Pointclear

MARCH 13, 2014

Nick Stein, Vision Critical, Youth Meets Experience in Sales Force. Click to start video at this point —The young people entering the sales force are changing the dynamic between managers and their reps. Not so long ago, managers and their sales team were in one centralized location. That has pros and cons, Nick said.

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APRIL 1, 2013

When you have a true inside sales job you are either working with a quota to get a certain number of quality tasks accomplished each day. split revenues with another rep. split revenues with another rep. Isn’t that like your sales job? number of meetings or demos set up with qualified buyers.

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APRIL 6, 2014

Over my selling years, I had 22 sales managers whom I directly reported to. Somehow, even in my early sales days, I learned to find someone upbeat, positive, and skilled who I could emulate and hopefully be coached by even if they were not my manager. Three Ways to Be Coachable and Grow Your Sales.

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DECEMBER 17, 2013

Actual execution – taking action to get the things done that lead to more revenues. In sales it is all about execution – the art of making things happen. If your title is sales rep or business development or account executive, you should be talking with these folks more than a dozen times a day. Winner announced 12-24.

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JANUARY 13, 2014

It is challenging and stressful to get a new sales position – even if you already work for the company in another position, or if you already have been in sales elsewhere and consider yourself a pretty good seller. I have shown them something they can believe and know that I’m there to help them grow revenues.

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APRIL 5, 2014

Remote professional selling, or Inside Sales, is tough – lots of activity and not always a lot of revenue to show for it. Suddenly your first deal closes – or your first deal after a slump – or enough deals to get you to the next level in your comp plan – and wow, is sales great! We all have them. Close More Deals.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Are you in sales and get distracted easily? It creeps in when a sales rep goes to look up one thing online, sees something else, goes there, sees something else, and eventually you don’t get done what you originally set out to do. If you only have a giant revenue goal it is difficult to stay motivated.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Yesterday’s sales talkers must now become today’s succinct “sales message givers.” ” Start with these three steps to craft better messaging: Step 1: Write out bulleted points or write the entire sales message that you say to potential buyers. Hi John, this is Lori from Score More Sales.

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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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APRIL 27, 2014

Not thinking of myself as much of a hacker, I was curious to see how the Sales Hacker Conference would be this past week in NYC. 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.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2013

If you are at a desk in an office or working remotely there is no doubt something about your environment is distracting to your focus of making contact with potential buyers or talking with existing customers to grow revenues. Some of us have dozens of these floating around our brain right now. Did you just think of one?

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Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Finding and hiring good inside sales reps has always been a challenge, and it’s gotten even tougher since the pandemic. Recruiters, HR departments, and sales managers are working harder than ever, and they all ask me the same thing: “Where has everyone gone?”. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! Staying motivated.

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Pointclear

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

James Obermayer, Executive Director and CEO of the Sales Lead Management Association and President of Sales Leakage Consulting is a regular guest blogger with ViewPoint. Some have heard me say in interviews and on SLMA Radio that, pound for pound, marketers produce more revenue than anyone in their company. Total Revenue.

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AUGUST 26, 2014

Did you know you’re missing out on sales opportunities by having a poor mobile company website? Lori Richardson is recognized on Forbes as one of the “Top 30 Social Sales Influencers” worldwide. Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies. Increase Opportunities.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

This article is aimed squarely at the CEO or SVP of Sales who has tried (or considered) Inside Sales in the past. 18 days ago, I wrote another article on Inside Sales. Because if you don’t have an Inside Sales force, you are losing revenue every day. It was the backwater of sales.

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SBI Growth

MAY 15, 2013

"Should we hire an external Sales Manager or promote from within?". Open Sales Management positions are bad for sales organizations. Having the wrong Sales Manager (SM) is worse. This post helps you decide between hiring an internal or external Sales Manager. For example, is it all direct sales? It depends.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 2, 2021

Most company’s sales teams are under immediate pressure to begin accomplishing their new goals and sales targets for 2021. If they need a little help here, I use layering questions like: “What was your revenue like last year?” Or, “How big of a role do you think increased sales training is going to play this year?”

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Great inside sales training improves team performance, which can increase sales revenue. Be that reducing recruitment costs by retaining top-tier sales talent or training reps to automate non-selling activities with AI tech. Table of Contents What is inside sales training?

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 31, 2020

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. Without tracking their sales and pipeline activity, in addition to results at both an individual and company-wide level, it’s impossible for sales leaders to pinpoint weak areas.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Increasingly, companies are missing the number because they lack a formal sales strategy. Many are not making the number because a sales strategy is absent. You may be wondering how prepared your sales team is heading into next year. As you plan for next year, a defined sales strategy is a must have. Signs of Trouble.

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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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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Author: TIM RIESTERER Sales training and enablement leaders, it’s time to level up. As a result, your content can’t be just a companion to a sales-led customer conversation?— There are four forever changes transforming sales training and enablement from here on out: Marketing is the sales development team. Takeaway: ?Sales

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 25, 2012

42% is the average amount of time a sales person spends engaging with a customer. We all know improving selling time should increase sales. And what is the value I should receive by actually improving a sales person’s selling time in front of a customer? As a Sales VP, you need to understand how to get back more time.

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The Pipeline

JULY 22, 2013

Seems some sales organizations are taking a page from other paraprofessional playbook, some effectively, others, maybe not. The flip side of this movement is not so good, where organizations either by intent or ignorance, choose to trust their entire revenue generation to people who can at best be described as parasales reps.

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Predictable Revenue

JANUARY 28, 2021

The post How to Build a Top-Performing Inside Sales Team From Scratch appeared first on Predictable Revenue. Dirk Van Reenen is here to talk more about the importance of finding the right people and keeping the team motivated.

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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.

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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. Social Selling - we in sales tend to think in linear terms.

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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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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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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Your Sales Strategy. It is one thing to have a sales strategy. VPs of Sales are asking the question “What have I done before?”. 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. This is flawed.

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Their recent shift to new finance systems and a sales restructure created added complexity. As a result, they''re considering adding the position of Data Steward to Sales Ops. As a result, they''re considering adding the position of Data Steward to Sales Ops. World-class Sales Ops teams have access to reliable, timely data.

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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. Want to see an example? Want to see an example?

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Guard your time – a bit of advice given to me years ago by a wise sales manager that I’ve always worked to remember. In a world of distractions, sound bytes, lists of important things to accomplish, and “noise” — you need to focus on activities that lead to revenue before you do anything else. Carl Sandburg.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2014

There is no argument among sales leaders that finding, hiring, and retaining good sales reps is the biggest challenge in leading an organization to higher profits. But how to hire the right sales reps? The data scientists at Roundpegg can prove how better culture fits make better revenues for your organization.

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Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 2, 2021

Elevator pitch example #2: “ _, we make inside sales teams as much as 33% more productive by providing them with a best practice approach that helps them cold call more effectively and close more qualified prospects. This means an immediate bump in revenue and profits often within the first 30 days…”. Get Access Today.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

One of the biggest decisions you can make when setting up your sales team is whether to focus primarily on inside or outside sales. They seem to be completely at odds, with one focused on clients with a high acquisition cost and high ACV (annual account value), the other focused on a high sales velocity. Hiring guide.

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Mr. Inside Sales

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Here are five things you can do today to get the most out of each member of your team — #1) Make your monthly revenue goal, and each rep’s part of that goal, crystal clear. I’m sure you have a monthly revenue goal, but does each member of your sales team know what their specific part of that goal is?

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