Salesmate

JANUARY 28, 2020

That’s why we have handpicked 19 best sales influencers from the business community. Some of them are serial entrepreneurs, some of them are investors, and some of them are sales leaders of successful businesses. 19 best sales influencers to follow in 2020. Sales CRM that works your way! Ben Sardella.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

“We realized that for the foreseeable future, instead of having 12 field people and 10 inside, we really had 22 inside sales reps. Learning to manage sales virtually versus the way we’d done it historically was going to be a learning curve,” Kavadellas said. Trends that are here to stay.

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Outsourcing Services Face-to-face Travel Lead Rank 279

InsideSales.com

JANUARY 29, 2020

29, 2020 / PRNewswire / — XANT, the revenue acceleration cloud platform, today announced that Susan Bennett , the original voice of the Apple’s Virtual Assistant AI service Siri, will be delivering the keynote address during the inaugural XANT NEXT 2020 conference. Jon Bennion , VP Sales at NP Accel.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

As the CEO of SalesLoft, a leading sales software platform, Kyle knows firsthand how to a salesperson to close more deals – even when the clock is working against them. — Kyle Porter (@kyleporter) March 25, 2020. — Jill Rowley (@jill_rowley) November 29, 2020. — Trish Bertuzzi (@bridgegroupinc) July 5, 2020.

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Social Media Influencer Media Hiring 205

Chorus.ai

MAY 15, 2020

They discussed the next evolution of inside sales, especially over the next eight weeks as we look towards reopening the economy. Like everyone else, inside sales has had to transition to remote work seemingly overnight. While it wasn’t entirely seamless, the inside sales structure was more equipped to adapt quickly.

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Face-to-face Travel Pivotal Inside Sales 62

Hubspot Sales

APRIL 5, 2023

Inside sales reps are tasked with nurturing leads and converting them into customers. Glassdoor estimates that inside sales reps often have a take-home pay of $70,000, including commission and bonuses. Outside sales representative positions include some travel time to meet with buyers and pitch products.

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Ideal Customer Profile Salary Hiring Lead Rank 111

Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Author: Mark Kovac, David Deming and Sushant Khandelwal Virtual selling in business-to-business markets, often associated with inside sales, has carried a bit of a stigma within field-dominated sales organizations. Myth 1: Field sales reps sell primarily in person.

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Lead Rank Quota Face-to-face Hiring 339

Crunchbase

MAY 14, 2020

Update: June 26, 2020. This blog post was originally “The 25 Sales Leaders You should Get to Know in 2020.” We realize, after speaking with several sales leaders, that this methodology excluded some of the most impactful sales leaders, especially those from underrepresented backgrounds. Founder of Sistas in Sales.

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Top of Funnel Hiring Twitter Lead Rank 101

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

2020 has been a year of massive change. But what does "growth" mean in 2020? In August 2020, Yelp reported that 165,735 businesses indicated that they have closed, and 97,966 (60%) of those were reported as permanent closures. Sales leaders in charge of new revenue growth have felt this change in their core.

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Hubspot Lead Rank Opportunity Lead Scoring 125

InsideSales.com

MAY 13, 2021

In 2020, 52.8% of sales reps that operated as outside sales reps went from working in the Delta lounge to working in their home offices. Sales teams navigated unexpected changes to their processes and motions and are still learning how to adapt today. Inside sales leaders will need to stretch their teams as well.

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Outside Sales Conference Inside Sales Territories 99

Chorus.ai

MAY 6, 2020

Before getting started, they discussed the impact of COVID-19 on inside sales teams. Buyers too,” said Trish. How are the buyers responding? People are looking at their buyers in a more segmented fashion.” This has impacted sellers across the board. It’s a brave new world out there. We’re in transition.

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Ideal Customer Profile Churn Outbound Pivotal 62

Zoominfo

JULY 29, 2020

B2B companies receive countless sales calls, which are usually filtered through an operator or phone system. B2B companies typically have buyer committees that weigh in on purchasing decisions or procurement specialists. Inside Sales Cold Call Scripts. Hi [name], this is [sales rep] from [company]! Cold calls?

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Cold Calling Data Hiring Intent Data 240

Mereo

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

With the business world still experiencing great disruption from COVID-19, we are taking an in-depth look at exactly how sales teams are being altered by this situation — and the best ways to adapt for success in the uncertain future. Inside Sales Teams.

