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Why Marketing Should Own Inside Sales (and why they shouldn’t)

A Sales Guy

The increasing trend of having marketing take over the MDR or lead qualification role of inside sales has been hotly debated and tested in recent months. I still think it’s a good idea, but needs certain expectations and circumstances across sales & marketing to work long-term. Little/no sales management experience.

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The Dangers of Average Sales Skills

Janek Performance Group

Some sales organizations likely would exceed their blown sales budget in the first quarter. A SaaS technology provider with a ten person inside sales team had an average closing rate of 30 percent. The company considered this sales rep their superstar and felt lucky to have him. Here’s a real-world example.

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Inside vs. outside sales: Which suits you best?

PandaDoc

What is inside sales? Let’s kick things off with a definition of inside sales. The inside sales model is built around the idea of sales reps working from their desks, without leaving the office. This means the inside sales process relies on digital communication, as well as phone calls.

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Sales Hacker Recommends: 97 Best Sales Books for Peak Performance (2020 Update)

Sales Hacker

Management and Operations. Sales Manager Survival Guide. The Ultimate Sales Machine. Blueprints for a SaaS Sales Organization. Sales Management. Sales Skills. Emotional Intelligence for Sales Success. Outbound Sales, No Fluff. The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team. Radical Candor.

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Understanding Sales: A Total and Comprehensive Guide to Unlocking Success

Vengreso

In that year, I learned from some of the greatest sales managers that I’m friends with today. Prior to the age of 19, I worked in consumer sales at a retail shop known as Ritz Camera Centers. Sales roles can be broadly categorized into two groups: inside sales and outside sales (also referred to as field sales).

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How to find, interview and hire great sales people [ 22 Interview questions included ]

OnePageCRM

In Mark Roberge’s presentation: Secrets of HubSpot’s Sales Machine , Mark discusses one of the most common issues sales reps have, ‘Call Reluctance’. This can be for a variety of different reasons and can hit the best of sales people at some point in their career. The net result is the same, less calls = less sales.

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170+ Women in Sales Share Their Career-Defining Aha Moment

Sales Hacker

What is your best piece of career advice for women in sales? As an example, if you know you’d like to move into leadership one day, tell your manager and collaborate with them on a plan to help you get there. I’ve spent 10 years in various Sales and Sales Management roles, both in Paris and London.

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