A Sales Guy

APRIL 16, 2012

The cost of sales is an extremely important metric. Unfortunately, it’s not one I see on sales leader’s dashboards too often. Do you know what your least expensive sale is? Is it the channel, the farmers, inside sales, the hunters, who? What’s your most expensive sale?

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HeavyHitter Sales

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

In turn, the field salespeople would be supported by inside sales representatives who helped them complete their daily tasks.    Today, the traditional sales organization structure is undergoing a significant change. Twenty-one percent reported a shift from inside sales to a field sales model.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 8, 2021

Inside Sales Rep. In an increasingly digital world, inside salespeople are the go-to for prospecting, nurturing, and converting leads remotely. They rely on email, phone calls, videos, and virtual meetings—instead of face-to-face interaction—to build relationships and move people through the sales funnel. Image Source.

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Vengreso

JUNE 27, 2022

Also gone are the days when ideal customers from your target companies are knocking at your sales team’s doors in droves. Although cold calling, inbound marketing, inside sales and field sales still have a place in the sales planning of many companies, the modern B2B buyer is looking for a different type of interaction with B2B sellers.

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HeavyHitter Sales

MARCH 5, 2014

The sales challenge changes radically during the late Compete stage and into the Maintain stage. The focus shifts from scaling the organiza­tion to maximizing sales productivity by lowering the cost of sale and increasing the average sales price.

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Delicious Sales

MAY 2, 2012

Sales Management (2614). Inside Sales (849). Outside Sales (81). Maximizer (636). Brian, CMO of Lattice Engines, recently presented a session on predictive analytics at the Inside Sales Virtual Summit. In 2009, there were 800,000 inside sales departments. Training (4995).

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 1, 2018

How do they prioritize and maximize their time? To maximize your selling time, look for administrative tasks you can automate. When I was in outside sales, I would organize my leads by location and always have the date of my last contact for each lead noted. This tactic also applies to inside sales.

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Partners in Excellence

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

We tended to think of inside sales as those people sitting in the office, waiting for the phone to ring, just focused on small deals, doing very high volumes. In those ancient times, inside sales started changing a lot, primarily with new phone and computer technology. We field sales guys were, honestly, relieved.

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Pipeline

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

This face-to-face interaction demands careful planning, involving not only crafting persuasive sales pitches and proposals but also optimizing sales routes to maximize productivity. A robust CRM tool with a built-in sales route planning feature can empower sales teams to streamline their tasks and optimize their days.

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Braveheart Sales

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

This article is written with field sales teams in mind. However, if you run an inside sales team exclusively, don’t despair, you may still find a nugget or two of helpful information as well. An outside sales call costs $308, an inside sales call costs $50 [Source: PointClear]. Source: com].

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PandaDoc

JUNE 11, 2024

What is B2B sales, and what strategies can you use to maximize your success? Whether you’re a B2B-native startup or an established direct-to-consumer company pivoting to B2B sales, this guide will walk you through everything you need to know about B2B. Inside and outside sales reps leverage different sales techniques and skills.

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The Sales Association

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

To date I have accumulated more than eight years in the sales industry beginning in Business to Business and Business to Customer sales and extending into direct, inside, and outside sales.

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Vengreso

JULY 10, 2023

In a B2B sales role, usually a Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, or a related field, along with relevant sales experience, strong communication and interpersonal skills, and proficiency in MS Office and CRM practices are generally required. There are several methods used in sales forecasting.

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Groove.co

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Sales Dialers can be powerful tools for revenue teams looking to maximize efficiency for high-volume outbound calling initiatives. A manager of a relationship-based inside sales team will have different needs than a director who oversees a 1,000 person call center. Simple enough, right? If only it were.

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Gong.io

MARCH 19, 2020

Here’s what you – aka sales professionals – need to know to make the switch. . It’s the ultimate test to becoming a world-class inside sales rep. . Bob Spina, VP of Sales, Strategic Accounts at Gong. #3 Good news: an outside sales rep’s main strength translates directly into an inside role. .

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 22, 2018

The right story, presented in the right way, can change the course of a sale. The lessons include when to tell stories in the sales process for maximal impact and the four parts of a compelling narrative. Focus: Sales calls. Intended audience: Inside or outside sales professionals. Location: Online.

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OutboundView

AUGUST 14, 2019

Sales organizations today are commonly organized in two groups, outside sales and inside sales. Outside salespeople are responsible for closing new business. Inside salespeople reach out to possible prospects and find new sales opportunities. But what is inside sales, really?

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 8, 2017

More companies will realize they achieve higher ROI with these roles and reduce the size of their outside sales teams as a result. – Lars Nilsson , VP of Global Inside Sales, Cloudera. 1) Buyer Side Technology Continues to Disrupt Sales Development & Demand Gen.

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