Velocify

JANUARY 29, 2013

According to a 2012 Bridge Group study [1] , from 2009-2011 the number of inside sales jobs grew 124% in the U.S. This evolution means an increasingly mature buying market that is driving new CRM-related needs for sales and marketing teams. The bottom line, process is critical for inside sales teams.

Inside Sales 71

Inside Sales CRM Leads360 Eloqua 71

Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 9, 2020

We know that nearly half of any group of leads will buy. The facts (research) show that just because some sales leads are six months to a year old, half of any given group of leads with the same age is still in the market to buy. In this case, David has an opportunity to tell others how to apply different solutions.

Sales Qualified Lead 177

Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Scoring 177

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

“We realized that for the foreseeable future, instead of having 12 field people and 10 inside, we really had 22 inside sales reps. Learning to manage sales virtually versus the way we’d done it historically was going to be a learning curve,” Kavadellas said. You’re not going to get the next opportunity.

Outsourcing Services 279

Outsourcing Services Face-to-face Travel Lead Rank 279

OutboundView

AUGUST 14, 2019

Sales organizations today are commonly organized in two groups, outside sales and inside sales. Inside salespeople reach out to possible prospects and find new sales opportunities. Inside salespeople are also called business development representatives, or sales development reps.

Inside Sales 31

Inside Sales Outsourcing Services Telemarketing Salary 31

SBI

DECEMBER 4, 2018

NANCY: WHAT ARE THE TOP 3 WAYS YOUR SOLUTION CHANGES THE GAME FOR A SALES ORGANIZATION? John: TechTarget’s data and insight products for sales called Priority Engine and Qualified Sales Opportunities are built on proprietary knowledge of enterprise purchase intentions and the specific people involved in them within accounts.

Intent Data 139

Intent Data Intent Data Enterprise 139

Janek Performance Group

DECEMBER 5, 2023

In the absence of foolproof magic, sales trends reveal what’s coming and how to prepare. And better preparation means quicker reaction, less downtime, and increased opportunity. However, more than half of high-performing sales organizations already leverage AI. This includes face-to-face, inside sales, and e-commerce.

Trends 62

Trends Top of Funnel Social Media Lead Rank 62

Score More Sales

AUGUST 16, 2013

Also this week, LinkedIn’s Master of Social Selling, Koka Sexton, created his Epic List of Sales Leaders on Twitter. ES Research just posted three new webinars for sales leaders – about sales talent, connecting sales to marketing better, and one with LinkedIn on 5 Ways to Close More Business with LinkedIn’s Sales Masters.

Resources 182

Resources B2B Webinar Metrics Lead Rank 182

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Seems it has stirred up a discussion in one the LinkedIn groups, one I did not belong to, (since joined). Whenever I do a piece on effective voice mail techniques, three things happen: It get a lot more hits than most other posts – telling me that this continues to be a challenge and hot button for sales people. THAT’S IT!

Cold Calling 293

Cold Calling Call-back Pipeline Face-to-face 293

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JUNE 27, 2014

This week, LinkedIn shared some statistics in its study women in sales. It’s pretty simple for them to do accurate research – they have all the data of 275 million (or more) business professionals in their system. Lori Richardson is recognized on Forbes as one of the “Top 30 Social Sales Influencers” worldwide.

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Study LinkedIn Hiring Conference 231

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NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Assessment Tool: Objective Management Group Sales Candidate Assessment. OMG’s products are backed by years of research and in working with hundreds of thousands of sales reps. Lori Richardson is recognized on Forbes as one of the “Top 30 Social Sales Influencers” worldwide. Increase Opportunities.

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Hiring How To Lead Rank Lead Scoring 229

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MAY 26, 2014

You put a process in place, do a little research, and voila – soon you have some well-qualified potential buyers to offer insight to and learn about their upcoming projects in their new roles. You’ll be able to ask a few questions and learn more about potential opportunities for you and for them. Increase Opportunities.

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LinkedIn Ideal Customer Profile Call-back Buyer 209

Braveheart Sales

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

This article is written with field sales teams in mind. However, if you run an inside sales team exclusively, don’t despair, you may still find a nugget or two of helpful information as well. I also had the privilege of hosting a breakfast where we discussed the state of sales in the security industry. Source: com].

