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Depend on Recurring Revenue? Here’s How to Contain Creation Costs

Braveheart Sales

While attending the recent Barnes Buchanan annual conference, which focuses on the various market and financial elements impacting the security industry, I listened to the perennial lender panel discussing the metrics associated with the industry. An outside sales call costs $308, an inside sales call costs $50 [Source: PointClear].

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The Rush to Get Inside

Pointclear

Why do we need an expensive outside sales force, with all of the huge financial investment that is required, when the task can be handled far more efficiently — and more profitably?”. The remaining 10-20% external sales professionals that are left will become far more sophisticated — they will have to in order to survive.

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10 Reasons Why Inside Sales Will Displace Field Sales Teams by 2015

Pointclear

If your US business isn’t clued into the needs of emerging markets, China (not the US) will be the largest economy. You can follow Josiane via the following resources: Inside Sales Thought Leadership Blog: www.tele-smart.com/blog. We''ve been hearing more and more that inside sales is growing while outside sales dwindles.