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Inside vs. Outside Sales: How to Structure a Sales Team for Success

Hubspot Sales

Inside vs. Outside Sales. Inside sales reps often sell remotely, from an office base, while outside sales reps travel, brokering face-to-face deals. 47% of all salespeople work in inside sales, with 53% representing outside sales. What's the difference between inside and outside sales?

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Creating the Ideal Performance Culture

SBI Growth

As you plan for 2014, are you investing enough in both? Sales Operations is responsible for creating that winning environment. Performance culture is studied in depth in our 2014 Research Tour. 80% of its sales team was outside sales reps. The comp plan must incentivize the right behavior.

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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. .