Jonathan Farrington

APRIL 26, 2013

Agile Field Sales is an emerging paradigm made possible by the rapid expansion of capabilities in cloud and mobile technologies. Emerging tools that require little or no IT resources to implement and run, enable sales management to examine, assess and adapt their tactics in direct response to what they see going on in the field.

Field Sales 43

Field Sales Wireless Sales Qualified Lead Scale 43

SBI Growth

JANUARY 24, 2013

Stitch the sales and marketing organizations together by making data meaningful via a robust sales performance management system. Over the last several years we have all seen significant shifts in sales and marketing. Field Sales has seen a resource shift from outside to inside sales. Field Sales.

Sales Qualified Lead 297

Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead 297

SBI Growth

JUNE 29, 2013

Incentive Compensation: Sales people are “coin-operated.” Remoteness: Field sales people are spread across wide geographies. The most valuable benefit for gamification may be the impact on adoption of the CRM system by new hires. There is no intrinsic value to a CRM system for a new hire.

Hiring 326

Hiring Case Study Lead Rank Lead Scoring 326

Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 24, 2019

The telephone sales team meets for stand-up meetings on a daily basis to discuss the schedule. Thursday evenings are reserved for internal sales to discuss the week’s outcomes, and on Friday mornings, field sales does the same. This gives the different hierarchical levels time to run through all the essential details.

Customer 238

Customer Churn Segment Media 238

Jonathan Farrington

JUNE 1, 2013

New middleware breathes new life into existing CRM systems, without sacrificing legacy databases. This new software solution allows companies to modernize their field sales operations, leverage the investment they’ve made in legacy CRM systems, improve their system’s usability, and extend its usefulness.

System 43

System CRM Microsoft Report 43

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 17, 2021

He describes a sale from when he was in field sales for a phone system company. He explains that had he not taken the opportunity seriously, he might have lost a lot more than just the sale. This started off with just a tiny phone system in some podunk county.

Discount 100

Discount Negotiation Up-Sell Intent 100

Product Management University

JANUARY 10, 2024

I stepped into my pre-sales role as a former customer coming from healthcare administration in a large hospital system. A lot of discussions during the demo were about how we did things in the hospital system where I used to work. My pre-sales experience would prove to be invaluable. The light bulb finally went on!

Positioning 59

Positioning Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets Banking 59

Outside Sales Talk

JUNE 21, 2022

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Outside Sales 52

Outside Sales Field Sales LinkedIn Video 52

Steven Rosen

JULY 8, 2014

Many companies are using their coaching and feedback systems to track KPIs. Many sales management experts advocate focusing on monitoring KPIs. Get Out in the Field. Sales coaching is about holding your salespeople accountable for doing what they said they are going to do. KPI Plan of Action.

Coaching 294

Coaching Account eBook Sales Management 294

Pipeliner

JULY 2, 2022

This model can be found in CRM solutions based in artificial intelligence, and otherwise in the use of algorithms to guide and predict sales. An overwhelming number of sales applications attempt to abstractly model human beings—which, as we’ve just illustrated, cannot be done. To begin with, they are often missing any theory.

Hiring 97

Hiring Lead Rank CRM Education 97

Outside Sales Talk

APRIL 26, 2023

Natasha is an entrepreneurial-based sales coach, speaker, and the creator of the Heart Not Hustle sales system. She helps companies & entrepreneurs master their authentic sales process, achieve meaningful success and maximize their sales wins.

Outside Sales 40

Outside Sales Discount Maximizer Course 40

Crunchbase

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Over the past few years, many legacy organizations have switched from an outside field sales model to an inside sales model, where sales reps work independently and are responsible for closing deals via phone , email and social media. He is passionate about culture, sales and customer experience.

Industry 98

Industry Data Ideal Customer Profile Face-to-face 98

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Mayte’s cheat sheet: Sales meetings are a waste of time unless sales teams are empowered and engaged. Sales enablement systems generate authentic communication with your team. Sales leaders need to communicate sales knowledge , not just product knowledge. The basics: What is sales enablement?