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Inside Sales Face-to-face Field Sales Sales Enablement 78

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

“We realized that for the foreseeable future, instead of having 12 field people and 10 inside, we really had 22 inside sales reps. Learning to manage sales virtually versus the way we’d done it historically was going to be a learning curve,” Kavadellas said. Trends that are here to stay.

Demand Generation Targets 120

Demand Generation Targets Outsourcing Services Face-to-face Travel 120

SalesLoft

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Speaker : Kevin Dorsey, VP of Inside Sales at PatientPop. Attend to hear Kevin Dorsey, VP of Inside Sales at PatientPop, share how to handle objections and bounce back from rejection. . Moderator: Ralph Barsi, VP Global Inside Sales at Tray.io. Join us in San Francisco from March 9-11, 2020 for REV2020!

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Revenue Scale Inside Sales Cold Calling 95

Chorus.ai

MAY 27, 2020

It made me better because I consulted inside sales teams for a few years afterward when it was really hard to sell.” “And Think about this,” he said, “Your buyer can’t have a gigantic buying committee right now, but they can have an impactful buying committee. You shocked me with this data,” joked Craig, “this isn’t even fair.”

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Outbound Segment Coaching System 62

Vengreso

JULY 17, 2020

In the post-quarantine world, remote sales professionals won’t be working from home all the time, but neither will outside sales teams be in the field as they used to. In 2020, there are no trade shows but virtual events are very successful for B2B companies. 4:43] Women in sales. [8:28] of the time with a prospect.

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Chemicals Trade Show Engineering Social Selling 115

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

As the CEO of SalesLoft, a leading sales software platform, Kyle knows firsthand how to a salesperson to close more deals – even when the clock is working against them. — Kyle Porter ☔️ (@kyleporter) March 25, 2020 2. — Jill Rowley (@jill_rowley) November 29, 2020 4. The death of email templates is accelerating.

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Social Media Influencer Media Hiring 100

Janek Performance Group

DECEMBER 5, 2023

While no one predicted a global health emergency, sales trends did anticipate future needs. More than blindsided by crisis, many organizations weren’t adequately prepared for virtual, which was expanding long before 2020. In the absence of foolproof magic, sales trends reveal what’s coming and how to prepare.

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Trends Top of Funnel Social Media Lead Rank 62

Hubspot Sales

MAY 4, 2020

At the beginning of 2020, the average adult in the U.S Not only has personal social media usage been on the rise, but professional social media usage has become more prevalent as well — and the field of sales is no exception. 76% of buyers are ready to have sales conversations on social media.

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Social Selling LinkedIn Lead Rank Lead Scoring 115

InsideSales.com

MAY 13, 2021

In 2020, 52.8% of sales reps that operated as outside sales reps went from working in the Delta lounge to working in their home offices. Sales teams navigated unexpected changes to their processes and motions and are still learning how to adapt today. Inside sales leaders will need to stretch their teams as well.

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Outside Sales InsideSales Conference Inside Sales 52

Highspot

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Demand for sales enablement is skyrocketing as companies around the world embrace a remote or hybrid work model, and Highspot platform usage has more than doubled over the past year. Gartner estimates that revenue in the sales enablement market came to $1.7 billion in 2020, an increase of approximately 12.1

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Hiring Microsoft Oracle Engineering 52

The ROI Guy

MARCH 12, 2015

Despite a growing economy, research indicates that there will be over 1 million less B2B sales reps employed in 2020 compared to today. At the Forrester’s Sales Enablement Forum last week, a study by Andy Hoar, Principal Analyst at Forrester was revealed showcasing this 22% expected decline over the next five years.

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Inside Sales B2B Field Sales B2C 90

The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Last year, new research from Forrester boldly predicted the Death of the B2B Sales Rep, making some stark forecasts: Much of B2B buying will not need sales reps anymore, and will move to lower cost self-service or inside sales reps. Over 1 million B2B salespeople would go the way of the dodo by 2020.

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Trends B2B Decision Maker Forecasting 80

Zoominfo

JULY 29, 2020

Challenges of B2B Cold Calling B2B companies receive countless sales calls, which are usually filtered through an operator or phone system. B2B companies typically have buyer committees that weigh in on purchasing decisions or procurement specialists. Inside Sales Cold Call Scripts Hi [name], this is [sales rep] from [company]!

