Pointclear

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Some have heard me say in interviews and on SLMA Radio that, pound for pound, marketers produce more revenue than anyone in their company. Recently (Aug 29th) on SLMA radio I interviewed Eric Lundbohm about the different ways to compensate marketers (other than salary) for their efforts in creating wealth for their company.

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Compensation Revenue Marketing Sales Qualified Lead 208

Score More Sales

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

There are usually a few events each year where this happens and in this case, it was Boston this week for the American Association of Inside Sales Professionals ( AA-ISP ). Linda Connly, Sr VP, Global Inside Sales / Midmarket at EMC gave a keynote talk. ”- R. .”- ”- R. ” – Ken Krogue.

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Inside Sales Lead Rank InsideView Lead Scoring 217

SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

The days of staffing Inside Sales with low tenured and low cost resources is over. The business world is rapidly changing, rendering past experiences less and less valuable. Old thinking is dead and new thinking has arrived. Pointing these resources.

Inside Sales 212

Inside Sales Resources Sales Segment 212

Pointclear

APRIL 17, 2014

In January I wrote the blog: How to Diagnose if Inbounditis is Killing Your Sales Pipeline , which was published by DemandGen Report. In the article I assert: "A healthy, driven inbound marketing department is great, but over-reliance on inbound marketing (what I call ''inbounditis'') negatively affects the revenue backbone of any company.

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Inbound Marketing Sales Qualified Lead Outbound 257

Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

Teaser: Time management is a required skill for inside sales reps. Managers should look for good time management skills when hiring new reps, and they need to be aware of lagging sales productivity or bad habits. Time management is a required skill for inside sales reps. Here are the top 20 time management tips.

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Inside Sales Hiring Trends Coaching 189

Score More Sales

APRIL 27, 2014

My colleagues in sales effectiveness would be speaking as well as some very successful business builders here to share what works, and also what didn’t work for them in growing sales and revenues. Be transparent – Salesloft shares revenue information and success milestones with their whole team.

Revenue 232

Revenue Outsourcing Services PipelineDeals Scale 232

Score More Sales

AUGUST 26, 2014

94% of digital marketing professionals surveyed agreed that personalization is “critical to current and future success” according to an eConsultancy study. Lori Richardson is recognized on Forbes as one of the “Top 30 Social Sales Influencers” worldwide. But where to start? Increase Opportunities. Expand Your Pipeline.

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B2B Revenue B2C Ideal Customer Profile 232

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

This makes all sellers “inside sellers,” which opens the door to improving their productivity, performance and cost structure, while also imagining how former field sales teams should be operating on a cadence versus an expense account. All selling is inside selling. Marketing is the sales development team.

B2B 199

B2B Revenue Top of Funnel Margin 199

SBI Growth

MAY 15, 2013

Go-to-Market Approach. Description: How the sales team is tasked on reaching the target market. For example, is it all direct sales? Maybe the team is leveraging channel partners, or inside sales. If the SM will be managing Inside Sales, there will be more telephone coaching.

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Hiring Sales Management Forecasting Inside Sales 300

Pointclear

MAY 5, 2017

Why it’s Important: “The companies that lag behind in adopting new ways of selling and marketing are slated for the trash heaps of failed businesses.”. At the Funnel Media Group we believe that AI is the future of sales and marketing operations. About CRM Radio Guest Mike Plante, Chief Marketing Officer.

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InsideSales Inside Sales Revenue Webinar Metrics 113

Pointclear

JUNE 4, 2018

Outsourcing inside sales really does save you money while at the same time providing you the leads and revenue you need to be successful. What marketing and sales executives who object to partnering with a specialized firm fail to add up are all the costs of establishing an inside team. Generates More.”

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Outsourcing Services Revenue Prospecting Inside Sales 140

SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 24, 2013

One area CEOs can focus on during this period of change is the sales and marketing functions. Modernizing Sales and Marketing during an Industry Shift. The challenge many B2B sales and marketers face, however, is how to transition the legacy team to the new industry. Enter the Talent Assessment.

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Lead Rank Industry Lead Scoring Scale 288

SBI Growth

JULY 10, 2014

He was warning his Sales and Marketing leaders of the dangers of implementing change. This post is for Sales and Marketing leaders and their HR business partners who are implementing change. Sales leaders regularly face the daunting task of delivering revenue and margin growth. Who isn’t? Next Steps.

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Sage Lead Rank Forecasting Inside Sales 267

Hubspot Sales

MAY 31, 2020

Marketing pioneer John Wanamaker once said, "Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don’t know which half.". Sales organizations that wait until a sale is won or lost to judge a playbook’s success only have one metric by which to measure their efficacy. Sales Activity Metrics. Sales Cycle.

Inside Sales 119

Inside Sales Forecasting Quota Pipeline 119

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.”.

Revenue 117

Revenue Face-to-face Marketing Vendor 117

A Sales Guy

OCTOBER 24, 2018

It’s not uncommon for revenue to slide. It happens to all sales organizations at one time or another. Revenue being down isn’t the most difficult problem. Knowing why revenue is down and where to look is the biggest challenge. When sales are down there are only 4 levers leadership can pull to improve sales.

Revenue 156

Revenue Hiring Lead Rank Lead Scoring 156

SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

If you google “sales strategy,” you can read for hours on the subject. Here is a definition for you: A Sales Strategy is the operating plan for your sales force. It allocates resources effectively to increase revenues and reduce selling costs. It means you can get more out of your sales force.

Strategy 317

Strategy Hiring Top of Funnel Margin 317

SBI Growth

JANUARY 21, 2013

5 years ago, the two black boxes of reliable data were Sales and Marketing. Today, marketing has dramatically changed. Armed with Marketing Automation Software, CMOs are tracing new customers back to their campaigns. Armed with Marketing Automation Software, CMOs are tracing new customers back to their campaigns.

