Markempa - Inside Sales

JULY 14, 2014

In inside sales, it’s not just about what you “ask” prospects; it’s about when you ask them. This is where a lot of sales development reps get it wrong. Intuitively, fast, upfront and to-the-point seem like a sound approach and I’m a big fan of brevity.

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Inside Sales Lead Nurturing Lead Rank Lead Scoring 40

Pointclear

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Hiring our team of lead generation, lead qualification and lead nurturing professionals fills Finkelstein’s bill—and it could be just the ticket for you. Eliminate the time, expense and distraction of setting up your sales telemarketing, business development or inside sales organization.

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Telemarketing PointClear Company Hiring 133

Velocify

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

New Leads360 study analyzes the contact practices of more than 400 inside sales teams, identifying the methods and actions that drive best-in-class sales performance. Many inside sales reps make too few calls and send too few emails.

Inside Sales 66

Inside Sales Leads360 Webinar Metrics Strategy 66

Markempa - Inside Sales

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

The phone is the human touch of your lead nurturing program , and thus every opportunity including cold calling to a potential customer should be treated with great respect. And don’t pressure your prospects to make a decision on the first call because most calls will require lead nurturing.

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Cold Calling Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 100

Pointclear

OCTOBER 20, 2011

As I read the article, it occurred to me that I would add an eleventh critical question: Do you have best-practice lead generation and lead nurturing processes in place before you implement a marketing automation solution?

PointClear 167

PointClear Lead Nurturing Outbound Sales Qualified Lead 167

Understanding the Sales Force

JUNE 20, 2014

I read most of the other sales blogs too. Some of them are from companies within the Inside Sales community which, in an attempt to sell their services, are also publishing misinformation. And the misinformation is killing sales forces. Sales Automation This category includes lead nurturing, pipeline management and CRM.

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Consultative Selling Inside Sales Lead Nurturing Face-to-face 275

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.

Outsourcing Services 173

Outsourcing Services Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead NetSuite 173

Score More Sales

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

The reason is that having done inside sales, managed inside sales, and now trained thousands in inside sales over the years, I never found a whole lot of great resources out there to be of help. Inside Sales” – and he knows his stuff. Talking or Writing Too Much in B2B Sales.

Cold Calling 174

Cold Calling eBook Sales Tools Tools 174

Score More Sales

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Sales: It Takes Work to Be Mediocre. OK, so it takes a bit more than average to be exemplary in your inside sales position, or your outbound sales position. Lori Richardson speaks, trains, and mentors inside sales professionals as well as all sorts of B2B sales teams and business leaders to grow revenues.

Lead Rank 182

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Top of Funnel Inside Sales 182

Score More Sales

FEBRUARY 25, 2012

It is critically important to do regular mini-sessions as a team to get your entire team – inside sales and outbound sales – with clear written and conversational communication about the business value they can bring to prospective client companies. Previous post: 5 Tips for Lead Nurturing to Grow Your Sales Funnel.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring B2B Lead Nurturing 149

Pointclear

JUNE 15, 2016

A dozen or more internal departments (a more detailed list here ): Sales Department. Sales Operations. Inside Sales. Lead Nurturing Services. Two major departments compete on rules establishment and daily management (sales and marketing). Demand Creation Department. Product Management.

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Lead Management Sales Qualified Lead Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 145

Pointclear

JANUARY 15, 2013

What is called “Inside Sales”, “Sales Support”, “Telesales” and dozens of other names is growing 15x faster than field sales—in fact, my colleague, Jonathan Farrington, published a blog stating that within three years 80 – 90% of all B2B transactions will be done online—most with some form of sales support but not field sales.

Lead Generation 200

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead 200

Pointclear

OCTOBER 13, 2015

It was with a slight hesitation that the sales manager added the second sentence about sales lead management being a marketing function. Lead nurturing and initial qualification calls to prospects may lie with marketing automation or inside sales qualification specialists (unless it is outsourced).

