Understanding the Sales Force

JULY 31, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan The Growing Power of Inside Sales appeared on the Harvard Business Review Blog on July 29. The authors listed four scenarios where a move to inside sales could be effective: By market segment, By stage of the buyer engagement process, By geography, and.

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Inside Sales SAP Sales Talent Lead Rank 222

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AUGUST 20, 2012

Stop calling inside sales inside sales. Inside Sales demeaning? I scoff at the idea that anyone in their right mind could feel it demeaning to be working as a sales rep on an inside team or leading an inside team. Inside Sales doesn’t get any respect, right? Inside Sales.

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Inside Sales Travel Outside Sales Territories 193

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JULY 22, 2013

Think of yourself as an entrepreneur of your territory, or niche, or product line. Subscribe to the award-winning blog and the “Sales Ideas In A Minute ” newsletter for sales strategies, tactics, and tips in selling. The post Inside Sales Power Tip 124 – Self Management appeared first on Score More Sales.

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Inside Sales Guidelines Lead Rank Lead Scoring 203

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.

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Inside Sales Hiring Conference Field Sales 162

SBI Growth

MAY 15, 2013

Hanna has two candidates to help Sales decide between: Iris and Eddie. Iris is a Rams'' top-producing 12-year Sales Rep with consistent promotion. She currently works in a peer territory - not in the one needing an SM. For example, is it all direct sales? Maybe the team is leveraging channel partners, or inside sales.

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Hiring Sales Management Forecasting Inside Sales 300

Understanding the Sales Force

JULY 27, 2022

We can name them: Account Executive, Territory Manager, Business Development Rep, Sales Development Rep, Account Manager, Key Account Manager, National Account Manager, Channel Manager, Application Engineer, Sales Consultant, Inside Sales, Outside Sales, and more.

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Top of Funnel Sports Territories Outside Sales 296

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MARCH 4, 2013

A week ago I sat down with a sales professional who told me that when he started at a midmarket big data company in sales, he was given no guidelines, no leads, and very little guidance in getting started with his new sales territory. He started just one year ago.

Inside Sales 182

Inside Sales Guidelines Territories Outbound 182

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 25, 2012

The rep’s territory potential starts to max out. As a Sales VP, you need to understand how to get back more time. Travel - Redesigned sales territories to reduce travel time. Related compactness of a territory to available warehouse space (They sold industrial cleaning supplies).The

Hiring 310

Hiring Travel Territories Face-to-face 310

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Also look at their ability to embrace new social and marketing methods (do they use Twitter, how big is their LinkedIn network, do they consume top sales blogs like this one, are they aware of buyer personas, do they value and suggest improvement to Marketing for leads generated, etc.). Give the territory to an existing Rep temporarily.

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Sales Talent Hiring Lead Rank Lead Scoring 288

SBI Growth

DECEMBER 19, 2012

My VP of Sales wants me to research trends in inside sales and conduct account segmentation. The sales managers are yelling for updated dashboards and territories. Oh, and Marketing wants to discuss sales enablement improvements. You have to move top down from sales strategy to sales infrastructure.

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Sales Operations Compensation Territories Segment 303

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JUNE 30, 2014

Here is what we believe it takes to compete with a strong solid sales team that closes the right deals with great sales velocity. Complicated commission plans or unwieldy territory rules and exceptions cause a half-baked sales team. Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies.

Hiring 247

Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Territories Commission 247

SBI Growth

JUNE 2, 2013

Increasing number of vacant Sales Rep positions. This means some territories are not producing to expected or potential revenues. Sales reps are commission only. You have pure commodity products/offerings that sell themselves (consider inside sales!). However, HR will have some of the data, too.

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Margin Commission 312

Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 25, 2021

First the no part: Sales is much, much more than just “rolling the numbers,” as they used to say. Skill level of the sales rep is the most important thing; however, there are other variables like the type of lead—inbound versus outbound; the territory; existing client or new prospect; the marketing and/or branding of the company, etc.,

Face-to-face 178

Face-to-face Gatekeeper Licensing Decision Maker 178

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MARCH 26, 2014

If assigned a vertical territory of financial services I would do several things right away: look at who my existing and past customers in financial services are. Lori Richardson is recognized on Forbes as one of the “Top 30 Social Sales Influencers” worldwide. Look Socially.

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Prospecting Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring 254

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Phase 2 - Develop Go To Market Plan - Many sales VPs don’t know the best route to market. You may need to increase the size of inside sales. Phase 3 - Sales Force Design - How many reps and what type? Phase 4 - Sales Infrastructure - Create optimal performance conditions. You may need more partners.

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Compensation Social Media Incentives Incentive 325

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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Inside Sales Field Sales Policies Travel 110

The Pipeline

JULY 22, 2013

Having a career path for people not only allows one to service client better with the right assets, but also allow the sales team to develop and succeed in adopting and executing the company’s sales process. A regular lament I get from managers is that the best presentation a rep had was the one they did for the job.

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Hiring Licensing Health Care Sales Talent 267

Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Eventually, most antiquated models are replaced by more up-to-date, efficient, and sometimes exciting models. Outside sales is being replaced by inside sales but not in the way that most people think. Let''s quickly compare inside sales to outside sales.

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Outside Sales Telemarketing Inside Sales Travel 189

Close.io

OCTOBER 9, 2019

In this post, we’re sharing three inside sales job descriptions that you can steal and personalize for your business in order to attract the right sales talent in 2020! Job description template: junior inside sales professional. ? Job description template: inside sales leader. ? Let’s get going.

