Pointclear

JULY 17, 2013

Josiane Feigon is President of TeleSmart Communications and author of the business bestseller, Smart Selling on the Phone and Online. To read an excerpt from her latest book, Smart Sales Manager , click here. Should they keep their expensive sales duo: inside sales AND field sales? Good question.

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Field Sales Inside Sales Hiring Face-to-face 245

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MAY 27, 2013

If you haven’t already had amazing things happen by being online, you will see how you can be blown away by the prospects, former customers, and soon-to-be-strategic partners just waiting for you to define yourself, your market niche, and the value you add to doing business with others. Not During Prime Selling Time.

Inside Sales 230

Inside Sales Trade Show Ideal Customer Profile Telecommunications 230

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APRIL 14, 2014

One of my favorite slogans in selling is: Never confuse activity with accomplishment. When it comes to selling, you must have these things in place: Understanding of exactly who your target market is – where you and your company do their best work. Contacts and connections in that target market. Close More Deals.

Inside Sales 199

Inside Sales Hiring Referrals Twitter 199

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.

Inbound 257

Inbound Marketing Sales Qualified Lead Outbound 257

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AUGUST 5, 2013

In the position I mentioned earlier I ended up calling investor relations people who are much easier to reach. They also cobbled together an inbound marketing strategy which already is gaining them visibility on the web. Plus you can back it up with facts. One rep tripled her meetings and the other doubled his. Close More Deals.

Inside Sales 220

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OCTOBER 21, 2013

For example, if I sell cloud computing services worldwide, or throughout North America, chances are it is not a good use of my time to go to a local business networking event. It could be an annual event that comes to my city, or I may go once a year to a big event where all of my buyers’ industry counterparts meet up.

Networking 215

Networking Inside Sales Lead Rank Lead Scoring 215

SBI Growth

JANUARY 24, 2013

Speed, it is the most commonly used word among Sales and Marketing leaders today. It has come up in every interview we have performed. It is now a critical attribute of successful B2B sales and marketing organizations. Because Sales and Marketing organizations are adjusting to the new B2B buyer behavior.

Sales Qualified Lead 297

Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead 297

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APRIL 8, 2013

Recently I wrote about how being more creative in sales opens up bigger opportunities for you and your company. My friend and a very successful best-selling author, Michael Port, has written a series of books to help small businesses grow. It’s a great primer on selling, no matter if you work for a corporation or yourself.

Inside Sales 224

Inside Sales Outbound Conference Intent 224

SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 2, 2013

Deploy or Expand Inside Sales. Deliver a silver bullet that will lower cost of sales. You’ll also give your field sales organization the time to acquire more new accounts. Done right, deploying or expanding inside sales will improve revenue and reduce costs. Push them higher up market and expand the team.

Revenue 303

Revenue Inside Sales Webinar Metrics Field Sales 303

Hubspot Sales

APRIL 9, 2020

Similarly, your business's inside sales team needs the right technology to be as productive and impactful as possible. Not to mention, just because the tools and tech you have in place for your outside sales team work well for their needs, doesn't necessarily mean they'll be an ideal fit for your inside sales reps, too.

Inside Sales 132

Inside Sales Sales Technology Wireless Hubspot 132

Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

That doesn't mean they can't be effective salespeople — it just means they need to change things up. If you find yourself in a position like that, you might want to consider transitioning from outside to inside sales. According to her, "[She] needed to skill up in digital." Be the change you want to be. Really care.

Inside Sales 136

Inside Sales Hubspot Outside Sales Scale 136

The Pipeline

AUGUST 2, 2013

As you’ll read below, she boldly predicts that by 2015 inside sales will overtake field sales, as that unfolds, she will be in greater demand. Josiane heads up TeleSmart Communications , and is leading practice and thought leader in the area of inside sales and management. How can that be?

Sales Management 257

Sales Management Hiring Inside Sales Cold Calling 257

SBI Growth

MAY 15, 2013

Knowing the current Sales Rep make up will reveal the needs of an SM. Other things to look for: Ratio of A Sales Reps to B or C Reps - h igher amount of B or C players will require more of a development/hand-holding approach. Go-to-Market Approach. Description: How the sales team is tasked on reaching the target market.

