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OCTOBER 6, 2014

A couple of years ago, a sales manager I was coaching had labeled one of the sales reps on his team as “incapable of closing a deal”. Because he had this label in his mind, he helped the sales rep less and even showed some disdain (by his look) when the rep asked him questions or needed his help. Increase Opportunities.

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Opportunity Lead Rank Lead Scoring Ideal Customer Profile 194

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MARCH 25, 2013

The idea that you must be a visionary to succeed in an inside sales position may seem daunting to some and a challenge to others. From a 30,000 foot view, who at that company would understand the value you and your company are offering and would be involved in the sales opportunity? 2) The vision to solve business issues.

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Inside Sales Guidelines Outbound Lead Rank 174

Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

We tend to focus on the pieces/parts of what we do, the responsibilities of our organization, for example marketing, SDRs/Inside Sales, AEs, Account Managers, Sales Engineering, Sales Ops, Sales Enablement. Today, I want to focus on Sales Management.

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A Sales Guy

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

The increasing trend of having marketing take over the MDR or lead qualification role of inside sales has been hotly debated and tested in recent months. I still think it’s a good idea, but needs certain expectations and circumstances across sales & marketing to work long-term. Little/no sales management experience.

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Inside Sales Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Lead Qualification 118

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MARCH 11, 2013

The best sellers I’ve seen over many years are ones who can see both sides of an issue, and with empathy can help craft a buying opportunity that causes a win for both sides – your company and your buyer’s. It has to make sense – hence the win/win opportunity. Be understanding of the full opportunity at hand.

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Inside Sales Lead Rank Lead Scoring Outbound 212

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APRIL 15, 2013

“You have two ears and one mouth for a reason,” said my sales manager years ago, and it wasn’t the first time he had said it. 2) You may say too much when talking and shut down a real opportunity prematurely. 2) You may say too much when talking and shut down a real opportunity prematurely.

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Inside Sales Outbound Buyer B2B 205

Steven Rosen

AUGUST 20, 2023

Effectively Coaching Inside Salespeople As you look to develop a world-class inside sales team, the role of coaching inside salespeople can’t be understated. The key to effective coaching lies in understanding the unique challenges and opportunities of the inside sales environment.

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Coaching Inside Sales Call-back Construction 156

Velocify

APRIL 22, 2013

We’ve blogged recently about the importance of leveraging the skills of your inside sales team and playing to each reps strengths like a good coach. It’s also important for sales managers to work with each individual sales rep. Tip #1 – Understand what motivates each individual rep.

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Inside Sales Leads360 Lead Rank Lead Scoring 103

OutboundView

AUGUST 14, 2019

Sales organizations today are commonly organized in two groups, outside sales and inside sales. Inside salespeople reach out to possible prospects and find new sales opportunities. Inside salespeople are also called business development representatives, or sales development reps.

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Inside Sales Outsourcing Services Telemarketing Salary 31

Mindtickle

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Sales Enablement needs of field reps are far more complex than that of inside sales teams. Inside teams are in close proximity to their managers and mentors. The forgetting curve kicks in if there is not adequate reinforcement, which often means the new knowledge isn’t applied in sales conversations.

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Mindtickle

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Sales Enablement needs of field reps are far more complex than that of inside sales teams. Inside teams are in close proximity to their managers and mentors. The forgetting curve kicks in if there is not adequate reinforcement, which often means the new knowledge isn’t applied in sales conversations.

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Field Sales Sales Enablement Inside Sales Coaching 52

Cincom Smart Selling

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Our fifth and final installment of CPQ Perspectives focuses on the sales manager—those folks who oversee the selling operation. Sales management is full of challenges, and we can’t possibly touch on every issue that affects sales managers in this blog post. What matters to sales managers?

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Sales Management Buyer Sales Qualified Lead System 48

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. Is it necessary to train sales reps on new skills?

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Outsourcing Services Face-to-face Travel Lead Rank 279

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NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Many sales reps and sales managers commented and shared about the previous post on How Salespeople Goof Up on LinkedIn so we were compelled to share more ideas to help sellers do better. First, I wanted to share that our blog is up for an AWARD – as one of the top Sales Blogs at Top Sales World.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2014

The blog is exceptional – I encourage you to regularly read it. Book: Hire Right, Higher Profits – The Executive’s Guide to Building a World-Class Sales Force by Lee B. Lori Richardson is recognized on Forbes as one of the “Top 30 Social Sales Influencers” worldwide. Increase Opportunities.

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Hiring How To Lead Rank Lead Scoring 229

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JUNE 9, 2014

By the same token, a sales manager is one of the sales professional’s top customers – if not THE top customer. Help your sales manager do their job by getting them what they ask for in a timely manner. Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies.

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Ideal Customer Profile Sports Twitter Inside Sales 204

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JUNE 30, 2014

Our recipe for success requires that you be able to listen to the customer and flex in ways that help bring big opportunities and deals to closure. Conduct assessments to find reps consistent to what it takes to succeed in sales at your company. Train and coach frontline sales leaders. Increase Opportunities.

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Territories Commission 247

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MAY 6, 2013

Go now to Top Sales Academy and if you are a sales leader or aspire to be one, and join in on the first group of ten sessions about Sales Management and Leadership. Then join me for the Internal (Inside) Sales Series. After that, Outside (External) Sales courses begin on August 27th.

