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10 Reasons Why Inside Sales Will Displace Field Sales Teams by 2015

Pointclear

Should they keep their expensive sales duo: inside sales AND field sales? Or just go with inside sales? The following trends indicate that field sales teams are becoming extinct. Here’s why: Inside sales teams continue to grow at 15% each year. won’t be so important in 2020.

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How Sales Reps Are Hitting Quotas Without Hitting the Streets

Sales and Marketing Management

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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Next-Gen Sales Execs Demand Automation

Zoominfo

“Early adopters of sales automation consistently report increases in customer-facing time, higher customer satisfaction, efficiency improvements of 10 to 15 percent, and sales uplift potential of up to 10 percent, ” management consulting firm McKinsey & Company reported in 2020. All sales essentially became inside sales.

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Inside vs. Outside Sales: Redefining the Sales Structure

InsideSales.com

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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Inside vs. Outside Sales: Redefining the Sales Structure

InsideSales.com

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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Can Distribution Pricing Managers Work Remotely?

Distribution Pricing Journal

There should be no reason to point out that the way we work has changed more in the three years since 2020 than it has in the 20 years prior. Even inside sales for certain industries benefit from proximity to specialized stock. Remote work was once only the domain of a select few job titles but now it has gone mainstream. .”

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7 Sales Podcasts the Crunchbase Sales Team is Listening to Right Now

Crunchbase

It’s almost time to say goodbye to the roller coaster that was 2020. As we prepare for a brighter 2021 (*knock on wood*) it’s also an opportune time to pick up some helpful resources that will inspire your sales strategy in the new year. . Hosted by Kevin (KD) Dorsey, VP of inside sales at PatientPop Inc.