Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

In fact, Kavadellas, CEO of Georgia-based Orasi, a software developer, reseller and consulting firm, was scheduled to play a round with a client and a prospect the day after we spoke with him in November for this story. But Kavadellas recognizes the golf course doesn’t suit everyone as an effective setting for a sales meeting.

Demand Generation Targets 120

Demand Generation Targets Outsourcing Services Face-to-face Travel 120

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.

InsideSales 129

InsideSales Hiring Inside Sales Webinar Metrics 129

Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Great inside sales training improves team performance, which can increase sales revenue. Be that reducing recruitment costs by retaining top-tier sales talent or training reps to automate non-selling activities with AI tech. Table of Contents What is inside sales training? Here are five reasons you should.

Inside Sales 78

Inside Sales Training Hiring Outsourcing Services 78

Hubspot Sales

JUNE 8, 2021

Sales development reps (also known as business development reps, or BDRs) are responsible for the first step in the sales funnel: bringing in qualified leads. They conduct research to find prospective customers, reach out to gauge people's interest in the offering, and decide whether or not the lead is ready to move down the funnel.

Hiring 104

Hiring Salary Top of Funnel Commission 104

SBI

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Integrate your CRM, webinar management and more, most with one click. Sales is all about pursuit: pursuit of the right prospects, pursuit of the right message, pursuit of the right applications. Phone, email, SMS and other channels are the lifeblood of inside sales. LinkedIn: Sales Solutions.

Vendor 139

Vendor Twitter InsideView InsideSales 139

InsideSales.com

MAY 15, 2020

WEBINAR // Tales From the Front Line from XANT on Vimeo. Dave Boyce, CSO for Xant, and Lars Nilsson host this webinar with guests, Nicolette Mullenix, Hunter Hodges, and Becc Holland; Tales from the front line of a crisis – what three top SDR leaders are doing right now during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tips from: Nicolette Mullenix.

Webinar Metrics 52

Webinar Metrics Tourism Enterprise Enterprise 52

SBI

MAY 6, 2014

Pipeline Management & Deal Flow. Power Prospecting. Sales & Marketing Content. Sales Enablement. Click to get Nancy’s What & When weekly digest with invitations to complimentary webinars and informative publications. Follow Nancy on Twitter @sellingtools or subscribe to her Sales Productivity blog.

Sales Tools 57

Sales Tools Tools Revenue InsideSales 57

Hubspot Sales

JUNE 5, 2019

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. Channel sales manager.

Channels 96

Channels Lead Rank Hiring Lead Scoring 96

SBI

MAY 6, 2014

Pipeline Management & Deal Flow. Power Prospecting. Sales & Marketing Content. Sales Enablement. Click to get Nancy’s What & When weekly digest with invitations to complimentary webinars and informative publications. Follow Nancy on Twitter @sellingtools or subscribe to her Sales Productivity blog.

Sales Tools 50

Sales Tools Tools Revenue InsideSales 50

criteria for success

APRIL 1, 2020

Prospecting Through Uncertainty. Many salespeople are finding it difficult to prospect for new business. They may be concerned about what message to send, or worried about whether it’s appropriate to be prospecting right now. For most salespeople, you can and should continue to prospect throughout this situation.

System 97

System Up-Sell Call-back Face-to-face 97

Hubspot Sales

APRIL 9, 2020

Similarly, your business's inside sales team needs the right technology to be as productive and impactful as possible. Not to mention, just because the tools and tech you have in place for your outside sales team work well for their needs, doesn't necessarily mean they'll be an ideal fit for your inside sales reps, too.

Inside Sales 99

Inside Sales Sales Technology Wireless Hubspot 99

Sales Hacker

JANUARY 4, 2022

In this episode of the Sales Hacker Podcast, we have Jason Bay , Chief Prospecting Officer at Blissful Prospecting , a company he built to coach B2B reps in outbound sales. Join us for a high-energy, people-focused conversation about doing a complete 180 with your outbound sales framework. powered by Sounder.

Cold Calling 75

Cold Calling Outbound Segment Call-back 75

SBI

MARCH 31, 2011

If your Inside Sales team dreads the ‘price obejction’ it’s because they aren’t confident in their ability to handle it. Equipped with the right skill-set, they will welcome the opportunity to address the prospect’s objection. Mike has trained some of the best sales organizations in the world.