Sales Meeting 89

Sales Meeting Meeting Collateral Ideal Customer Profile 89

Apptivo

AUGUST 31, 2023

Best practices for implementing an effective mobile CRM system 4. Mobile CRM practices refer to the strategies, tactics, and best practices for efficiently utilizing Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. What Are Mobile CRM Practices? Types of Mobile CRM Practices 3.

CRM 52

CRM Customer Top of Funnel Analytics 52

Apptivo

AUGUST 24, 2023

Solution with Mobile CRM: Real-Time Access: Sales representatives gain the capability to access customer profiles , communication history, and lead information directly from their mobile devices as the company implements a Mobile CRM app that syncs with their central CRM system.

Enterprise 52

Enterprise Enterprise Benefit CRM 52

MarketJoy

AUGUST 4, 2022

B2B sales leaders everywhere are convinced that digital is truly the way to go. More than 80% of B2B buyers say they hope not to return to in-person sales – even in sectors where field-sales models have traditionally dominated, such as pharma and medical products. This is how and why Account-Based Sales was born.

Hiring 98

Hiring Face-to-face B2B Scale 98

SBI

JULY 23, 2019

NANCY: WHAT ARE THE TOP AREAS OF FOCUS IN THE NEXT 12-24 MONTHS FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT WANT TO TRANSFORM THEIR SALES ORGANIZATIONS? HENRY: Think about your tech stack: You have a CRM, probably some kind of marketing automation system, maybe sales enablement and engagement tools like auto-dialers and content-asset tracking.

Data 111

Data Strategy Decision Maker Inbound 111

SBI

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Q: What are your customers doing to adapt to - or leverage - the trend towards distributed sales teams and remote selling? A majority of Qstream’s customers selling models are through field sales models and recently moving to virtually selling. That’s not an option anymore. Instructor-led training is now virtual.

SalesForce 113

SalesForce Lead Rank Sales Enablement Face-to-face 113

Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 5, 2017

For many companies, the data in their CRM system is far from clean. Because it’s a hassle to keep up to date, especially when there are dozens of other things that a sales rep needs to track, organize, remember, and follow up on. Adding just one more sales hour every weekday would be 250 hours of hardcore selling time this coming year.

Trends 166

Trends SalesForce Enterprise Enterprise 166

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 31, 2013

A field Sales Rep should be spending around 64% of those available hours selling. Scuba Divers have a buddy system for a reason. It can be a fellow sales rep, support person or a trusted friend in sales. Of the 365 days in a year, you can spend 232 of them selling (See Exhibit A). How do you achieve that?

Lead Rank 324

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Referrals Trade Show 324

SugarCRM

JUNE 22, 2023

IoT and CRM: Better Together IoT is the connection of devices via the internet, while CRM is the collection of customer data through data mining with the purpose of providing useful insight into customer behavior for marketing and sales purposes. Since we know that CRM requires data, combining it with IoT is a perfect match.

CRM 26

CRM Industry SugarCRM Webinar Metrics 26

Tony Hughes

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

So far we’ve done half-day workshops in three cities with approximately 80 people ranging from senior business leaders to IT system managers. Build tailored interfaces and processes for staff, partners and customers and provide relevant interfaces though any channel including web, mobile, call center, field sales or social.

CRM 82

CRM Strategy Customer Epiphany 82

Cincom Smart Selling

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Keeping systems locked down on centralized office desktop platforms is not going to be possible. Field sales and service personnel have already taken advantage of cloud-based applications such as CPQ and CRM to identify customers, configure solutions and deliver successful outcomes.

Trends 62

Trends System CRM Lead Rank 62

Bigtincan

JULY 14, 2016

We were at Cisco Live 2016 in Las Vegas to announce our new partnership with Cisco Systems that is designed to use the power of the network to better empower field sales and service teams. This past week was very exciting for Bigtincan.

Field Sales 52

Field Sales Networking System Sales 52

Zendesk Sell

MAY 7, 2018

Sure, you can force your team to use the system, but this will result in poor data quality in your system. Choose an all-in-one CRM system – look for a system that captures a lot of the data automatically. Some of the biggest costs in buying and implementing a CRM system are not visible out of the gate.

