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APRIL 4, 2014

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. Increase Opportunities. Expand Your Pipeline. Close More Deals. Close More Deals.

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APRIL 5, 2014

Remote professional selling, or Inside Sales, is tough – lots of activity and not always a lot of revenue to show for it. Suddenly your first deal closes – or your first deal after a slump – or enough deals to get you to the next level in your comp plan – and wow, is sales great! Increase Opportunities.

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MAY 6, 2021

B2B sales can be complex and confusing with many different processes, practices and models it’s made up of. Inside sales is one such model. With more than 50% of new B2B sales jobs being inside sales roles, it’s no longer a niche operating model. What is Inside Sales? Sales cycle times.

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OCTOBER 21, 2013

Follow a live event that may be thousands of miles away through a Twitter hashtag. Most big industry events now have a #hashtag in Twitter which makes it easy to follow top speakers’ bullet points. Increase Opportunities. The post Inside Sales Power Tip 137 – Build Your Network appeared first on Score More Sales.

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MAY 20, 2013

If I find you on Twitter or LinkedIn, and share an article, story, or relevant insight that can be of help to you, I grow some level of trust that way too. Subscribe to the award-winning blog and the “Sales Ideas In A Minute ” newsletter for sales strategies, tactics, and tips in selling. Increase Opportunities.

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APRIL 18, 2014

If you are in Inside sales – send a follow up email to assure a potential buyer that you have their back, even if they are not going to buy today. Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies. Increase Opportunities. Human element – we are all a little bit broken.

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OCTOBER 6, 2014

The sales rep, feeling written off, left the company once he got his commission check. He took a pipeline of qualified opportunities with him. Stop labeling and classifying people so that you miss that big opportunity. If you do, you’ll widen your net and gain more opportunities which will lead to more business.

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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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NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Think Twitter – and find ways to whittle down what you WERE saying into less words. It is very rare that this cannot be done with what most sales pros have put as their “pitch” Step 3: If you haven’t done this already, remove any initial blurb describing you or your company other than a basic sentence.

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JANUARY 11, 2011

Comment on The Bridge Group's ten predictions for inside sales in 2011. No longer will the Inside Sales Rep be a “jack of all trades” Roles will be clearly defined and measured based on specific desired outcomes. Data will become an integral component for predicting the likelihood of Inside Sales success.

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AUGUST 16, 2019

Lori received the 2019 "Lifetime Achievement Award" from AA-ISP (American Association for Inside Sales Professionals - The Global Inside Sales Association) and is a LinkedIn 2018 Top Sales Voice. Subscribe to the award-winning blog , follow her on Twitter and connect on LinkedIn Increase Opportunities.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2014

The increasing trend of having marketing take over the MDR or lead qualification role of inside sales has been hotly debated and tested in recent months. I still think it’s a good idea, but needs certain expectations and circumstances across sales & marketing to work long-term. Managing inside sales can be a full time job.

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OCTOBER 1, 2014

More than 1400 sessions, more than 350 exhibitors, 18 keynotes, 20 parties, 2 rock concerts, and 5 opportunities to help charities on site, there is perhaps no bigger event for sales and marketers. Phone, email, SMS and other channels are the lifeblood of inside sales. There is too much for anyone person to keep track of.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

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. Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies.

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OCTOBER 15, 2014

A well-meaning sales rep can ruin an opportunity by blurting out – trumpeting – all that you do and why you’d be great for them. Verizon regularly looks for unhappy customers of competitors and tries to connect with them on Twitter (according to Kashmir Hill of Forbes.com.) Are they on Google + or Twitter? Don’t do it.

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DECEMBER 22, 2014

Athletes and broadcasters lit up Twitter with some great tweets. How different would it be to begin 2015 with some solid appointments and opportunities rather than a blank slate? Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies. Increase Opportunities. Expand Your Pipeline.

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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. Increase Opportunities. Expand Your Pipeline.

