Pointclear

JANUARY 11, 2011

Comment on The Bridge Group's ten predictions for inside sales in 2011. No longer will the Inside Sales Rep be a “jack of all trades” Roles will be clearly defined and measured based on specific desired outcomes. Data will become an integral component for predicting the likelihood of Inside Sales success.

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Inside Sales Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank 185

SalesHandy

JULY 15, 2018

To get that inspiration, direction, and motivation we follow mentors on social media like Twitter, Instagram or LinkedIn influencers. And when it comes to expert advice & motivation, LinkedIn is the best place with over 400 million professionals sharing their stories & lessons. He is the founder of Close.io Jeb Blount.

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Influencer LinkedIn Social Media Demand Generation Agencies 76

SalesHandy

JULY 15, 2018

To get that inspiration, direction, and motivation we follow mentors on social media like Twitter, Instagram or LinkedIn influencers. And when it comes to expert advice & motivation, LinkedIn is the best place with over 400 million professionals sharing their stories & lessons. He is the founder of Close.io Jeb Blount.

Influencer 52

Influencer LinkedIn Social Media Demand Generation Agencies 52

Hubspot Sales

APRIL 5, 2023

Inside sales reps are tasked with nurturing leads and converting them into customers. Glassdoor estimates that inside sales reps often have a take-home pay of $70,000, including commission and bonuses. Outside sales representative positions include some travel time to meet with buyers and pitch products.

Ideal Customer Profile 120

Ideal Customer Profile Salary Hiring Lead Rank 120

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

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Score More Sales

MARCH 25, 2014

Look at the top three on this Forbes list: Koka Sexton is an amazing guy who has been building his own brand around social selling for a few years, and LinkedIn was smart enough to bring him on board a little over a year ago. There is no question that Koka has helped LinkedIn in HUGE ways to build their brand by walking their talk.

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Social Selling Oracle Eloqua Influencer 232

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?

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InsideSales Lead Rank Lead Scoring Ideal Customer Profile 221

SBI Growth

AUGUST 14, 2013

Signs this is happening to you are: Customers and prospects are declining meeting requests. You get RFPs from prospects you haven’t been talking to. Competitors are beating your sales team consistently. They are more educated. Social selling is a modern prospecting methodology that fills your funnel with opportunities.

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Social Selling Decision Maker Cold Calling Hiring 330

Gong.io

APRIL 22, 2022

Cold Email Example #1: It’s not about you (it’s about the prospect). Hi Kevin, Read your recent LinkedIn article The 4:1 Give-Get Sales Formula, and as a pretty green AE, it was great advice to remember as I start, and progress my sales career. Cold emails so good you’ll want to steal them. In this case, you can.

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Pointclear

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Time is vitally important to the success of a salesperson—time to research prospects, time to hone the sales pitch, and time to communicate with potential clients. Click to start video at this point —Nowadays there’s a huge push for social selling, with sales reps turning to Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn for leads.

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Twitter Inside Sales Video Motivation 189

Score More Sales

AUGUST 26, 2014

We need to spend more time creating content that helps to educate them and give them insight into their world. Most of us just create educational content for first time visitors. By applying science and metrics to your client and prospect buying cycle, you can impact connection and real support to help them. Close More Deals.

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B2B Revenue B2C Ideal Customer Profile 232

MTD Sales Training

AUGUST 9, 2016

That’s where the results are” – Ken Krogue, Inside Sales. Just as salespeople are moving into the future, the buyers are already ahead of us” – Koka Sexton, LinkedIn. What does this mean for us involved in sales? Technology is a double-edged sword. the future. What does this mean for you?

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Negotiation Lead Generation Buyer Inside Sales 120

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Sales leaders in charge of new revenue growth have felt this change in their core. Teams that traditionally sold in person had to pivot to an inside sales model. Before this year, there was already a clear split in sales models. Blanket outreach or prospecting will be ignored, and worse, despised.

Hubspot 126

Hubspot Lead Rank Opportunity Lead Scoring 126

Score More Sales

AUGUST 5, 2014

I know this sounds so basic, yet many sellers do NOT have a regular routine or plan on how you go about researching prospects and also most sellers don’t have a no-fail way of on-going follow-up for those not ready to buy. A regular process to go about finding new prospective buyers that fit your target buyer profile.

