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How to Optimize Your Cold Calling Strategy

Janek Performance Group

Over the years, I’ve noticed a pattern among inside sales teams. There are often a few high performers who crush it while prospecting over the phone, whereas the rest of the team struggles. The benefits of outbound prospecting are undeniable, but we need to build a solid foundation before we start adding headcount.

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Direct Dials: More than Meets the Eye

DiscoverOrg Sales

One of the first things that he taught my team was the distinction between a direct-dial phone number and a general business line or phone tree. And so we were trained to seek out a direct number for every prospect on our call list. Read it: How to Scale Up Your Outbound Sales Team. ” he said.

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How to Transition from SMB to Enterprise: Tips from 3 Experts

Sales Hacker

What happens when a Global Head of Sales, an Inside Sales Director, and an Account Executive walk into a bar? They sit around a table and share actionable insights about their company’s transition from SMB to enterprise sales. . Do they get a few rounds of tequila? Do they start playing hackysack? In the trenches.

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Top sales blogs all sales managers need to follow

PandaDoc

My two primary focuses and areas of expertise are sales management and new business development. Sales Gravy. Sales Gravy is the most visited sales specific website and the destination sales training resource for sales professionals across the globe. CustomerCentric Selling Sales Training Blog.

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Inbound or outbound sales—which one should you focus on?

Close.io

Wondering what the right sales approach for your company is? Should you build an inbound sales machine, set up an outbound sales team, or take a hybrid approach? Inbound sales is famous for being able to attract customers to any business, be cost effective, and scale really well. Outbound easily can.

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In-House vs. Outsourced BDR: A Case for NOT Hiring SDRs

LeadFuze

Sales Hacker has already covered the do’s and don’ts of hiring outsourced sales professionals, tips for when it makes sense for your organization to outsource sales development, and the pros and cons of outsourcing this function. The Four Costs of In-House Sales Development. Training Costs. Data costs.

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PODCAST 76: Bottom-up Approach for Sales Rep Productivity Model w/ Kevin Egan

Sales Hacker

Prior to Slack, Kevin spent four years as VP of Sales at Dropbox, where he helped build the outbound sales team covering SMB through large enterprise. Prior to that, Kevin spent 10 years at Salesforce where he moved from an AE role to various senior sales management operations and recruiting roles.