Score More Sales

JUNE 3, 2014

Last week I had the pleasure of spending a day with Ken Krogue, co-founder of InsideSales.com , inside sales pioneer, and Forbes columnist It was great. A specialization model in inside sales yields a 7 point higher close rate – do you have specialists? In inside sales, leading indicators are effort and results.

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Inside sales Territory CRM Sales 93

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Due to the non-desk worker nature of restaurants, Toast has two models for acquiring customers: Selling in the field A remote inside sales team Why the two models? Inside reps have the same quotas and expectations. There’s a reason they’ve split field vs. inside reps 80/20. So, how do they get customers? The takeaway?

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Growth Territory Referrals Customers 77

Score More Sales

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?

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Inside sales Outside Sales Territory Sales 77

Lead Fuze

JUNE 28, 2023

In this blog post, we will explore the role of sales representatives – from negotiating contracts and identifying leads effectively, to building relationships with potential clients. We will delve into different types of sales roles and the qualifications required for each. Plus, they get to travel.

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Negotiate Territory Contract Technique 52

Score More Sales

MAY 27, 2013

An example would be a sales rep in telecommunications understanding where their telecom and data prospects (and customers) spend time online – so they can see and hear them talking about what’s new with employees bringing devices from home and how that might factor into data issues at their clients’ corporate offices.

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Inside sales Referrals Niche Strategize 92

Partners in Excellence

AUGUST 11, 2020

There were lots of transactions that matched the average deal size our clients were seeing. As a result, sales people spent all their time finding and pursuing those, and were completely missing the large deals. It turned out, the structure and the territory assignments of the sales people in these organizations, was a problem.

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Territory Cross-sell Pipeline Inside sales 91

Hubspot

APRIL 5, 2023

Inside sales reps are tasked with nurturing leads and converting them into customers. Glassdoor estimates that inside sales reps often have a take-home pay of $70,000, including commission and bonuses. Outside sales representative positions include some travel time to meet with buyers and pitch products.

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Cold Call Commission Inside sales Territory 82

SalesLoft

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

The Revenue Methodology & Mastery track focuses on tactics around innovation and efficiency to nurture deeper client relationships and accelerate revenue growth. Speaker : Kevin Dorsey, VP of Inside Sales at PatientPop. Objections come with the territory when making cold calls.

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Inside sales Cold Call Territory Drivers/motivators 95

Heinz Marketing

MARCH 28, 2022

The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. We cover a wide range of topics, with a focus on sales development and inside sales priorities. It’s a hard start and a hard stop.

Pipeline 111

Pipeline Territory Legal Sales 111

Hubspot

MAY 7, 2020

The spread of COVID-19 has had a different timeline in different regions, so we are using the World Health Organization's declaration of a global pandemic on March 11, 2020 as our "official" start date. Last week was end-of-month for sales teams, and we saw deals closed increase by 4%. Less-Impacted Industries.

Territory 94

Territory Construction Entertainment Inside sales 94

Hubspot

JUNE 8, 2021

Inside Sales Rep. In an increasingly digital world, inside salespeople are the go-to for prospecting, nurturing, and converting leads remotely. They rely on email, phone calls, videos, and virtual meetings—instead of face-to-face interaction—to build relationships and move people through the sales funnel. Image Source.

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Commission Territory Finance Inside sales 76

Sales Hacker

APRIL 10, 2018

Setbacks of using a 2-Stage inside sales organization. 1) Across regions. Regions often respond with a 1-2 year delay to the US Market. Some regions behave similarly such as within Scandinavia. Online chat offers a solution where Inside Sales Reps (ISR) field questions from the customer.

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Go To Market GTM X-functional Territory 75

Score More Sales

JULY 22, 2014

Also set up alerts for key words in your industry, region, or sector. 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.

Territory 93

Territory Sales Inside sales Engineering 93

Veloxy

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

A 2023 study revealed that field sales teams outperformed their inside counterparts by 14%. Highlighting the enduring significance of in-person interactions in the sales process. While inside sales might excel in certain areas, field sales teams bring a depth of understanding that goes beyond numbers.

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Objectives and Key Results Territory Inside sales Cross-sell 279

Score More Sales

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.

Territory 98

Territory Commission Appointment Niche 98

Hubspot

MARCH 1, 2019

Sales is a term used to describe the activities that lead to the selling of goods or services. Businesses have sales organizations that are broken up into different teams. And these sales teams are often determined based on: The region they're selling to. Inside Sales vs. Outside Sales.

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Objectives and Key Results Inside sales Outside Sales Sales 86

A Sales Guy

JUNE 21, 2012

hire a two new sales reps. redo the sales process. change the sales strategy. promote a new sales manager. establish new territories. create a sales operations function. establish and inside sales team. build an outside sales team. You can’t just. go after new customers.

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Commission Inside sales Territory Outside Sales 118

Partners in Excellence

AUGUST 14, 2014

They had teams working at the major locations of each customer, and territory sales people handling smaller offices of these customers (along with the rest of their territories). 3 teams of roughly 10 people each at the major locations, and territory people assigned part time responsibility in the smaller locations.

Customers 93

Customers Territory Strategize Inside sales 93

SBI

DECEMBER 4, 2018

John: Our purchase intent data platform is called Priority Engine because it enables sales people to better prioritize their call plans, their coverage within accounts, their outreach actions and their messaging. John: Our clients see ROI on many levels. NANCY: HOW IS IT THAT YOUR CLIENTS GET SUCH HIGH ROI?

Inside sales 55

Inside sales Gaming Engineering Pipeline 55

Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Sam Jacobs: On today’s show, we’re talking to a friend, an insightful author and leader, and an expert on sales, Trish Bertuzzi. She’s going to be talking to us about team selling and how the concept of combined quotas with senior and junior account executives, converging on one territory, is coming back.

