Pointclear

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Field sales is flat while inside sales is up 20 percent in the last few years. Knowing the new science of sales is what will help a salesperson to consistently meet expectations, says my latest guest on PowerViews, Chad Burmeister, vice president of corporate sales at ConnectandSell. Sales is Getting Scientific.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Author: Paul Nolan Nick Kavadellas is thankful for golf, not only because he’s enjoyed playing it for years, but also because it is one of the few face-to-face selling tools he has continued using during the COVID-19 outbreak. Buyers have increasingly embraced completing their own research for years. Use all the tools in your toolbox.

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Outsourcing Services Face-to-face Travel Lead Rank 279

Velocify

JANUARY 29, 2013

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. Productivity.

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SBI

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Two years ago, I wrote about the perfect sales tool and included a wish list of capabilities that simply didn’t exist back then. Admittedly, the perfect sales tool will never exist because the needs of sales organizations vary from company to company. Is there a perfect tool for individual scenarios?

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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. Short History.

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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.

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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!

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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. Interestingly, our market research shows us that people are going online these days even more than usual.

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Score More Sales

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Now, many tools will help you through assessments and there are books available to help walk newer managers through this. First, a couple of tools, then a book. Assessment Tool: Roundpegg. Assessment Tool: Objective Management Group Sales Candidate Assessment. You can find it on Amazon or from the author here.

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Score More Sales

JULY 22, 2014

I can remember the first day I heard about the search engine – it was early 1999 and it seemed like a nice, helpful tool – not a world game-changer as it has become. Buyers can get exhaustive research done and have the upper hand now in communication with sellers like us. How Many Sales Research Tools Are There?

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Ideal Customer Profile Banking Engineering Twitter 234

Pointclear

AUGUST 6, 2018

On the productivity side, most insourced units fall short of professional outsourced services: Too much or not enough research: If research is cutting in to the time to make outbound dials per day (the target should be 80) you are doing too much of it. What Should the Sales Close Rate Be.

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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. This includes regular times blocked out in your calendar, and a plan for the tools that you use with some metrics to know how successful you are. Increase Opportunities. Expand Your Pipeline.

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Score More Sales

AUGUST 28, 2014

Research also shows that 65% of executives are comfortable making a business purchase from a mobile phone (Forbes, “The Untethered Executive”). I did an unscientific survey of webinar tool sites as if I was evaluating and making a purchase from my smart phone. For this experiment I looked up webinar tools and webinar platforms.

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Vendor Neutral

JULY 30, 2021

Which sales technology tools and solutions can arm RevOps with everything they need for success. Tom Pisello, Mediafly Tom Pisello is a thought leader and author on sales and marketing effectiveness, as well as a serial entrepreneur. He's well known from his videos, blog, and newsletter as “the ROI Guy.” Our Panelists.

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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. Take the How Productive Are You Quiz - and get ideas and tools to improve. Think about it? Increase Opportunities.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead Territories 227

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.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Author: Paul Nolan Nick Kavadellas is thankful for golf, not only because he’s enjoyed playing it for years, but also because it is one of the few face-to-face selling tools he has continued using during the COVID-19 outbreak. Buyers have increasingly embraced completing their own research for years. Use all the tools in your toolbox.

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

Score More Sales

JULY 31, 2014

We have written about social sales relationship building and social sales research. Now there are bigger and better ways – from tools like GageIn to data tools like Avention we can track new contacts at our prospective customer companies – a key way to grow opportunities. Increase Opportunities. Close More Deals.

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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.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Social Selling Twitter 228

SalesforLife

JULY 28, 2019

In this blog, I won’t cover why it’s so critical to sell in squads and pods – that should be self-explanatory. Step 2: Deep research. Your team has to conduct deep research using tools like LinkedIn to evaluate these relationships. Here’s a basic framework for our case study format that you can start with.

