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Stop Doing Stupid Sh*t: 18 Outdated Sales Tactics to Abandon in 2018

Hubspot Sales

Sales is fun, critically important to scaling businesses, financially lucrative, and intellectually stimulating. But being a salesperson in 2018 is very different than being a salesperson in 1987. Although it’s arguably more difficult to sell effectively in 2018, it’s easier for top performers to differentiate themselves.

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Inside vs. Outside Sales: How to Structure a Sales Team for Success

Hubspot Sales

Inside vs. Outside Sales. Inside sales reps often sell remotely, from an office base, while outside sales reps travel, brokering face-to-face deals. 47% of all salespeople work in inside sales, with 53% representing outside sales. Outside or inside sales? It’s all sales.

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The 3 Mistakes Every Company Makes Building the Outbound Sales Model

Openview

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.

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Guest Post: Sales Teams Have More to Worry About Than Just Losing Clients

Don on Selling

It might be wiser for them to spend more money and time on improving the performance of the sales representatives they currently have. Losing clients may not be as bad as losing fellow teammates and sales representatives of the company. This is not that great because the average sales development representative will need 3.2

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Revenue Summit 2018 Recap: 5 Takeaways to Supercharge Your Sales

Sales Hacker

While most conferences are starting to become more about networking and stealthy product pitches by sponsors, Sales Hacker’s Revenue Summit 2018 was unforgettable. Let’s dive into the Revenue Summit 2018 recap broken down into 5 key takeaways. Revenue Summit 2018—Transformative and a Must-Attend.

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The Ultimate 126 B2B Sales Tools Rankings For 2018

Nudge.ai

We sifted through B2B sales tools on Capterra , G2 Crowd , Gartner and more to pull out our top 126 picks for everything from new-age social selling tools to B2B sales automation software. Base: Next-generation CRM software for leading B2B sales teams. Close.io: The inside sales CRM of choice for B2B startups and SMBs.

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The Top 29 Sales Blogs Every Sales Professional Should Read

Hubspot Sales

Sales for Life. LinkedIn Sales Blog. The Sales Blog. Sales Benchmark Index. Inside Sales Experts Blog. Sales Source. The Sales Leader. The Center for Sales Strategy Blog. Must-read post: Always Be Closing Is Dead: How to Always Be Helping in 2018. Sales Solutions Blog.