Small Business 67

Small Business Small Business CRM Scale 67

Pointclear

MARCH 22, 2018

A so-called lead with a company that will never buy is going to end up being a waste of a field sales rep’s time. Your customer used to have a manual stock and inventory system. Using your database for an automated system has enabled them to increase shipments by 20% per day. Let’s Take an Example.

Lead Rank 157

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead Company 157

SBI Growth

JULY 10, 2014

Here’s what could happen: Inside Sales: Field sales reps continue to serve customers who could purchase on-line. Forecast: The data in the CRM system is not kept up to date. Sale reps receive little value for the effort required to update values and dates that are constantly in flux.

Sage 267

Sage Lead Rank Forecasting Inside Sales 267

SBI Growth

AUGUST 18, 2012

Create an advanced sales mastery certification program along the collegiate system of 100, 200, 300, and 400-level classes. HR leaders can help the field sales personnel execute the sales strategy by: Understanding the sales strategy through review and questioning of sales leaders.

Hiring 257

Hiring Lead Rank Lead Scoring Face-to-face 257

Partners in Excellence

AUGUST 11, 2020

They assigned each field sales person to the 10-15 largest potential accounts in their territory, shifting all other accounts to inside sales or web sales. There is no right way to structure the organization, metrics, or compensation system to address these. The client changed territory assignments.

Ideal Customer Profile 91

Ideal Customer Profile Territories Compensation Account 91

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

I was selling at the time PBXs and key systems, which were phone systems for businesses. And a lot of that at the time, that was a field sales job. Like I said, this started off with just a tiny little phone system in some podunk county. Chris Hays: Yep. Actually, I was working in Syracuse, New York.

System 100

System Hotels Up-Sell Opportunity 100

The Pipeline

AUGUST 2, 2013

As you’ll read below, she boldly predicts that by 2015 inside sales will overtake field sales, as that unfolds, she will be in greater demand. Josiane heads up TeleSmart Communications , and is leading practice and thought leader in the area of inside sales and management. How can that be?

Sales Management 257

Sales Management Hiring Inside Sales Cold Calling 257

Hubspot Sales

APRIL 12, 2023

Do you have sales development reps who generate leads and then distribute those leads to account executives? Or are your field sales reps handling deals from start to finish within their assigned territories? Once you've mapped out the structure of your sales team, define the critical activities for each role.

Revenue 118

Revenue Proposal SalesForce Lead Rank 118

Hubspot Sales

MARCH 7, 2018

Sales Volume by Location. Sales managers -- and particularly field sales managers -- can often feel like they are trapped in a fog. Without a regular physical presence in the field, it’s difficult to keep tabs on their team and business operations. Competitor Pricing. Existing Client Engagement.

Lead Rank 143

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Management Scale 143

OpenSymmetry

JANUARY 12, 2017

Likewise, it’s no surprise that more companies are adopting that same mantra with employee self-service in regards to their field sales force. Through the improvement of workflow capabilities within ICM solutions, two major benefits change the game for field sales reps: 1.

Compensation 40

Compensation Incentives Incentive Field Sales 40

SBI

JUNE 12, 2018

Brainshark elevates sales training by providing tools, assessments, and dashboards that help our customers answer this question with confidence. Providing a system for perpetual readiness: The knowledge and skills salespeople need – and the level at which they need them – is always changing.

Sales Enablement 139

Sales Enablement Hiring Video How To 139

Xvoyant

APRIL 16, 2020

A Sales Performance Management System can help. Your reps are no doubt using a CRM (like Salesforce) and a good Performance Management system will use the data they are already putting into Salesforce to provide a host of dashboards and tools to ensure that your remote workers are on-track, energized and constantly improving.

Coaching 62

Coaching Sales Coaching Face-to-face SalesForce 62

Mindtickle

MAY 20, 2020

With this change, many sales organization are facing one or more of the following challenges: Fewer face to face meetings – With more buyers starting to work from home, they are canceling in-person meetings. Field sales are have had to transition to primarily inside sales tactics.

Face-to-face 98

Face-to-face Collateral Cancellation Conference 98