Gong.io

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Sales territory mapping is the process of defining the areas of your target market that sales reps are responsible for growing. While only some sales organizations create sales territories, there are plenty of reasons to do so. . In an ideal world, sales managers would assign each account to the most suitable rep.

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Gong.io

JULY 11, 2022

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. Field reps for a B2B software company (a CRM platform, say), might attend trade shows, conferences, and industry events to promote their products and generate new business.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

In fact, Kavadellas, CEO of Georgia-based Orasi, a software developer, reseller and consulting firm, was scheduled to play a round with a client and a prospect the day after we spoke with him in November for this story. But Kavadellas recognizes the golf course doesn’t suit everyone as an effective setting for a sales meeting.

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DialSource

JULY 8, 2020

In comparison, outside sales reps go out into the field to meet with clients. Based on these different approaches, these models impact variables such as scheduling, software use, sales environment, etc. For example, outside sales reps close deals the old-fashioned way, typically face-to-face.

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Showpad

DECEMBER 18, 2020

In today’s wildy competitive and sometimes uncertain business environment, organizations need every advantage possible to keep themselves ahead of (or, at the very least, competitive with) other vendors in their field. A comprehensive and well-thought-out sales enablement strategy can be exactly that advantage.

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Mindtickle

DECEMBER 20, 2023

On the other hand, sales enablement is focused on providing sales teams with the tools, training, information, content, and support they need to close more deals. Every seller needs a certain set of tools and competencies to be successful in the field. These are both examples of sales enablement.

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Showpad

MARCH 19, 2020

As economic uncertainty, remote workforces and other obstacles caused by COVID-19 transform day-to-day operations, organizations are learning they must pivot their sales strategies – and quickly – to confront the challenge. Here are four examples of companies shifting their strategies to succeed in this new reality.

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Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

JUNE 14, 2019

Wholesale distributors are feeling urgency to change their sales models, a joint MDM/RLI research study shows. Many distributors have a field sales culture in markets where inside sales models may make more sense. Field Sales vs. Inside Sales. Only 1 percent are entirely inside sales.

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Mindtickle

JUNE 29, 2021

This role-play sales training is especially valuable for those transitioning from field sales to inside sales. This type of role-play scenario allows reps to practice sales conversations remotely with other team members or their managers. Objection handling. Customer storytelling.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Before this year, there was already a clear split in sales models. Most companies opted either for a purely inside sales model, where reps primarily sell remotely, or a purely outside sales model, where field sales reps broker face to face deals. Recognizing that sales managers are the most stressed.

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CommercialTribe

JUNE 25, 2018

And so CRM software was born in the early 90s—the first meaningful piece of technology used by salespeople. As Neil explains in The Story of Sales , Chapter 6: Technology’s Impact on Sales, it was not to help salespeople or the sales process. Salespeople are tired of hearing the same old “do more sales calls” refrain.

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Mindtickle

JUNE 29, 2021

This role-play sales training is especially valuable for those transitioning from field sales to inside sales. This type of role-play scenario allows reps to practice sales conversations remotely with other team members or their managers. Objection handling. Customer storytelling.

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Pipeliner

OCTOBER 6, 2018

The main software concept is called a “cadence” which is a software that helps organize a blended prospecting approach across all the channels: social, email, phone, snail mail – you name it! Coaching Stack] xVoyant (creating world-class sales coaches!). Full stop! [AI] Wait and see! So worth it!

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Vengreso

MARCH 22, 2022

But, you need to focus on the perfect hiring profile and teach your sales managers how to nail it from the beginning. . We have created this guide to help you get the sales recruitment process right and ensure your sales manager and company hire qualified candidates every time.

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Vengreso

MARCH 22, 2022

But, you need to focus on the perfect hiring profile and teach your sales managers how to nail it from the beginning. . We have created this guide to help you get the sales recruitment process right and ensure your sales manager and company hire qualified candidates every time.

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Highspot

JANUARY 19, 2022

Let’s look at three of the most common buckets for sales training courses and discuss who they’re right for. Sales Management Training Programs. Training your sales managers and leadership is very different from training junior- and senior-level sales reps. The 15 Best Sales Training Programs.

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Pointclear

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Just try to pass them on to your field sales team and you’ll see. Because the chances are pretty low—probably 3% to 4% at best—that any of these names are bonafide opportunities if you are a B2B company with a complex sales process. Does your CRM manage list segments, cadence, lead data and other outcomes?

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OpenSymmetry

MARCH 25, 2015

Likewise, the Field Sales Team evolved from just being excited about the new platform, to having data with drill-through reporting capabilities and accuracy of the results. While these lack some of the mapping functionality of specialist territory alignment software, they present a broader range of capability.

