Pointclear

AUGUST 6, 2013

Over the last year, I’ve had the privilege of interviewing over 30 influential B2B sales and marketing leaders. It has been a pleasure to interview each of them and share perspectives on topics ranging from B2B lead generation and inside sales to social media trends and personal branding.

Inside Sales 176

Inside Sales SAP Trends Sales Qualified Lead 176

Pointclear

OCTOBER 31, 2017

That’s essentially what PointClear clients do when they engage us for outsourced lead generation. Eliminate the time, expense and distraction of setting up your sales telemarketing, business development or inside sales organization. Save yourself the management headaches of keeping those positions filled.

Telemarketing 133

Telemarketing PointClear Company Hiring 133

Pointclear

OCTOBER 19, 2017

per hour to pay for an inside sales teleprospector vs. $61.50 per hour for a PointClear outsourced teleprospecting resource. Download More Effective, Less Expensive —a side-by-side, line-by-line cost analysis of inside and outsourced approaches. We’ll share it with you.

Outsourcing Services 124

Outsourcing Services Lead Generation PointClear Leads 124

Pointclear

JANUARY 11, 2011

Comment on The Bridge Group's ten predictions for inside sales in 2011. No longer will the Inside Sales Rep be a “jack of all trades” Roles will be clearly defined and measured based on specific desired outcomes. Data will become an integral component for predicting the likelihood of Inside Sales success.

Inside Sales 185

Inside Sales Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank 185

Pointclear

JUNE 26, 2012

But, when I attended the recent Leadership Summit put on by the American Association of Inside Sales Professionals (AA-ISP), I was reminded that sometimes questions can just lead to more questions. So I attended this event expecting to find out more about how and when resources would be flowing to inside sales teams.

Inside Sales 162

Inside Sales Hiring Conference Field Sales 162

Pointclear

AUGUST 1, 2013

Keeping up to date on the latest innovations and opinions in sales can be time-consuming, especially in the the digital space. Sales Sphere features relevant blog articles from PointClear''s online B2B sales circles. Inside Sales Power Tip 125 – Grit.

PointClear 200

PointClear B2B Face-to-face Inside Sales 200

Pointclear

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

How do my colleagues at PointClear and I keep from falling into this trap? My PointClear peers and I have learned as lead generation professionals that adapting a prospect’s style of communication is helpful for immediate acceptance. The PointClear team would like to hear from you about your sales lead generation best practices.

Lead Generation 100

Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring PointClear 100

Pointclear

JUNE 20, 2013

Keeping up to date on the latest innovations and opinions in sales can be time-consuming, especially in the the digital space. Sales Sphere features relevant blog articles from PointClear''s online B2B sales circles. Inside Sales Power Tip 118 – Share Insight. Via Selling Power Blog.

Quota 213

Quota PointClear B2B Face-to-face 213

Pointclear

MAY 30, 2013

Keeping up to date on the latest innovations and opinions in sales can be time-consuming, especially in the the digital space. Sales Sphere features relevant blog articles from PointClear''s online B2B sales circles. Qualities of an Inside Sales Winner.

B2B 164

B2B PointClear Inside Sales Solutions Selling 164

Pointclear

APRIL 4, 2013

Staying current on the latest innovations and opinions in sales can be daunting, especially in the the digital space. PointClear''s staff and Sales Sphere features relevant blog articles from our digital circles about B2B sales. Sales Coaching - The Use and Abuse of Modeling.

Cold Calling 195

Cold Calling B2B PointClear Hiring 195

Pointclear

MAY 5, 2017

Sales managers must acknowledge that AI is going to make its way into the ways in which sales people work, prospect, and sell. In our open dialogue with InsideSales’ CMO Mike Plante we explore ways that inside sales rep productivity (code word for revenue) is shifting for the better. The host is Jim Obermayer.

InsideSales 113

InsideSales Inside Sales Revenue Webinar Metrics 113

Pointclear

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Before continuing, I want to mention that PointClear is a strong advocate of marketing automation solutions. We work with our complex-sale B2B clients to leverage their marketing automation initiatives, and marketing automation is a key ingredient of our internal lead generation, lead qualification and lead nurturing processes.

