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Here’s How COVID Changed the Best Time to Make Sales Calls

Zoominfo

On an average morning in early 2020, sales reps left their team huddles pumped up on yesterday’s success stories and a few cups of dark roast, ready to start dialing for the day. They had a system of tried-and-true tactics for making sales calls and historical data that supported what worked best. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

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Growth Opportunities Exist in 2021: Here’s How to Find Them, According to HubSpot's Chief Customer Officer

Hubspot Sales

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. Before this year, there was already a clear split in sales models. To Close Things Out….

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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.

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Inside vs. outside sales: Which suits you best?

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We’ll explore inside vs. outside sales to show you what both entail and which kinds of companies need either one. Understand inside and outside sales While there are some key elements every sales proposal must have , there are also going to be some key differences depending on your business needs.

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30 Mind-Blowing Sales Stats That Will Change The Way You Sell

Gong.io

Sales Stat #7: Turn on your webcam! 2020 was the year of the video call (and a few “other” things). Outside sales reps went from in-person meetings to calls over video. Inside sales reps jumped on the bandwagon and moved from phone-only to video chats. Sales Stats #29: You NEED to get to the decision-maker.

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Why 2021 Will Be The Year Of Guided Selling

Crunchbase

Now, sales organizations are faced with a massive shift to remote selling strategies, digital experiences and virtual onboarding. Although every year delivers some manner of transformation, 2020 was particularly challenging. Sales: As hard as ever, now harder . How guided selling solves classic sales problems.

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Sales Hacker’s Top Sales Trends & Predictions You MUST Be Aware Of In 2018

Sales Hacker

Powerful buyer influence of software review sites like G2Crowd & Capterra. The evolution of Sales & Marketing into Revenue Ops & Customer Ops. YoY Increase in CAC leading to increased reliance on channel partnerships. Top 2018 Sales Trends & Predictions – Strategic Headlines. And the coffee is cheap.

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