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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

Now add in social tools – does it all work together? 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). What are some pitfalls when deploying CRM?

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5 Principles for Setting Expectations in Your Sales Organization

The Brooks Group

Resist the urge to simply hand new employees a book of company guidelines and performance expectations. Instead, work with your sales reps to establish short-term goals and long-terms goals together, using two-way communication. How many calls/outside sales meetings are they expected to make per week?

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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. Pro-Tip: Do not over-segment your sales team. Your current top performers.

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The Ultimate Guide to Channel Sales

Hubspot Sales

In a channel sales model, a company sells through third partners -- affiliate partners (who get commission on each purchase), resellers, value-added providers (who typically bundle your product with their own), or another entity that doesn't work for it directly. Process: Your partner’s sales process should be compatible with yours.

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How to Build a B2B Sales Team Structure

Zoominfo

Popular to contrary belief, sales teams can not only survive in the age of buyer empowerment, but use buying behavior to their advantage — so long as processes and prospecting tools that help engage the right buyer, at the right time, with the right message. Industry: The number of inside vs outside sales reps varies by industry.

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How to Build a B2B Sales Team Structure

Zoominfo

Popular to contrary belief, sales teams can not only survive in the age of buyer empowerment, but use buying behavior to their advantage — so long as processes and prospecting tools that help engage the right buyer, at the right time, with the right message. Industry: The number of inside vs outside sales reps varies by industry.

B2B 100