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Hiring Sales Management Forecasting Inside Sales 300

Mr. Inside Sales

JUNE 2, 2018

Here’s a quote from Lynne Zaledonis – SVP, Product Marketing, Sales Cloud, Salesforce: “When you sell into a company, you have to go back and read through all of the past deals that were lost or won — and there are typically a lot of them. Will you not have to pick up the phone and qualify and sell? So, guess what?

Inside Sales 148

Inside Sales Cold Calling Social Media Top of Funnel 148

SBI Growth

AUGUST 14, 2013

Your sales team needs the ability to sell this way. In an increasingly competitive environment, best-in-class sales organizations are looking for an edge. When you sign up for the session, you’ll learn 4 new ways to modernize your sales force: Understanding the New Buyer. Using Social Selling to Get in Deals Early.

Social Selling 330

Social Selling Decision Maker Cold Calling Hiring 330

SBI Growth

AUGUST 16, 2013

These competencies show that a sales rep has acquired new capabilities. They have kept up with the market. If they have these skills they are more likely to sell effectively to the new buyer. Being Outpaced – lead with a product and a price and call it solution selling. Agile Sales – embrace the agile movement.

Customer 328

Customer B2C Decision Maker Inside Sales 328

Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 14, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Last week I wrote this article questioning the Death of SPIN Selling. Over the years I have questioned the impending death of other important areas like cold-calling, selling, sales process, salespeople and more. Others are from the big new inside sales industry.

Top of Funnel 255

Top of Funnel Inside Sales Conference Webinar Metrics 255

Pointclear

MARCH 12, 2013

I had the great the opportunity to interview Lori Wizdo , B2B marketing analyst at Forrester Research. Lori is a senior analyst with extensive marketing, sales, and operation experience in the information systems and software industries. Some sales professionals even believe that they can't get qualified leads from marketing.

Research 253

Research B2B Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 253

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. What is inside sales?

Inside Sales 111

Inside Sales Tools Strategy Outside Sales 111

Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 9, 2018

Mike Brooks, Mr. Inside Sales receives multiple awards from AA-ISP’s 2018 Leadership Summit last week: Service Provider of the Year Award – Sales Script Development AND The TOP 25 Most Influential Inside Sales Professionals in 2018 Award. . He also offers customized sales training programs, works as a virtual V.P.

Inside Sales 24

Inside Sales Hiring Scale Conference 24

The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

While this is an important statistics for sellers to keep in mind, it means nothing to those who sell or set appointments by phone, where there is no body language, and it’s down to intonation and words; and as we have said before, words may not break your bones, they could hurt your sales. Sales Process Tibor Shanto'

Intent 278

Intent Cold Calling Compensation Inside Sales 278

Hubspot Sales

APRIL 8, 2020

And when they do gear up and venture forth, their efforts on that front are increasingly erring towards customer service activities. They spend more of their selling time on the phone, not in the field. It’s time to face this new reality and reengineer our sales environments to exploit the spoils of it! Inside Sales.

Inside Sales 126

Inside Sales Hiring Scale Face-to-face 126

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. Social Selling: Leverage the power of social media to reach new logo customers. Who isn’t?

Sage 267

Sage Lead Rank Forecasting Inside Sales 267

Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

A few months ago, both AT&T, and then Google Fiber, dug up our street and lawns and bushes to install fiber Internet cable. Then a Google rep showed up out of the blue, canvassing the neighborhood. Then Google REALLY started marketing! Then they showed up because my neighbor switched to them. Or Google Fibers?

Google 222

Google Face-to-face Gatekeeper Licensing 222

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? Are my Sales Managers good enough? Do This— Start with a Sales Strategy Blueprint. You sell to a more informed buyer.