Objections 54

Objections Webinar Metrics Inside Sales Exact 54

Vendor Neutral

JUNE 2, 2021

The Sales Management. Podcast with Mike Weinberg Hosted by bestselling author, speaker, and coach Mike Weinberg, this podcast is directed at everyone from executives to aspiring sales managers. It focuses on how to create a healthy sales culture that generates high performers and dramatic long-term sales growth.

B2B 130

B2B Sales Enablement Sales Webinar Metrics 130

SBI

JANUARY 21, 2014

If we can get our prospects to know the benefits of our products and services and how those benefits can impact their business, then they will buy. That’s why BANT (Budget, authority, need and timing) was created—to help salespeople remember that it’s not just about whether or not a prospect values your offer.

Face-to-face 136

Face-to-face Decision Maker Motivation Proposal 136

SBI

MAY 1, 2012

Instead, I put forth the proposition that all of us – Sales, Management, everyone who is not in Marketing – are guilty of asking and expecting Marketing to do the wrong thing – to generate “sales-ready” leads. Qualifying high-interest leads for suitability is neither an effective nor an efficient use of Sales’ time.

Sales Qualified Lead 126

Sales Qualified Lead Leads Marketing Qualified Lead Marketing 126

CloserIQ

OCTOBER 30, 2018

You can also get insights into how your sales team is using (or not using) content, if they’re nurturing leads, how quickly they’re following up with customer requests, what their daily behaviors are, and which channels they use most to communicate with prospects. Make sure the sales leader is right for the role.

Training 98

Training Top of Funnel Scale Sales Enablement 98

Nutshell

JANUARY 14, 2020

Since a SaaS product is typically more complex to use than a physical product, prospects need a lot more education and training from sales reps before they feel prepared to buy. Educational selling is very important for my team,” says Kyle Ferretti , the US Sales Manager at SEMRush.

Paid Content 127

Paid Content Lead Rank Commission Lead Scoring 127

Fill the Funnel

OCTOBER 13, 2010

I will be joined by five other FOCUS Experts who will be speaking on the following topics: The New Rules for Selling to Crazy-Busy Prospects – Jill Konrath Internationally-Recognized Sales Strategist and Bestselling Author. Adding change management skills can help buyers buy more efficiently.

Top of Funnel 67

Top of Funnel Webinar Metrics Decision Maker B2C 67

Jonathan Farrington

MAY 8, 2014

Rather than using all these new tools to compliment what we already had, we have forgotten why people actually buy, and we most certainly have forgotten to take into account how our customers and prospects want to buy. I challenge you to make your way around the sales space today.

Social Media 48

Social Media Sales Qualified Lead Face-to-face Guarantee 48

Crunchbase

MAY 14, 2020

Why Trish should be on your radar: Trish Bertuzzi is a sales powerhouse, a bestselling author and founder of The Bridge Group, an organization dedicated to helping B2B technology companies build world-class inside sales teams. VP of Inside Sales at PatientPop Inc. Founder of Sistas in Sales. Chantel George.

Top of Funnel 101

Top of Funnel Hiring Twitter Lead Rank 101

Fill the Funnel

DECEMBER 3, 2012

” Zero-Time Selling gives every sales professional, sales manager, entrepreneur and CEO the tools to be completely responsive to that customer request. Author Andy Paul clearly understands that neither sales people nor buyers have the luxury of time. And win more orders in less time. Simplified.: Simplified.

Face-to-face 132

Face-to-face Top of Funnel Call-back Social Media 132

The Pipeline

JULY 29, 2011

If you don’t have your inbound web strategy in place, outbound sales will have to work harder to find prospects and nurture them. A solid inbound web strategy also includes nurturing, but if you don’t have marketing tools then outbound sales will have to manually nurture as well. Prospecting. Sales Bloggers Union.

Sales Qualified Lead 266

Sales Qualified Lead Pipeline Lead Rank Lead Scoring 266

Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 29, 2017

An award-winning author and highly sought-after keynote speaker, Konrath provides practical and modern strategies in her videos to help sales teams generate and close more leads. To drive home the importance of silence in sales (especially when it's uncomfortable), I often recommend the video “ Stunningly Unused Sales Technique."

Channels 111

Channels Video Training Hiring 111

Jonathan Farrington

JANUARY 10, 2013

Rather than using all these new tools to compliment what we already had, we have forgotten why people actually buy, and we most certainly have forgotten to take into account how our customers and prospects want to buy. I challenge you to make your way around the sales space today. There is something new on TSW over there every day.

