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APRIL 10, 2013

It was a full day at Day 1 of the AA-ISP (American Association of Inside Sales Professionals) 5th Annual Leadership Summit in Chicago. I’m here with 450 others who live in the world of professional sales, and I feel like a kid in a candy store. Bob shared research from their 2013 Inside Sales study.

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Closer's Coffee

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Look at any job description for an inside salesperson and there is something very important missing. Inside sales representatives work with customers to find what they want, create solutions and ensure a smooth sales process. Inside sales reps are friendly, well-spoken and ready to close the deal.”.

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The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 25, 2012

Twitter Facebook. Debunking the Myth of “Inside Sales” Jan 26, 2012. When somebody tells me they do inside sales, I want to choke. “Inside sales” makes it seem like people are locked into a room and nobody leaves until a sale is made. . Contact Mark. E-mail RSS.

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SBI

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Inside sales reps who engage prospects with a personalized pitch see better open rates, have longer conversations, and book more meetings. But migrating from a traditional cold calling model to one that requires a high-level of customization can be challenging, even for the most sophisticated inside sales environments.

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InsightSquared

OCTOBER 24, 2017

To help you stay up-to-date on the latest sales intelligence, sales operations and sales leadership discussions happening during the conference, we curated a list of seven influencers you should follow on Twitter, and included their speaking sessions. . Sales Summit: AI – Friend or Foe to Sales?

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

A multi-faceted prospecting strategy allows you to meet your buyer where they are. In fact it was the topic I chose as part of the Sales Acceleration Summit sponsored by Inside Sales earlier this year. While I''m thinking of that summit, also check out THIS one - Sales Acceleration Technology Summit on 9/10.

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Pointclear

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Field sales is flat while inside sales is up 20 percent in the last few years. Knowing the new science of sales is what will help a salesperson to consistently meet expectations, says my latest guest on PowerViews, Chad Burmeister, vice president of corporate sales at ConnectandSell. By Dan McDade.'

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OCTOBER 8, 2014

Working with inside sales trailblazer Ken Krogue is going to be a treat. This week in San Francisco will offer lots of good data and “tweetable moments” for sales reps and sales leaders coming through the Twitter stream – just look for #DF14. You don’t want to miss this. Close More Deals.

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Igniting Sales Transformation

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Perhaps the biggest reason is that my guest, Debbie Dunnam , Corporate Vice President of Inside Sales at Microsoft, walks her talk. Debbie then transitioned into technology sales with the help of a friend in the early days of the technology revolution. Digital sales transformation requires a shift in mindset. Google Play.

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Sales 2.0

JUNE 29, 2014

It’s a framework aimed at getting you access, setting up those oh-so-important initial sales meetings. Get a referral into your prospect so you can avoid those “old school cold calls that suck” (you know the ones that take 200 calls to get one qualified meeting). These Twitter handles are pre-populated in Sweetspot for your use.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

When you are working predominantly with inside sales reps and their immediate sales leaders, it is easy to only think about being in the office and not ever going out at all. If you are an individual contributor in an inside sales role, is there one big event each year you could somehow get to? Close More Deals.

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Pointclear

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

A successful sales manager must go out of his or her way to guard the time of their sales reps—and that means eliminating unnecessary distractions, which can be many in today’s world, says my latest guest on PowerViews, Chris Snell, inside sales manager for Care.com. Meetings can keep reps from their jobs”.

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APRIL 21, 2014

It started innocently enough when I replied to my industry colleague and social selling advocate Jill Rowley via Twitter to something she asked me. I talked about having a multi-faceted strategy in a session on the InsideSales Accelerate 14 Summit and believe it to be a key strategy for success in an inside sales position.

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JULY 30, 2014

For some of us it is easy to be social in sales, for others it is an effort, and for a third group, a confusing idea. I have been meeting more and more leaders in mid-market companies who are simply confused about the value of having their sales reps focused on social selling because they don’t see the payoff. Close More Deals.

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LeadFuze

AUGUST 12, 2021

” Connect with the Host: Twitter: @saleswhisperer. 4 Linking into Sales. Linking into Sales podcasts deals strictly with strategy, lead generation, and sales tactics using everyone’s favorite networking site; LinkedIn. Connect with the Hosts: Twitter: @martinbrossman , @greghyer , and @elysearcher.

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 14, 2019

This week on the Sales Hacker podcast , we talk to Amy Appleyard , the recently appointed SVP of Global Inside Sales at CarbonBlack. . Amy walks us through her background from being an SMB entrepreneur to leading large sales teams and why sales emerged as her true calling. Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast.

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Score More Sales

JULY 24, 2014

Jill created Sales Shebang(R) in 2007 online and as a conference for women in sales. I’m proud and honored to preside over this group now, and wanted to share on this blog what an impact the experts in this group have on the B2B sales community. you can follow at @salesshebang ). Increase Opportunities. Close More Deals.