PointClear 167

PointClear Lead Nurturing Outbound Sales Qualified Lead 167

Pointclear

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

The Top Sales Expert team includes best-selling authors, builders of large global consultancies, and sales professionals within the Fortune 500 arena. As a prospect development firm providing outsourced sales solutions to B2B companies involved in the complex sale, PointClear shares the goals of Top Sales World.

PointClear 124

PointClear Sales Outsourcing Webinar Metrics Lead Generation 124

Pointclear

JUNE 7, 2016

With a lack of accountability in both marketing and sales lead purgatory, leads are lost and ultimately reappear as wins for the competition.”. At PointClear, we recommend developing a guide for sales on how lead hand-off is managed and how follow-up should be handled. The day of the call.

Follow-up 154

Follow-up Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Qualified Lead 154

Jonathan Farrington

APRIL 25, 2012

“The growth in sales jobs, and therefore one would think, in sales training is in inside sales. Although there is a migration to inside selling, most sales training is based on the assumption that sales calls will be face to face. I discuss this fact in detail with Dan McDade of PointClear – HERE.

Inside Sales 43

Inside Sales PointClear Face-to-face Outside Sales 43

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].

Revenue 52

Revenue Hiring PointClear Inside Sales 52

SBI

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Trish’s company helps inside sales organizations make the big decisions. She is a frequent speaker and blogger on Inside Sales productivity, trends, and effectiveness, and the author of Building Inside Sales: Framing a Best Practice Group and co-author of Sales Speaks: Perception & Ponderings on Marketing Leads.

Lead Management 114

Lead Management Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 114

Pointclear

JULY 11, 2011

It was interesting to see all three companies use similar descriptions in their SEC filings for both their sales and marketing activity and their market challenges. Sales and marketing activity. Selling subscriptions via a direct sales force. Sales force efforts include field sales and inside sales teams using the phone.

Outsourcing Services 173

Outsourcing Services Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead NetSuite 173

Pointclear

OCTOBER 13, 2011

Ken Murray is a 30 year veteran of the Inside Sales space. He has designed and built inside sales campaigns for numerous Fortune 500 companies. His sales teams have sold over 168,000 products annually and produced north of 700 million dollars in annual sales. ” I suggest you check it and others out.

Outsourcing Services 160

Outsourcing Services Lead Generation Top of Funnel Leads 160

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.”

Outsourcing Services 140

Outsourcing Services Revenue Prospecting Inside Sales 140

Pointclear

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Field sales is flat while inside sales is up 20 percent in the last few years. Knowing the new science of sales is what will help a salesperson to consistently meet expectations, says my latest guest on PowerViews, Chad Burmeister, vice president of corporate sales at ConnectandSell. Sales is Getting Scientific.

Inside Sales 255

Inside Sales Lead Rank Social Media Video 255

Pointclear

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Inside Sales' The authors suggest that we can’t possibly think like freaks until we don’t know all of the answers. Not only that, but we have to know which questions to ask to get the answers.

Inside Sales 214

Inside Sales Sales How To 214

Pointclear

JULY 14, 2015

Our good friend— Matt Heinz , founder of Heinz Marketing—starts us off: It can be really difficult for organizations to not only measure what’s working, but to also “re-rally the team” (sales, marketing, product, or all of the above) as findings point to slight, and perhaps frequent, direction changes. But what if the message is wrong?

Lead Rank 100

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Top of Funnel Leads 100

Pointclear

AUGUST 30, 2016

As you see on the table above, it appears less expensive to “do it inside," until you take the following hard and soft costs into account. Additionally, in-sourced inside sales centers are notorious for their lack of productivity.

Lead Gen 113

Lead Gen Telemarketing Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 113

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

Pointclear

APRIL 17, 2014

From Chris Snell , Inside Sales Manager, SMB at Care.com. ISRs (inside sales reps) rely too much on being farmers, and when dry times come (just like they do for real farmers!), With that said, Joanne and I see eye-to-eye on the majority of other issues. Here''s what I see are the top two symptoms of inbounditis: 1.