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Sell Territory Quota Up-sell 83

criteria for success

APRIL 1, 2020

How long will regional lockdowns last? Consider both industry and regional factors. Clients may have paused recurring orders or up-sells. Change the Way Your Team Sells with the Client Evolution Model. Reach out to current and former clients. It’s also a great time to reach out to former clients.

Sell 97

Sell Prospecting Up-sell Territory 97

SalesHandy

JULY 15, 2018

which is a platform that helps you track all your sales activity & the communication between your salesperson & the prospect. He actively writes blogs about cold calling, sales, inside sales & everything related to sales. He has over 15 years of experience in Marketing, Business Development, and Sales.

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Inside sales Consult Cold Call Sales 76

Score More Sales

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. look to see other companies my contacts in my client companies are associated with through their LinkedIn profile. Look Socially.

Prospecting 101

Prospecting Niche Territory Contact 101

Score More Sales

DECEMBER 29, 2014

So in addition to having multiple records for the same companies (both prospects and clients), there is another big area of bad data – as follows: Contact person is no longer with the company. Tag (categorize) the record appropriately as a pre-prospect, prospect, qualified, proposed, or client. How do you cleanse the data?

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Territory Government Contact CRM 77

Sales Hacker

JUNE 2, 2020

The majority of our clients are US tech companies coming to Europe for the first time. You want to be in France, Germany, Switzerland, UK, you name it, wherever your customers are, but you don’t necessarily want to have to put people on the ground in all of those different regions. Pangea tries to put that the right way round.

Pharmaceutical 67

Pharmaceutical Territory Cold Call Networking 67

Heinz Marketing

JUNE 7, 2021

The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. We cover a wide range of topics, with a focus on sales development and inside sales priorities. So, for us, it sort of serves a dual purpose.

Pipeline 126

Pipeline B2B Sales Cross-sell 126

Veloxy

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Today, field salespeople have had to pivot to a hybrid approach consisting of inside, remote, and virtual selling. But what does tomorrow hold for field sales? Don’t listen to the naysayers who believe inside sales is taking over sales teams. Field sales is not dead! The Ultimate Guide to Field Sales.

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Territory Inside sales Outside Sales Pharmaceutical 244

SalesHandy

JULY 15, 2018

which is a platform that helps you track all your sales activity & the communication between your salesperson & the prospect. He actively writes blogs about cold calling, sales, inside sales & everything related to sales. He has over 15 years of experience in Marketing, Business Development , and Sales.

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Inside sales Consult Cold Call Sales 52

Score More Sales

JULY 28, 2014

The other list I like to keep is either a list of industry counterparts of my clients, if I am an industry rep, or a geographic list if I’m a regional rep. Other lists you should have if you are a newer sales rep: List what sets our company apart from others in the industry. Check this every day.

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Territory CRM Inside sales Contact 82

Score More Sales

APRIL 30, 2014

The same is true for companies in your geographic territory who fit one of your buyer profiles. They set a time to meet and ultimately his company became a client. If you have been in your sales role for some time, look historically at how long it took from first dial to closed deal with past clients.

Follow-up 89

Follow-up Territory Niche Contact 89

Score More Sales

OCTOBER 29, 2014

I was sure-footed and confident as I arrived and then waited outside a meeting room at my client’s office. They were having an annual type of planning meeting and the executives of the company – a manufacturer – had flown into this regional office. We’d love to hear it – just drop it in the comments below.

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Manufacturing Territory Sales Contact 85

Lead Fuze

JANUARY 1, 2022

Productmarket-fit evaluation is essential to your go-to market strategy in any new territory you want to enter. Building a repeatable sales model. You can hire a outsource sales team specialist who does not consult with clients but instead goes out and meets prospects face-to-face. Closing the sale or sales execution.

Commission 52

Commission Territory Sales Objectives and Key Results 52

Score More Sales

MAY 26, 2014

You track down where your last buyer has gone off to in their next position and then back track to see who filled their position at your client company. Lori Richardson is recognized on Forbes as one of the “Top 30 Social Sales Influencers” worldwide.

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Contact Territory Inside sales Follow-up 83

Pointclear

JANUARY 15, 2013

What is called “Inside Sales”, “Sales Support”, “Telesales” and dozens of other names is growing 15x faster than field sales—in fact, my colleague, Jonathan Farrington, published a blog stating that within three years 80 – 90% of all B2B transactions will be done online—most with some form of sales support but not field sales.

Lead generation 80

Lead generation Healthcare Strategize Appointment 80

Openview

MARCH 16, 2018

Salesforce was one of the first out of the gate with an inside model. Marc Benioff and his team demonstrated a consistent ability to scale with an outbound sales team in those early years. And with that, modern inside sales was born. One rep succeeding in a territory is not necessarily repeatable.

Pitch 89

Pitch Education Sales Territory 89

Hubspot

AUGUST 15, 2013

Inside Sales Experts, by The Bridge Group. Some awesome recent posts: Does Grit Matter in Sales? [an Rethinking Sales Territories. The Center For Sales Strategy. Some awesome recent posts: Ten Ways to Increase a Sales Rep’s Productivity. Sales and marketing alignment reality check for marketers.

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Elevator Speech Cold Call Inside sales Objection handling 77

Score More Sales

APRIL 30, 2014

The same is true for companies in your geographic territory who fit one of your buyer profiles. They set a time to meet and ultimately his company became a client. If you have been in your sales role for some time, look historically at how long it took from first dial to closed deal with past clients.

Follow-up 57

Follow-up Territory Niche Contact 57