Outsourcing Services 100

Outsourcing Services Leads Marketing Qualified Lead ActiveConversion 100

SalesHandy

APRIL 25, 2021

When done correctly, a sales call process will enable you in making successful sales calls, repeatedly and predictively. As per KBCM survey , companies using inside sales as a primary sales channel enjoy a 10% higher median growth rate. Making sales calls is one of the core functions within inside sales.

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Sales Qualified Lead Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring 98

Score More Sales

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

The Bridge Group works with smart B2B Technology companies to build, expand, and optimize inside sales strategies. Sharpenz has ready-to-go sales training kits for your sales team – really smart! The Top 2 Sales Tips to Leverage the People in Your CRM or Contact System. Sales Ideas & Skills.

Lead Rank 120

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Revenue Top of Funnel 120

SalesHandy

JULY 5, 2021

Almost every B2B buyer has a social media presence on networks like Twitter and LinkedIn, which makes it a great place to find and connect with leads. In fact, a lot of inside sales teams today partly rely on LinkedIn social selling to enrich their lead data. This in turn helps them engage leads more effectively.

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Social Media Social Selling Media Sales Qualified Lead 98

Pointclear

JUNE 7, 2016

Nurture leads until they’re ready to turn over to sales is the sixth of 7 Truths about Sales and Marketing that CEOs need to know. This post is part of a series about the CEO’s role in eliminating wasted marketing spend and increasing sales results. The day of the call.

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Follow-up Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Qualified Lead 154

Score More Sales

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Lori Richardson writes, speaks, trains and mentors B2B inside sales professionals and business owners to grow revenues. Score More Sales also does prospecting services for busy B2B companies. The Top 2 Sales Tips to Leverage the People in Your CRM or Contact System. 5 Tips for Lead Nurturing to Grow Your Sales Funnel.

Lead Rank 221

Lead Rank Lead Scoring B2B Top of Funnel 221

InsideSales.com

DECEMBER 1, 2019

If you don’t already have a strong pipeline leading into the holidays, the inside sales world struggles. Vacation days for both the sales rep and the leads are just around the corner. Getting in touch, closing a deal , and hitting the sales quota can be tough. Gifts and goodies are essential.

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Quota Discount How To Decision Maker 74

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. By connecting with customers on the next step, you can know what to do next to help make the sale. So, how big is the SaaS industry?

Lead Rank 97

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Top of Funnel Follow-up 97

Score More Sales

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Lori Richardson is the B2B Sales Detective – she writes and speaks about B2B business and helps inside sales teams grow revenues. Visit Score More Sales for our newsletter with tips and ideas to grow revenues now, and follow her on Twitter and Facebook. . 5 Tips for Lead Nurturing to Grow Your Sales Funnel.

Lead Rank 148

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Top of Funnel Social Media 148

Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 26, 2017

And from where I stand -- as the manager of an inside sales team -- one thing is clear. HubSpot has lead nurturing tools baked into our software, so any sign of a freemium model begs to be explored further. Highly customized outreach. Active listening. Great voicemails. Resilience and Coachability.

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Hubspot Lead Rank Call-back Sales Qualified Lead 144

Score More Sales

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Lori Richardson is America’s B2B Sales Detective - she helps companies grow revenues at Score More Sales , and is a speaker in the upcoming AA-ISP Boston Conference on Inside Sales. Subscribe to get all the latest tips via the weekly newsletter, 1 Minute Sales Tips. . Sales Ideas & Skills.

Lead Rank 161

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Guarantee Top of Funnel 161

SalesLoft

AUGUST 13, 2015

Despite their knowledge of the benefits of sales development, many execs continue to push back for various reasons. We have Marketing handling lead nurturing. We don’t want our prospect’s first conversation to be with anyone but the VP of Sales or CEO. I am currently the Manager of Inside Sales at Namely.

Lead Rank 52

Lead Rank Hiring Lead Scoring Scale 52

Product Management University

JUNE 20, 2017

Inside Sales & Lead Nurturing Teams. Equip the salesforce to facilitate credible and consultative business conversations with executives (strategic), managers (operational) and users (tactical) to distinguish your organization from the competition. You’ll be amazed at how many doors that conversation will open.

