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Why Marketing Should Own Inside Sales (and why they shouldn’t)

A Sales Guy

The increasing trend of having marketing take over the MDR or lead qualification role of inside sales has been hotly debated and tested in recent months. I still think it’s a good idea, but needs certain expectations and circumstances across sales & marketing to work long-term. Higher lead to SQL conversion.

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B2B Sales Outsourcing Is Dicey. Here’s How to Do It Right

Sales Hacker

Opportunistic side bets by signing up some commission-only sales agents. Assigning sales functions to other departments (we’ve seen R&D doing sourcing). When Does it Make Sense to Outsource Sales? Introducing a new product/service that requires different sales skills. 2) Building a repeatable sales model.

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Learn How to Sell Abroad With the Right Reflection, Planning, and Metrics

Sales Hacker

How to sell abroad. You need to measure and repeat so you and your sales team only put effort into promising prospects abroad. More than any other time, with limited travel, companies must be very focused in their international sales approach. What roles are you selling to and why are they buying? Get a local opinion.

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Sales Pipeline Radio, Episode 315: Q & A with Eric Stockton @profitanalyst

Heinz Marketing

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. The proud part I made that up but I’m assuming. How are you, Matt?

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SaaS Sales: The Ultimate Guide

Hubspot

It’s the present and future of software, and it requires a different type of selling. This guide will teach you the basics of SaaS sales. From commission to sales cycles, models, and metrics, you’ll learn the different ways of selling this unique software and what you can expect from the job. What is SaaS Sales?

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Beyond Financials: VC & IPO Due Diligence on Sales & Marketing Metrics

Pointclear

It was interesting to see all three companies use similar descriptions in their SEC filings for both their sales and marketing activity and their market challenges. Sales and marketing activity. Selling subscriptions via a direct sales force. Sales force efforts include field sales and inside sales teams using the phone.

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Sales Pipeline Radio, Episode 240: Q & Brian Trautschold @BTrautschold

Heinz Marketing

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. I got reps that are used to going to someone’s office with a box of samples.

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