Close.io

MAY 30, 2018

So you’re looking to build out your inside sales team and you’ve lined up a full day of interviews with potential new hires. To make sure you don’t waste time and money on a bad hire who doesn’t fit the culture, there are some questions you absolutely need to be asking in your interviews with prospective inside sales reps.

Inside Sales 101

Inside Sales Hiring Social Media Sales Qualified Lead 101

Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 22, 2019

Do your research and then compile a list of 50 – 100 names and numbers you can dive into. If not, then you’ll spend your time between calls researching, reading blog posts, looking at websites, taking lunch, and then not calling enough prospects to make a difference. 3: Take the pressure off yourself. Upcoming Schedule.

Face-to-face 186

Face-to-face Gatekeeper Decision Maker Cold Calling 186

Score More Sales

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Sales pro, when you are a consumer, do you make quick decisions after being very clear of the pros and cons of the purchase you are about to make? Whether you do your research online or not, don’t you decide quicker when the value (or lack of value) is clear? What do you assume that your prospects know?

Inside Sales 227

Inside Sales Lead Rank Lead Scoring Hiring 227

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

In fact, Kavadellas, CEO of Georgia-based Orasi, a software developer, reseller and consulting firm, was scheduled to play a round with a client and a prospect the day after we spoke with him in November for this story. But Kavadellas recognizes the golf course doesn’t suit everyone as an effective setting for a sales meeting.

Outsourcing Services 279

Outsourcing Services Face-to-face Travel Lead Rank 279

Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 20, 2020

In my continuing blog series on how to handle the stalls, objections, and real-world situations in sales caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, below you’ll find some suggested email responses to situations you may be running into. The challenges your prospects are going through are the same ones you are. Until then, be well!”.

Face-to-face 157

Face-to-face Call-back Objections Gatekeeper 157

Zoominfo

JUNE 12, 2019

For nearly 20 years, Trish and The Bridge Group have helped over 320+ companies build, expand and optimize their Inside Sales practices including building pipeline, generating revenue and redefining the image of the profession. In fact, her latest book, The Sales Development Playbook , was an Amazon #1 bestseller!

Influencer 188

Influencer B2B Social Media Twitter 188

OutboundView

AUGUST 14, 2019

Sales organizations today are commonly organized in two groups, outside sales and inside sales. Inside salespeople reach out to possible prospects and find new sales opportunities. Inside salespeople are also called business development representatives, or sales development reps.

Inside Sales 31

Inside Sales Outsourcing Services Telemarketing Salary 31

Hubspot Sales

JUNE 22, 2018

Prospecting is hard for most salespeople. In fact, getting a response from prospects was identified as the hardest part of the sales process in the 2018 State of Inbound Sales Report. These 45 tips from three remarkably insightful sales experts should make it much easier for you. Plan your prospecting approach.

Buyer 109

Buyer Prospecting Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profile 109

Markempa - Inside Sales

JULY 14, 2014

In inside sales, it’s not just about what you “ask” prospects; it’s about when you ask them. This is where a lot of sales development reps get it wrong. Build call guides and scripts to tell prospects your story Ultimately, the big takeaway here is people arrange their thoughts in story format.

Inside Sales 40

Inside Sales Lead Nurturing Lead Rank Lead Scoring 40

Factor 8

AUGUST 8, 2019

If you’re growing or starting up a team, you’re wise to spend time researching the type of rep that will best suit your sales process, talent pool, and customer preferences. And if you’re researching roles in sales, even better. Let’s dig in – starting with the top of the sales funnel or beginning of the buying process.

Inside Sales 31

Inside Sales Hiring Lead Rank Top of Funnel 31

Score More Sales

JUNE 2, 2014

In Ken Krogue’s full day session on Business Development – inside sales tips, strategies, tools, and methodology, this acronym was one of the highlights of his session because it brings everything you need in sales together. Ken has identified over 27 types of inside sales campaigns. Ready for it?

InsideSales 221

InsideSales Lead Rank Lead Scoring Ideal Customer Profile 221

Pointclear

JUNE 20, 2013

Keeping up to date on the latest innovations and opinions in sales can be time-consuming, especially in the the digital space. Sales Sphere features relevant blog articles from PointClear''s online B2B sales circles. Via Selling Power Blog. Inside Sales Power Tip 118 – Share Insight.

