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MARCH 4, 2013

A week ago I sat down with a sales professional who told me that when he started at a midmarket big data company in sales, he was given no guidelines, no leads, and very little guidance in getting started with his new sales territory. He started just one year ago.

Inside Sales 182

Inside Sales Guidelines Territories Outbound 182

Factor 8

AUGUST 8, 2019

Also, invest in different training for this crew than your full-cycle sellers and go heavy on the “first base skills” to help them get more initial conversations. This could be called an Inside Sales Representative (ISR), Closer, Sales Executive, Rep, or any other general sales position term. Let’s move on. .

Inside Sales 31

Inside Sales Hiring Lead Rank Top of Funnel 31

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JUNE 30, 2014

Here is what we believe it takes to compete with a strong solid sales team that closes the right deals with great sales velocity. Complicated commission plans or unwieldy territory rules and exceptions cause a half-baked sales team. Train and coach frontline sales leaders. Increase Opportunities.

Hiring 247

Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Territories Commission 247

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Training or Individual Development Plans that go unfinished or without progress. These bullets, by the way, are great indicators for Sales Management to step in when first known in order to take Reps out of this risk category. Determine the Rep’s ability to evolve by looking at what training they have completed or even requested.

Sales Talent 288

Sales Talent Hiring Lead Rank Lead Scoring 288

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MARCH 26, 2014

If assigned a vertical territory of financial services I would do several things right away: look at who my existing and past customers in financial services are. Lori Richardson is recognized on Forbes as one of the “Top 30 Social Sales Influencers” worldwide. Look Socially. Increase Opportunities.

Prospecting 254

Prospecting Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring 254

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NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Imagine a time when you can work totally on the go with your mobile device – phone or tablet – to create business, follow-up with customers, train your team, assess your pipeline, and work a smooth system. Lori Richardson is recognized on Forbes as one of the “Top 30 Social Sales Influencers” worldwide.

Workbooks 232

Workbooks Analytics Territories Ideal Customer Profile 232

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JULY 22, 2014

If I have prospects and customers in the banking industry, I’m going to track banks by name and if I have a geographic territory, by location. Lori Richardson is recognized on Forbes as one of the “Top 30 Social Sales Influencers” worldwide. Also set up alerts for key words in your industry, region, or sector.

Ideal Customer Profile 234

Ideal Customer Profile Banking Engineering Twitter 234

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Time you spent in the office with your colleagues talking about the problem with your territory, your CRM system, your personal issues. Lori Richardson is recognized on Forbes as one of the “Top 30 Social Sales Influencers” worldwide. Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies.

Lead Rank 227

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead Territories 227

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DECEMBER 29, 2014

This is not so much a clean data issue but is so critical in moving your sales opportunities forward that it needs to be mentioned. If you can reward your reps for clean, updated territory lists, that can go a long way. Lori Richardson is recognized on Forbes as one of the “Top 30 Social Sales Influencers” worldwide.

Data 193

Data Policies Ideal Customer Profile Guidelines 193

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JULY 7, 2014

Stop being haphazard about sales. Selling is a profession, and it is an admirable profession that deserves your mindful and thoughtful approach to growing your territory. Your buyers deserve nothing but the best from you – this differentiates you as a professional rather than a “sales guy” or “sales gal”.

Prospecting 222

Prospecting Education Territories B2B 222

SBI

AUGUST 13, 2013

“Inside Sales now generates more than 50% of company revenue and is being tasked with more responsibilities and expectations—to grow territories, form partnerships, and generate new business. In 2009, there were 800,000 inside sales departments. Playbook is an apt description for The Smart Sales Manager.

InsideSales 129

InsideSales Hiring Inside Sales Webinar Metrics 129

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FEBRUARY 11, 2015

It certainly lowers the quality of the work environment for those around you who ARE happily building their territories. Forget that excuse you’ve been hanging on to about your territory or that deal you lost (you never had) or that manager who doesn’t “get” you. Don’t be a downer to them. Embrace your role – or move on.

How To 120

How To Territories Call-back Buyer 120

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MAY 26, 2014

Parking Lot: The idea of a “parking lot” comes from the world of training. Using Evernote, Google Docs, or even a pen and paper, keep a running list of people, places, and groups you want to learn more about because you have a geographic territory or a vertical market to call on. Time Saving Idea: .