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Follow-up Buyer Twitter Inside Sales 235

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 24, 2020

The definition of digital sales is relatively broad and can encompass a wide variety of practices, but they're all tied together by one fundamental premise — using virtual avenues to make meaningful contact with prospects. These platforms provide a means for you to better understand and touch base with your prospects.

Social Media 132

Social Media Webinar Metrics Case Study How To 132

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

He’s really focused on predictability in sales, so if you want to think about ways to leverage tech to drive pipeline, Sean is your guy. Sean’s major focus is all about growth and boosting sales education, so he’s a great influencer for you to follow if you’re just getting started in sales and want to build a pipeline fast.

Social Media 205

Social Media Influencer Media Hiring 205

Pointclear

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Time is vitally important to the success of a salesperson—time to research prospects, time to hone the sales pitch, and time to communicate with potential clients. Click to start video at this point —Nowadays there’s a huge push for social selling, with sales reps turning to Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn for leads.

Twitter 124

Twitter Inside Sales Video Motivation 124

Women Sales Pros

APRIL 19, 2019

And clarity regarding role, expectations and decision authority levels enable inside sales, outside sales, account management and enablement to work more collaboratively and communicate much more effectively. Use a sales-specific assessment tool to vet candidates based on role definition. Inside sales is an example.

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Trends Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Churn 129

Crunchbase

MAY 14, 2020

Newly added sales leaders you should follow (in alphabetical order by last name): 1. Crunchbase , LinkedIn , Twitter. Why Jordan should be on your radar: It’s probably a good idea to get used to seeing Jordan Arogeti on these sales leaders lists. VP of Sales at Mixpanel. Crunchbase , LinkedIn. LinkedIn , Twitter.

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Top of Funnel Hiring Twitter Lead Rank 101

SBI

JUNE 25, 2020

Q: WHAT ARE THE TOP WAYS COMPANIES CAN TRANSFORM SALES TO IMPROVE THEIR PROSPECTS' BUYING EXPERIENCE IN THE NEXT 12-24 MONTHS. Sellers that come to the table with an educated and personalized story about what each a buyer is interested in are going to be the most successful and provide the best buying experience. Linkedin.

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Scale Buyer Case Study Banking 120

Crunchbase

JUNE 18, 2020

Platform #1 – LinkedIn . The mecca of sales content, LinkedIn has become increasingly popular not just as a networking site but as a place to create and consume content. Spending some time each day on LinkedIn can not only help you sell, but you can go there to learn and build out your network. . Try these tips.

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Scale Twitter LinkedIn Video 123

LeadFuze

AUGUST 12, 2021

2 Predictable Prospecting. Predictable Prospecting brings in some of the top minds in lead gen, social selling, and sales process. You’ll be sure to hear the importance of prospecting as well as dynamite for the rest of your sales process, even if you listen to a few episodes. 3 The Sales Podcasts.

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Top of Funnel Lead Rank Twitter Lead Scoring 98

Sales Hacker

MAY 8, 2020

But now that countless sales professionals are forced to make the transition for the first time, many face an entirely new set of challenges. There probably isn’t a more directly impacted area than the field sales rep. Key Challenges in Remote Sales: Connecting with prospects and coworkers. Delivering a great online demo.

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Quota Social Media Face-to-face Follow-up 77

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Without further ado, here are some of the female movers-and-shakers who are creating powerful ripple effects and paving the path for the next generation of women sales leaders. Amy Appleyard – SVP Global Inside Sales at Carbon Black, Inc. by The American Association of Inside Sales Professionals 2013-2018.

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Top of Funnel Hiring Scale Lead Rank 111

Tenfold

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Social selling expert, Neal Schaffer , has teamed up with Rutgers Business School Executive Education to create an eight week executive course dedicated to training organizations and professionals how to maximize social selling efforts and calculate ROI of those programs. It’s by no means limited to LinkedIn. What are your thoughts?

