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How and Why You Should Transition from Field to Inside Sales

Hubspot Sales

It’s time to face this new reality and reengineer our sales environments to exploit the spoils of it! Why Inside Sales is Outpacing Field Sales. Sales used to be something that happened "out there" β€” in the field. Fifty years ago, when the modern sales function evolved, customers were "out there."

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Author #Interview – Josiane Chriqui Feigon – Smart Sales Manager

The Pipeline

As you’ll read below, she boldly predicts that by 2015 inside sales will overtake field sales, as that unfolds, she will be in greater demand. Josiane heads up TeleSmart Communications , and is leading practice and thought leader in the area of inside sales and management. How can that be?

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12 Sales Metrics that Matter Most-Harvard Business Review

HeavyHitter Sales

Average New Deal Size The average new deal size reported for field sales was $166,000 and new deal size for inside sales was $19,000. Twenty-four percent of inside sales cycles and twenty-three percent of outside sales cycles were between sixty-one and ninety days in length.      '

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CRM Hijacks Customer Experience Strategy

Tony Hughes

In the last few days I have been facilitating focus groups for a research study in Australia being conducted by The Eventful Group who are running a big CRM conference in Melbourne in July 2015. So far we’ve done half-day workshops in three cities with approximately 80 people ranging from senior business leaders to IT system managers.

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2017 - β€œThe Year of Value”

The ROI Guy

Consistently deliver – Implementing value communication and quantification, from marketing and inside sales, to channel, partner and account execs, to business consultants and value engineers. Sources: 2017 – The Year B2B Sales Reps Can Finally Sell Value?

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Frugalnomics in Effect - Gartner predicts low IT spending growth for 2016

The ROI Guy

YoY increase from 2015. And its not just your direct sales reps that have the issue. Many organizations are relying more and more on channel partners and inside sales to drive growth. So how well do your sales reps and channel partners communicate and quantify your value to a diverse set of decision makers? #3

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15 best cold calling books to take your sales team to new levels

Close.io

Whether you’re a sales professional that likes reading or doesn’t, you’ll find fresh frameworks and tons of insights in the book. Who should read this : Inside sales reps will find a lot of high-value advice for smarter cold calling and actionable techniques for tackling specific sales challenges. Fanatical Prospecting.