Sales Qualified Lead 39

Sales Qualified Lead Face-to-face Social Media Call-back 39

Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

It just so happens that many of the speakers (26 of them, actually) are also some of our favorite Sales Hacker contributors! We’re so excited about seeing these pros speak that we took a little time to gather some of the best articles, webinars, podcasts, and guides they’ve shared with the Sales Hacker community in the past.

Webinar Metrics 11

Webinar Metrics Cold Calling Marketo Hiring 11

PandaDoc

JULY 11, 2022

Behind almost every successful business is a successful sales team. Whether you’ve got a small team of inside sales reps, a large outdoor sales team, or a wholesale department working on distribution partners for your next product, sales is the lifeblood of any business. Make sales training interactive.

Hiring 52

Hiring How To Salary Scale 52

Vengreso

JUNE 27, 2022

Also gone are the days when ideal customers from your target companies are knocking at your sales team’s doors in droves. Although cold calling, inbound marketing, inside sales and field sales still have a place in the sales planning of many companies, the modern B2B buyer is looking for a different type of interaction with B2B sellers.

B2B 134

B2B Top of Funnel Decision Maker Ideal Customer Profile 134

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Top 25 Sales Blogs for all Sales Professionals. 1. Factor8: Your Inside Sales Advisor. According to the Factor 8 website, Factor 8 is an award-winning inside sales training and consulting firm catering only to inside sales. Watch a recording of the webinar here. The Sales Hunter.

Top of Funnel 206

Top of Funnel Lead Rank Lead Scoring Webinar Metrics 206

Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The Six Sense account engagement platform uncovers and analyzes buyer intent at scale, identifying prospects who are in the market for your solution, and providing salespeople like you with the insight to create highly relevant messaging. We were the inside sales teams for tech companies. Never before possible.

Outsourcing Services 80

Outsourcing Services Lead Rank Pivotal Enterprise 80

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Top 25 Sales Blogs for all Sales Professionals. 1. Factor8: Your Inside Sales Advisor. According to the Factor 8 website, Factor 8 is an award-winning inside sales training and consulting firm catering only to inside sales. Watch a recording of the webinar here. The Sales Hunter.

Top of Funnel 170

Top of Funnel Lead Rank Lead Scoring Webinar Metrics 170

Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Sales for Life. LinkedIn Sales Blog. The Sales Blog. Sales Benchmark Index. Inside Sales Experts Blog. Sales Source. The Sales Leader. The Center for Sales Strategy Blog. But the real question is: Can you afford not to read sales blogs? Sales Gravy. Best for: Sales reps.

Top of Funnel 144

Top of Funnel Hiring Cold Calling Social Selling 144

Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 22, 2018

On-Site Sales Training Programs. Focus: Prospecting, negotiating and closing, social selling, and sales management. Intended audience: Sales reps and managers. Jeff Hoffman’s workshops span the entire sales cycle, from getting your prospect’s attention to successfully winning their business.

Training 144

Training Vendor Top of Funnel Workbooks 144

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 21, 2023

While the funnel is centered around the awareness, consideration, and decision stages of the customer’s journey, the circular flywheel focuses on attracting, engaging, and delighting prospects, leads, and customers. This journey was divided into three sections: But the sales funnel is no longer the best way to look at your buyer’s journey.

Paid Content 98

Paid Content Top of Funnel Lead Rank Webinar Metrics 98

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 8, 2019

Activity Sales Metrics. These sales metrics show what salespeople are doing on a daily basis. Activity metrics are “manageable,” meaning sales managers can directly influence them. Conversion rate by sales funnel stage (by team and by individual). Lead Generation Sales Metrics. Email Sales Metrics.

Cost per Acquisition 130

Cost per Acquisition Lead Rank Churn Webinar Metrics 130

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

This is when a prospect has demonstrated they have a problem your product can solve. They show this through digital behavior like downloading an ebook or joining a webinar. At this time the prospect has likely asked for a quote or a trial period and are nearing a decision on whether or not to purchase. Choose a sales strategy.

Paid Content 133

Paid Content Top of Funnel Lead Rank Webinar Metrics 133

PandaDoc

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Choosing one prospect over another might mean the difference between closing a million-dollar contract and being turned down. Use the most effective sales tools. Sales coaching tips and hacks for sales leaders and sales managers. The new normal: Is remote sale affecting sales efficiency?

Webinar Metrics 52

Webinar Metrics Strategy Sales Qualified Lead Call-back 52