Score More Sales

MARCH 4, 2013

A week ago I sat down with a sales professional who told me that when he started at a midmarket big data company in sales, he was given no guidelines, no leads, and very little guidance in getting started with his new sales territory. Follow up with them, and you’ll nurture relationships that turn into sales.

Inside Sales 182

Inside Sales Guidelines Territories Outbound 182

SBI Growth

AUGUST 15, 2012

“Freedom lies in being Bold” – Robert Frost Are you consistently bringing bold sales strategy ideas to the VP of Sales? To be a world class Sales Operations leader, pick up the pace. Quantifying the potential impact for their sales leader. The VP of Sales is intrigued and digs into the analysis.

Infusion 244

Infusion Data Ideal Customer Profile Strategy 244

OutboundView

AUGUST 16, 2019

You’ll have outside salespeople prospecting or inside sales people helping close deals. Inside sales and outside sales roles have very different responsibilities. Let’s take a look at the two: inside sales vs outside sales, and see how they square up. . Inside Sales.

Outside Sales 31

Outside Sales Inside Sales Salary Hiring 31

SBI Growth

MAY 15, 2013

Hanna has two candidates to help Sales decide between: Iris and Eddie. Iris is a Rams'' top-producing 12-year Sales Rep with consistent promotion. She currently works in a peer territory - not in the one needing an SM. Knowing the current Sales Rep make up will reveal the needs of an SM. Technology and Data Use.

Hiring 300

Hiring Sales Management Forecasting Inside Sales 300

Sales Evangelist

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Should I Start Off With Inside Sales or Outside Sales? Are you new to sales and asking yourself the universal sales question, “Should I start off with inside sales or outside sales?” An inside sales rep who’s also doing outbound tasks has a lot of work.

Outside Sales 40

Outside Sales Inside Sales Government Inbound 40

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 25, 2012

42% is the average amount of time a sales person spends engaging with a customer. selling time) This equals only 17 hours per week. We all know improving selling time should increase sales. And what is the value I should receive by actually improving a sales person’s selling time in front of a customer?

Hiring 310

Hiring Travel Territories Face-to-face 310

Score More Sales

JUNE 30, 2014

Complicated commission plans or unwieldy territory rules and exceptions cause a half-baked sales team. For a perfectly cooked main dish of deals that hit quota, keep things simple to understand and easy for sellers to sell. Keep it Consistent – baking is scientific, and so is selling.

Hiring 247

Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Territories Commission 247

SBI

MAY 7, 2014

Hope, afterall, is not a strategy. You’ll need a new fuel source if you want to blast sales into the next stratosphere. Announcing the Top 40 Sales Tools of 2014 - a multi-media guide that brings you up to speed on the best tools to increase sale productivity. Mobile Selling. Sales Enablement.

Sales Tools 139

Sales Tools Tools Revenue InsideSales 139

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Your Sales Strategy. It is one thing to have a sales strategy. VPs of Sales are asking the question “What have I done before?”. Are my Sales Managers good enough? Do This— Start with a Sales Strategy Blueprint. To have a sales strategy you can execute, it must follow a structured path.

Compensation 325

Compensation Social Media Incentives Incentive 325

Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Ultimately, when your reps are selling to the right people, their job and sales process as a whole will be much smoother. In sales, an opportunity is a highly qualified lead that is likely to buy. This process often ramps up after the initial deal has closed to ensure the success and satisfaction of the customer.

Sales Process 124

Sales Process Ideal Customer Profile Sales Qualified Lead Territories 124

SalesLoft

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

REV2020 , SalesLoft’s industry conference about where sales is going , is shaping up to be a truly transformational event. Speaker : Kevin Dorsey, VP of Inside Sales at PatientPop. Objections come with the territory when making cold calls. But how do you set a “Challenger” go-to-market strategy in motion?

Revenue 95

Revenue Scale Inside Sales Cold Calling 95

SalesforLife

JULY 28, 2019

Over the last couple of years, many of our customers have been asking us to identify the go-to-market strategy, and specific execution points, around selling in teams. In this blog, I won’t cover why it’s so critical to sell in squads and pods – that should be self-explanatory.

Pipeline 93

Pipeline Case Study Top of Funnel Territories 93

Score More Sales

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. Keep Track of Your Buyers.

