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How to Turn a Field Sales Rep Into an Inside Sales Rep (And Still Make Quota)

Gong.io

Remember: they’re always one tab-switch away from going back to email. . Calling for a quick check-in? With everyone’s very packed calendars, a shorter meeting with a delayed start will offer prospects a chance to freshen up and grab a coffee before your call. Get all our secret recipes for deal-making video calls – and more! –

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AI in Sales: Actually useful CRMs

Sales 2.0

AI will bring benefits to field reps too In field sales settings, salespeople can use mobile apps to record conversations and upload the recordings to the cloud for AI to process. ” Sign up for the Sales 2.0 e-newsletter to follow how AI and other advanced tools can help take your sales to the next level.

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

Zoominfo

They had a system of tried-and-true tactics for making sales calls and historical data that supported what worked best. Suddenly, cold calling — one of the most challenging parts of sales — got tougher. In today’s environment, it’s getting harder to connect with prospects on a cold call. The worst day to call?

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Effectively Measure the Impact of your Sales Kickoff Meeting

SBI Growth

Field Sales Research: It is critical to obtain the view of the sales team. Sales Representative Interviews – Perform sales representative interviews to uncover the challenges sales reps are experiencing today. This will help you identify key themes and information that is resonating with the sales team.

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The Perfect Sales Tool: Is it Time to Stop Wishing?

SBI

Two years ago, I wrote about the perfect sales tool and included a wish list of capabilities that simply didn’t exist back then. Let’s take a look at two specific scenarios, complex sales environments and field sales. Prospects expect salespeople to do their homework and be relevant when they call.

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B2B Sales Outsourcing Is Dicey. Here’s How to Do It Right

Sales Hacker

Reasons to outsource include: Lack of expertise and experience in some sales functions (e.g. Account Executives doing cold calling). What sales outsourcing should NOT be: Indirect sales channels like resellers, solution partners, etc. Opportunistic side bets by signing up some commission-only sales agents.

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7 Ways to Improve the Effectiveness of Your Sales Role-Plays — and Start Closing More Deals 

Mindtickle

Think back to the last time you started a new hobby. While practice is critical to ensuring learning sticks (and is applied in the field), sales enablement managers simply don’t have the time to facilitate real-time practice with every sales rep. Often, this feedback will come from the sales manager or enablement manager.

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