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Revenue Hiring PointClear Inside Sales 52

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FEBRUARY 4, 2015

In 2013, Merkle Group polled executives in $1B+ companies and found a 63% fail rate. Nancy Nardin of Smart Selling Tools wrote about the Sales Enablement Bubbl e at the end of last year and cited Scott Santucci, formerly of Forrester Research who discussed whether the sales enablement space is a big “Hype Bubble”.

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Sales Enablement Merkle Tools Ideal Customer Profile 120

SalesHandy

JULY 5, 2021

In fact, a lot of inside sales teams today partly rely on LinkedIn social selling to enrich their lead data. Suffice to say – if you’re running an inside sales process in 2021, leveraging social media is no longer a “nice to have”. Join and participate in groups. Join such groups early on.

Social Media 98

Social Media Social Selling Media Sales Qualified Lead 98

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Without further ado, here are some of the female movers-and-shakers who are creating powerful ripple effects and paving the path for the next generation of women sales leaders. Amy Appleyard – SVP Global Inside Sales at Carbon Black, Inc. by The American Association of Inside Sales Professionals 2013-2018.

Top of Funnel 111

Top of Funnel Hiring Scale Lead Rank 111

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

“We realized that for the foreseeable future, instead of having 12 field people and 10 inside, we really had 22 inside sales reps. Learning to manage sales virtually versus the way we’d done it historically was going to be a learning curve,” Kavadellas said. You’re not going to get the next opportunity.

Demand Generation Targets 120

Demand Generation Targets Outsourcing Services Face-to-face Travel 120

Sales Hacker

AUGUST 7, 2020

Director of North America Sales. The Bridge Group, Inc. Digital Sales and Development Manager. VP Europe Sales, Presales and Marketing. Vice President, Sales. The Santa Fe Group. Executive Vice President & Group CEO – Verizon Business. General Manager, Worldwide Partner Sales.

Demand Generation Agencies 121

Demand Generation Agencies Hiring Enterprise Enterprise 121

Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 9, 2024

Door-to-door (D2D) sales involves knocking on people’s doors to advertise or sell products/services. The canvassing technique is also used to gather information (usually through survey responses), for campaigning, and by different charitable groups. D2D sales is more commonly associated with reps visiting people’s homes.

Face-to-face 103

Face-to-face Up-Sell Research Sales 103

Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Great inside sales training improves team performance, which can increase sales revenue. Be that reducing recruitment costs by retaining top-tier sales talent or training reps to automate non-selling activities with AI tech. Table of Contents What is inside sales training? Here are five reasons you should.

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Inside Sales Training Hiring Outsourcing Services 84

Pointclear

APRIL 10, 2012

Sales Trends Companies Should be Looking At. Click to start video at this point —Commenting on trends that we need to be looking at, Jonathan talks about the three levels of selling: inside sales, external sales and what he calls new wave selling (i.e., The Fight for Marketing & Sales Alignment.

Face-to-face 184

Face-to-face Social Media Hiring Inside Sales 184

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JANUARY 8, 2015

Give attendees time for small group discussion. The great thing about this is that people will often share more in a small group than they might in a large room. For more detail and data, check out the Annual Sales Kickoff Meeting Research e-book. Increase Opportunities. Hold your offsite, well, offsite.

Twitter 120

Twitter Inside Sales Groups Survey 120

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NOVEMBER 20, 2013

By embracing new ways to sell, it has opened doors and yes, even grown sales pipelines for clients all over North America. IBM has done research on social selling for several years. I trust their research and know of many ways they have embraced social into their inside sales teams and into their business plan.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Social Selling Twitter 228

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OCTOBER 29, 2014

Kudos to me for picking up on something bad happening – but unfortunate I could not have addressed it to at least have had a more valuable 20 minutes with a group of people who had been thinking of doom and despair during my talk. As mentioned previously, ask important questions and do the research. Increase Opportunities.

Ideal Customer Profile 214

Ideal Customer Profile Twitter Inside Sales Sales 214

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JULY 17, 2013

Jim Crisera of The TAS Group spoke next and really caught my attention because of the great statistics he shared based on their research: Only half of sales reps can access key players at a prospect company – 54% to be exact. Only 59% are good at opportunity creation. Sales managers should hire learners, not students.

