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The Hottest Trends in Inside Sales

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Giuseppe D’Angelo Inside sales have never been hotter, and the sales field is experiencing considerable change. Much of this is due to the technology that is beginning to drive the sales process much the way it has driven marketing for the past several years. Increasing demand for skilled inside sales reps.

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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" — in the field. Fifty years ago, when the modern sales function evolved, customers were "out there."

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How to transition from outside sales to inside sales

Nutshell

Inside sales refers to any form of selling that isn’t done face-to-face. Unlike outside sales (or field sales ) reps, inside sales reps connect with potential customers remotely through phone, email , and web conferencing. Among B2B companies, the use of inside sales reps has exploded in popularity.

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3 Ways to Grow Sales in 2015

Score More Sales

Hopefully you have been working in Q4 to set up meetings, demos and conversations in January. This is a sales lesson for everyone. The sales opportunities you plant and nurture today – those inquiries made now – will grow and a percentage of those will evolve into deals in future months. Is this your situation?

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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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Mobile Tools to Sell More

Score More Sales

Sales organizations need to take advantage of this scenario and leverage it in 2015. This conversation continues with more about other mobile tools in a future post. If it is true that sales reps do a better job with their CRM using a mobile app, then they should be encouraged by you and your company to do so.

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Your Midsize Company Wants To Get Into Social Selling

Score More Sales

One of the best first steps you can put into place (aside from hiring an expert to help you put a full plan in place to get your sales and marketing ready for 2015) is to focus on listening. When the say yes, see if you can pique their curiosity and take the conversation off-line – especially if you can call them to talk.