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What is Sales Orientation? [Definition + Examples]

Hubspot Sales

While sales orientation usually involves outbound sales techniques, you can still use the inbound methodology to make it more effective. Although this technique seems inherently outbound, you can still use sales tools like the HubSpot Sales Hub or CRM to help sales teams track and engage prospects in a more organic way.

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Building GenAI for Business? Data Infrastructure Comes First

Zoominfo

For example: Despite the core importance of CRM systems to B2B growth, companies still estimate that about a third of their data is inaccurate on average. We also see that ACME is facing some challenges in outbound, and is spending more on display ads. The same surveys show that 55% of corporate leaders distrust their own data assets.

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Call vs. Email Sales Prospecting: How to Be Effective With Both

Pipeline

Two common outbound sales methods are calls and emails—and they both work wonders for sales outreach. That’s why we break down what cold calling and cold emailing are, comparing their sales outreach characteristics and benefits and how custom CRM software can help your sales team be effective in both. You must do it right, but how?

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Are Your Strategic Partnerships Your Passive Sales Force?

Understanding the Sales Force

Our strategic CRM Partner understands this and has designed the best application that I have ever customized and used. Whether the exposure and leads come from inbound, internal, outbound, print, internet, email, social sites, events, PR, collateral, or advertising, one thing remains constant. Contact Henrik.

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Get The Right Data Into Your CRM

Appbuddy

In the race to get accurate customer data into our CRM, many users find that the burden of manual data entry is daunting. So why aren’t users documenting their data in your CRM—and why is so much CRM data bad? Eliminate the broken processes that drive reps out of your CRM. Human nature, of course.

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What is Inside Sales? Everything You Need to Know

Gong.io

An inside BDR (Business Development Representative), for instance, focuses on prospecting and pre-qualifying outbound leads. An outside sales rep at an insurance agency might travel to meet clients in their homes to discuss their needs, present insurance packages, and sign deals. Outbound cold calling or emailing.

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The True Cost of Building an SDR Team, and Why They Remain a No-Brainer Investment

Sales Hacker

They need a computer, access to a CRM system, and access to Zoom and a tool like HelloSign or PandaDoc. Add about $35K for taxes, benefits, and insurance, and your final cost is $125K plus $2K in tools. Plus, you also need CRM access. No one questions that hiring AEs is something you must do. You need them to succeed.

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