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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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Will Outside Sales Recover When the Pandemic Ends?

Zoominfo

The idea of Outside Sales, which depended on business travel and in-person meetings, feels like a distant memory. Until COVID-19, more than half of sales — 52.8 percent — were made by Outside Sales teams. By contrast, there were only 32,049 results for job titles containing the term “Outside Sales.”.

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Will Outside Sales Recover When the Pandemic Ends?

Zoominfo

The idea of Outside Sales, which depended on business travel and in-person meetings, feels like a distant memory. Until COVID-19, more than half of sales — 52.8 percent — were made by Outside Sales teams. By contrast, there were only 32,049 results for job titles containing the term “Outside Sales.”

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Sales Skill Development vs. Sales Process Improvement – Which Is Right For Your Business?

Janek Performance Group

Organizations were forced to change their sales process to accommodate their prospect’s new buying journey or suffer the consequences. Traditional sales organizations with outside sales reps had to quickly pivot to new virtual processes. The new sales process required the salespeople to learn new skill sets.

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How and Why You Should Transition from Field to Inside Sales

Hubspot Sales

Our customers and prospects are no longer "out there." Another part of the process would be adopting the aforementioned inside-out sales function or another hybrid inside-outside sales model. Finding an initial middle ground between field and outside sales will be central to that process.

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Sales Hiring: The Ultimate Guide for Maximum Success

Vengreso

HBR developed a great graphic on “How to Evaluate a Job Candidate for a Sales Position”. It, however, was back in 2015. The success of your #business depends on the success of your #sales #hiringprocess. Also, to assess candidates’ interpersonal skills , you can conduct a role-play through a series of sales phone calls.

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Sales Hiring: The Ultimate Guide for Maximum Success

Vengreso

HBR developed a great graphic on “How to Evaluate a Job Candidate for a Sales Position”. It, however, was back in 2015. The success of your #business depends on the success of your #sales #hiringprocess. Also, to assess candidates’ interpersonal skills , you can conduct a role-play through a series of sales phone calls.

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