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Pointclear

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

A successful sales manager must go out of his or her way to guard the time of their sales reps—and that means eliminating unnecessary distractions, which can be many in today’s world, says my latest guest on PowerViews, Chris Snell, inside sales manager for Care.com. Meetings can keep reps from their jobs”.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Know that they have power – power to: Secure meetings for you with C-level executives. Kill Crutch Words – Inside Sales Power Tip 133. Sales Message Makeover – Inside Sales Power Tip 143. email lori@scoremoresales.com | View My LinkedIn Profile | twitter | Visit us on google+.

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OCTOBER 29, 2014

I was sure-footed and confident as I arrived and then waited outside a meeting room at my client’s office. They were having an annual type of planning meeting and the executives of the company – a manufacturer – had flown into this regional office. Finally, they had a break. People did not look upbeat though.

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OCTOBER 30, 2014

Here are three reasons you should work to improve your digital presence right now: Your Sales Reps Want Meetings with Executives. So you pay your sales reps money to prospect and find buyers – it makes sense that you also invest in having the best representation of your company when they find it online. Increase Opportunities.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Assessment Tool: Objective Management Group Sales Candidate Assessment. I’ve followed OMG’s Dave Kurlan for a number of years and finally got to meet him at INBOUND 2014 in Boston this year. OMG’s products are backed by years of research and in working with hundreds of thousands of sales reps. Close More Deals.

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Score More Sales

JUNE 28, 2012

Here are some resources for sales professionals who are on the front lines, generating conversations, listening to prospects and customers online, and engaging with them by email, phone, video, and in person. This post was a combined effort from the whole team at Score More Sales after a team meeting where we shared resource ideas.

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Score More Sales

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

I spoke this week to a group of sales professionals at the new monthly Sales Accelerators event at Hubspot in Cambridge, MA. It is a new event here in the Boston area for sales reps to network, meet and mingle with others. Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies.

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JUNE 6, 2014

Anyone in sales or sales leadership welcome - Register Here. Wed, 6/18 8AM PT / 11AM ET join us for 10 Ways to Have More Profitable Sales Meetings hosted by Brightalk. Later 6/18 at 10AM PT / 1PM I’m sharing my 7 Tips to get More Sales Results THIS Week, hosted by Hoopla. Get the scoop here.

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OCTOBER 20, 2014

If you are a new sales rep at an existing company, how long has it taken sales reps to ramp up? How long on average for them to get their first meeting set up? Could you see sales reps with a tally sheet at a sales meeting? Get Baselines: How do you know you are headed in the right direction?

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Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Methodology 209

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JUNE 25, 2014

Employ disciplined collaboration – don’t have a meeting for meeting’s sake. In sales and business building – execution is where it is at. Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies. Do you have an open door policy? Increase Opportunities.

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The Pipeline

JULY 29, 2011

Make sure you understand their initiatives and how you can help them, and follow through to ensure your help meets their initiatives. For this reason, outbound reps and marketing should meet to establish vision and strategy and campaign in collaboration towards qualified leads. This comment was originally posted on Twitter.

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JUNE 30, 2014

Help the sales team with consistent, progressive messaging. If they get messaging right, appointments, meetings, and deals will flow. How does your recipe for success work for your sales team? Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies. If not, measures must be taken.

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AUGUST 11, 2014

Email an agenda ahead of time when you have phone meetings, This can help a busy client remember what it is you are talking about and have a point of reference. Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies. What do they need that you don’t offer? Increase Opportunities.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Stop attending meetings that don’t involve growing or keeping business. Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies. Subscribe to the award-winning blog and the “Sales Ideas In A Minute” newsletter for sales strategies, tactics, and tips in selling.

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JUNE 27, 2014

Jill Konrath took matters into her own hands and created a conference for sales women with all women sales experts as presenters back in 2007. Although the conference is not still in existence, he group of women sales experts still meet annually – we are called Sales Shebang® and I’m honored to be leading this group now.

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JANUARY 8, 2015

At the beginning of the year, everyone should have hope and optimism for a bigger and better sales year ahead. If you do nothing else, make your meeting focused around what is in it for THEM (your audience – sales reps, front line sales leaders, account teams, marketing, etc). Increase Opportunities.

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SBI

AUGUST 13, 2013

“Inside Sales now generates more than 50% of company revenue and is being tasked with more responsibilities and expectations—to grow territories, form partnerships, and generate new business. In 2009, there were 800,000 inside sales departments. Playbook is an apt description for The Smart Sales Manager.

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APRIL 30, 2014

First she thanked him for a great talk and then she told him she had been unsuccessful in reaching him so she wanted to meet him in person. They set a time to meet and ultimately his company became a client. Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies. Increase Opportunities.

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No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Many pundits preach that social media—Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter—is the best thing in sales since sliced bread. But what good is all the information in the world if you can’t get the meeting? Watch “ Social Media for Sales Professionals ,” Joanne’s interview with Kevin Gaither, CEO and founder of Inside Sales Recruiting.

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Pointclear

MAY 14, 2013

Having a common lead definition is critical in meeting these goals because marketing and sales alignment comes down to speaking a common language, which is often what separates the two. You can connect with Michael and learn more about his work via the following resources: B2B Marketing Insider Website: www.b2bmarketinginsider.com.

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