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PowerViews with Bob Perkins: Inside Sales is Here to Stay

Pointclear

My guest today is Bob Perkins, Founder of AA-ISP and Vice President of Inside Sales at Merrill Datasite. Bob shared his perspective on how inside sales strategies have grown in popularity as companies strive to improve customer service and boost sales as efficiently as possible. e-mail communication.

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Are your Customers Outpacing your Sales Team?

SBI Growth

Being Outpaced – lead with a product and a price and call it solution selling. More selling is done virtually – buyers are making decision without a rep in the room. This is true whether your organization is comprised mainly of outside or inside sales. Agile Sales – embrace the agile movement.

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Why Inbound and Inside Sales Experts Think Sales Process is Dead Too

Understanding the Sales Force

OK, that's still a sales process and it has some validity if you have weak salespeople that sell to large companies where you can't impact or change anything relative to how they buy. One article was published in Harvard Business Review and was really about Solution Selling being dead. April 29 2013. Februrary 19 2015.

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This is the One Thing Missing from the New Way of Selling

Understanding the Sales Force

I read most of the other sales blogs too. 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. And it will work in most industries!

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Good Reads for B2B Sales - Lessons from NHL Playoffs

Pointclear

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. Via Solution Selling blog.

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Good Reads for B2B Sales - Are You Drowning in Sales Quota?

Pointclear

Via Selling Power Blog. Inside Sales Power Tip 118 – Share Insight. You have great sales and communication skills, so why aren’t people responding? To truly do this it takes the two words that VP’s of Sales hate the most. Via Solution Selling. Perceived Business Risks Quickly Become Sales Objections.

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Good Reads for B2B Sales - Cold Calling Revisited

Pointclear

Roland Nadeau of Integrate B2B advises that B2B sales organizations stay in a closing state of mind with three tips: Buy the right leads, leverage channels and budgets effectively, and optimize offer types to maximize engagement. The Force Multiplier Effect of Social Media for Professional Sellers.