Quota 213

Quota PointClear B2B Face-to-face 213

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 14, 2018

Less than 1% of cold calls lead to a sale ( source ). cold call attempts to reach a prospect. Low-quality data can impact every aspect of a business—particularly sales and marketing. If your team’s performance is lagging and your sales database is a mess, it’s time to conduct an audit of your data. of sales reps’ time.

Cold Calling 198

Cold Calling B2B Decision Maker Data 198

Nutshell

AUGUST 27, 2018

There are hundreds of different sales tactics that you can use to find prospects, qualify leads, and make a sale. To point you in the right direction, we’ve compiled a list of some of the best and most popular B2B sales tactics from general practices to specific sales techniques you can use to close more of your deals.

Sales Qualified Lead 126

Sales Qualified Lead Closing Lead Rank Lead Scoring 126

Pointclear

AUGUST 6, 2018

The misconception that building an internal team of sales development reps gives you more control and costs less is widespread. In-house tele-prospecting costs more than outsourcing and by outsourcing you can find superior services (however, you must be careful because there is a lot of mediocrity in the lead generation space).

Outsourcing Services 113

Outsourcing Services Direct Mail Sales Qualified Lead Commission 113

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

You just spent 30 minutes researching your prospect; calling him and leaving him a voice message, then you sent THE PERFECT EMAIL. Well done, Inside Sales Rep, well done. Your prospect needs to know that you care about winning their business. They didn’t respond? What the heck? They must not need your product.

Prospecting 100

Prospecting Direct Mail Call-back Cold Calling 100

Score More Sales

JULY 22, 2014

Buyers can get exhaustive research done and have the upper hand now in communication with sellers like us. But before you get too depressed about the state of the power of buyers, think again – sellers have as much of a chance at research as our buyers do. How Many Sales Research Tools Are There? Increase Opportunities.

Ideal Customer Profile 234

Ideal Customer Profile Banking Engineering Twitter 234

Score More Sales

AUGUST 5, 2014

You know what happens if you don’t, and it is a pretty safe bet that those reading this blog are good tooth brushers and flossers. A regular process to go about finding new prospective buyers that fit your target buyer profile. Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies.

Follow-up 235

Follow-up Buyer Twitter Inside Sales 235

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

In fact, Kavadellas, CEO of Georgia-based Orasi, a software developer, reseller and consulting firm, was scheduled to play a round with a client and a prospect the day after we spoke with him in November for this story. But Kavadellas recognizes the golf course doesn’t suit everyone as an effective setting for a sales meeting.

Demand Generation Targets 120

Demand Generation Targets Outsourcing Services Face-to-face Travel 120

Vendor Neutral

JULY 30, 2021

Which sales technology tools and solutions can arm RevOps with everything they need for success. Improving remote engagement experiences with prospects and customers. Tom Pisello, Mediafly Tom Pisello is a thought leader and author on sales and marketing effectiveness, as well as a serial entrepreneur. Our Panelists.

Top of Funnel 132

Top of Funnel Face-to-face Scale Webinar Metrics 132

Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 9, 2018

Mike Brooks, Mr. Inside Sales receives multiple awards from AA-ISP’s 2018 Leadership Summit last week: Service Provider of the Year Award – Sales Script Development AND The TOP 25 Most Influential Inside Sales Professionals in 2018 Award. . He also offers customized sales training programs, works as a virtual V.P.

Inside Sales 24

Inside Sales Hiring Scale Conference 24

Repsly

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

This article orginally appeared on the OpenView blog. Research shows that a face-to-face request is 34 times more effective than one made via email. Field sales representatives understand the value of in-person interactions, as they spend most of their workdays on the road meeting with clients and prospects.

Field Sales 54

Field Sales Face-to-face Outside Sales Inside Sales 54

MTD Sales Training

AUGUST 9, 2016

I came across three interesting quotes while doing research the other day, and they all give an insight into the future of sales. Sales reps will need to adapt or be replaced” – Jill Rowley, Evangelist for Social Selling. That’s where the results are” – Ken Krogue, Inside Sales. Technology is a double-edged sword.

Negotiation 120

Negotiation Lead Generation Buyer Inside Sales 120

SalesHandy

JULY 7, 2021

This saves them money and time on research, configuration and tracking. That means they are losing out on valuable opportunities to generate sales. Throughout this blog, we’ll list out all the ways you can generate leads, with or without marketing help. What is SaaS Sales? Prospect for outbound leads.

