Sales Training Connection

JANUARY 10, 2014

Inside sales. Recently we published a blog on the emerging importance of inside sales in the B2B market. We came across an interesting research study by Software Advice that examined the performance of their inside sales team – analyzing data collected from over 6,000,000 visitors to their web site.

Inside Sales 106

Inside Sales Research B2B Sales Qualified Lead 106

Salesmate

JANUARY 24, 2021

Companies have started to build a workforce that finds prospects inside four walls. With inside sales, businesses are putting more effort than just selling their products. The same time when inside sales kicked its way up, the importance of customer support also grew humongous. So what exactly is inside sales?

Inside Sales 111

Inside Sales Tools Strategy Outside Sales 111

Sales Training Connection

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Inside Sales. When it comes to inside sales, put aside old visions of airplane hanger-size room filled with lots of salespeople making lots of sales calls using finely polished scripts. These rooms may still be around but inside sales has undergone a dramatic shift in the last several years.

Inside Sales 118

Inside Sales Training Outside Sales Scale 118

Pointclear

MARCH 31, 2011

A new eBook reports on sales rep perceptions of marketing-generated leads, and the findings run from surprising to shocking to downright scary. The survey sample is nicely balanced with responding reps engaged in field sales, inside sales, and inbound and outbound lead generation and lead qualification.

Marketing Qualified Lead 172

Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Rank Ideal Customer Profile Lead Scoring 172

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

We realized that for the foreseeable future, instead of having 12 field people and 10 inside, we really had 22 inside sales reps. Learning to manage sales virtually versus the way we’d done it historically was going to be a learning curve,” Kavadellas said. Is it necessary to train sales reps on new skills?

Outsourcing Services 279

Outsourcing Services Face-to-face Travel Lead Rank 279

Pointclear

JULY 11, 2011

While Lauren provides 10-year financial data, I excerpted this column of the most recent fiscal year as it was fascinating to see all three companies reporting an identical 48% of revenue committed to sales and marketing expenses. Sales and marketing activity. Selling subscriptions via a direct sales force.

Outsourcing Services 173

Outsourcing Services Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead NetSuite 173

Pointclear

OCTOBER 20, 2011

on the Marketing Automation Software Guide blog. Lauren’s article is based on her survey of marketing automation users that sought—knowing what they know now—the questions they would ask vendors if they were going back and buying their software all over again.

PointClear 167

PointClear Lead Nurturing Outbound Sales Qualified Lead 167

Score More Sales

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Jill Konrath is THE top name in B2B sales thought leadership today due to a 2nd best-seller, SNAP Selling – and her talented writing and videos regularly produced to a worldwide audience. Trish Bertuzzi has set a standard in research and factual study of B2B Inside Sales, and is top thought leader for it.

How To 284

How To B2B Intent Inside Sales 284

SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

By signing up for our Annual Research Tour here , you’ll get the CEO’s Sales Strategy Assessment. Dashboards, metrics and reports that will help you and your team execute. What is a Sales Strategy? If you google “sales strategy,” you can read for hours on the subject. They lack focus on your target market.

Strategy 317

Strategy Hiring Top of Funnel Margin 317

Pointclear

JANUARY 31, 2013

TeleSmart is a leader in providing inside sales coaching and consulting to Fortune 1000 companies. As publisher of TeleSmart’s “Trend Report,” Josiane has spent most of the last decade tracking the biggest challenges that sales leaders face each year. The Inside Sales Superhero to the Rescue. They’re social.

Inside Sales 203

Inside Sales Cold Calling Face-to-face Sports 203

SBI Growth

DECEMBER 19, 2012

My VP of Sales wants me to research trends in inside sales and conduct account segmentation. The sales managers are yelling for updated dashboards and territories. Oh, and Marketing wants to discuss sales enablement improvements. Sales Strategy. Go-To-Market. Sales Force Design.

Sales Operations 303

Sales Operations Compensation Territories Segment 303

Close.io

OCTOBER 9, 2019

But here’s the thing about job descriptions: A job-seeker spends, on average, only 14 seconds reviewing a job description before deciding whether to apply, according to a report by LinkedIn. Job description template: junior inside sales professional. ? Job description template: inside sales leader. ?

