Score More Sales

JANUARY 15, 2013

Sales Team Shake-Ups: Fewer Field Reps, More Inside Sales. My prediction is around social selling and how, with so much noise and overwhelm, people will be choosing certain channels to listen through – omitting others. Marketing Automation Becomes a Necessity. Social Media: Selling Gets Social.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

We realized that for the foreseeable future, instead of having 12 field people and 10 inside, we really had 22 inside sales reps. Learning to manage sales virtually versus the way we’d done it historically was going to be a learning curve,” Kavadellas said. What should sales kickoffs look like?

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Score More Sales

JULY 30, 2014

LinkedIn, Twitter, and content creation / blogging are the three ways we attract new eyes to our website and to my world. Just like meeting someone in person, you start with a handshake and short conversation to learn about them. Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Social media has become a bullhorn for top sales influencers, and these easy-to-use (not to mention, free) platforms are something you should absolutely be active on in order to stay current in your sales strategy and become a sales influencer yourself. She quite literally wrote the book on it. Lori Richardson.

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Igniting Sales Transformation

JUNE 27, 2018

In this episode the focus of our conversation was all about developing confidence in selling. We started by asking Lauren how she got into a career in sales and why she became a supporter of women in sales. Lauren told us why confidence is a necessary element in sales excellence. Enjoy the conversation! Interested?

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

So we went from a sales team of 15 people in a call boutique to 45 people – more of an inside sales body shop. If I’m on the phone for an hour, that’s the difference between getting 3 connections and conversations in an hour, and getting 12 connections or more. BONUS: How Connect Rate Affects Sales Productivity.

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Tony Hughes

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

We asked the participants what they believed the biggest challenges and burning issues are in Customer Experience, and we deliberately avoided steering the conversation toward CRM software. Also follow the award winning LinkedIn blog here or visit Tony’s leadership blog at his keynote speaker website: www.TonyHughes.com.au.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 24, 2020

The landscape of sales has shifted radically over the past decade or so. While phone calls, meetings, and other familiar sales staples still have a place in the field, digital sales tactics — techniques conducted through virtual channels — have emerged and started taking up some serious space. Leverage social media.

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Igniting Sales Transformation

MAY 11, 2018

In this Conversations with Women in Sales interview, I talked with Jen Sieger, Director Inside Sales Specialist Team at Microsoft about Digital Sales Best Practices. The tools that the Inside Sales team members are leveraging to better connect with customers. Here are the key points we covered.

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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. Segmenting Your B2B Sales Team. Others may insist on phone conversations.

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SalesHandy

JULY 7, 2021

That means they are losing out on valuable opportunities to generate sales. Throughout this blog, we’ll list out all the ways you can generate leads, with or without marketing help. What is SaaS Sales? So SaaS sales leans heavily towards product education and engagement activities, along with traditional inside sales tactics.

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Igniting Sales Transformation

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

This was a really exciting conversation for a lot of reasons. Perhaps the biggest reason is that my guest, Debbie Dunnam , Corporate Vice President of Inside Sales at Microsoft, walks her talk. In this post, I’ve summarized key highlights from my conversation with Debbie. Tune in to hear the entire interview!

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Vengreso

JANUARY 28, 2022

It’s a two-way exchange of information that requires a seller to create engagement with an inbound lead or an outbound lead and take the online conversation to an offline discussion. The key to sales engagement is getting our buyer to respond and say, “Yes, I’d like to take a meeting. How Does Sales Engagement Work?

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Close.io

JUNE 20, 2018

with a distributed team: And in this blog post, we want to break down some of the steps to maintaining a quality culture for a remote sales team. Prospective inside sales reps should know exactly what their responsibilities and objectives will be so that if they’re hired, they’ll fit seamlessly into the team.

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Crunchbase

MAY 14, 2020

This blog post was originally “The 25 Sales Leaders You should Get to Know in 2020.” We realize, after speaking with several sales leaders, that this methodology excluded some of the most impactful sales leaders, especially those from underrepresented backgrounds. President and Chief Sales Officer at Sales Pro Insider.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Social media has become a bullhorn for top sales influencers, and these easy-to-use (not to mention, free) platforms are something you should absolutely be active on in order to stay current in your sales strategy and become a sales influencer yourself. She quite literally wrote the book on it.

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SalesHandy

JULY 15, 2018

which is a platform that helps you track all your sales activity & the communication between your salesperson & the prospect. He actively writes blogs about cold calling, sales, inside sales & everything related to sales. and Inside Sales Evangelist. Baschi Sale. Tom Hopkins.

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Close.io

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Best cold calling books with sales tactics. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or completely new to sales, the following books will provide techniques and tips for improving the conversion rate of your cold calling efforts. Who should read this : For inside sales professionals that do a lot outbound prospecting.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 22, 2018

Do you help with lowering cost of goods sold, increasing uptime of machinery, ensuring compliance, maximizing lead-to-customer conversion rates, lowering operating costs, or increasing market share? Gather six to 12 pieces of data about your prospect that you can use in your outreach messages to start a relevant conversation.