Top of Funnel 98

Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Inbound 98

Score More Sales

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Buyers and sellers are doing a dance where the buyer has gotten research and ideas online or through another trusted source – perhaps even narrowed their choices down, and now work to find what they believe is the best value for them. Other posts here on trust: Inside Sales Power Tip – Build Trust. Close More Deals.

Lead Rank 236

Lead Rank Lead Scoring How To Buying Cycle 236

Score More Sales

JULY 31, 2014

We have written about social sales relationship building and social sales research. It often is based on specific companies you are following who fit your profile for best target companies as prospects. Do you want to learn about your prospective customer’s world? Next, put a plan into place. Follow them there.

Ideal Customer Profile 229

Ideal Customer Profile How To Twitter Google 229

Score More Sales

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Time you spent doing “research” because you really are reluctant to get on the phone. Time you spent doing “research” because you are not clear on who your buyers really are. Start timing tasks – how long does it take you to write three emails to prospective buyers? Think about it?

Lead Rank 227

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead Territories 227

Apptivo

MAY 30, 2022

‘Sales’ is the term used to describe all activities involved in selling a product or service to a consumer or business. There’s a lot that goes into a sales process – from sourcing prospects, to building relationships, to keeping the relationship going – all with the sole aim of coming up with solutions for the customer.

Lead Rank 52

Lead Rank B2C Top of Funnel Inside Sales 52

Hubspot Sales

MAY 4, 2020

With so many teams now focusing on inside sales, using strategies such as social selling to connect and win over customers are more important than ever. When we consider all of the social media platforms available to support sales efforts, LinkedIn remains the top social platform to help salespeople connect with prospects.

Social Selling 119

Social Selling LinkedIn Lead Rank Lead Scoring 119

Markempa - Inside Sales

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Studies by leading marketing research firms like MarketingSherpa show that 92% of B2B buyers are open to cold calls if the salesperson is relevant. Prospecting must be smart , articulate, engaging and organized. And don’t pressure your prospects to make a decision on the first call because most calls will require lead nurturing.

Cold Calling 100

Cold Calling Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 100

InsideSales.com

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Boyle is a sales leader who spends time with his managers and reps and listens to sales calls. In doing so, he realized that his sales reps were asking prospects questions they should already know the answers to. Sales leaders often focus on things like forecasting, pipeline, and KPIs.

Decision Maker 58

Decision Maker How To Inside Sales Face-to-face 58

Score More Sales

AUGUST 21, 2014

Google research has shown that 67% of mobile users are more likely to buy or engage with a mobile-friendly website, and that 57% won’t recommend a business with a poorly designed mobile site. Lori Richardson is recognized on Forbes as one of the “Top 30 Social Sales Influencers” worldwide. Increase Opportunities.

B2B 231

B2B Google Ideal Customer Profile Compensation 231

Score More Sales

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

By embracing new ways to sell, it has opened doors and yes, even grown sales pipelines for clients all over North America. IBM has done research on social selling for several years. I trust their research and know of many ways they have embraced social into their inside sales teams and into their business plan.

Lead Rank 228

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Social Selling Twitter 228

Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 31, 2018

18 Outdated Sales Tactics to Kick to the Curb in 2018. If you’re still cold calling prospects and think it’s a great way to generate new opportunities, stop selling now. I mean it -- quit sales and get a new job. Of course, you still need to do call prospecting, and in this scenario, warm calling is the way to go.

Cold Calling 145

Cold Calling Social Media Inbound Face-to-face 145

Score More Sales

APRIL 27, 2014

Jaspar Weir, Co-founder and President, Taskus reminded the attendees of how expensive SDRs (Sales Development Reps) can be – especially if they are spending too much time doing research. Find ways to leverage all the non-selling tasks , such are research, to outsourced team members. Increase Opportunities.

Revenue 232

Revenue Outsourcing Services PipelineDeals Scale 232

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

And so we were trained to find direct dial numbers for every prospect on our call list. So we went from a sales team of 15 people in a call boutique to 45 people – more of an inside sales body shop. With so many new people, we weren’t really good at doing the research to find those direct numbers anymore.

Meeting 166

Meeting Decision Maker Top of Funnel Funnel 166

SugarCRM

APRIL 1, 2020

Does your marketing team have a blog? Undertake SEO efforts for that blog? Inbound marketing includes efforts like blog posts, SEO, social media, and webinars. The idea is that these activities will “pull” people to your company by attracting them naturally as they go about their daily activities and do their own research.

Inbound 48

Inbound Marketing Outbound Webinar Metrics 48