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How often should you really follow-up with a prospect [data backed]

Close.io

We’ve all gotten that classic experience with a sales professional. A study by Harvard Business Review found that 56% of prospects complain about poor follow-ups. Cold email outreach is a huge part of inside sales. Search Engine Journal did some research on warm leads versus cold and found some interesting results.

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Research: Differentiating Your “Virtual” Sales Meetings

Corporate Visions

million sales professionals in the U.S.—47% 47% are inside sales reps, while about 53% are outside. Of course, inside sellers handle all their meetings remotely. A better question might be: What does the typical salesperson look like? A market-sizing survey by InsideSales.com found that there are 5.7

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Sales Training is a “Process” not an Event

ROI4Sales

Seller MUST: invest in technology that will enable sales reps to have all the relevant information at their fingertips so they can engage, educate and guide the buyer to the right buying decision. The statistics are firmly established and organizations with inside sales are well aware of the changing buying environment.

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Can Distribution Pricing Managers Work Remotely?

Distribution Pricing Journal

Even inside sales for certain industries benefit from proximity to specialized stock. Here are the key takeaways: Job Satisfaction and Productivity: The study found that 70 percent of global employees reported higher job satisfaction when working from home. Warehouse workers must stock and pick-pack-ship.

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Best Sales Books: 10 More Titles to Supercharge Your Sales Strategy

Sales Hacker

Rev up your sales process with the best sales books. Need a reason to pick up a new sales book? In fact, a five-year study of self-made millionaires from author Tom Corley found that 88% of respondents read for at least 30 minutes a day. Based on that concept, we can all hone our sales skills to become more successful.

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Frugalnomics in Effect - Gartner predicts low IT spending growth for 2016

The ROI Guy

And its not just your direct sales reps that have the issue. Many organizations are relying more and more on channel partners and inside sales to drive growth. Trillion in 2013 IDC 2014 Buyer Experience Study (Oct) Forrester Sales Enablement Conference 2014 SiriusDecisions SiriusIndex, results from 2011 – 2015.

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Frank Cespedes: How to Build and Manage Your Multi-Channel Marketing

Cience

Power study, U.S. in 2018 were online sales and only about 5% of new cars). interview with Krim in The Wall Street Journal, December 1, 2018) . Buyers can gather much pre-sale information via an online search. Here, inbound marketing and inside sales organizations are paramount. Buying a car is an example.