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Sales Leads Are a Perishable Asset

Sales and Marketing Management

The sales rep who is first to answer questions directs the conversation; he or she often becomes a trusted advisor and steers the inquirer to the features and benefits unique to their product and not so unique to competitive products. The subsequent delivery of pricing (a proposal?), Will You Be a First Responder or a Dawdling Responder?

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Tricks and Tips for Building and Running a High Performance #InsideSales Team

SBI

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. They are savvy and cynical about sales techniques. Customer 2.0

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Using BANT Methodology for Improving Sales Team Productivity

Salesmate

In a simpler phrase, BANT is a sales qualification framework that is used for identifying and pursuing the most qualified prospects. If adopted perfectly into your sales strategies, the BANT qualification framework can help your inside sales team, sales development representative and account executives who handle recurring deals.

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Note To Sales People in 2017 — It’s Time To Up Your Game

A Sales Guy

Not surprisingly, advancements in the sales world didn’t just come in the area of tools and applications; they also came via new organizations structures like inside sales, inbound marketing, ABM (Account Based Marketing) and more, all to make selling more efficient, faster and more predictable. It’s not personal.

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The Complete Guide to SaaS Sales

Nutshell

Since a SaaS product is typically more complex to use than a physical product, prospects need a lot more education and training from sales reps before they feel prepared to buy. Educational selling is very important for my team,” says Kyle Ferretti , the US Sales Manager at SEMRush. Download it today! GET THE GUIDE.

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How to avoid the "just checking in" circle of death

Close.io

This is where the best inside sales reps differentiate from the rest. All of these things give value to your prospect that can help them learn something new or educate people on their team. They recognize the importance of relationships and take the time to nurture them. Add value to your prospects life in the follow-up.

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How To Create a Winning Go-to-Market Strategy

Gong.io

It is self-service in nature, and customers can demo, buy, upgrade and cancel a product without speaking to a salesperson. Product-led go-to-market strategies tend not to have big sales teams (if they have them). Conversely, a product-led go-to-market strategy centers around your product. How do your competitors reach their ICPs?