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The Difference Between Inside and Outside Sales, Explained 

Crunchbase

There comes a time when every business needs to decide on its primary sales strategy, which usually means considering inside sales vs. outside sales, or settling on a blend between the two. It’s no shock that the sales industry landscape has changed considerably over the last couple of years. What is outside sales?

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The Ultimate Guide to a Career in Sales

Hubspot Sales

Sales development reps (also known as business development reps, or BDRs) are responsible for the first step in the sales funnel: bringing in qualified leads. They conduct research to find prospective customers, reach out to gauge people's interest in the offering, and decide whether or not the lead is ready to move down the funnel.

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Growth Opportunities Exist in 2021: Here’s How to Find Them, According to HubSpot's Chief Customer Officer

Hubspot Sales

To answer this question, let’s start with some data: According to the latest HubSpot Research Study , we found that 40% of businesses will miss revenue targets this year. In August 2020, Yelp reported that 165,735 businesses indicated that they have closed, and 97,966 (60%) of those were reported as permanent closures.

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3 Mandates That Matter for CROs: A Conversation with Forrester and Juniper Networks

Mindtickle

If you are a CRO and are looking at a hockey stick of quarterly sales goals you have a small window to enable your inside and outside teams. Our discussion opened with a clear acknowledgement that Sales team effectiveness was an issue even before the pandemic hit. The convergence of inside and outside sales.

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3 Mandates That Matter for CROs: A Conversation with Forrester and Juniper Networks

Mindtickle

If you are a CRO and are looking at a hockey stick of quarterly sales goals you have a small window to enable your inside and outside teams. Our discussion opened with a clear acknowledgement that Sales team effectiveness was an issue even before the pandemic hit. The convergence of inside and outside sales.

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Inside Sales Guide: Steps, Strategies & Benefits

SalesHandy

What is Inside Sales? Inside sales is the process of prospecting, qualifying, nurturing and closing sales deals remotely. In a way, it’s the exact opposite of field sales or outside sales. Field sales deals in communicating with and closing the prospects on the field, face-to-face.

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Remote Selling Made Simple: 5 Practical Tips for a Successful Organization

Vengreso

Face-to-face meetings have been replaced by video conferencing, and many sales leaders are scrambling to train their sales teams on how to sell remotely. A 2020 study by the RAIN Group found that pre-pandemic, only 27% of respondents reported conducting more than half of their sales activities virtually. Why Vengreso?

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