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SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Chad Burmeister , who is well known throughout the inside sales community, was one of the attendees. At one of the lunch breaks, he was talking about the customers his company, Connect and Sell , helps. He commented that most of them are inside sales organizations. No names, no emails, no follow up.

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MAY 12, 2016

With that said, here are five of the books and blogs we love. The Sales Development Playbook by Trish Bertuzzi “As you well know, arousing curiosity, generating interest, and getting prospects to open up about their priorities is about as easy as potty-training a coyote.” Ziglar on Selling by Zig Ziglar Here’s a classic.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Want some free, proven resources to help you or your team sell more right now? Head on over to my blog and you’ll find tons of excellent, free resources to help with just about any problem you’re having! The point is, anything you need to get better at selling over the phone is at your fingertips. Click here. Click here.

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APRIL 25, 2023

Are you unsure which sales team to focus on to drive your business’s sales? B2B Inside sales? Or Outside sales? Well, deciding between inside sales and outside sales can be tricky for businesses. So, read on to discover which sales strategy is the most suitable for your company’s growth.

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MARCH 13, 2014

The interviews are available on our blog and YouTube channel. In the blogs each interview is broken down into smaller segments that allow you to watch brief clips around a specific topic. Nick Stein, Vision Critical, Youth Meets Experience in Sales Force. Nick Stein, Vision Critical, Youth Meets Experience in Sales Force.

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APRIL 5, 2014

There are several reasons why e-mail alone is not the best strategy for you in connecting with potential buyers and following up with clients. Lori Richardson is recognized on Forbes as one of the “Top 30 Social Sales Influencers” worldwide. Complex topics or services don’t do well as email dialogue. Close More Deals.

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APRIL 14, 2014

One of my favorite slogans in selling is: Never confuse activity with accomplishment. When it comes to selling, you must have these things in place: Understanding of exactly who your target market is – where you and your company do their best work. Inside Sales Power Tip 122 was about Keeping Your Focus.

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APRIL 4, 2014

Isn’t solving puzzles what selling is all about? Good sellers are humble and talk up others. 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.

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DECEMBER 17, 2013

In sales it is all about execution – the art of making things happen. Instead of rewriting your pitch or re-organizing your list of who to contact, pick up the phone and reach out to have conversations. Pick up the phone. I know inside sales professionals who go a day or two not connecting to anyone by phone.

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AUGUST 7, 2022

If you are new to receiving these sales tips, or even if you have been subscribed for a while, I want to give you something that will help you sell more. It’s not often that we get something for free, but I’m going to give you some resources, some inside sales techniques that will help you sell more with less resistance.

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JUNE 10, 2013

That’s why I love the profession of selling. Join me on the largest virtual sales event ever on June 20th. Attend the Inside Sales Virtual Summit with sessions by over 30 sales experts and authors. Ken Krogue , President of Inside Sales. Jill Konrath , best-selling author of SNAP Selling.

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DECEMBER 9, 2022

Every tip you learn at selling over the phone better will put additional dollars into your pocket. Also, if you like the sample, then why not give yourself the gift that will keep on giving this year: Why not pick up a copy of this book, and over 500 word-for-word scripts, to help you make more money in 2023! Staying motivated.

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MAY 15, 2013

Remote professional selling requires a certain level of energy and enthusiasm that conveys confidence in yourself, your company, and your services or products. Too much is when someone sounds hyped up on more caffeine than a human should be allowed. Energy is follow-up. It is a fine line between enough and not too much.

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OCTOBER 28, 2013

It is a tricky thing in sales careers when it comes to confidence. Even for those successful and accomplished individuals, when you have a new job selling products or services new to you, confidence seems to often come off as shaky. The idea of teaming a rep up to help support another rep can be the next best thing.

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JULY 8, 2013

Looking back over my sales career I would have to say that my focus, for the role I had at any given time, varied due to a number of things – external and internal to the company I worked for. I have also managed sales teams. Here are some other posts on keeping focus: Keep Your Focus and Sell More. Increase Opportunities.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Those of us in remote, professional selling (also known as Inside Sales) need to be more aware of the massive, incredible power of appreciation. I submit that there is more power in this idea than in most any other aspect of selling, and have written about its power before. What social selling tool can do that for you?

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Some of the newest people to become inside sales reps are those who have left the field for now – perhaps forever. Many outside sales positions with fat travel accounts and face-to-face client meetings are slowly being switched over to inside positions. Thousands of outside rep jobs have even been eliminated.

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OCTOBER 14, 2013

Quick Wins are small, simple goals you can set up for yourself or have your leadership team help you with that are easy to accomplish and give you that great sense of victory so that you can be energized enough to make it to the bigger wins. In selling you need to be focused on doing activities that lead to sales.

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APRIL 1, 2013

When you have a true inside sales job you are either working with a quota to get a certain number of quality tasks accomplished each day. number of meetings or demos set up with qualified buyers. They get hit, fall down, and get back up. Isn’t that like your sales job? OR , you have dollar quotas to hit.

