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

Alice Heiman

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. In 2012 Steve founded Badger Maps.

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In the Scramble for 2013 Sales Team Planning

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We suggest you don’t drag things out – make time now and hammer out issues of territory overlap, vertical territories vs. geographic, and come to a tentative idea, if not complete, by end of December (assuming you run on a calendar year). I remember one company that did this in February.

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Tips from the Sales Trenches: Is Inside Sales Demeaning?

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Stop calling inside sales inside sales. Inside Sales demeaning? I scoff at the idea that anyone in their right mind could feel it demeaning to be working as a sales rep on an inside team or leading an inside team. Inside Sales doesn’t get any respect, right? Outside Sales. Inside Sales.

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Choose Activity Goals to Grow Sales

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In my sales career I had new revenue goals that seemed attainable, others that seemed like a healthy stretch – doable if everything worked together. But I also had sales leaders who just raised the number by a percentage every year, not taking into consideration changes in the market or in opening up a new territory.

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Six Key Principles To Managing Remote Sales Teams

Crunchbase

Tactically, our team was composed of both inside and outside sales reps and, more strategically, we made sure we stayed close as a team, connecting virtually on an almost daily basis. . We also employed the following six key principles, which are vital for any sales organization with remote team members. .

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SalesProCentral

Delicious Sales

Sales Management (2614). Inside Sales (849). Outside Sales (81). 2012 (9049). 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). Opportunity (3675).

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38 Most Dynamic Women in Sales (The 2019 Edition)

Sales Hacker

Moving to London to kick-start sales for the local division of Amazon in 2012. Sales Expert and Coach. How long have you been in sales? . My very first sales job was as an outside sales rep for USAir. Having such a large sales quota for my first sales gig was a bit daunting.

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