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What is Inside Sales (And Why Do You Need It?)

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While there are a number of key differences between inside sales and outside sales, the primary difference is that inside sales reps work from a home or company office remotely; communicating and selling over the phone, through email, or other online avenues. Inside Sales Is Here to Stay — Here’s Why .

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Is AI impacting Inside Sales Rep Revenue? Mike Plante of InsideSales Says it Is.

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Now there is a rush for software and computers to reason (yes, that is the right word) and to take action for sales and marketing revenue increases by people or in a programmatic fashion. Sales managers must acknowledge that AI is going to make its way into the ways in which sales people work, prospect, and sell.

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B2B Marketing & Sales Insights from Lori Wizdo of Forrester Research

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Lori is a senior analyst with extensive marketing, sales, and operation experience in the information systems and software industries. In our discussion, Lori shared key insights into the B2B buyer's journey as well as marketing and sales alignment. The buyer just isn’t at that stage, yet.

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10 Reasons Why Inside Sales Will Displace Field Sales Teams by 2015

Pointclear

To read an excerpt from her latest book, Smart Sales Manager , click here. Today’s “new normal” sales landscape has sales leaders scratching their heads, wondering about the best way to structure their sales organizations. The average cost of an outside B2B sales call is $215-$400 per call.

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To Manage Sales You Must Manage Sales Leads

Pointclear

“Why,” I was asked, “must you manage sales leads in order to manage sales? Sales lead management is a marketing function, isn’t it?”. It was with a slight hesitation that the sales manager added the second sentence about sales lead management being a marketing function.

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Top sales blogs all sales managers need to follow

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Our content is aimed at empowering sales leaders, sales management, sales professionals and entrepreneurs to achieve new heights of success. Because every sale starts with a connection. Connect2Sell is an award-winning blog that regularly shares tips and techniques to connect with buyers and make the sale.

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The “Keystone” of B2B Corporations isn’t CRM or Marketing Automation

Pointclear

The question which begs to be answered is, “What is the Keystone in the sales and marketing process?” ” There are numerous software products attempting to take credit for being the Keystone (much better than a corner stone). By following-up all sales inquiries their self-interest will be served by: Making quota.

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