Inside Sales 91

Inside Sales Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Sales Qualified Lead 91

Score More Sales

OCTOBER 24, 2014

As soon as Monday, you (yes, you and your mid-market or SMB company) can sign up for the Beta offering of IBM ® Watson™ Analytics. This cloud-based service could help your team sort through the layers of data your company has compiled from marketing, sales, HR, and elsewhere. There is a premium version for bigger capabilities.

Analytics 221

Analytics Analysis Compensation Data 221

SBI Growth

DECEMBER 23, 2013

As a result, they''re considering adding the position of Data Steward to Sales Ops. World-class Sales Ops teams have access to reliable, timely data. Their data and reports are viewed as the “truth” across the company. Click here to get your Guide to Sales Data Governance. What role did marketing have in the effort?

Sales Operations 267

Sales Operations Hiring Government Face-to-face 267

SBI Growth

JANUARY 1, 2013

He wrote the book on sales benchmarking before most had heard the term. In his December sales benchmarking report, Drapeau delivers the most optimistic commentary we have ever seen. More recently, he pegged the failure rate of marketing automation software at 50%. Drapeau makes a lot of bonus dollars for his clients.

B2B 308

B2B Hiring Quota Social Selling 308

Sales Hacker

JULY 1, 2020

Fortunately, by leveraging a few inside sales best practices, outside sales reps can successfully pivot to remote sales. Reshaping Your Sales Process. Ready to reshape your sales process, implement a few proven remote sales techniques, and become a remote sales expert? Texting your prospects.

Pivotal 105

Pivotal Inside Sales Strategy Face-to-face 105

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.

Inside Sales 96

Inside Sales Tools Sales Qualified Lead Strategy 96

Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 24, 2025

And, we saw the metrics most critical for the RevOps VP, Enablement VP, Product Specialist VP, Marketing, Field Managers, and so on. But just because we have the ability to report on all this data, should we be doing it, or does it distract or hide what’s most important to us?

Forecasting 109

Forecasting Fashion Conversion Call-back 109

SBI

OCTOBER 1, 2014

More than 1400 sessions, more than 350 exhibitors, 18 keynotes, 20 parties, 2 rock concerts, and 5 opportunities to help charities on site, there is perhaps no bigger event for sales and marketers. Act-On’s streamlined user interface puts first-rate marketing tools at your fingertips, making campaigns and programs easier and faster.

Vendor 139

Vendor Twitter InsideView InsideSales 139

InsideSales.com

JUNE 26, 2020

Good sales reps know that connecting and selling to the C-suite reaps the best rewards, so it’s essential to understand what C-suite executives really think when they are contacted by inside sales employees. CMO (Chief Marketing Officer). SPIN SELLING | PERFECT WAY TO DRIVE A SALES CONVERSATION [INFOGRAPHIC].

Inside Sales 98

Inside Sales Cold Calling Call-back ROI 98

SBI Growth

AUGUST 15, 2012

“Freedom lies in being Bold” – Robert Frost Are you consistently bringing bold sales strategy ideas to the VP of Sales? To be a world class Sales Operations leader, pick up the pace. Focused on identifying game changing market opportunities. Quantifying the potential impact for their sales leader.

Infusion 244

Infusion Data Ideal Customer Profile Strategy 244

SalesHandy

MAY 6, 2021

B2B sales can be complex and confusing with many different processes, practices and models it’s made up of. Inside sales is one such model. With more than 50% of new B2B sales jobs being inside sales roles, it’s no longer a niche operating model. What is Inside Sales? Sales cycle times.

Inside Sales 75

Inside Sales Ideal Customer Profile Benefit Top of Funnel 75

Allego

AUGUST 23, 2022

We are pleased to announce that Allego has been recognized as a Representative Vendor in the 2022 Gartner Market Guide for Revenue Enablement Platforms. Revenue enablement platforms, formerly sales enablement, provide key functionality enabling resources that generate revenue via content, training and coaching.”. Changes in B2B Sales.

