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Sales Talk for CEOs: The Importance of Understanding Sales with Steve Benson (S1:EP7)

Alice Heiman

Steve Benson is CEO and founder of Badger Maps , the #1 App in the App Store for outside and field salespeople. After receiving his MBA from Stanford, Steve joined Google, where he became Google Enterprise’s Top Sales Executive globally in 2009. In 2012 Steve founded Badger Maps.

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Sales Talk for CEOs: Level Up Sales at Your Company with Expert Steve Benson (S2:E12)

Alice Heiman

Steve is also CEO of Badger Sales University. After receiving his MBA from Stanford, Steve joined Google, where he became Google Enterprise’s Top Sales Executive globally in 2009. He also hosts the Outside Sales Talk – a podcast specifically for outside salespeople, and is the President of the Sales Hall of Fame.

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Being Seen in an Inside Sales Job

Closer's Coffee

This makes the inside sales role particularly challenging. With outside sales roles, there is plenty of interaction face to face with customers, hours spent out in the field working the territory to achieve the same end as an inside sales rep. What is missing? They never get to be face-to-face with their prospects.

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Endless Referrals – Bob Burg

Hyper-Connected Selling

If you are in outside sales of any kind (and that includes small business owners and entrepreneurs who have to sell), Chapters 11 and 12 are a must read if you want your customers to give you referrals. I originally published this review on June, 6, 2009. But it’s still relevant!

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The New Era Of The Cold Call

Jonathan Farrington

Trend data reveal that sales organizations are shifting resources from outside to inside sales. Inside sales growth is 30 percent faster than their outside sales counterparts. The number of inside sales departments is projected to grow from 800,000 in 2009 to over two million this year.”3.

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SalesProCentral

Delicious Sales

Sales Management (2614). Inside Sales (849). Outside Sales (81). 2009 (1040). In 2009, there were 800,000 inside sales departments. Software (1035). Customer Service (995). Channels (799). Advertising (694). Selling Skills (528). Incentives (379). Demand Generation (181). Customer (6670). 2012 (9049).

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Why is Selling Going Inside?

Jonathan Farrington

Trend data reveal that sales organizations are shifting resources from outside to inside sales. Inside sales growth is 30% faster than their outside sales counterparts. The number of Inside Sales departments is projected to grow from 800,000, in 2009, to over 2 million in 2013.”.