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Will Outside Sales Recover When the Pandemic Ends?

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The idea of Outside Sales, which depended on business travel and in-person meetings, feels like a distant memory. Until COVID-19, more than half of sales — 52.8 percent — were made by Outside Sales teams. By contrast, there were only 32,049 results for job titles containing the term “Outside Sales.”.

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Will Outside Sales Recover When the Pandemic Ends?

Zoominfo

The idea of Outside Sales, which depended on business travel and in-person meetings, feels like a distant memory. Until COVID-19, more than half of sales — 52.8 percent — were made by Outside Sales teams. By contrast, there were only 32,049 results for job titles containing the term “Outside Sales.”

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An SDR’s Field Guide to Sales Territory Mapping

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Sales territory maps serve as the game boards for outside sales, which makes field sales reps the game board pieces. Though it can be tedious, sales territory mapping provides a framework for strategic planning — ensuring that sales reps don’t go into meetings blind. What is Sales Territory Mapping?

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Inside Sales vs. Outside Sales: Which Is Best for You?

Sales Hacker

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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How to Optimize Inside Sales Territories

SBI Growth

Each organization just transferred what they were doing for their outside sales team to their inside sales force. (Or Well guess what, inside sales is not and should not be approached in the same way as outside sales. So let's walk through my framework on how to optimize inside sales territories.

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The Secret Sauce to Quota Setting

SBI Growth

When you set annual sales quotas, they always look great on paper. You go through a painstaking process with your sales leaders. Review the opportunity pipeline. In best-in-class sales organizations, outside sales reps spend about 70% of their time selling. Increase the average sales price to $100K.

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Build a Bold, Data Infused Sales Strategy for 2013

SBI Growth

To be a world class Sales Operations leader, pick up the pace. Focused on identifying game changing market opportunities. Quantifying the potential impact for their sales leader. Register for one of our strategy sessions here to get in-depth knowledge on what the brightest Sales Operations leaders are doing today.

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