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How to Create a Sales Territory Plan with a Buyer-Centric Approach

DiscoverOrg Sales

There’s a lot to think about when developing an annual sales plan to support your organization’s strategy and objectives: new customer acquisition, customer retention, increasing share of wallet, resource budgeting … just to name a few. But don’t forget about your sales territory plan. Expand with a Win/Loss SWOT.

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AJ’s story – and the Split of Outbound and Inbound Sales Development

DiscoverOrg Sales

Anthony Johnson wasn’t the first Sales Development Representative (SDR) to learn this lesson the hard way. In the fall of 2015, the young sales rep was burned out, disheartened, failing to meet his quota, and on the verge of losing his job. Sales is hard. How effective is your sales team? An SDR team in transition.

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Is Sales Really Just a Numbers Game?

Mr. Inside Sales

First the no part: Sales is much, much more than just “rolling the numbers,” as they used to say. Skill level of the sales rep is the most important thing; however, there are other variables like the type of lead—inbound versus outbound; the territory; existing client or new prospect; the marketing and/or branding of the company, etc.,

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The 3 Mistakes Every Company Makes Building the Outbound Sales Model

Openview

Marc Benioff and his team demonstrated a consistent ability to scale with an outbound sales team in those early years. And with that, modern inside sales was born. Building an outbound sales motion is not new, and yet almost every company makes the same three mistakes in the first months of getting up and running.

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Is Sales a Solo Activity or a Team Sport?

The Sales Hunter

Sales is emotional and don’t say it’s not. We all have found ourselves screaming loudly after closing a big sale and gnashing our teeth when the “stupid customer” doesn’t agree to the sale. It’s the same reason why when we close a big sale, so often another big sale follows suit.

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10 Prospecting Tactics to Boost Your Sales and Close More Deals

Crunchbase

It’s a vital part of any sales strategy because it helps develop your sales pipeline and brings you one step closer to securing new customers. Find a balance between inbound and outbound prospecting There are two main prospecting methods used by sales reps to generate leads and prospects: outbound and inbound.

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10 Prospecting Tactics to Boost Your Sales and Close More Deals

Crunchbase

It’s a vital part of any sales strategy because it helps develop your sales pipeline and brings you one step closer to securing new customers. Find a balance between inbound and outbound prospecting There are two main prospecting methods used by sales reps to generate leads and prospects: outbound and inbound.