Social Selling 89

Social Selling Social Media B2C ROI 89

Openview

MARCH 16, 2018

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. You don’t know your top segments, and if you do you’re not prioritizing them.

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Outbound Lead Rank Company Scale 89

Score More Sales

JANUARY 19, 2015

Kyle Porter talked briefly about how he and his co-founders heard a common issue from other startups in the Atlanta Tech Village – that it was very difficult to source good leads of prospective buyers. Craig Rosenberg of Topo spoke next about how even top inbound marketing companies have outbound sales development reps.

Ideal Customer Profile 120

Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring Nonprofit 120

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

He’s really focused on predictability in sales, so if you want to think about ways to leverage tech to drive pipeline, Sean is your guy. Sean’s major focus is all about growth and boosting sales education, so he’s a great influencer for you to follow if you’re just getting started in sales and want to build a pipeline fast.

Social Media 100

Social Media Influencer Media Hiring 100

Alice Heiman

DECEMBER 26, 2018

The sale speople who ride this wave and figure out how to personalize every touch with a buyer will move deals forward faster, be more able to help a buying team come to a consensus and will close deals more easily. AI For Sales . Sales enablement tools are being developed daily to help salespeople focus on what matters m ost.

Trends 113

Trends Face-to-face Scale Direct Mail 113

Sales Evangelist

OCTOBER 1, 2019

The same is true in sales. We evaluate our prospects to determine whether they’re interested or not. Diagnose and Prescribe This is where salespeople make an educated guess. Inside sales reps are responsible for prospecting. Wanting to learn and hear more about sales?

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Strategy Lead Rank Lead Scoring Call-back 68

Sales Evangelist

MARCH 31, 2020

We will be talking about tips, strategies, and ideas about how businesses can prospect better and connect with potential clients. In the previous episode, Donald was joined by his sales coaching client, Scott Romney. SalesGoals SDRs and BDRs A BDR is a business development rep and an SDR is a sales development rep.

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Sales Qualified Lead Inbound Outbound Trade Show 52

Velocify

JUNE 16, 2017

After four years of midterms, finals, group projects and everything else higher education brings, it’s finally time to put all those years of education to work. Your first challenge is the job interview, with what some might say is your toughest critic – a sales leader. Spend some time on the company website.

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Journal Ideal Customer Profile Microsoft Follow-up 93

Igniting Sales Transformation

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Mandy began her career as an Account Executive at Clear Channel Radio, using the phone book to prospect. Fast forward 10 years, 2 startups, and many different sales teams later, Mandy now runs New Relic’s Sales Development organization for North America. Connect on LinkedIn. Listen HERE. About Mandy.

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Sales Leadership Microsoft Margin Face-to-face 86

Hubspot Sales

APRIL 9, 2020

Similarly, your business's inside sales team needs the right technology to be as productive and impactful as possible. Not to mention, just because the tools and tech you have in place for your outside sales team work well for their needs, doesn't necessarily mean they'll be an ideal fit for your inside sales reps, too.

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Inside Sales Sales Technology Wireless Hubspot 106

Igniting Sales Transformation

MAY 23, 2018

And SDR/BDR reps are often the first personal point of contact with a prospect, so they’ve got to be excellent at what they do. How important it is for a BDR to research their prospect before reaching out to try and engage them. Recently, Jackiewas promoted to head of BDR’s for North America to our parent company, ScribbleLive.

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Microsoft Buyer Persona Hiring How To 52

Jonathan Farrington

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

The trend for inside sales is not coming — it has arrived and is sitting at our doorstep. Fuel and labor costs have soared and, because of intense competition, the prices of our products and solutions have largely flat-lined — as have sales achievement levels. Natural selection is now at work in sales teams everywhere.

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Cold Calling Hubspot InsideView Inbound 41

OutboundView

JUNE 17, 2019

Just to give you a ballpark, SiriusDecisions research shows that it takes 8 to 12 calls to reach a prospect. Either your owners, salespeople, or someone responsible for revenue is most likely reaching out to net new prospects to tell them about your products and services. Building an inside sales team internally OR.

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Outsourcing Services Hiring Inside Sales Scale 34