Inbound 257

Inbound Marketing Sales Qualified Lead Outbound 257

PandaDoc

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Inside Sales Experts Blog. Inside Sales Experts Blog is about one thing and that one thing is community. The PointClear founder invites interaction with B2B sales, marketing, and c-level execs through his (and guest bloggers) frequent posts. VanillaSoft Blog.

Top of Funnel 98

Top of Funnel Sales Management Hiring Lead Rank 98

Pointclear

OCTOBER 23, 2012

You see, for years, an inside sales position has been considered as the bottom rung on the sales ladder — their immediate ambition to gain promotion to an outside sales job, with a car and an expense account: An obvious sign to their family and friends that they were “making it” in sales. Not anymore.

Retail 215

Retail Inside Sales Outside Sales Video 215

Pointclear

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

A successful sales manager must go out of his or her way to guard the time of their sales reps—and that means eliminating unnecessary distractions, which can be many in today’s world, says my latest guest on PowerViews, Chris Snell, inside sales manager for Care.com. Meetings can keep reps from their jobs”.

Twitter 189

Twitter Inside Sales Video Motivation 189

Pointclear

APRIL 10, 2012

Sales Trends Companies Should be Looking At. Click to start video at this point —Commenting on trends that we need to be looking at, Jonathan talks about the three levels of selling: inside sales, external sales and what he calls new wave selling (i.e., top end consultative, collaborative or strategic selling).

Face-to-face 184

Face-to-face Social Media Hiring Inside Sales 184

Pointclear

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

This is used, he said, as a method to create qualified or sales-ready leads (as well as other marketing strategies or tactics). It is also a growing trend to use incentives for inside sales lead qualification people who work in Marketing. Is this good or bad? Eric and I didn’t agree on everything, and that’s ok.

Compensation 208

Compensation Revenue Marketing Sales Qualified Lead 208

Pointclear

JANUARY 13, 2015

There is a great example in the book about an inside sales rep pushing content that is not relevant to the buyer—simply because the campaign says so. And, they want to buy faster than they do now. The problem is that companies are driven by campaigns that are not in alignment with the buyers’ tempo and timing.

Strategy 100

Strategy Marketing Campaigns Inside Sales 100

Pointclear

AUGUST 6, 2018

Too many emails and not enough dials: It is not unusual to find inside sales teams are making 50 – 60 touches per day, but most of them are email touches and there are very few dials. This results in too few conversations, little relationship-building and an unpredictable stream of positive outcomes.

Outsourcing Services 113

Outsourcing Services Direct Mail Sales Qualified Lead Commission 113

Pointclear

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

A successful sales manager must go out of his or her way to guard the time of their sales reps—and that means eliminating unnecessary distractions, which can be many in today’s world, says my latest guest on PowerViews, Chris Snell, inside sales manager for Care.com. Meetings can keep reps from their jobs”.

Twitter 124

Twitter Inside Sales Video Motivation 124

Pointclear

MAY 14, 2013

Click to start video at this point — As we look forward at the remainder of the year and into the next, Michael recommends talking to your sales team about social selling. LinkedIn leads the way as a social marketing platform for business, offering many ways to connect.

Top of Funnel 260

Top of Funnel SAP Cost per Acquisition Customer 260

Pointclear

JUNE 30, 2015

Marketing management must travel with salespeople and listen to a few dozen sales presentations. Inside sales? Survey the sales reps. Travel with reps, listen and take notes. What are the qualifying questions? Listen in on the phone calls. Listen to presentations at trade shows. Listen and take notes. Ask the reps.

Sales Qualified Lead 100

Sales Qualified Lead Telemarketing Trade Show Hiring 100

Pointclear

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Jim points out that if sales managers tell reps to follow up with 100% of all inquiries, it will happen. Marketing automation in the hands of a fool is still a fool’s tool.”.

Follow-up 230

Follow-up Sales Qualified Lead Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 230