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The Many Different Selling Roles and How They Differ - Part 1

Understanding the Sales Force

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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Choose Activity Goals to Grow Sales

Score More Sales

But I also had sales leaders who just raised the number by a percentage every year, not taking into consideration changes in the market or in opening up a new territory. Activity goals are goals that you typically come up with together with your sales manager targeting specific actions that you have a whole lot of control over.

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Build a Bold, Data Infused Sales Strategy for 2013

SBI Growth

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. 2 – Build a Lead Generation Team.

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10 Reasons Why Inside Sales Will Displace Field Sales Teams by 2015

Pointclear

To read an excerpt from her latest book, Smart Sales Manager , click here. Today’s “new normal” sales landscape has sales leaders scratching their heads, wondering about the best way to structure their sales organizations. We''ve been hearing more and more that inside sales is growing while outside sales dwindles.

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The 3 Big Faults Sales Finds with HR

SBI Growth

Some complaints we’ve heard from Sales organizations: Forced to fill out old employee review forms on paper. Can’t hire a candidate that lives outside the metro area where the job was posted. Can’t promote a sales manager to a director. Can’t vary the comp plan based on market cost of living – it’s outside the comp rules.

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How to Build a B2B Sales Team Structure

Zoominfo

Yet, so is detail; inside sales practitioners are tasked with creating relationships without face-to-face interaction, thus often aim to give support to potential and current customers throughout the sales process, focusing on the volume of deals (rather than their size). Their ultimate goal is to lead sales reps to success.

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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.