Compensation 325

Compensation Social Media Incentives Incentive 325

Understanding the Sales Force

AUGUST 18, 2015

Sales Process isn't even the only thing that inbound marketers say is dead. They'll have you believing that salespeople are no longer needed, selling is dead, and a consultative approach is dead too. Let's start with my recent Google search for "Sales Process is Dead." They support and enhance selling.

Inbound 120

Inbound Inside Sales Sales Process Top of Funnel 120

Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 25, 2014

The Selling Power Blog has my new article on why consultative selling is so difficult. And over at Top Sales World , my article on the premature announcement that SPIN Selling is dead is one of the top 10 articles for last week. THEY DO NOT TODAY, NOR WILL THEY TOMORROW, BE USED INSTEAD OF SELLING! Good questions.

Harvest 225

Harvest Inbound Inside Sales Outbound 225

Understanding the Sales Force

JUNE 20, 2014

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. I''m all for the new way of selling: Migration to Inside Sales It''s more efficient, less costly and more practical.

Consultative Selling 275

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

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Author: Paul Nolan Nick Kavadellas is thankful for golf, not only because he’s enjoyed playing it for years, but also because it is one of the few face-to-face selling tools he has continued using during the COVID-19 outbreak. Even if your firm isn’t there yet, consumer behavior and the market now rests on the 2030 point on the trend line?—?positive

Outsourcing Services 279

Outsourcing Services Face-to-face Travel Lead Rank 279

SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

As you plan for next year, a defined sales strategy is a must have. By signing up for our Annual Research Tour here , you’ll get the CEO’s Sales Strategy Assessment. If you google “sales strategy,” you can read for hours on the subject. It allocates resources effectively to increase revenues and reduce selling costs.

Strategy 317

Strategy Hiring Margin Top of Funnel 317

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. Or I ask a good assumptive question like: “How much of a budget do you have per quarter for sales training?”

Face-to-face 223

Face-to-face Gatekeeper Licensing Decision Maker 223

DiscoverOrg Sales

MAY 12, 2016

So, we recently published a blog entitled, “ What You Won’t Learn from Books About Sales ,” and now here we are sharing our favorite books and blogs that can make your better at inside sales. Yes, best performing salespeople learn from experience and develop “grit” without the help of sales books. 5) Sales Hacker.

Inside Sales 120

Inside Sales Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Account Based Marketing 120

Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 30, 2023

They talk over their prospects and generally learn very little about what it takes to close a sale. with your voice lifting up at the end of the word. In short, you’ll begin to tell the buyers from the non-buyers, and that is the start of closing more sales and making more money. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS!

Sales Qualified Lead 212

Sales Qualified Lead Face-to-face Gatekeeper Licensing 212

SBI Growth

JANUARY 1, 2013

In his December sales benchmarking report, Drapeau delivers the most optimistic commentary we have ever seen. It is going up permanently. Yet most sales leaders (and CEOs) assume that sales quota attainment will stay at its old rate. He takes the historical 60% quota attainment rate and ups it to 75%. In 7 years.

B2B 308

B2B Hiring Quota Social Selling 308

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

I first met Jill Konrath after reading her new book, Selling to Big Companies in early 2006. Perhaps how I stumbled into finding great mentors in the B2B sales world might inspire you to find mentors and inspiration yourself. Lori, Trish, and Jill August, 2012. To be professional in any career, you need mentors.

How To 284

How To B2B Intent Inside Sales 284

Pointclear

MAY 14, 2013

My guest today is Michael Brenner, Vice President of Marketing and Content Strategy at SAP and Managing Editor for the SAP Business Innovation site. At SAP, Michael’s challenge is to transform social business and content marketing to reduce cost-per-acquisition of new customers. Sales is Still Important.

Top of Funnel 260

Top of Funnel SAP Cost per Acquisition Customer 260

Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 31, 2020

In addition, what is also important about timeline is that if the prospect you’re speaking to isn’t in the market at this moment, it means you can relax behind your pitch. Conversely, if a prospect has a burning need to purchase as soon as possible, this also helps you adjust your pitch and your follow up actions. Everybody is onboard.

Decision Maker 199

Decision Maker Face-to-face Gatekeeper Inside Sales 199