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Inside Sales Power Tip 113 – Energy

Score More Sales

Lucy works for a software-as-a-service company. 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 for 2012 and 2013″ Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside and outbound sellers in technology and services companies.

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Inside Sales Growth Beyond CRM

Velocify

According to a 2012 Bridge Group study [1] , from 2009-2011 the number of inside sales jobs grew 124% in the U.S. This evolution means an increasingly mature buying market that is driving new CRM-related needs for sales and marketing teams. The bottom line, process is critical for inside sales teams.

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PowerViews with Craig Rosenberg: Growth Hacks & Consumerized B2B Software

Pointclear

Craig specializes in lead generation, lead qualification, and B2B marketing and sales. 2012 Trends: Social Marketing Gaining Real Traction & Growth Hacks. Click to start video at this point — Asked about what has or hasn’t surprised him in marketing and sales this year, Craig says he’s seen some great developments.

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3 Big Challenges for the CSO in 2013

SBI Growth

Remember how unsure you felt at the beginning of 2012? Armed with Marketing Automation Software, CMOs are tracing new customers back to their campaigns. Smart, nimble companies will be building Inside Sales departments capable of developing and closing opportunities. The storm clouds have passed.

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5 Critical Things to Consider When Evaluating Lead Generation Companies

Pointclear

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.

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CRM Hijacks Customer Experience Strategy

Tony Hughes

We asked the participants what they believed the biggest challenges and burning issues are in Customer Experience, and we deliberately avoided steering the conversation toward CRM software. But CRM software quickly emerged as a burning issue and I made the comment that some research states 70% of CRM software implementations fail.

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The Rush to Get Inside

Pointclear

As 2011 meandered to an uneventful close, with no sign of a significant upturn in global economic conditions, we reflected on a year of flat-line results, during which 54% of frontline sales professionals missed quota. Today’s breed of inside sales professional is bright, qualified, and well rewarded. Not anymore.

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