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Difference Between a SDR and BDR?

InsideSales.com

The pillars of lead generation and qualification are sales development representatives (SDRs) and business development representatives (BDRs). In this article: SDR vs. BDR. What is a Sales Development Rep? Reordering Sales. RELATED: WHAT 3 TOP SDR LEADERS ARE DOING RIGHT NOW. What Importance do SDRs and BDRs Hold?

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Top 7 Utopian & Dystopian Shocking Sales Predictions

Tony Hughes

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. Again, the case for 100% decision and buying cycle complete. No humans needed???!!!

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Remote Sales: Tips to Sell (Better) & Make Quota From Home

Sales Hacker

But now that countless sales professionals are forced to make the transition for the first time, many face an entirely new set of challenges. There probably isn’t a more directly impacted area than the field sales rep. Educate prospects at various stages of the buying cycle. Katie Fabiszak of SiriusDecisions/Forrester.

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CPQ Perspectives: Sales Management

Cincom Smart Selling

What matters to sales managers? Google “sales management challenges” and you will be rewarded with links to article after article of top 4, top 5, top 7 and so on, challenges standing in the way of sales managers and their pursuits of success. Some are slanted to inside sales, others to outside sales.

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Why is Selling Going Inside? Isn’t that Obvious?

Jonathan Farrington

So, having posed the question, let me provide some answers – why is selling really going inside? We typically arrange an initial exploratory meeting, face-face, because face-face selling is still a dominant feature of selling at that level.

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Lead Nurturing Black Book: Learn How To Setup and Optimize for Growth

SalesHandy

Teams that are good at nurturing their leads generate 50% more sales-ready leads at ? In this article, we will cover what lead nurturing is and why it is essential. You can implement this using your existing tool stack or the ones we have recommended towards the end of this article. Align sales and marketing teams.

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An Open Letter to Social Sellers Everywhere

Tony Hughes

The 57% statistic on 'buying cycle' by CEB is a bit of a red herring because great sellers know they can uncover demand or even create it in any economy. Hughes, Sales Reverse-Mentor If you valued this article, please hit the ‘like' and ‘share’ buttons below. It's not rocket science. Sincere regards, Tony J.