Face-to-face 244

Face-to-face Vendor Decision Maker Inside Sales 244

Hubspot Sales

APRIL 8, 2020

It’s time to face this new reality and reengineer our sales environments to exploit the spoils of it! Why Inside Sales is Outpacing Field Sales. Sales used to be something that happened "out there" — in the field. Fifty years ago, when the modern sales function evolved, customers were "out there."

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Inside Sales Hiring Scale Face-to-face 126

DiscoverOrg Sales

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

The process of sales and marketing alignment is so fraught with assumptions, misunderstandings, and disagreement that we think both departments need a relationship therapy session! Marketing has certain data needs. Sales has others. Sales uses a CRM … but the marketing automation system might not integrate.

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Ideal Customer Profile Data Scale Marketing 202

SBI Growth

JUNE 2, 2013

Increasing number of vacant Sales Rep positions. This means some territories are not producing to expected or potential revenues. If the virtual bench quality has gotten worse, the reputation may be out - a reputation that your company’s sales organization is dying. Sales cost is not growing. This one is obvious.

Hiring 312

Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Margin Commission 312

SBI Growth

AUGUST 14, 2013

As a result, your sales team is missing out on revenue opportunities. Competitors are beating your sales team consistently. 1-3% - cold calling appointment rate (source: American Association for Inside Sales Professionals). Ask yourself what you did the last time you entered the market with a need.

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Social Selling Decision Maker Cold Calling Hiring 330

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

VPs of Sales are asking the question “What have I done before?”. Market conditions 12 months ago were very different. VPs of Sales are asking questions like: Is our Sales Process good enough? Why This Matters— The size of your addressable market has shifted. Generating demand inside these customers is different.

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Compensation Social Media Incentives Incentive 325

SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 3, 2012

One of the biggest problems a VP of Sales faces is prioritization. Prioritization through 3 lenses: What sales productivity problems should you fix in 2013? How do you know fixing these problems will have the greatest impact on revenue? Sequencing is defined here as applying order to sales improvement initiatives.

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Scale Face-to-face Promotion Lead Rank 282

The Pipeline

JULY 22, 2013

Seems some sales organizations are taking a page from other paraprofessional playbook, some effectively, others, maybe not. Having a career path for people not only allows one to service client better with the right assets, but also allow the sales team to develop and succeed in adopting and executing the company’s sales process.

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Hiring Licensing Health Care Sales Talent 267

SBI Growth

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Click here to get your Guide to Sales Data Governance. Fact – data-centered decisions in Marketing provide ROI’s of 15-20% above the norm. Data analytics by themselves won’t deliver revenue. Are you trying to generate more revenue from new customers? Are you unsure if you have the right number of sales reps?

Sales Operations 267

Sales Operations Government Hiring Face-to-face 267

Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 2, 2023

Most companies are under immediate pressure already to begin accomplishing their new goals and sales targets. In fact, this is also felt in the accounting department, the marketing department, and everywhere else. If they need a little help here, I use layering questions like: “And what was your revenue like last year?”

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Face-to-face Gatekeeper Licensing Decision Maker 223

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 110

SBI Growth

JANUARY 1, 2013

Mike Drapeau is famous for looking into the dusty corners of sales productivity. Sales leaders hire Mike to fix revenue shortfalls before they happen. For example, Sales VPs at HP, Phillips 66, and Dow Jones have relied on Mike’s advice to make their quotas. What the Next Big Prediction in B2B Sales Means to You.

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B2B Hiring Quota Social Selling 308

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

Pointclear

OCTOBER 9, 2013

We’re nearing the last quarter of 2013, and another year of sales will soon be behind us. An important question all sales and marketing departments should be asking themselves is how they can better communicate in order to follow up on leads. Jim is also the President of Sales Leakage Consulting, Inc.

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Follow-up Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Qualified Lead Leads 230

Mr. Inside Sales

MAY 22, 2021

One of the companies does it the best, and it’s no secret why: They aggressively market across all appropriate and available opportunities; They have the largest staff of inside sales appointment setters (while the majority of the other companies don’t have any!); Unlimited License: One to 100 reps can attend for one low price!

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Face-to-face Gatekeeper Licensing Decision Maker 178

Score More Sales

AUGUST 14, 2014

Great feedback came to us yesterday as the Score More Sales blog was listed as one of the Top 50 Sales and Marketing Blogs at Top Sales World. That wasn’t all – the same day, we were recognized as one of the Top 52 Blogs on Sales Efficiency over at Docurated. We’ll share them.

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B2B Twitter Inside Sales Google 216

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 91

SalesLoft

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

The Revenue Methodology & Mastery track focuses on tactics around innovation and efficiency to nurture deeper client relationships and accelerate revenue growth. Who Should Attend Revenue Methodology & Mastery Sessions? Speaker : Kevin Dorsey, VP of Inside Sales at PatientPop. 3 Must-See Sessions.

Revenue 95

Revenue Scale Inside Sales Cold Calling 95

Zoominfo

AUGUST 12, 2020

But what does the structure of a B2B sales organization look like as we enter the next decade? What focus areas should Chief Revenue Officers be asking themselves as they plan out go-to-market motions. With more expertise and confidence, sales professionals are able to chase larger and larger contracts. Today, we review.

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B2B Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Top of Funnel 200

DiscoverOrg Sales

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

The cultural phenomenon that is Dreamforce – the Burning Man of the sales world – is a testament to the influence wielded by today’s sales and marketing professionals. If you’re a B2B sales, marketing, or business development, we’ve got a hand-picked don’t-miss Dreamforce session for you.

Account Based Marketing 202

Account Based Marketing SalesForce Top of Funnel Hotels 202