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JULY 17, 2013

Josiane Feigon is President of TeleSmart Communications and author of the business bestseller, Smart Selling on the Phone and Online. To read an excerpt from her latest book, Smart Sales Manager , click here. Should they keep their expensive sales duo: inside sales AND field sales? Good question.

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JUNE 3, 2013

A common issue among newer remote (inside) sales pros is that we tend to latch on to one person within a company to call on. This is one of the TOP issues I see when meeting with an inside sales team or with individual sellers. The post Inside Sales Power Tip 116 – Call Deep appeared first on Score More Sales.

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JANUARY 13, 2014

It is challenging and stressful to get a new sales position – even if you already work for the company in another position, or if you already have been in sales elsewhere and consider yourself a pretty good seller. The post Inside Sales Power Tip 148 – Be a Sponge appeared first on Score More Sales.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

If not, start using it today: search my blog to read articles on how to do that.). Begin thinking about how to point out those aspects of your product or service that matches up with what they want (because you’ll be clear what they are). Need More Proven Responses to the Selling Situations You Face Every Day? Get Access Today.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

This was a tip I learned from one of the most favorite of my 21 sales managers over my selling career – a former IBM top sales rep and leader who would say this so regularly that it was ingrained in my 20-something brain and has been there ever since. Prospects and buyers are so busy. Increase Opportunities.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2013

From a calendar view, it can destroy days of your selling time. It creeps in when a sales rep goes to look up one thing online, sees something else, goes there, sees something else, and eventually you don’t get done what you originally set out to do. The wedding is much more interesting than selling right now.

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OCTOBER 21, 2013

For example, if I sell cloud computing services worldwide, or throughout North America, chances are it is not a good use of my time to go to a local business networking event. It could be an annual event that comes to my city, or I may go once a year to a big event where all of my buyers’ industry counterparts meet up.

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JANUARY 7, 2014

” Note that I’m not just repeating everything they say – that is parroting – and it can sound patronizing – so mix it up. Look through some of the sales opportunities you are working on. Also check out: Powerful Questions Help Qualify Sales Opportunities. Inside Sales Power Tip – Listen.

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JULY 1, 2013

It seems like most of the time, we’re so wrapped up in our own company and how great we are, we forget that others outside of our company have no interest in hearing much from us until there is context and until we are adding value. Look up any word you don’t know and create a list for yourself. Choose wisely.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

I was at a conference last week for inside sales professionals and more than a few people recommended Three Sentences – the idea of sending just three sentences (or less) in all your email correspondence. . Have you noticed that when one strong personality has a crutch word that others around them pick it up?

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NOVEMBER 5, 2013

doesn’t follow-up more than a couple of times (actually he’s glad, because they won’t waste his time). He regularly receives 200-300 emails in a day and cannot be bothered with most sales “pitches” Like other C-level executives I speak with, he says that sales people can seem lazy and are not persistent.

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DECEMBER 9, 2013

Do you know how important understanding the word NO is in the profession of selling? A NO is wonderful in how it can free you up to focus on other possible yes buyers who are ready and interested in talking with you. The post Inside Sales Power Tip 144 – Know NO appeared first on Score More Sales.

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OCTOBER 7, 2013

Soak it up for a minute – then MOVE FORWARD. You can take longer to get up to speed and be the biggest success in the office. At some point you do have to take a few steps back, grab a deep breath, and go back into building your sales pipeline and your business. You can fail and then succeed. It just doesn’t happen.

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AUGUST 26, 2013

Last week at Inbound 2013 I had the pleasure to meet up with Kyle Porter, CEO and Founder of SalesLoft. Feedback on tools (as a comment on the blog) is extremely helpful to others. As a sales professional, we are huge fans of LinkedIn. The post Inside Sales Power Tip 129 – Get More Leads appeared first on Score More Sales.

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AUGUST 12, 2013

The three other customers in the aviation space using the tools your company sells and why they won’t ever give them up. Subscribe to the award-winning blog and the “Sales Ideas In A Minute ” newsletter for sales strategies, tactics, and tips in selling. Increase Opportunities. Expand Your Pipeline.

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MAY 27, 2013

It doesn’t happen without the up front effort of building out your social profile in all the right places. Not During Prime Selling Time. Subscribe to the award-winning blog and the “Sales Ideas In A Minute ” newsletter for sales strategies, tactics, and tips in selling. Gain Insight. Close More Deals.

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DECEMBER 2, 2013

If you are in an open environment, jot down (or record with their permission) what the most successful peers you work with say on the phones that opens up dialogue and even creates sales opportunities. The post Inside Sales Power Tip 143 – Sales Message Makeover appeared first on Score More Sales.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Do you get cold calls, e-mails, tweets, and LinkedIn messages from people trying to sell you things? If you are an inside sales person, it is important to put yourself in the receiver’s shoes – the person who you are trying to connect to. You don’t change it up, or if you do, you don’t do it very well.

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