?’ Marketing & Sales Alignment: Encouraging Signs & Continuing Challenges.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 21, 2018

Inside vs. Outside Sales. Inside sales reps often sell remotely, from an office base, while outside sales reps travel, brokering face-to-face deals. 47% of all salespeople work in inside sales, with 53% representing outside sales. Outside or inside sales? It’s all sales.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 31, 2018

How is HubSpot free CRM different from competitors? I’m ready to move my team onto the HubSpot CRM. CRM, or customer relationship management, is a strategy companies use to track customer relationships from pre- to post-sale. How is HubSpot free CRM different from competitors? What are the benefits of CRM? What is CRM?

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APRIL 27, 2014

Have the best humans for sales and then equip them with technology for a superhuman performance. Mark Roberge, SVP Sales, Hubspot wrapped up the day with a fantastic session about how the Hubspot team scaled through science. Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies.

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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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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 11, 2023

They’re also essential to your sales operation. Fifty percent of all sales happen after the fifth follow-up attempt, according to Inside Sales. If you’re a HubSpot user, you can begin automating follow-up emails right away. Automated emails start out like any other message you plan to send with HubSpot.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Interacting with humans intelligently.The Need for Artificial Intelligence in Sales The Need for Artificial Intelligence in Sales An estimated 33% of an inside sales rep’s time is spent actively selling. Artificial intelligence presents a compelling opportunity to improve this stat and level up your sales operation.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 4, 2020

Not only has personal social media usage been on the rise, but professional social media usage has become more prevalent as well — and the field of sales is no exception. With so many teams now focusing on inside sales, using strategies such as social selling to connect and win over customers are more important than ever.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 24, 2020

Here's an example from a HubSpot customer: Image Source: HubSpot. Reach out to users who have spoken highly of your business in online reviews to see if you can tease out some more thorough information on why they enjoy your product or service.

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OCTOBER 20, 2011

For starters, see what Hubspot is doing, if you have not already. Lori Richardson is the B2B Sales Detective – she writes and speaks about B2B business and helps inside sales teams grow revenues. Now is the time – where is your content and offers? Grow business in 2012? This ONE idea will grow your business.

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