HeavyHitter Sales

JANUARY 18, 2014

Here’s one of my recent Harvard Business Review articles titled the THE 12 SALES METRICS THAT MATTER MOST.     Sales is both an art and a science. Twenty-four percent of inside sales cycles and twenty-three percent of outside sales cycles were between sixty-one and ninety days in length.

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Telecommunications Quota Inside Sales Field Sales 126

The Brooks Group

JUNE 3, 2020

In a recent survey of sales executives conducted by The Brooks Group, nearly half of respondents said they would replace the weakest 10 percent of their sales performers right now. Interestingly, in fact, history tells us that this type of recession-driven churn can actually be beneficial for companies.

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Hiring Face-to-face Territories Churn 52

Janek Performance Group

MARCH 27, 2023

With other organizations, improving the sales process is the best way to drive significant sales improvement. In this article, we will provide insights and directions to help you decide where to focus your resource for the most significant sales improvement. Today, virtual selling is the new normal and it is here to stay.

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Sales Process Ideal Customer Profile Hiring Face-to-face 48

Sales Hacker

APRIL 20, 2020

In the midst of a crisis, this will help boost productivity without blowing your marketing and sales budgets. With COVID-19, outside sales teams have switched to inside. Testimonials, case studies, and referrals are powerful pieces of the B2B marketing puzzle. Drastic times will call for drastic measures.

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Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

JUNE 14, 2019

Wholesale distributors are feeling urgency to change their sales models, a joint MDM/RLI research study shows. Many distributors have a field sales culture in markets where inside sales models may make more sense. There’s a greater awareness of the sales cost economics,” says Mark Peck, CEO of Apexx Group.

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Distribution Selling Skills Lead Rank Lead Scoring 45

HeavyHitter Sales

MARCH 5, 2014

Here’s one of my recent Harvard Business Review articles titled the  Why Sales Organizations Fail.           What prevents a sales organization from achieving success? This may result in moving business from outside sales to inside sales or less expensive partner and distributor channels.

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Adaptive Business Services

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

More importantly, while I was good in school, those extra years of college and all that study, and I was fond of neither, killed that idea. I hated the school, I hated the classes, and it suddenly struck me that my career choices would be severely limited with a degree in that line of study. That plan didn’t work out so well.

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Retail Hiring Cancellation Call-back 48

Jonathan Farrington

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Trend data reveal that sales organizations are shifting resources from outside to inside sales. Inside sales growth is 30 percent faster than their outside sales counterparts. The number of inside sales departments is projected to grow from 800,000 in 2009 to over two million this year.”3.

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Cold Calling Hubspot InsideView Inbound 41

Nutshell

APRIL 28, 2020

Studies show that the right kind of music (classical, ambient, cinematic…pretty much any kind of music without distracting lyrics) can improve concentration. If you’re already accustomed to inside sales, your outreach process as a remote salesperson will look pretty much the same as it always has. Develop an Outreach Process.

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Skype Webinar Metrics How To Call-back 121

LeadFuze

AUGUST 12, 2021

The Best Sales Podcasts for You This 2021. The ability to listen to an almost inexhaustible supply of training, case studies, and applicable tips via sales podcasts shouldn’t be taken for granted. From individual sales reps to Founders, there are so many great “shows” to help you become better at your job.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 7, 2018

And in this day and age of cutthroat competition, the War for Talent, and fast-evolving B2B sales and marketing environments, you need the best B2B sales and marketing professionals serving on your behalf. Hiring for Your B2B Sales Team. The best place to start looking for new hires? Your current top performers. Accessible.

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Inbound Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank B2B 74

Jonathan Farrington

JULY 10, 2013

Also in this issue we have guest articles from Dr. Tony Alessandra, Gerhard Gschwandtner, Dan McDade, Diane Helbig and Jason Dobbs. Our regular feature writers, Barb Giamanco, Nancy Nardin, Babette Ten Haken and Tamara Schenk are joined by sales management guru Keith Rosen. “The Formula for Coaching Success” by Keith Rosen.

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Margin Policies Coaching Sales Enablement 41

HeavyHitter Sales

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

  My latest Harvard Business Review article titled The Trend That is Changing Sales was based upon in-depth research with over one-hundred vice presidents of sales at leading high technology companies and business services providers. Twenty-one percent reported a shift from inside sales to a field sales model.

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Close.io

OCTOBER 28, 2019

With inbound, it’s the prospect that starts the sales process, while with outbound, it’s a sales rep that contacts the prospect first. With inbound, the prospect does the searching, the reading of an article, the attending of a webinar, or the scheduling of a free consultation call. Looking for advice on hiring sales reps?

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MEDDIC

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Steve : This is Outside Sales Talk, the best podcast for Outside Salespeople. I’m your host, Steve Benson, and we’re here to chat with the world’s top sales experts so that you can get their best sales tactics to level up your game. Welcome back to Outside Sales Talk today.

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Sales Qualified Lead Sales Methodology Forecasting Hiring 52

OutboundView

JULY 16, 2019

We took into account many factors such as reviews, case studies, length of time being around, and overall reputation in the market. EBQ By Appointment Only Strategic Sales & Marketing. One of the most common mistakes we notice is that most managers don't prioritize the inside sales team. Article Summary.

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Outsourcing Services B2B Demand Generation Targets Inside Sales 34

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 8, 2017

More companies will realize they achieve higher ROI with these roles and reduce the size of their outside sales teams as a result. – Lars Nilsson , VP of Global Inside Sales, Cloudera. 1) Buyer Side Technology Continues to Disrupt Sales Development & Demand Gen. . But that’s why Tony is Tony.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 21, 2019

There are tons of roundup articles about top women sales leaders. Most of the time, somebody does a LinkedIn search for “sales leader,” chooses the top 15 profiles with the most followers, and calls it a day. What about the amazing sales leaders who aren’t well-known already? Sales Expert and Coach.

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Hiring Top of Funnel Lead Rank Call-back 90

Close.io

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Is it used to see real-time information, track trends, or forecast future sales ? Will it be used by outside sales teams who might need a mobile version, or an inside sales team that wants something more personalized and in-depth? How often will it be looked at and in what context?

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Examples Top of Funnel Forecasting Lead Rank 82