Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

One of the biggest decisions you can make when setting up your sales team is whether to focus primarily on inside or outside sales. They seem to be completely at odds, with one focused on clients with a high acquisition cost and high ACV (annual account value), the other focused on a high sales velocity. Hiring guide.

Outside Sales 83

Outside Sales Inside Sales Hiring Top of Funnel 83

Crunchbase

JUNE 21, 2022

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?

Outside Sales 97

Outside Sales Inside Sales Hiring Face-to-face 97

HeavyHitter Sales

JANUARY 18, 2014

Sales Cycle Length Seventy percent reported an average sales cycle length of sixty days or less for inside sales while fifty-four percent reported an average sales cycle length of ninety days or more for outside sales. Forty percent of inside salespeople schedule meetings for the outside salesperson.

Telecommunications 126

Telecommunications Quota Inside Sales Field Sales 126

Partners in Excellence

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Comedians would joke about annoying telemarketers–that’s what a lot of inside sales people were called, even though they were doing no marketing, just pure selling. We field sales guys were, honestly, relieved. We started seeing “inside sales” people working on very big, long cycle, complex deals.

Telemarketing 48

Telemarketing Inside Sales Face-to-face Field Sales 48

Vengreso

JULY 10, 2023

I’ve spent 25 years in the industry, starting at the age of 19 years old when I got my first big break as a telemarketer (now called SDR) at a software organization. Within 6 months, I was promoted from a Telemarketer into a Jr. In that year, I learned from some of the greatest sales managers that I’m friends with today.

Hiring 40

Hiring Lead Rank Ideal Customer Profile Forecasting 40

Close.io

OCTOBER 28, 2019

In fact, both techniques can be powerful tools for growing a company. The sales strategy you should use will depend on a number of variables, including the type of business you run, your average deal size, and how aware customers are about the solutions you offer. If your products have a long sales cycle.

Paid Content 64

Paid Content Outbound Inbound Top of Funnel 64