LinkedIn 209

LinkedIn Ideal Customer Profile Call-back Buyer 209

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APRIL 30, 2014

The same is true for companies in your geographic territory who fit one of your buyer profiles. Lori Richardson is recognized on Forbes as one of the “Top 30 Social Sales Influencers” worldwide. Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies.

Follow-up 222

Follow-up Ideal Customer Profile Decision Maker Buyer 222

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APRIL 30, 2014

The same is true for companies in your geographic territory who fit one of your buyer profiles. Lori Richardson is recognized on Forbes as one of the “Top 30 Social Sales Influencers” worldwide. Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies.

Follow-up 144

Follow-up Ideal Customer Profile Decision Maker Buyer 144

Delicious Sales

MAY 2, 2012

Sales (12918). Training (4995). Sales Management (2614). Inside Sales (849). Outside Sales (81). 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 Pipeline

JULY 29, 2011

Specialties in: • Establishing marketing & sales tools and process. • Finding your targets & territory mapping. • Finding client’s needs & developing messaging around them. • Growing interest to a purchasing level. • Finding partners. • Coaching Inside Sales. A Random Walk Up Sales Street.

Sales Qualified Lead 266

Sales Qualified Lead Pipeline Lead Rank Lead Scoring 266

LeadIQ

JULY 5, 2018

It doesn’t matter what you call the role: the sales development rep (SDR), the business development rep (BDR) or the inside sales rep (ISR). In the world of B2B sales, prospecting is often defined as the art and science of contacting leads or target accounts in hopes of creating opportunities for account executives.

Lead Rank 49

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Salary Comparison 49

Tony Hughes

MARCH 4, 2018

With advanced stealth B2B technologies I'm aware of right now, essentially one person can do the work of an entire traditional inside sales team of 50 and the CEO can just fly in and seal the deal. Since these deals are less common, there is more competition for them which causes enterprise sales people to be even more valuable.

Hiring 68

Hiring Top of Funnel Lead Rank Lead Scoring 68

LeadIQ

JULY 5, 2018

It doesn’t matter what you call the role: the sales development rep (SDR), the business development rep (BDR) or the inside sales rep (ISR). In the world of B2B sales, prospecting is often defined as the art and science of contacting leads or target accounts in hopes of creating opportunities for account executives.

Lead Rank 40

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Salary Comparison 40

ExecVision

AUGUST 31, 2018

Did you know the average win rate for an Inside Sales Team is only 22% ? Yet elite, best-in-class sales teams win 50% of their deals. Sales leaders that achieve this see: Increased sales without hiring additional reps. I had to manage a CRM build, distribute leads, assign territories and more.

Hiring 40

Hiring Sales Qualified Lead Journal Inside Sales 40

Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Best Sales Blogs: Sales Hacker. Jill Konrath's Fresh Sales Strategies. HubSpot Sales Blog. Sales Solutions Blog. The Filling the Funnel Blog. Sales Gravy. Sandler Training Blog. Marc Wayshak's Sales Blog. Art Sobczak's Smart Calling Blog.

Top of Funnel 144

Top of Funnel Hiring Cold Calling Social Selling 144

Zendesk Sell

MARCH 28, 2019

We are looking for entry-level Sales Representative professionals to join our growing team. Our Inside Sales Representative role offers an environment to learn, practice, challenge, and establish a strong foundation that’s invaluable to your career. Focused on a long-term sales career. Bonus Points.

Hiring 77

Hiring How To Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 77

Don on Selling

OCTOBER 26, 2018

If you conduct searches on Google and look at popular sales blogs, you will find plenty of articles about what it takes to locate the perfect sales representatives. You will also find information about how to write the best job description for a sales position and how to boost customer retention.

Hiring 58

Hiring Survey Promotion Study 58

LeadFuze

JANUARY 1, 2022

Productmarket-fit evaluation is essential to your go-to market strategy in any new territory you want to enter. Building a repeatable sales model. There is an ever-growing demand for content marketing specialists who can write articles and blogs that will be shared on social media platforms like Facebook or Twitter.

