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Tips from the Sales Trenches: Is Inside Sales Demeaning?

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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? Inside Sales.

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3 Things Inside Sales People Must Stop Doing Today – Contest

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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. Stop sending company pitches through LinkedIn. This is a 1999 sales tactic and it needs to stop. Do better, people.

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Inside Sales Power Tip 111 – Follow Up

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One big contributing factor to your sales success is in your follow-up. There are three points to consider when thinking about following up with prospects, buyers, and with leads: A. With many in sales, follow-up effort is focused less about them and more about you, your products, and services. How many times you follow-up.

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Are You Embracing Social Business

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I trust their research and know of many ways they have embraced social into their inside sales teams and into their business plan. McKinsey Global Institute Report, “The Social Economy: Unlocking Value and Productivity Through Social Technologies” – July 2012. It is one of the no-brainer, must do sales tools to look into.

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3 Big Challenges for the CSO in 2013

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Remember how unsure you felt at the beginning of 2012? If you present metrics like win rate, pre-qualified pipeline, and prospect meetings to the CEO, you’re in trouble. These are "inward out" metrics that only Sales leaders care about. Download the Sales Metrics that Matter Tool to monitor true indicators of cost and revenue.

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PowerViews with Jonathan Farrington: Stay Focused

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Sales Trends Companies Should be Looking At. Click to start video at this point —Commenting on trends that we need to be looking at, Jonathan talks about the three levels of selling: inside sales, external sales and what he calls new wave selling (i.e., The Fight for Marketing & Sales Alignment.

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What Do You Talk To a Sales Coach About?

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If you are a sales rep and your company offers you coaching, take them up on it. Many salespeople would LOVE the opportunity to work with someone who can offer them ideas, tips, tools, skill explanations, and just be a sounding board to confirm that what they are doing is a sound practice. How to prospect.