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APRIL 16, 2012

I’m spending the next three days at the largest International conference for Inside Sales Professionals at their annual Dallas Leadership Summit. If you are a sales leader, you should be here – and you might still be able to squeeze in by going to the AA-ISP website. note: I am Co-President of the Boston Chapter).

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APRIL 16, 2012

I’m spending the next three days at the largest International conference for Inside Sales Professionals at their annual Dallas Leadership Summit. If you are a sales leader, you should be here – and you might still be able to squeeze in by going to the AA-ISP website. note: I am Co-President of the Boston Chapter).

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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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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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MAY 3, 2013

It was an “aha” moment for me this week at the Boston Chapter meeting of the AA-ISP (American Association of Inside Sales Professionals). Session presenters Mark Rodman, Principal of Xtra Effort Solutions and Jeanne Lambert, Director of Inside Sales at Ping Identity did just that. Inside or Outside.

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APRIL 1, 2013

When you have a true inside sales job you are either working with a quota to get a certain number of quality tasks accomplished each day. You need to have a lot of understanding of communication, of how people work (psychology), how business works, and skills to prospect and drive more business for your company.

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JANUARY 25, 2013

At a recent round-table with inside sales leaders, our topic was about effectively leading Gen Y / Millennials. We all agreed that generally speaking this group of employees match up to the tasks of what solid, successful inside sales professionals do – with one caveat. There is a larger need for feedback.

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APRIL 2, 2012

We are adamant that if you are in inside sales (or outbound sales) you must STOP these practices immediately. If your sales leader thinks they are OK or that they work, please send them our way. Hope is not a strategy in 2012. What I am about to write about didn’t happen some time ago, it all happened last week.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2013

If you are an inside sales person, it is important to put yourself in the receiver’s shoes – the person who you are trying to connect to. You know the type of call: “Hello, Lori, I was looking for the person who makes decisions on annual sales off-sites and other company-wide meetings” True call.

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APRIL 29, 2013

When we help companies with this one area of selling, they grow business. Subscribe to the award-winning blog and the “Sales Ideas In A Minute ” newsletter for sales strategies, tactics, and tips in selling. How your messaging sounds and what you are sending by email. Try it, and post your thoughts.

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MAY 8, 2013

Going through the motions in a sales position is bad for you as a sales rep and it is not good for your company, either. One of the best things a company can do to get this message across is to have the company president or CEO stand in front of new sales reps (on-boarding training, perhaps?)

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MARCH 25, 2013

The idea that you must be a visionary to succeed in an inside sales position may seem daunting to some and a challenge to others. It is true – being in a position to help listen to, influence, and support buyers making the best decisions they can make while growing your company’s revenues takes a visionary stance.

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APRIL 15, 2013

We’ve gone through all the training, and have so many stories to share – so the suggestion today is this: Be selective about what you talk about. . A classic example is when someone is working on a project in the company and as a sales rep you decide to let them know why that project will fail, or why it is a bad project.

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APRIL 8, 2013

Recently I wrote about how being more creative in sales opens up bigger opportunities for you and your company. It’s like the people who come to your company website or your conference and don’t take action. It has caused me to think about creativity and concrete examples.

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APRIL 22, 2013

I used to call what sales people need to do “perfect practice” as many will say that “perfect practice makes for a perfect end result” but I am not a perfectionist and don’t like to see sellers stalling, wasting hours and hours while they try for more perfect research and to perfect their messaging.

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Inside Sales Lead Rank Webinar Metrics Sports 212

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FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Lori Richardson is recognized as one of the “Top 25 Sales Influencers for 2012″ and one of “20 Women to Watch in Sales Lead Management” Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside and outbound sellers in technology and services companies.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2013

For some reason, we tend to assume that others understand how very valuable our company, its products, and its services are. My sales guy assumed that I knew about the trade in amount – actually I was very surprised since last time around, I found some company online and did a mail-order thing to return my last old iPhone.

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Inside Sales Lead Rank Lead Scoring Hiring 227

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FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Lori Richardson is recognized as one of the “Top 25 Sales Influencers for 2012″ and one of “20 Women to Watch in Sales Lead Management” Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside and outbound sellers in technology and services companies.

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MARCH 11, 2013

When you work as a sales professional you are representing your company, its products, and services to the many potential buyers that you come across. You also represent the buyer to your company. Sometimes a glitch in our company’s products or services will cause a potential customer to not purchase.

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Inside Sales Lead Rank Lead Scoring Outbound 212

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MARCH 4, 2013

A week ago I sat down with a sales professional who told me that when he started at a midmarket big data company in sales, he was given no guidelines, no leads, and very little guidance in getting started with his new sales territory. He started just one year ago.