Ideal Customer Profile 234

Ideal Customer Profile Banking Engineering Twitter 234

Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 27, 2020

While there's no definitive standard for segmenting salespeople, there are some archetypes that sales professionals tend to fall into — categories that can help reps better understand how they sell and what they should work on. Selling styles aren't set in stone. Repairperson.

Telemarketing 131

Telemarketing Engineering Top of Funnel Territories 131

Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

I’m continuing my series on the importance of understanding selling as a complex system. We tend to focus on the pieces/parts of what we do, the responsibilities of our organization, for example marketing, SDRs/Inside Sales, AEs, Account Managers, Sales Engineering, Sales Ops, Sales Enablement.

Hiring 73

Hiring Sales Management Territories Forecasting 73

Score More Sales

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Imagine a time when you can work totally on the go with your mobile device – phone or tablet – to create business, follow-up with customers, train your team, assess your pipeline, and work a smooth system. Right now, you can sign up for the beta ( https://apps.admin.ibmcloud.com/manage/trial/watsonanalytics.html?cm_mmc=wacom–C24803SW

Workbooks 232

Workbooks Analytics Territories Ideal Customer Profile 232

Score More Sales

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Time you spent in the office with your colleagues talking about the problem with your territory, your CRM system, your personal issues. That means that you are not watched every minute – and most of us in selling are not micro-managed. Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies.

Lead Rank 227

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead Territories 227

Score More Sales

MARCH 26, 2014

If assigned a vertical territory of financial services I would do several things right away: look at who my existing and past customers in financial services are. This team will be made up of several to 6 or so people. Lori Richardson is recognized on Forbes as one of the “Top 30 Social Sales Influencers” worldwide.

Prospecting 254

Prospecting Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring 254

Hubspot Sales

MARCH 21, 2018

Inside vs. Outside Sales. Inside sales reps often sell remotely, from an office base, while outside sales reps travel, brokering face-to-face deals. 47% of all salespeople work in inside sales, with 53% representing outside sales. Outside or inside sales? It’s all sales.

Outside Sales 126

Outside Sales Hiring Face-to-face Inside Sales 126

Score More Sales

JULY 7, 2014

You think this just comes up naturally in your thought process? Show up at your desk ready to go because you’ve thought through these questions in advance, and have a game plan in place. Stop being haphazard about sales. read the related post “The Power of Trusts in B2B Selling” here ). It doesn’t!

Prospecting 222

Prospecting Education Territories B2B 222

Trinity Perspectives

MARCH 22, 2018

This article is for you and more than anything, I hope one or two of the strategies I share will help alleviate your stress levels or release the pressure valve just a little bit. Sales doesn’t have to be terrifying: 5 strategies to reduce stress. Stressor: Sales targets, quotas, KPIs. Strategy: Invest in brand ‘you’.

Strategy 62

Strategy B2B Face-to-face Quota 62

Score More Sales

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

First of all, you know that sales is admirable and regardless of the noise about how you should stop selling and start helping, or stop selling and start serving – you have been helping and serving for years. Nothing happens until someone sells something. There is nothing mediocre about professional selling.

How To 120

How To Territories Call-back Buyer 120

Score More Sales

APRIL 30, 2014

Recently we posted about a study that showed the power and necessity of follow up in building relationships with buyers who ultimately do business with you. The same is true for companies in your geographic territory who fit one of your buyer profiles. Here are three ways to follow up better and gain more opportunities: Look at Data.

Follow-up 222

Follow-up Ideal Customer Profile Decision Maker Buyer 222

Score More Sales

MAY 26, 2014

Both of these individuals have been doing the same old prospecting strategies for a number of years and both really would rather not change. A name comes up, and instead of jumping over to LinkedIn, just jot it down for now – then when you have a handful of names or groups to look up, invest 15-20 minutes at one time.

LinkedIn 209

LinkedIn Ideal Customer Profile Call-back Buyer 209

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. They are savvy and cynical about sales techniques.

InsideSales 129

InsideSales Hiring Inside Sales Webinar Metrics 129

Sales Hacker

AUGUST 7, 2020

Senior Director of WW Inside Sales. VP New business – Sales leader. Regional Vice President of Sales. Vice President of Sales. Sales Manager. Social Centered Selling. Head of Strategy, People & Change. VP of Sales. Vice President, NA Inside Sales. Sales Manager.