Outsourcing Services 52

Outsourcing Services Sales Outsourcing Hiring Lead Rank 52

Mindtickle

JANUARY 27, 2016

As the Director or Manager for Sales Enablement, you’ve probably been more focused on tracking participation metrics, like a number of training sessions completed, amount of content produced, and so on (a whopping 48% of enablement managers track only that!). This will also push you to create very focused training material.

Sales Enablement 52

Sales Enablement Top of Funnel Hiring Sales Cycle 52

Mindtickle

JANUARY 27, 2016

As the Director or Manager for Sales Enablement, you’ve probably been more focused on tracking participation metrics, like a number of training sessions completed, amount of content produced, and so on (a whopping 48% of enablement managers track only that!). This will also push you to create very focused training material.

Sales Enablement 52

Sales Enablement Top of Funnel Hiring Sales Cycle 52

The Sales Association

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Bernadette McClelland mentors and teaches salespeople within B2B markets in Australia, NZ and India to sell more effectively, step up their sales leadership skills and become trusted advisors. Email her or visit her blog at [link]. While acting as the Sales Training Manager for 35 sales representatives.

Pharmaceuticals 32

Pharmaceuticals Meeting Customer GoldMine 32

Score More Sales

MAY 9, 2014

example: instead of “Account Manager” list how you help others in the geographic territory, such as “Data Specialist for Multi-Location Companies, Atlanta” This helps anyone scanning to better understand what you do, and is entirely searchable in Google. Increase Opportunities.

LinkedIn 222

LinkedIn Ideal Customer Profile Webinar Metrics Decision Maker 222

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MAY 9, 2014

example: instead of “Account Manager” list how you help others in the geographic territory, such as “Data Specialist for Multi-Location Companies, Atlanta” This helps anyone scanning to better understand what you do, and is entirely searchable in Google. Increase Opportunities.

LinkedIn 178

LinkedIn Ideal Customer Profile Webinar Metrics Decision Maker 178

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 8, 2019

Percentage of sales reps attaining 100% quota. Revenue by territory. Activity Sales Metrics. These sales metrics show what salespeople are doing on a daily basis. Activity metrics are “manageable,” meaning sales managers can directly influence them. Average time to find, onboard, and train new partners.

Cost per Acquisition 130

Cost per Acquisition Lead Rank Churn Webinar Metrics 130

Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 12, 2017

SaaS reps generally have a higher base pay than other salespeople because of the training, expertise, and high motivation they need to succeed. And The Bridge Group , an inside sales consulting firm, calculated the average base salary for a SaaS inside sales rep to be $60,000 -- with on-target earnings of $118,000.

Lead Rank 112

Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Lead Scoring Salary 112

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DECEMBER 22, 2011

Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. Refine B2B Sales Process in 2012 With Tools and Attitude. A new calendar year always brings the possibility of discussions of business process improvement and in particular, sales process improvement. Doesn’t that impact sales? Our Blog Is A Winner! Consulting.

Lead Rank 155

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Process B2B 155

Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 1, 2018

A simple subscription box for their blog. Some sales cycles are quick, but many have a large number of opportunities that are months -- and maybe years -- old. If salespeople change roles, territories, or move on from a company, sales pursuit records are often lost due in part to poor CRM documentation. The offer?

Prospecting 101

Prospecting Top of Funnel Social Media Hubspot 101

The Spiff Blog

APRIL 21, 2022

But it’s reasonable to expect more complexity as your organization expands to new products and territories. This means, there’s enough opportunity available to high-quality sales talent, that if a rep is unhappy in their current position, they can easily find a new role that offers exactly what they’re seeking. It takes 6.2

Hiring 70

Hiring Commission Compensation Churn 70

Tony Hughes

MARCH 7, 2018

I do this every day and train groups and CXOs to look at their book of business and territory mapping in this novel way. It's about them, their quote in the annual report, the media, the blog, the conference. You are simply getting to know the whales, identifying them before you go after them again. I certainly am. So what now?

Lead Rank 66

Lead Rank Enterprise Enterprise Scale 66

Jonathan Farrington

AUGUST 7, 2013

A few months ago, I started to write about one of the missing pieces in many sales enablement discussions – the sales managers. The first blog post on this topic was about the WHY. Sales Enablement and Sales Management – Enable Your Sales Managers First. Please register here.

Sales Coaching 52

Sales Coaching Coaching Lead Rank Sales Enablement 52