Hiring 192

Hiring B2B Video Lead Rank 192

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NOVEMBER 21, 2014

The great thing about the #reimaginework session was that it was a very small group in a low-key environment with little fanfare – just everyone rolling up their sleeves and sharing ideas. Lori Richardson is recognized on Forbes as one of the “Top 30 Social Sales Influencers” worldwide. Increase Opportunities.

Analytics 210

Analytics Compensation Data Engineering 210

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MAY 5, 2014

I sat in a session at ASTD’s International Conference yesterday that my friend and colleague Mike Kunkle of GE presented which really got me thinking about so many skills that the top sales performers need to have to be the most successful. If you are on a sales team, do you have group goals about how the team is to improve?

Negotiation 203

Negotiation Ideal Customer Profile B2B Conference 203

Sales Hacker

APRIL 14, 2020

In this example, we’re looking at AA-ISP Leadership Summit , an event for inside sales professionals. Now we’ll save each of these accounts to a new Account list within Linkedin Sales Navigator. But if you have both time and expertise, our second tactic will expand your opportunities further. Make the Most of It.

Face-to-face 123

Face-to-face Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring 123

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Are my Sales Managers good enough? Do This— Start with a Sales Strategy Blueprint. To have a sales strategy you can execute, it must follow a structured path. Sign up for SBI''s free onsite research session here. By doing so, you will receive: A copy of a Sales Strategy Blueprint. You may need more partners.

Compensation 325

Compensation Social Media Incentives Incentive 325

Highspot

JANUARY 19, 2022

This will likely involve training in multi or omnichannel sales, as businesses now have to embrace social media, live chat, email, texting, video chat, phone calls, and more to reach leads and customers. Courses are tailored to inside sales, field sales, and call center sales teams, and several are designed specifically for managers.

Training 92

Training Lead Rank Hiring Course 92

SBI

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

A team of professional researchers thoroughly examine the credentials of one hundred and fifty potential nominees, and query editors from the most popular sales resource venues for their input. This year Trish Bertuzzi and founder of The Bridge Group, nominated yours truly for consideration. Thank you Trish!

Lead Management 114

Lead Management Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 114

Score More Sales

MAY 5, 2014

I sat in a session at ASTD’s International Conference yesterday that my friend and colleague Mike Kunkle of GE presented which really got me thinking about so many skills that the top sales performers need to have to be the most successful. If you are on a sales team, do you have group goals about how the team is to improve?

Negotiation 175

Negotiation Ideal Customer Profile B2B Conference 175

Janek Performance Group

APRIL 25, 2022

Sales Meaning : In sales, it is critical to be as detached as possible from past results and future expectations. When you are focused on your “next shot,” you give yourself the best opportunity for success. Sales Meaning: Losing a sale is an opportunity to grow. Understand that failure is a part of sales.

Sports 62

Sports Lead Rank Lead Scoring Course 62

Markempa - Inside Sales

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Studies by leading marketing research firms like MarketingSherpa show that 92% of B2B buyers are open to cold calls if the salesperson is relevant. The phone is the human touch of your lead nurturing program , and thus every opportunity including cold calling to a potential customer should be treated with great respect.

Cold Calling 100

Cold Calling Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 100

Hubspot Sales

JUNE 22, 2018

You can’t wing success in sales, especially when it comes to prospecting. In order to exceed your sales targets (if you’re in a closing role) or your opportunity creation targets (if you’re in a sales development role), you must plan your approach, create your messages, identify and research contacts, and more.

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Buyer Prospecting Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profile 109

The Spiff Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

Last week we explored gender bias in sales. Today, we’re continuing the conversation by celebrating a group of incredible women from a variety of sales organizations who have made their mark in the world of sales. Chalen Schoyer, Principal Sales Engineer at Spiff “Be confident in your negotiations.

Negotiation 69

Negotiation Face-to-face Hiring Lead Rank 69

Highspot

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Whether you call them SDRs, account executives (AEs), or business development representatives (BDRs), their ability to engage prospects through persistent, multi-channel communication outreach, and swift follow-up strategies is critical in transforming leads into viable opportunities and improving retention.

Ideal Customer Profile 52

Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Hiring Sales Qualified Lead 52

SugarCRM

APRIL 1, 2020

The idea is that these activities will “pull” people to your company by attracting them naturally as they go about their daily activities and do their own research. Increased lead and opportunity generation. Inside Sales (aka Sales/Business/Market Development). Improved thought leadership positioning.

Inbound 48

Inbound Marketing Outbound Webinar Metrics 48