Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 7, 2024

If you’re a salesperson and you speak like this, here’s a reality check: It is going to be very, very hard to convince prospects to buy. And prospects don’t buy from salespeople they don’t trust. It’s not easy to build authority, especially if your prospects can’t see you. should be deployed sparingly.

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Score More Sales

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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Score More Sales

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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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. The Sales Hunter.

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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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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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Score More Sales

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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Mindtickle

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Being a sales rep is tough but rewarding. Day after day, you plan your conversations, prep your sales collateral, make dozens of calls, face a lot of rejection, and, hopefully, make progress on moving prospects down the funnel. Managing a sales team is a lot of work, too. Enter Mindtickle and HubSpot.

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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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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. Salespeople don’t need to be tech gurus to scour the internet for info on a prospect before they make a call.

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Vengreso

JANUARY 18, 2022

Leveraging technology, social selling, and sales prospecting tools has ushered in a new era for anyone wishing to pursue a career as a sales rep. It is through the use of the right B2B prospecting that we can continue to succeed in this always-evolving field. What is Sales Prospecting?

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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. The Sales Hunter.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 1, 2018

Regular readers of the HubSpot Sales Blog know they should "Always Be Helping." When a prospect has a challenge or goal you can help with, you know what to do -- you take them through your sales process. How do you nurture these prospects so that they’ll come back to you? Lack of marketing and sales focus.

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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

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Video prospecting. And from where I stand -- as the manager of an inside sales team -- one thing is clear. 1) Video prospecting. Video prospecting” is a buzzword, but at HubSpot, we’ve seen great results. Of course, that’s probably one month before video prospecting starts to lose its impact …).

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 1, 2019

Many sales teams are held to monthly quotas or benchmarks for closing deals and converting leads to customers, and sales careers are often fast-paced due to this. These efforts often lead to a sale, a satisfied customer, and revenue for the company. What is sales? Inside Sales vs. Outside Sales.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Looking for a few easy, virtually-free ways to immediately connect with more prospects? Below, I’ve compiled 18 of my favorite methods for reaching prospects. How to Prospect. Understand your prospects' interests before speaking with them. Connect with more prospects over email. Let’s do this.

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Score More Sales

JUNE 28, 2012

Here are some resources for sales professionals who are on the front lines, generating conversations, listening to prospects and customers online, and engaging with them by email, phone, video, and in person. This post was a combined effort from the whole team at Score More Sales after a team meeting where we shared resource ideas.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Here are four prospecting tips, backed by data. With those odds, it’s going to take a lot to make an impact on a prospect. The data says: The best times to email prospects are 8 am and 5 pm, according to Get Response. Whether it’s getting in shape, saving money, or making prospecting calls, we want to see progress right away.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 12, 2020

In fact, according to HubSpot's Remote Work Report, communication with co-workers and feelings of loneliness are challenges that remote workers face daily. But for a sales rep, conducting online meetings are essential for building rapport with your prospects or sales colleagues. Tips for Meeting with Prospects.

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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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Hubspot Sales

MAY 2, 2019

And they often include some of the most popular sales tools (e.g., CRM, social prospecting, data and list services, email engagement, phone, and sales cadence tools). Sales management software is used by salespeople to record their day-to-day activities and keep track of their pipelines, prospects, and customers.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 22, 2018

Prospecting is hard for most salespeople. In fact, getting a response from prospects was identified as the hardest part of the sales process in the 2018 State of Inbound Sales Report. These 45 tips from three remarkably insightful sales experts should make it much easier for you. Plan your prospecting approach.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 31, 2018

If you’re still cold calling prospects and think it’s a great way to generate new opportunities, stop selling now. I mean it -- quit sales and get a new job. Of course, you still need to do call prospecting, and in this scenario, warm calling is the way to go. Back in the 1990s, inside sales was a stepping stone, not a career.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 7, 2019

Conducts little to no research on a prospect before a call. Prospecting and presentation skills are improving, but they rarely hit their monthly quota. Takes extra care to fully understand the prospect's challenges and priorities, and provides them with a holistic solution. Provides limited data/information in the CRM.

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Nutshell

AUGUST 27, 2018

There are hundreds of different sales tactics that you can use to find prospects, qualify leads, and make a sale. To point you in the right direction, we’ve compiled a list of some of the best and most popular B2B sales tactics from general practices to specific sales techniques you can use to close more of your deals.

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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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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 24, 2020

The definition of digital sales is relatively broad and can encompass a wide variety of practices, but they're all tied together by one fundamental premise — using virtual avenues to make meaningful contact with prospects. These platforms provide a means for you to better understand and touch base with your prospects.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 23, 2018

With a quick Google search and some browsing, prospects can gather as much information about a product as a salesperson has. Without credibility and trust, a salesperson will likely lose the interest of their prospect. This is one of the first skills we teach new salespeople who join the HubSpot team. What is Active Listening?

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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. Administrative to-dos and meetings can pull these professionals away from prospects.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 11, 2023

Follow-up emails can help establish a connection with your prospects. They’re also essential to your sales operation. Fifty percent of all sales happen after the fifth follow-up attempt, according to Inside Sales. Many sales representatives spend time following up with prospects along their buyers' journey.

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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. A CRM system is software that stores information on client and prospect interactions with employees.

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Score More Sales

OCTOBER 20, 2011

It is all about being a good visible publisher with great content – to defy the noise all around and to find your next prospective clients as you build your business or grow your mighty cause. Just back from the Sales 2.0 For starters, see what Hubspot is doing, if you have not already. Grow business in 2012?

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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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Score More Sales

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

MAY 4, 2020

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. When we consider all of the social media platforms available to support sales efforts, LinkedIn remains the top social platform to help salespeople connect with prospects.

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