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How to turn an outside sales rep into an inside sales rep

Close.io

Nevertheless, this saying has become widely used in the world of sales to defend the old-school art of outside sales. As technology has evolved, the way sales teams operate has evolved as well. Even still, there’s a common belief that it’s impossible to transition your sales team from outside sales to inside sales.

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CRM Experts Talk SugarCon13 and More

Score More Sales

Not enough employees with CRM seats – companies will selectively give certain individuals seats, such as all sales but no marketing, or inside sales but not outside sales (or vice versa). Lack of leadership support for adoption – success of CRM must tie in with sales methodology and process.

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Sales Compensation Best Practices

Engage Selling

More fail when sales managers don’t explain their plans properly. Before you know it, inside sales is battling with field sales, direct reps are at the throats of the channel team, and you’re caught in the middle of the fray. Selling time is wasted, morale plummets and salespeople start to resign.

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How to Enable Your B2B Sales Team to Convert Inbound Leads

Sales Hacker

And in this day and age of cutthroat competition, the War for Talent, and fast-evolving B2B sales and marketing environments, you need the best B2B sales and marketing professionals serving on your behalf. Hiring for Your B2B Sales Team. Segmenting Your B2B Sales Team. The best place to start looking for new hires?

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How to Build a B2B Sales Team Structure

Zoominfo

Your typical sales onboarding process includes learning team guidelines, utilizing tech stacks, and familiarizing accounts. But one of the most important parts of training sales professionals is teaching the same sales methodology. One of the best ways to burn out sales reps is inconsistent (or nonexistent) training.

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The Ultimate Guide to Channel Sales

Hubspot Sales

Location: If your offices are spread out, it might make sense to use a channel sales model. That makes creating multiple sales teams unnecessary. Of course, you can also use an inside sales model where appropriate. If you need money sooner rather than later, focus on direct sales for now.

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The July Edition of Top Sales Magazine is Published

Jonathan Farrington

Having a sales department policy is the foundation of success for any organization, no matter how big or small. Whether you have one or one hundred sales people, you need to have clearly defined guidelines and expectations. “Transforming Sales Professionals into Virtual Sales Teams” by Jason Dobbs.

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