Revenue 117

Revenue Face-to-face Marketing Vendor 117

Score More Sales

AUGUST 21, 2014

Many mid-sized, mid-market companies have not invested in current technology to make their website effective for those buyers on the go. You do this with engaging content, such as a report or summary on the topic your visitor is looking for. Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies.

B2B 231

B2B Google Compensation Ideal Customer Profile 231

Score More Sales

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Expand market niche (70%). When it comes to innovation (one of my interests within growing companies), it was interesting to see these statistics among the participant mid-market companies: 53% use cloud computing. In early December it was reported that the United States was poised for the largest annual jobs gain since 1999.

Hiring 198

Hiring Wireless Policies Travel 198

Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 29, 2020

A survey of B2B sales operations by McKinsey & Company shows the pandemic has accelerated previous trends?—?omnichannel omnichannel selling, inside sales, tech-enabled selling and e-commerce. Offer the human touch whenever customers need it with your sales team?–?whether whether through inside sales or field sales.

Face-to-face 156

Face-to-face Lead Rank Decision Maker Pivotal 156

Close.io

DECEMBER 17, 2019

I hate to break it to you, but when it comes to inside side sales training, you’re going to spend less time reading and more time interacting with people. Investing in an effective inside sales training system within your company can pay amazing dividends. What is inside sales? Let’s start from the top.

Inside Sales 72

Inside Sales Training Lead Rank How To 72

Pipeliner

AUGUST 20, 2021

Currently, the SaaS industry is growing rapidly, thereby influencing the massive growth of the B2B market. In SaaS companies, marketers face challenges like attracting free users who can later be converted to paid. In such industries, marketers need to make an extra effort to connect with the public.

Inside Sales 98

Inside Sales B2B Tools Top of Funnel 98

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.

Outside Sales 145

Outside Sales Hiring Face-to-face Inside Sales 145

Sales Hacker

JUNE 11, 2018

Once again, Salesforce presents a strategic look into the rapidly shifting world of sales. The third edition of the widely anticipated State of Sales report surveyed more than 2,900 sales professionals and leaders from around the world. Here’s a quick sneak peak of their sales research report.

Report 83

Report Trends Ideal Customer Profile Hiring 83

HeavyHitter Sales

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

  My latest Harvard Business Review article titled The Trend That is Changing Sales was based upon in-depth research with over one-hundred vice presidents of sales at leading high technology companies and business services providers.   Today, the traditional sales organization structure is undergoing a significant change.

Trends 124

Trends Lead Rank Scale Inside Sales 124

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

This should actually be an ongoing task of the HR leader to have frequent discussions with Sales Directors and Sales Managers to keep pulse on which Reps may be at risk for leaving. Has any documented issues of “disconnect” with sales management. With Sales Operations, check their assigned sales territory.

Sales Talent 288

Sales Talent Hiring Lead Rank Lead Scoring 288

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.

Lead Rank 147

Lead Rank Ideal Customer Profile Inside Sales Outside Sales 147

HeavyHitter Sales

JANUARY 18, 2014

However, the number of salespeople who achieved one hundred percent of quota varied greatly by sales organization. Twenty-six percent of sales leaders reported that seventy percent or more of their salespeople made quota. Twenty percent of sales leaders report that less than half of their salespeople made quota.

Telecommunications 126

Telecommunications Quota Inside Sales Field Sales 126

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.

Outside Sales 64

Outside Sales Inside Sales Face-to-face Salary 64

Score More Sales

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

I trust their research and know of many ways they have embraced social into their inside sales teams and into their business plan. McKinsey Global Institute Report, “The Social Economy: Unlocking Value and Productivity Through Social Technologies” – July 2012. Do You Know Who is Opening Your E-mail Sales Messages?

Lead Rank 228

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Social Selling Twitter 228

Hubspot Sales

MARCH 1, 2019

Companies have entire sales organizations comprised of employees that are dedicated to selling their products and services. Inside Sales vs. Outside Sales. So, how do sales teams sell? And others choose an outside sales strategy -- where salespeople broker face-to-face deals with the prospect. Salesperson.

Sales Qualified Lead 143

Sales Qualified Lead Inbound Face-to-face Outside Sales 143