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What is Inside Sales (And Why Do You Need It?)

DialSource

At this point, there is no more discussion about inside sales vs outside sales and which is more optimal in terms of a company’s growth strategy. . Based on the 2020 pandemic and corresponding lockdown measures, overnight, everyone was transformed into an inside sales or digital selling role.

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Youth, Lead Quality, Social Selling, Inside Sales and Outbound Marketing

Pointclear

In a recent study, it was determined that of 9,000 leads, only 1.28 Marketers and sales people need to be working towards the same goals. Click to start video at this point —The traditional model of inside sales reps providing leads for the field is going away, Chad said. percent were quality.

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Are We Playing Hunger Games? Key Questions Confronting Inside Sales

Pointclear

But, when I attended the recent Leadership Summit put on by the American Association of Inside Sales Professionals (AA-ISP), I was reminded that sometimes questions can just lead to more questions. So I attended this event expecting to find out more about how and when resources would be flowing to inside sales teams.

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Does Your Sales Team Know How to Follow-Up on a Lead?

Pointclear

With a lack of accountability in both marketing and sales lead purgatory, leads are lost and ultimately reappear as wins for the competition.”. At PointClear, we recommend developing a guide for sales on how lead hand-off is managed and how follow-up should be handled. The day of the call.

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Prospect Development Program Jumpstarts Manufacturer’s Channel Sales

Pointclear

But we advise companies we talk to that it’s an important consideration in setting up their inside sales organizations, assessing current operations, or evaluating an outsourced solution. The end result: 350 sales opportunities generated within the first 6 months of the program’s start.

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Best of PowerViews: Exciting Future for Inside Sales Experts

Pointclear

Over the last year, I’ve had the privilege of interviewing over 30 influential B2B sales and marketing leaders. It has been a pleasure to interview each of them and share perspectives on topics ranging from B2B lead generation and inside sales to social media trends and personal branding. Accurate Closing Forecasts.

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Guest Post: Yikes! We have met the enemy and it is us!

Jonathan Farrington

As my industry friend Carlos Hidalgo ( Annuitas Group ) noted in a recent blog: “In a recent study, only 29% of B2B buyers said they “always” supply accurate information on custom questions on a web form. The solution is the hybrid function many leading companies have put in place (either internally or by outsourcing it)—inside sales support.