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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. Throughout the process, you always feel quota setting is an inexact science at best. It’s mid-year and your quota attainment distribution looks something like the below chart.

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Inside vs. Outside Sales: How to Structure a Sales Team for Success

Hubspot Sales

Inside vs. Outside Sales. Inside sales reps often sell remotely, from an office base, while outside sales reps travel, brokering face-to-face deals. 47% of all salespeople work in inside sales, with 53% representing outside sales. What's the difference between inside and outside sales?

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Stop Asking About Past Quota Attainment in Sales Interviews

Sales Hacker Training

If a salesperson hit quota at their last job, they’re much more likely to hit quota at your organization, right? According to statistics from our sales professional user base here at RepVue , only 46.7% of sales professionals globally are achieving quota. And it’s even fewer in software sales organizations.

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The State of Field Sales in 2020 (Plus Outside Sales Statistics)

Sales Hacker

Today, companies of all shapes and sizes still lack the technology needed to support their outside sales teams effectively. This article will cover inside vs. outside sales CRMs; the biggest challenges for outside sales reps, their leaders, and managers; time management; quota attainment; and outside sales technology.

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The Difference Between Inside and Outside Sales, Explained 

Crunchbase

There comes a time when every business needs to decide on its primary sales strategy, which usually means considering inside sales vs. outside sales, or settling on a blend between the two. It’s no shock that the sales industry landscape has changed considerably over the last couple of years. What is outside sales?

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Tips from the Sales Trenches: Is Inside Sales Demeaning?

Score More Sales

Inside Sales doesn’t get any respect, right? It is true to some extent, but only by the ill-informed and ignorant since the inside sales profession is GROWING as outside sales positions decline. Outside Sales. Inside Sales. Carries a quota. Carries a quota (often). Travel costs high.

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Creating the Ideal Performance Culture

SBI Growth

80% of its sales team was outside sales reps. If a rep is not retiring quarterly quotas within a year, let them go. The following insights are a primer for this in depth conversation. Resource Allocation. An electronics manufacturer was seeing declining revenue per head. Call references and past employers.

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