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Inside Sales Guidelines Territories Outbound 182

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MARCH 20, 2012

Do you work at the front end of the sales cycle generating hundreds or thousands of leads over time for your company (or companies)? There is a search going on for the Top 20 Women to Watch in Sales Lead Management. Looking for Women B2B Sales Lead Generation Experts!

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Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring B2B 185

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JANUARY 15, 2013

B2B content kings Openview Labs first came out with a list of Top Sales Influencers for 2012, which was an honor to be listed on. At the end of last year, they asked us all what we thought would be the trends for sellers and sales leaders in 2013. Sales Team Shake-Ups: Fewer Field Reps, More Inside Sales.

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MAY 6, 2013

Go now to Top Sales Academy and if you are a sales leader or aspire to be one, and join in on the first group of ten sessions about Sales Management and Leadership. Then join me for the Internal (Inside) Sales Series. After that, Outside (External) Sales courses begin on August 27th.

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MARCH 21, 2013

I know of at least two clients who have two titles at their companies – they each do two full-time positions. I have a training strategy that I’ll share once others have responded – it is a combination of a catchy subject line coupled with an insight-driven first 2 sentences.

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Webinar Metrics Lead Rank Lead Scoring Guarantee 236

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NOVEMBER 20, 2013

One sales expert I know recently went on a rant about how social selling has not affected KPIs in any of the companies they have talked with. They went so far as to say that many of us “other sales experts” don’t know what we are talking about when it comes to understanding business improvement and revenue increases.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Social Selling Twitter 228

The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 3, 2012

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. Jan 04, 2012. SECRET #2: Search for and identify those companies that are currently doing business with your closest competitors. SECRET #3: Network with your current customers to make sure you are known by multiple contacts within the company. sales tips.

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Motivation Leads Marketing Qualified Lead Prospecting 195

Fill the Funnel

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

If you are like many in the sales profession you probably thought – “that’s not possible in my industry.” ” Unfortunately I have come to believe that the headline is actually a new reality for a large and ever-expanding list of companies and industries. The pace of change is not slowing down. No excuses.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Lori, Trish, and Jill August, 2012. I first met Jill Konrath after reading her new book, Selling to Big Companies in early 2006. Perhaps how I stumbled into finding great mentors in the B2B sales world might inspire you to find mentors and inspiration yourself. To be professional in any career, you need mentors.

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MAY 2, 2012

Even so, I was thrilled to receive this funnel in the mail from one of the attendees at my talk on productivity for inside sales professionals at the AA-ISP Leadership Summit a couple weeks ago. Lori Richardson is recognized as one of the “Top 25 Sales Influencers for 2012? Stay tuned for our next contest.

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Top of Funnel Funnel Lead Rank Lead Scoring 193

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MAY 2, 2012

Even so, I was thrilled to receive this funnel in the mail from one of the attendees at my talk on productivity for inside sales professionals at the AA-ISP Leadership Summit a couple weeks ago. Lori Richardson is recognized as one of the “Top 25 Sales Influencers for 2012? Stay tuned for our next contest.

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APRIL 26, 2013

Not enough employees with CRM seats – companies will selectively give certain individuals seats, such as all sales but no marketing, or inside sales but not outside sales (or vice versa). Subscribe to the award-winning blog and the “Sales Ideas In A Minute ” newsletter for sales strategies, tactics, and tips.

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Pointclear

APRIL 10, 2012

Companies that are using this time to clear out the dead wood will be sharper, leaner and meaner — and much more focused on the bottom line, rather than top line growth. Sales Trends Companies Should be Looking At. What Marketing and Sales Executives Need to Focus on for the Balance of 2012.

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JANUARY 21, 2013

When you are an inside sales rep, you are communicating by voice and perhaps video only. Subscribe to the award-winning blog and the “Sales Ideas In A Minute ” newsletter for sales strategies, tactics, and tips in selling. By becoming a good (or even great) communicator, you take the first step in mastering selling.

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JANUARY 31, 2013

It may seem obvious that you would talk to a sales coach about closing more sales, but in fact there are many topics that clients talk with me about so I thought I’d share them. I will also share some basics when looking for a sales coach. If you are a sales rep and your company offers you coaching, take them up on it.

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Jonathan Farrington

OCTOBER 30, 2012

Recently, I have outlined my vision of what the sales landscape will look like in three to five years, and it seems most of my closest colleagues and friends agree with me. In B2B, 20% of “outside” sales jobs will have disappeared by the end of 2012. These are exciting times to be working in the sales space.

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Jonathan Farrington

JANUARY 18, 2012

Thinking of Buying Sales Training? Over the past few weeks, I have been sharing my thoughts on the significant changes taking place within the “sales space” – specifically, the way that we sellers sell. 10% of these will convert to inside sales positions and the other 10% will be lost for good.

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HeavyHitter Sales

JULY 1, 2010

Heavy Hitter Sales Blog. Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Sales Career Advice. Sales Techniques. Sales Tips.

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