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10 Inside Sales Ideas From Ken Krogue

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Last week I had the pleasure of spending a day with Ken Krogue, co-founder of InsideSales.com , inside sales pioneer, and Forbes columnist It was great. A specialization model in inside sales yields a 7 point higher close rate – do you have specialists? In inside sales, leading indicators are effort and results.

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Inside Sales Power Tip 153 – Activity Gets Results

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Mindless web surfing – you pick up some information for prospecting but mostly you are wasting your efforts and looking at stuff that has NOTHING to do with your prospects, your messaging, or you getting a deal closed. Inside Sales Power Tip 122 was about Keeping Your Focus. I encourage re-reading it. Expand Your Pipeline.

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Inside Sales Guide: Steps, Strategies & Benefits

SalesHandy

B2B sales can be complex and confusing with many different processes, practices and models it’s made up of. Inside sales is one such model. With more than 50% of new B2B sales jobs being inside sales roles, it’s no longer a niche operating model. What is Inside Sales? Sales cycle times.

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Debunking the Myth of "Inside Sales" | Sales Motivation and Sales.

The Sales Hunter

Twitter Facebook. Debunking the Myth of “Inside Sales” Jan 26, 2012. When somebody tells me they do inside sales, I want to choke. “Inside sales” makes it seem like people are locked into a room and nobody leaves until a sale is made. . Contact Mark. E-mail RSS.

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10 Inside Sales Predictions for 2011

Pointclear

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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4 Ways to Achieve Better Personalization with Inside Sales: How a Data-Driven Approach Will Help Your Reps Work Smarter. @TechTarget

SBI

Inside sales reps who engage prospects with a personalized pitch see better open rates, have longer conversations, and book more meetings. But migrating from a traditional cold calling model to one that requires a high-level of customization can be challenging, even for the most sophisticated inside sales environments.

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Top 20 Sales & Marketing Vendors to Follow on Twitter @Dreamforce ’14

SBI

Whether or not you’ll be attending, you’ll want to keep up on the latest and to help you with that mission, we’re naming the top 20 Twitter handles to follow at Dreamforce. Sales is all about pursuit: pursuit of the right prospects, pursuit of the right message, pursuit of the right applications. Act-On Software.

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