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Pipeline Case Study Top of Funnel Territories 93

Score More Sales

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

In sales, productivity is a HUGE issue – maybe even the #1 issue for sellers – and I am thrilled to learn more about this research and will be signing up for a beta to try this out. Stay tuned as we uncover more use cases and stories of real companies doing big things with these tools. Increase Opportunities.

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Score More Sales

APRIL 29, 2014

Most of us expect a call within 24 hours, and earlier research has proven that leads coming to your website should be followed up within one minute (yep, that’s right) in order to receive the maximum success. Research shows that responding to an inquiry within one hour improves your probably of converting a lead to closed business by 36%.

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Retail Lead Rank Lead Scoring Study 239

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. What are you waiting for?

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 4, 2020

Not only has personal social media usage been on the rise, but professional social media usage has become more prevalent as well — and the field of sales is no exception. 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.

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Social Selling LinkedIn Lead Rank Lead Scoring 119

Score More Sales

MARCH 28, 2014

There are tools like never before and today’s sellers have the opportunity to do some research at home. I always did a percentage of my sales research at home – even before the internet. Sales is an admirable profession and if you can incorporate true learning, happiness and even fun into your week, the time flies.

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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.

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Score More Sales

JULY 28, 2014

If you always have that on hand, there is someone to contact, research, and propose to. Other lists you should have if you are a newer sales rep: List what sets our company apart from others in the industry. Lori Richardson is recognized on Forbes as one of the “Top 30 Social Sales Influencers” worldwide.

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Buyer How To Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 207

Score More Sales

JUNE 27, 2014

This week, LinkedIn shared some statistics in its study women in sales. It’s pretty simple for them to do accurate research – they have all the data of 275 million (or more) business professionals in their system. If it encourages one woman to go for a sales leadership position – all the better! Increase Opportunities.

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SBI

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

A team of professional researchers thoroughly examine the credentials of one hundred and fifty potential nominees, and query editors from the most popular sales resource venues for their input. Trish’s company helps inside sales organizations make the big decisions. Thank you Trish! Nancy can be reached at 916-596-3035.

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Lead Management Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 114

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? Which makes it easier for SDRs to adopt.

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Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Inbound 98

Markempa - Inside Sales

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

In spite of the fact that in the past pushy salespeople and poorly trained marketers have tarnished the image of the phone, I still believe that smart cold calling is still a very useful lead generation tool. However, to ensure success, cold-calling needs to be part of a holistic lead generation strategy.

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Cold Calling Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 100

CloserIQ

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

2) Certified Inside Sales Professional (CISP). Demonstrate a commitment to excellence in the field of remote sales. Founded by the American Association of Inside Sales Professionals, the CISP certification is intended to serve as a framework for excellence for virtual salespeople. 3) SPIN Selling.

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Pointclear

APRIL 10, 2012

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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The Spiff Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

And The Bridge Group, an inside sales consulting firm, calculated the average base salary for a SaaS inside sales rep to be $60,000 — with on-target earnings of $118,000 ( source ). Successful Sales Compensation Programs. This means there is no one-size-fits-all approach to sales compensation planning.

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Vengreso

JANUARY 28, 2022

These days, a lot of sales engagement happens through social media, as more and more of your target audience is using social platforms in their everyday lives. Sales leaders can improve sales engagement by giving their teams the tools that provide the right analytics and platforms to engage with the customers to grow their sales pipeline.

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Examples Strategy Lead Rank Lead Scoring 123

Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

JUNE 14, 2019

Wholesale distributors are feeling urgency to change their sales models, a joint MDM/RLI research study shows. Many distributors have a field sales culture in markets where inside sales models may make more sense. Field Sales vs. Inside Sales. Only 1 percent are entirely inside sales.

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Distribution Selling Skills Lead Rank Lead Scoring 45

Lead411

MARCH 31, 2021

Keeping track of your current customers may seem easy, and more of an “inside sales team’s” responsibility. As a sales contract moves through an organization, it can pass through many departments. Once the deal is signed and done, sales teams usually move on to the next prospect, and the process repeats itself.

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