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OCTOBER 3, 2014

What many of us need are MANAGEMENT strategies – for one simple reason: If you don’t manage your inbox well, and have an email management system of some type – you’ll miss out on an opportunity that never gets followed up on – or that you drop the ball on. Increase Opportunities. Expand Your Pipeline.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

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. Increase Opportunities. Expand Your Pipeline. Close More Deals.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

If you search Twitter for #TEDatIBM you can pick up on many key takeaways. To read more about Lisa Seacat DeLuca click here and follow her on Twitter @LisaSeacat ). Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies. Increase Opportunities. Expand Your Pipeline.

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DECEMBER 11, 2014

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. Increase Opportunities. Expand Your Pipeline. Close More Deals.

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AUGUST 14, 2014

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. Increase Opportunities. Expand Your Pipeline. Close More Deals.

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JUNE 2, 2014

In Ken Krogue’s full day session on Business Development – inside sales tips, strategies, tools, and methodology, this acronym was one of the highlights of his session because it brings everything you need in sales together. Ken has identified over 27 types of inside sales campaigns. Ready for it?

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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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NOVEMBER 25, 2014

Since I have worked in a field with few women experts and few women company leaders or even sales leaders who have high visibility, I think there is a huge opportunity for growth here. Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies. Increase Opportunities. Close More Deals.

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AUGUST 16, 2013

You want more inspiration to help you ease out of summer (soon) and into business building, sales-growing September. Follow some of my colleagues through their Twitter handles or via their blogs and you’ll be near some of the best B2B sales advice you can get. Increase Opportunities. Oh, and there is no cost.

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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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JULY 22, 2014

Midmarket companies and larger SMBs seem to fall into three camps: the ones who understand the power of social sales and actively work to build a plan of action, the ones who are coming around to this idea but not doing much yet, and those who are turning a blind eye and are missing a great window of opportunity. Expand Your Pipeline.

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AUGUST 18, 2014

Today, make more opportunities for yourself to close business through finding ways to change things up. Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies. Increase Opportunities. email lori@scoremoresales.com | My LinkedIn Profile | twitter | Visit us on google+.

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JULY 31, 2014

I found that they are very active on Twitter, so they are now in a list we have of companies of interest. Now there are bigger and better ways – from tools like GageIn to data tools like Avention we can track new contacts at our prospective customer companies – a key way to grow opportunities. Increase Opportunities.

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JULY 10, 2014

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. Increase Opportunities. Expand Your Pipeline. Close More Deals.

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JANUARY 9, 2014

Even when you have that “big deal” a-l-m-o-s-t closed… be working to fill your pipeline with the next opportunities. 4 Twitter Prospecting Strategies. Inside Sales Power Tip 130 – Know Your Buyer. . Increase Opportunities. Always be on the lookout – always be prospecting.

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OCTOBER 27, 2014

It is a fun thing to do this week to potentially salvage a stalled opportunity. If you know them well and you know they are just extremely busy or focused on other things, you can also try sending the image with the message (or create an image in Canva ) through Twitter for them. Increase Opportunities. Expand Your Pipeline.

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DECEMBER 29, 2014

If you can work on that messaging every day – and help your teammates (or your team, if you are a sales leader) improve just 1% today – this ongoing learning will compound and soon you’ll be identifying opportunities better and qualifying potential deals easier. Increase Opportunities. 2 minutes).

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APRIL 2, 2014

I really like Twitter and I know that we gain new clients regularly from the combination of the use of LinkedIn, Twitter, and our blog. I really like Twitter and I know that we gain new clients regularly from the combination of the use of LinkedIn, Twitter, and our blog. Increase Opportunities. Close More Deals.

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MARCH 10, 2014

Our takeaway handouts from the session, drilling down into how the Sales Pipeline works are worthy, we think, of a paid webinar. Others will deliver extremely valuable content and share best practices to help those of you in the “remote professional selling” business of Inside Sales solve issues and grow business.

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APRIL 28, 2014

We can respond with the same tools to be better, more responsive sellers and ultimately have more opportunity to gain their awareness and potentially their business. Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies. Increase Opportunities. Expand Your Pipeline. Close More Deals.

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