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SalesHandy

APRIL 11, 2020

Here are the 13 tweaks and optimizations you can make to your current sales process to speed up your sales cycle in an effective way: 1) Generate more leads from best performing channels. Your leads are likely coming in from multiple channels you’ve set up. It will effectively shorten the sales cycle.

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SalesHandy

JULY 15, 2018

which is a platform that helps you track all your sales activity & the communication between your salesperson & the prospect. He actively writes blogs about cold calling, sales, inside sales & everything related to sales. Author of “The Sales Development Playbook,” CEO of The Bridge Group, Inc.

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Delicious Sales

MAY 2, 2012

Sales Management (2614). Inside Sales (849). Channels (799). Outside Sales (81). Conversion (2818). Blog (5972). Brian, CMO of Lattice Engines, recently presented a session on predictive analytics at the Inside Sales Virtual Summit. In 2009, there were 800,000 inside sales departments.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

As a busy sales rep, you don’t have a ton of time to spend perusing blog posts. But, what if we told you a quick reading break might actually increase your sales productivity? Here are 25 of our favorite sales blogs. Top 25 Sales Blogs for all Sales Professionals. 2. Hubspot Sales Blog.

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Velocify

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

trillion messages sent worldwide in 2012 [1] , it’s no wonder that sweethearts and marketers alike are flocking to this communication channel, and salespeople are just beginning to understand its value. The post Infographic: How to use SMS to win love, leads, revenue appeared first on Leads360 Blog. With an estimated 9.6

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LeadFuze

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

It†s important that your team is using multiple channels to engage with prospects. The more points you have to access a prospect, the better chance for conversation and staying top of mind. Some prefer email, others may want phone conversations while some respond best on LinkedIn messages. Website chat. Social Media.

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Chorus.ai

MARCH 19, 2019

Sales reps must learn to leverage technology and adapt to changing communication styles. This blog will highlight how some of the best in the business are doing just that. It also includes valuable insights from Chorus.ai’s conversation intelligence platform that analyzed more than one million cold calls made in 2018.

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Gong.io

JUNE 25, 2021

Sales Stats for Prospecting. Sales Stat #1: DON’T use ROI in cold emails. ” A lot of sales blogs say you should do it (good ones too!). We crunched the stats, and it turns out the “Interest CTA” is the highest performing call to action for cold emails: The Interest CTA sells the conversation, not the meeting. .

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

As a busy sales rep, you don’t have a ton of time to spend perusing blog posts. But, what if we told you a quick reading break might actually increase your sales productivity? Here are 25 of our favorite sales blogs. Top 25 Sales Blogs for all Sales Professionals. 2. Hubspot Sales Blog.

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CloserIQ

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Today’s sales enablement tools can help measure just about anything, from lead-to-customer conversion rate, sales funnel leakage, average deal size and what percentage of your sales team is hitting their quota.

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Partners in Excellence

JUNE 3, 2015

The customer isn’t an abstract persona, she’s not a data point in a report or analytics, the customer isn’t part of a market research sample, he’s not someone trying to take advantage of us, she’s not reliant on digital channels to navigate their buying process.

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SalesLoft

MARCH 8, 2016

ABE is the coordination of personalized marketing, sales development, and sales efforts to drive engagement and conversion at a targeted set of accounts. Coordinated touches, channels, and experiences. Marketing, sales development, and sales alignment is crucial. This generation is Inside Sales 2.0,

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Igniting Sales Transformation

MAY 23, 2018

In this week’s Conversations with Women in Sales interview, I talked with Jackie Lipnicki, Head of Business Development Representatives at ScribbleLive about what it takes to be a BDR Superstar. SDR/BDR teams are an important part of many company’s sales growth strategy. Connect with Jackie. Thanks to our Sponsors!

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Igniting Sales Transformation

AUGUST 8, 2018

My guest in this Conversations with Women in Sales interview is Melissa Lui, Sales Development Manager at ServiceTitan. Melissa started as an SDR and within in a short period of time, she had demonstrated her ability to make the next move into sales leadership. ServiceTitan open sales roles: [link].

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 21, 2023

You’ll have three variables to test: the channel you advertise on, the audience you target, and the message you share. Possible paid digital ad channels might be LinkedIn, Google Ads, Facebook, and Twitter. Test the various channels and continue advertising on those showing high conversions. Next, optimize your audience.

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PandaDoc

APRIL 3, 2023

What is inside sales? Let’s kick things off with a definition of inside sales. The inside sales model is built around the idea of sales reps working from their desks, without leaving the office. This means the inside sales process relies on digital communication, as well as phone calls.

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Vengreso

JUNE 27, 2022

Also gone are the days when ideal customers from your target companies are knocking at your sales team’s doors in droves. Although cold calling, inbound marketing, inside sales and field sales still have a place in the sales planning of many companies, the modern B2B buyer is looking for a different type of interaction with B2B sellers.

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Mindtickle

JANUARY 27, 2016

Did you know that the latest inside sales report by The Bridge Group revealed that five months (and growing) was the average ramp-up time for new hires in SaaS companies? % While the online training may build the baseline knowledge of your new reps, role plays help them gain confidence to master common customer conversations with ease.

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