Inside Sales 91

Inside Sales Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Sales Qualified Lead 91

SBI Growth

AUGUST 24, 2012

Demonstrate changing territory penetration rates. After extensive due diligence work, Bold Brutus will recommend moving 50% of the Field sales force to Inside Sales. It is a mix between an Excel chart and PowerPoint presentation and can be found in Google Analytics. When would you use it? How do you use it?

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Strategy Google Analytics ROI Penetration 257

Zoominfo

AUGUST 12, 2020

Inside Sales or Field Sales? (or Adoption of inside sales models has grown significantly in recent years. The idea is that sales reps prospect from central or remote locations, in a more structured environment. Considerations for Inside vs Field Sales Reps.

B2B 200

B2B Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Top of Funnel 200

SBI Growth

AUGUST 27, 2012

Every top performer has experienced the dreaded year-end “opportunity drop,” which from the rep’s point of view includes: The most rewarding territories are “re-balanced’ (split up). What opportunity (accounts, industry or geography) does the new territory hold? Is this opportunity limited to just Sales? Who are the customers?

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Compensation Commission Territories Quota 244

Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 16, 2020

We’re all in unchartered territory now. And finally, if you are a manager or company owner who has had to send your sales team to work from home, then now is the perfect time to give them access to my new on-demand inside sales training. “We’re just not doing anything until this virus situation is settled…”.

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Objections Face-to-face Inside Sales Gatekeeper 169

Velocify

JANUARY 29, 2013

According to a 2012 Bridge Group study [1] , from 2009-2011 the number of inside sales jobs grew 124% in the U.S. This evolution means an increasingly mature buying market that is driving new CRM-related needs for sales and marketing teams. The bottom line, process is critical for inside sales teams. Productivity.

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Inside Sales CRM Leads360 Eloqua 71

SBI

MAY 7, 2014

Sales & Marketing Content. Sales Enablement. Territory & Account Planning. Now is the time to take action and it just got a whole lot easier with the Top 40 Sales Tools of 2014 Guide. Mobile Selling. Performance and Compensation. Pipeline Management & Deal Flow. Power Prospecting. Quoting & Pricing.

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Sales Tools Tools Revenue InsideSales 139

Score More Sales

JULY 22, 2014

If I have prospects and customers in the banking industry, I’m going to track banks by name and if I have a geographic territory, by location. Lori Richardson is recognized on Forbes as one of the “Top 30 Social Sales Influencers” worldwide. Also set up alerts for key words in your industry, region, or sector.

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Ideal Customer Profile Banking Engineering Twitter 234

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MAY 9, 2014

example: instead of “Account Manager” list how you help others in the geographic territory, such as “Data Specialist for Multi-Location Companies, Atlanta” This helps anyone scanning to better understand what you do, and is entirely searchable in Google.

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LinkedIn Ideal Customer Profile Webinar Metrics Decision Maker 222

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Time you spent in the office with your colleagues talking about the problem with your territory, your CRM system, your personal issues. 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.

Lead Rank 227

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead Territories 227

The Pipeline

AUGUST 27, 2019

While it may be realistic to expect inside sales teams to sell more than 23% of their time, it is not for others. If you are a full-cycle rep, with a demanding client base in a defined territory, 23% is not bad. The old stat that is thrown around that salespeople only spend 23% their time selling is stupid and insulting.

Wireless 264

Wireless Discount Face-to-face Scale 264

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

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NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Not only will those in sales be able to manage their territories this way but also sales leaders will have incredible access to data and insights – even being able to reinforce learning. Lori Richardson is recognized on Forbes as one of the “Top 30 Social Sales Influencers” worldwide.

Workbooks 232

Workbooks Analytics Territories Compensation 232

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JULY 7, 2014

Stop being haphazard about sales. Selling is a profession, and it is an admirable profession that deserves your mindful and thoughtful approach to growing your territory. Your buyers deserve nothing but the best from you – this differentiates you as a professional rather than a “sales guy” or “sales gal”.

Prospecting 222

Prospecting Education Territories B2B 222

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DECEMBER 29, 2014

This is not so much a clean data issue but is so critical in moving your sales opportunities forward that it needs to be mentioned. If you can reward your reps for clean, updated territory lists, that can go a long way. Lori Richardson is recognized on Forbes as one of the “Top 30 Social Sales Influencers” worldwide.

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Data Policies Ideal Customer Profile Guidelines 193

Mr. Inside Sales

DECEMBER 13, 2019

If you think you’re broke or that your territory is poor or that you can’t do something, then you’ll find evidence to support your belief and you’ll act (or not act!) The post 3 Secrets to Reaching Your Financial Goals in 2020 appeared first on Mr. Inside Sales. accordingly. Upcoming Schedule.

Face-to-face 158

Face-to-face ACT Exact Inside Sales 158

SBI Growth

AUGUST 15, 2012

Typically the focus is on blocking and tackling: basic execution of a compensation plan, sales dashboards, sales crediting, and territory/customer assignments. What separates most organizations from those that are “World-Class” is the existence of bold insights that drive sales strategy.

Infusion 244

Infusion Data Ideal Customer Profile Strategy 244

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APRIL 30, 2014

The same is true for companies in your geographic territory who fit one of your buyer profiles. 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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Follow-up Ideal Customer Profile Decision Maker Buyer 222

Zoominfo

JULY 6, 2021

Tom is pitching to you because his office is based a few blocks away from your house and your street happens to fall within his territory. In the new world of sales, being well connected is no longer as important as being well informed. The Rise of Inside Sales. Throughout the 90s, inside sales teams grew in prominence.

Lead Rank 147

Lead Rank Ideal Customer Profile Inside Sales Outside Sales 147