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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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What is Inside Sales? A Complete Overview

Mindtickle

In the past, most B2B sales were conducted face-to-face – perhaps in a prospect’s conference room or at a golf course. Many deals are closed today without the buyer and seller meeting face-to-face, a practice known as inside sales. The shift to remote sales accelerated during the pandemic. What is inside sales?

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What is Inside Sales (And Why Do You Need It?)

DialSource

At this point, there is no more discussion about inside sales vs outside sales and which is more optimal in terms of a company’s growth strategy. . Based on the 2020 pandemic and corresponding lockdown measures, overnight, everyone was transformed into an inside sales or digital selling role. This is the next normal.

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Remote Selling Made Simple: 5 Practical Tips for a Successful Organization

Vengreso

Nonetheless, the data shows, it’s nowhere pervasively and in my opinion, there is no turning back the clock now as the way of the future for sales organizations. Experts, however, predict that even after COVID, the future of sales will be different. Sales professionals won’t be working from home all the time.

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22 Things We Learned About the Sales Industry in 2017

Hubspot Sales

Sales organizations are restructuring themselves to reflect the growing trend of buyers doing their own research before connecting with sellers. Our research showed the ideal sales organization structure includes an equal mix of inside sales representatives and outside sales professionals (50/50).

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Best Sales Podcasts: An Ultimate List of 100+ Must-Listens

LeadFuze

8 Outside Sales Talk. The Outside Sales Talk sales podcasts interviews sales experts, thought leaders, authors, speakers, and trainers. Listeners receive actionable advice on how they can become more successful in outside sales and how to develop their sales skills. 27 Smart Sales Pro.

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Appointment Setting: To Build or to Outsource, That is the Question

OutboundView

Even experienced inside sales reps need sales training, support and coaching , and that includes someone actively managing the team. We regularly see a VP of Sales trying to manage inside sales while also managing a team of outside sales reps. How many calls is it taking to connect to a buyer?