Lead Scoring 40

Lead Scoring Lead Rank Customer Demand Generation Agencies 40

PandaDoc

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Set your entire list building, email sending, and follow-ups on auto-pilot and get hot leads delivered to your inbox as people respond. Inside Sales Experts Blog. Inside Sales Experts Blog is about one thing and that one thing is community. What to check out: Coaching Moment: The Buyer-Centric Social Profile.

Top of Funnel 98

Top of Funnel Sales Management Hiring Lead Rank 98

Markempa - Inside Sales

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Anyone who has worked in inside sales knows that sales professionals are always informally testing to learn what works and what doesn’t. After all, we’re trying to convert people, convince them to say “yes” to whatever we’re selling, but we’re doing it in the real world, not the virtual one.

Lead Rank 40

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 40

Score More Sales

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Our Sales Cycle Needs to be Shortened – It is taking too long to close deals now – an average of XX days/ weeks / months. New Sales Reps Need More Guidance on a Process and Methodology – We brought on a new sales rep (or created an inside sales team) and nothing is documented – everyone around here seems to do something different.

Lead Rank 155

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Process B2B 155

Chili Piper

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

The first challenge is the numerous communication channels your buyers can use to request a demo or contact sales. Besides demo request form submissions, buyers can come through live web chat, chat bots, direct phone calls, or email replies to lead nurture cadences.

Lead Rank 80

Lead Rank Lead Scoring B2B Leads 80

CloserIQ

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Simply looking at annual revenue or top sellers doesn’t tell the whole story about the success or shortcomings of your sales reps’ individual performance. Look at your sales enablement metrics to assess what your training should cover for the best results. Actionable takeaways: Investigate lead nurturing tactics and improve weak spots.

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Training Top of Funnel Scale Sales Enablement 98

Markempa - Inside Sales

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

I was happy to contribute with “7 prospecting rules that produce leads.” The phone is the human touch of a lead nurturing program. Here are a few pointers to think about as you read the article: Every opportunity – including cold calling or lead follow-up – should be treated with great respect.

Lead Rank 52

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 52

Nutshell

AUGUST 16, 2018

You can also browse through some of our past articles on the subject: 5 Things You Should Do Before Every Sales Call. Inside Sales” That Will Double Your Close Rate. Qualifying leads is the primary goal of cold calling. Four Phone Script Lessons From “Mr. Cold Calling 2.0: Why Your Cold Calling Strategy Needs to Evolve.

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Cold Calling Sales Qualified Lead Decision Maker Ideal Customer Profile 132

Pointclear

MARCH 12, 2013

In our discussion, Lori shared key insights into the B2B buyer's journey as well as marketing and sales alignment. There's a lot of discussion in the marketplace about articles you've written, including "The Lead-Nurturing Payoff For The Tech Industry."

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Research B2B Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 253

Klozers

JUNE 10, 2014

There is then a mixture of Sales Leads in terms of quality and rather than simply passing these on to sales people, the Sales Leads should undergo an initial qualification by marketing or inside sales, before being passed to Sales Professionals.

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Follow-up Sales Qualified Lead Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 48

OutboundView

JULY 14, 2019

Location: Nashville, TN Website: www.outboundview.com Company Overview: OutboundView is focused on everything inside sales related, from outsourced appointment setting to setting up internal inside sales teams for B2B clients. Case Studies: [link]. OutboundView. Case Studies: [link].

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Outsourcing Services Ideal Customer Profile Company Case Study 34

InsideSales.com

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Free Whitepaper: Impression Marketing – The Art of Inside Sales. Gain access to 10 steps for quadrupling inside sales results! How to Sell to Highly Informed Customers with Ease. No More Sci-Fi Talk: 5 Things AI Can Do For Your Business Right Now. Get Whitepaper Now.

Loyalty 45

Loyalty Lead Rank Lead Scoring Customer 45

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

This level of personalization can significantly improve engagement rates, lead nurturing, and, ultimately, conversion rates. Are you expecting them to be frequently on the go, or will they be a purely inside sales team? Mobile CRM. Will a mobile CRM be useful for you and your team?

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CRM System Lead Rank Lead Scoring 108