Demand Generation Agencies 121

Demand Generation Agencies Hiring Enterprise Enterprise 121

A Sales Guy

JUNE 21, 2012

hire a two new sales reps. redo the sales process. change the sales strategy. promote a new sales manager. establish new territories. create a sales operations function. establish and inside sales team. build an outside sales team. develop a channel strategy. do anything.

Hiring 118

Hiring Commission Inside Sales Incentives 118

Partners in Excellence

MARCH 22, 2017

I read an article in which the position was put forth, “Inside sales does not have the responsibility for creating pipeline, only the responsibility for selling. They should never pick up the phone and make a prospecting call!” A terrific strategy for driving product line growth.

Territories 48

Territories Segment Inside Sales Pipeline 48

Score More Sales

APRIL 30, 2014

Recently we posted about a study that showed the power and necessity of follow up in building relationships with buyers who ultimately do business with you. The same is true for companies in your geographic territory who fit one of your buyer profiles. Here are three ways to follow up better and gain more opportunities: Look at Data.

Follow-up 144

Follow-up Ideal Customer Profile Decision Maker Buyer 144

SBI

MAY 6, 2014

Hope, afterall, is not a strategy. You’ll need a new fuel source if you want to blast sales into the next stratosphere. Today’s best-in-class sales organizations implement a variety of sales tools to impact their revenue. Mobile Selling. Sales & Marketing Content. Sales Enablement. InsideSales.

Sales Tools 57

Sales Tools Tools Revenue InsideSales 57

Sales Training Connection

MAY 12, 2014

They change compensation systems and territorial designs. We suggest there is one additional often under used yet effective and affordable strategy – get serious about freeing up the sales team so they have more time for selling. Add additional staff to a variety of sales support functions.

Top of Funnel 112

Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Lead Funnel Inside Sales 112

Mindtickle

JANUARY 31, 2018

Steve began his career in software sales and has worked for IBM, HP, and Google. Now as CEO of Badger, he helps field salespeople focus on their best customers and optimize revenue opportunities by mapping out their territories. The key to optimizing your sales team is a focus. People are spending their time on the wrong leads.

Hiring 52

Hiring Sales Enablement Territories Inside Sales 52

Mindtickle

JANUARY 31, 2018

Steve began his career in software sales and has worked for IBM, HP, and Google. Now as CEO of Badger, he helps field salespeople focus on their best customers and optimize revenue opportunities by mapping out their territories. The key to optimizing your sales team is a focus. People are spending their time on the wrong leads.

Hiring 52

Hiring Sales Enablement Territories Inside Sales 52

SBI

MAY 6, 2014

Hope, afterall, is not a strategy. You’ll need a new fuel source if you want to blast sales into the next stratosphere. Today’s best-in-class sales organizations implement a variety of sales tools to impact their revenue. Mobile Selling. Sales & Marketing Content. Sales Enablement. InsideSales.

Sales Tools 50

Sales Tools Tools Revenue InsideSales 50

SBI

MAY 7, 2014

Hope, afterall, is not a strategy. You’ll need a new fuel source if you want to blast sales into the next stratosphere. Announcing the Top 40 Sales Tools of 2014 - a multi-media guide that brings you up to speed on the best tools to increase sale productivity. Mobile Selling. Sales Enablement.

Sales Tools 50

Sales Tools Tools Revenue InsideSales 50

Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast. Team selling and why it’s making a comeback [7:43]. She’s going to be talking to us about team selling and how the concept of combined quotas with senior and junior account executives, converging on one territory, is coming back. We’re on iTunes. And on Stitcher.

Outsourcing Services 80

Outsourcing Services Lead Rank Pivotal Enterprise 80

The Pipeline

JULY 29, 2011

Sign up for our Email Newsletter. It’s usually marketing’s job to create campaigns and messaging, and set social media and web strategy. If you don’t have your inbound web strategy in place, outbound sales will have to work harder to find prospects and nurture them. Home About The Pipeline. Free Resources. 0 Subscribers.

Sales Qualified Lead 266

Sales Qualified Lead Pipeline Lead Rank Lead Scoring 266