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Xactly

JUNE 13, 2018

Sales territories touch every part of your sales plan; and therefore, company success is highly reliant on strategic, data-driven planning. Ultimately, striking a balance between sales rep workload and territory coverage is the key to optimized territory planning. Territory Optimization is Driven by Technology.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Stahl says he joined the Dallas-based company six years ago and built a telesales team of nearly 100 people to complement the company’s independent rep field sales team of more than 3,000. The company has a series of “Through the Eyes of the Sales Rep” surveys. Giving feedback on sales skills that results in increased sales.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

They do this by first identifying and focusing on the sales motions that are best for their product, team, and customer. In this article we’ll review the four main sales motions B2B SaaS teams use: Field sales ( outside sales ). Inside sales. Low-touch sales. No-touch sales. Field Sales.

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Chorus.ai

JULY 28, 2020

Sales objections come in many forms, and it takes experience and quick wit to get used to them. It’s not just reps fielding sales objections who think so, either. As many as 35% of sales leaders believe objection handling is the biggest challenge their reps face. How do you then sell them SaaS software?

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ExecVision

APRIL 23, 2018

Example: They answer that they really enjoyed the keynote on Marketing Automation Best Practices. You sell marketing automation software. They use product parties as an example. Here’s an example: Sales teams use our software to gain insights from conversations happening in their business every day.

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Chorus.ai

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Sales objections come in many forms, and it takes experience and a quick wit to get used to them. It’s not just reps fielding sales objections who think so, either. As many as 35% of sales leaders believe objection handling is the biggest challenge their reps face. How do you then sell them SaaS software?

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Showpad

OCTOBER 9, 2020

For example, we release a new product every two months to encourage collaboration with our customers and better serve their needs.”. The traditional setting of sales meetings and pitches is no longer the way businesses exist. As buyers have become more independent, there’s been a blurring of inside and field sales.

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PandaDoc

APRIL 3, 2023

The definition of outside sales is deceptively simple: It essentially covers all face-to-face sales, or all sales that take place outside. These are also sometimes called “field sales”, because they require outside sales professionals to go out into the field to sell products.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 8, 2019

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. Percentage of leads followed up within target time range (for example, 8 hours). Outreach Sales Metrics. SaaS Metrics.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 21, 2023

Take Apple, for example. I’ve also outlined how you can iterate and optimize as your company evolves, and you’ll find helpful examples of how we’ve broken these steps down at my most recent company, SalesHero. Using SalesHero as an example, the buying center breaks down like this: 3. Test your messaging.

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Mindtickle

JANUARY 18, 2024

We’ll close out by sharing some of the top sales analytics software options available to sales organizations. What is sales analytics? First off, what is sales analytics? For example, sales leaders leverage sales analytics to determine goals, optimize processes, and more accurately forecast future sales.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 1, 2018

For example, when Turbine added just one additional conversation point to their site, the new call-to-action generated a staggering 26% of their conversions. With the help of sales email tracking tools, offered by software like the HubSpot CRM , you can monitor and receive alerts when your recipients open and click your emails.

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Vengreso

JUNE 27, 2022

Also gone are the days when ideal customers from your target companies are knocking at your sales team’s doors in droves. Although cold calling, inbound marketing, inside sales and field sales still have a place in the sales planning of many companies, the modern B2B buyer is looking for a different type of interaction with B2B sellers.

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MEDDIC

OCTOBER 19, 2021

An example. I’m going to go to give an example in retail. That’s why I’m going to take an example of being a buyer in a retail situation when you’re going to buy clothes in a store or something. If you sell new security software to large corporations, that’s got to have its own letter.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Before you can analyze a sales job, you need to know what to look for. Industry and career path: Are you interested in working for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) companies? On the other hand, if you go into manufacturing sales, you’ll probably be responsible for handling deals from start to finish. Account Manager.

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Bigtincan

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The sales collateral management system should help your sales reps find the latest version of any sales content whenever they want it without navigating a complex web of folders. This post will show why these factors are essential and how Bigtincan (our sales collateral management software) excels in them all.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 2, 2020

Management and Operations. Sales Manager Survival Guide. The Ultimate Sales Machine. Blueprints for a SaaS Sales Organization. Sales Management. It’s a simple, timeless, and repeatable process that’s been known to help reps close 30% more sales. Sales Differentiation. Radical Candor.

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Close.io

OCTOBER 28, 2019

The easiest way to imagine what an inbound sale looks like is to think about what an already interested prospect would do to find your products and buy from you. For example, let’s say you have a Saas company that creates invoices for freelancers. That’s one example of a path created by an inbound sales strategy.

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Cience

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

As Managing Partner, she leverages her colleagues’ experience in sales process methodology, measurement and metric development, project management, and recruiting to build high performing teams for clients. Those same skills are used to help her B2B technology clients build, expand, and optimize their inside sales teams.

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