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The Great Migration to Inside Sales - Will You Get it Right?

Understanding the Sales Force

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan The Growing Power of Inside Sales appeared on the Harvard Business Review Blog on July 29. The authors listed four scenarios where a move to inside sales could be effective: By market segment, By stage of the buyer engagement process, By geography, and.

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Finding the Right Sales and Sales Management Candidates

Understanding the Sales Force

In the same period of time, there have been major shifts in the quality of sales candidates , in the roles those candidates will fill, and the capabilities we need those salespeople to possess. Seven years ago, a company may have wanted sales managers who were task masters, holding salespeople accountable to top of the funnel metrics.

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Inside sales – it is a new dawn and sales training needs to shine

Sales Training Connection

Inside Sales. When it comes to inside sales, put aside old visions of airplane hanger-size room filled with lots of salespeople making lots of sales calls using finely polished scripts. These rooms may still be around but inside sales has undergone a dramatic shift in the last several years.

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Top Sales Books to Read in 2013

Fill the Funnel

This years Top Sales Books to Read in 2013. They represent the freshest, most innovative thinking on sales currently on the market and take into consideration the changing sales climate and competitive realities every sales rep and sales leader is facing. Top Sales Books to Read in 2013.

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Is There a Lack of Clarity on the Current State of Selling?

Understanding the Sales Force

Some of them are marketers who, in order to push their applications, must convince you that marketing can handle both finding and closing sales - all via the internet. Others are from the big new inside sales industry. It''s clear that most of the inside sales/marketing folks lack clarity when it comes to writing about sales.

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Sales Traditions and Rituals - They're Not Just for December

Understanding the Sales Force

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan For some salespeople, selling is as caked in tradition and ritual as any religious ceremony. To get a sense for this, consider the many inside sales roles, demo-centric salespeople, and low-level in-home salespeople. Top Sales & Marketing Thought Leader - Dave Kurlan.

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What Is the Make up and Function of the Ideal Sales Force?

Understanding the Sales Force

I''ve written four White Papers over the last several years, all backed by science and data from the more than 700,000 salespeople and sales managers that Objective Management Group has evaluated and assessed. The Science of Sales Longevity. Why Did the Move from Outside Sales to Inside Sales Take so Long?

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