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What is Inside Sales? Everything You Need to Know

Gong.io

These are the luxuries afforded to the typical inside sales rep. But aside from the obvious environmental difference, there’s a lot more that separates inside from outside sales teams, and that’s what we’re going to explore here. What is inside sales? . Inside sales vs. outside sales .

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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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5 Questions to Ask Every Inbound Lead

Mr. Inside Sales

Another company recently reached out to me wondering if there is a best practice approach for handling inbound leads. I’ve written on this subject before but let me remind you of what I said: New marketing funnels and lead nurturing campaigns have created what has always been a salesperson’s dream: more inbound leads.

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Stop Cold Calling and Start Lead Nurturing

Markempa - Inside Sales

Salespeople who become trusted advisors and understand the needs of economic buyers are 69% more likely to come away with a sale. Here’s a nurturing litmus test: Can prospects benefit from the information you provide, regardless of whether they buy from you? It’s about relationships.

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6 Ways to Make Your Sales Training Effective

CloserIQ

If you consider sales training to be the first of several steps toward boosting profits, it’s easy to see why it’s such a crucial investment. Sales training lays the foundation for future revenues by increasing your team’s satisfaction, loyalty and competence, all of which improve their interaction with the customer.

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Why would a company ever outsource anything?

Pointclear

That’s essentially what PointClear clients do when they engage us for outsourced lead generation. They get a cohesive team of B2B teleprospecting associates—experienced, educated and trained—who can deliver immediate results. Clients benefit from our proven methodology and technology platform based on 20 years of industry success.

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7 tips to improve your cold calling and lead generation

Markempa - Inside Sales

In spite of the fact that in the past pushy salespeople and poorly trained marketers have tarnished the image of the phone, I still believe that smart cold calling is still a very useful lead generation tool. Their training should focus on making them a consistently productive and sustainable extension of the selling effort.