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6 Sales Trends That Could Fizzle This Year [New Data]

Hubspot Sales

LinkedIn as ruler of the prospect research process. LinkedIn has been dethroned as the most effective platform for prospect research. LinkedIn had this title last year. Learning from trends and what others do is extremely important, but Facebook overtaking LinkedIn for some salespeople doesn’t mean you have to jump ship.

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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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Inside Sales vs. Outside Sales: What’s the Difference?

SalesLoft

The rise of remote selling has blurred the line between inside sales and outside sales. This model is more cost-effective and scalable than outside sales. . What Is Outside Sales? Outside reps also attend industry events to present live demonstrations and connect with potential prospects.

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Remote Selling Viewpoints with Hans Fuller of @StorySlab

SBI

Q: What are your customers doing to adapt to - or leverage - the trend towards distributed sales teams and remote selling? Many StorySlab customers rely heavily on outside sales and suddenly had to adapt to a remote selling world. Sales processes that were easy to instrument were already trending toward being more data-driven.

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Inside vs. outside sales: Which suits you best?

PandaDoc

We’ll explore inside vs. outside sales to show you what both entail and which kinds of companies need either one. Understand inside and outside sales While there are some key elements every sales proposal must have , there are also going to be some key differences depending on your business needs.

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

Vengreso

Nonetheless, the data shows, it’s nowhere pervasively and in my opinion, there is no turning back the clock now as the way of the future for sales organizations. Experts, however, predict that even after COVID, the future of sales will be different. Sales professionals won’t be working from home all the time.

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Key Tips for Inside Sales Success You Can’t Ignore

OutboundView

Inside sales is a dominant sales model in high-value SaaS, tech, and B2B industries. It involves handling sales remotely where reps mostly work inside an office or in a shared office environment, unlike outside sales reps who are traditional field reps that travel to meet clients.