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Education Lead Rank Lead Scoring Outbound 194

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NOVEMBER 19, 2014

So that means that if you have a crazy sales manager who doesn’t acknowledge much of what you do that is good – it’s fine because you are doing it yourself. Lori Richardson is recognized on Forbes as one of the “Top 30 Social Sales Influencers” worldwide. Increase Opportunities.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

If you are a sales rep, are you leading with your prospects and existing customers? If you are a sales rep, are you updating your sales manager before he or she comes to you for updates? If you are a sales leader, are you leading your team by example? Increase Opportunities. How are you leading today?

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 200

Jonathan Farrington

APRIL 25, 2012

“The growth in sales jobs, and therefore one would think, in sales training is in inside sales. Although there is a migration to inside selling, most sales training is based on the assumption that sales calls will be face to face. Now, however, inside sales is a career, not merely a stepping-stone.

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Inside Sales PointClear Face-to-face Outside Sales 43

Steven Rosen

AUGUST 20, 2023

Group Coaching Inside Sales Reps In sales leadership, fostering a culture of continuous learning and feedback is paramount. By group coaching inside sales reps, you can tap into the power of collective insights can pave the way for a more informed and cohesive sales team.

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Inside Sales Groups Coaching Construction 156

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. Is it necessary to train sales reps on new skills?

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Demand Generation Targets Outsourcing Services Face-to-face Travel 120

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OCTOBER 20, 2014

For now, you can review my six ideas on how to keep new rep on-boarding, sales messaging, and sales management SIMPLER so that we can all accomplish a lot MORE. Lori Richardson is recognized on Forbes as one of the “Top 30 Social Sales Influencers” worldwide. Increase Opportunities. Set 3 annual goals.

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Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Methodology 209

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Guard your time – a bit of advice given to me years ago by a wise sales manager that I’ve always worked to remember. Because of everything you do in your sales career, time is the one thing you cannot recoup. Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead Territories 227

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JUNE 27, 2014

Those of us in and around hundreds of sales teams know that it is not just about more women applying for sales positions – it is about the culture of the company, how interviewing is done, what job descriptions look like, and whether first line sales managers are trained in gender neutral communication, among other things.

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JULY 17, 2013

Jim Crisera of The TAS Group spoke next and really caught my attention because of the great statistics he shared based on their research: Only half of sales reps can access key players at a prospect company – 54% to be exact. Only 59% are good at opportunity creation. Sales managers should hire learners, not students.

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Hiring B2B Video Lead Rank 192

Velocify

MARCH 19, 2013

Great coaches can coax peak performance out of their athletes and so can sales managers when they use Leads360’s sales Performance-Based Distribution feature. And with the stakes so high, the coaches need to play to the strengths of each of their players, optimizing for peak sales performance.

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Leads360 Coaching Distribution Inside Sales 78

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. Jill is a sales force you need in your LinkedIn feed. Tom Hopkins.

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Influencer LinkedIn Social Media Demand Generation Agencies 76

Delicious Sales

MAY 2, 2012

Sales Management (2614). Inside Sales (849). Outside Sales (81). Opportunity (3675). 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.

Lead Rank 99

Lead Rank Leads360 Lead Scoring Top of Funnel 99

The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 3, 2012

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Sales Development. Sales Call Best Practices. Never waste an opportunity to ask your current customer who else might benefit from what it is you’re selling. ” Sales Motivation Blog.

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Motivation Leads Marketing Qualified Lead Prospecting 195

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. Jill is a sales force you need in your LinkedIn feed. Tom Hopkins.

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Influencer LinkedIn Social Media Demand Generation Agencies 52

Close.io

MARCH 10, 2020

A great sales enablement strategy can be the difference between a deal won and a deal lost. Having a sales enablement manager on your team can make it 10x easier for your sales team to be successful. For an inside sales team , the potential impact of sales enablement is huge. Blog posts.

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Sales Enablement Hiring Salary Comparison 87

Braveheart Sales

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

This article is written with field sales teams in mind. However, if you run an inside sales team exclusively, don’t despair, you may still find a nugget or two of helpful information as well. An outside sales call costs $308, an inside sales call costs $50 [Source: PointClear]. Source: com].

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Revenue Hiring PointClear Inside Sales 52

Sales Hacker Training

AUGUST 28, 2019

For many companies, the ramp-up time for new sales professionals typically is 6 months or more, but inside sales has changed. Sales automation tools like email and dialing technology have turned SDRs into revenue-generating machines. As a Sales Manager, you need to be actively involved with training new SDRs.

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Hiring Training Cold Calling Scale 98

SBI

MAY 6, 2014

There’s no better place to learn how you can get more leads, motivate your sales reps, get deals signed faster, hold better conversations, convert more leads into opportunities, strategize, collaborate, forecast, follow-up, engage, AND close. See which tools we chose for: Contract Management and eSigning. InsideSales.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 7, 2018

In this follow-up to our Organic B2B Inbound Marketing Playbook , I teamed up with Outbound View owner Blake Johnston to break down the best practices for coordinating marketing and sales to convert your sales qualified leads to warm opportunities (and eventually deals). Hire, Organize and Segment Your B2B Sales Team.

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Inbound Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank B2B 75