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Cold Calling Data Hiring Intent Data 100

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 27, 2021

AI-driven sales tech is emerging as a practical answer for many of the challenges facing sales leaders, trainers, managers, coaches, and sales enablement pros. B2B sales is evolving, and the Zoom boom of 2020 has only accelerated those changes. Buyers will win, too.

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Scale Remedy Sales Qualified Lead Coaching 103

SalesHandy

APRIL 11, 2020

Visibility plays a vital role; as per Forrester , 74% of buyers conduct their research online. On the engagement side, your marketing team can help you with visibility through content marketing and web ads on platforms outside email. Marketing teams can also help in sourcing and creating social proof for your product in various forms.

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Sales Cycle Top of Funnel Decision Maker Sales Qualified Lead 52

Lead411

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The day of reckoning is upon many organizations who have ignored data quality issues until 2020. Companies with bad data will simply not be able to keep up with their competitors as we navigate 2020 and 2021. If you still think you can win in the sales world without having a solid data provider, you may as well close your doors now.

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Data Ideal Customer Profile Hiring Intent Data 52

Highspot

JANUARY 19, 2022

What Is Sales Training? Sales training is the process of developing and fine-tuning the skills of sales professionals and managers by increasing their understanding of their buyers, modernizing their approach to the sales process, and equipping them with strategies, techniques, and technology that top performers use to achieve sales success.

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Training Lead Rank Hiring Course 92

Gong.io

JUNE 25, 2021

By analyzing millions of sales interactions captured by Gong’s Revenue Intelligence Platform across web-conferencing, phone calls, and emails. Then they look at how seller and buyer actions impact success rates. Here are the 30 most eye-popping, jaw-dropping, mind-melting sales stats we’ve ever uncovered. Time is finite.

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Cold Calling ROI Call-back Negotiation 93

Vengreso

JANUARY 18, 2022

Leveraging technology, social selling, and sales prospecting tools has ushered in a new era for anyone wishing to pursue a career as a sales rep. For the first time ever, buyers and sellers are completely aligned. Buyer behavior and selling motion are in sync. What is Sales Prospecting? Great @GoModernSelling ep.

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Tools Prospecting Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profile 132

InsideSales.com

DECEMBER 1, 2019

If you don’t already have a strong pipeline leading into the holidays, the inside sales world struggles. Vacation days for both the sales rep and the leads are just around the corner. Getting in touch, closing a deal , and hitting the sales quota can be tough. How to Keep Your Sales Team Motivated During The Holidays.

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Quota Discount How To Decision Maker 74

The Brooks Group

MAY 5, 2020

The results of a recent survey — conducted the week of April 20 — found that more than 50 percent of polled companies considered themselves significantly behind their 2020 sales plan — while only five percent believe their tracking at or ahead of plan.

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Face-to-face Survey Cancellation Trends 52

Sales Hacker

JUNE 11, 2018

The third edition of the widely anticipated State of Sales report surveyed more than 2,900 sales professionals and leaders from around the world. Here’s a quick sneak peak of their sales research report. In fact, nearly 60% of sales reps expect to miss their quotas this year. 2) Data is the new common sense.

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Report Trends Ideal Customer Profile Hiring 59

Vendor Neutral

JUNE 2, 2021

We recently reached out via LinkedIn to ask what sales podcasts helped people do just that throughout 2020 and into 2021. Why we love it: This podcast routinely teaches people how to grow their sales with insight from incredible thought leaders and practitioners in the field. Can’t get enough insight into the sales world?

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B2B Sales Enablement Sales Webinar Metrics 130

Tony Hughes

MARCH 4, 2018

Gerhard , Huthwaite and many other sci-fi fans have prognosticated that sales itself may face an existential threat from artificial intelligence (AI) as we move further and further toward the COMPLETE buying cycle. Gartner predicts that by 2020, 85% of interactions between businesses will be executed without human intervention.

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Hiring Top of Funnel Lead Rank Lead Scoring 68

Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 28, 2020

While navigating a global pandemic and economic uncertainty that has impacted the way buyers engage with sales processes, sales leaders must remain nimble in how they approach leading their teams. It’s time to rewrite the sales leadership rulebook. Use remote work to your advantage.

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Hiring Promotion Lead Rank Ideal Customer Profile 102