The Sales Hunter

APRIL 11, 2018

Early in my career, my territory consisted of 1/3 of the state of Oregon. The size of the territory was bigger than territory in 4 other states I covered driving my company-supplied Buick. A key reason I’m one of the four people putting on OutBound is to help create a team — an amazing sales team.

Sports 138

Sports Territories Outbound Conference 138

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

When most marketers think outbound marketing, they think emails, paid advertising, and other digital campaigns aimed at engaging their target audience. As is the nature of outbound marketing, some of our campaigns have been more successful than others. Don’t abandon outbound marketing entirely after your first failure.

Direct Mail 182

Direct Mail Paid Content Campaigns Examples 182

Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 21, 2020

A short code is just that — a short five- or six-digit number that is capable of sending SMS messages at high volumes within a territory. Short codes are meant to be used if you need to send messages in bulk (burst capacity of dozens or hundreds per second), and are provisioned per territory. and the U.K.,

Marketing 177

Marketing Territories Consumer Channels 177

Crunchbase

APRIL 11, 2023

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. Outbound prospecting is a process in which sales professionals proactively search for, identify and reach out to prospects.

Ideal Customer Profile 98

Ideal Customer Profile Closing Prospecting Intent Data 98

Crunchbase

APRIL 11, 2023

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. Outbound prospecting is a process in which sales professionals proactively search for, identify and reach out to prospects.

Ideal Customer Profile 98

Ideal Customer Profile Closing Prospecting Intent Data 98

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Typically, SDRs work from one of two territory models: Static territories based on geography or vertical or business segment. Conversely, in the territory model, you miss out on revenue because some reps have far more accounts than they can ever work. I’ve been an SDR , an SDR director, and now run a sales team at a startup.

Account 77

Account Lead Rank Ideal Customer Profile Territories 77

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DECEMBER 3, 2012

We suggest you don’t drag things out – make time now and hammer out issues of territory overlap, vertical territories vs. geographic, and come to a tentative idea, if not complete, by end of December (assuming you run on a calendar year). I remember one company that did this in February.

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Territories Distribution Outbound Outside Sales 220

Zoominfo

JANUARY 27, 2022

Ensuring multiple data sources are standardized as they join your database is important for critical go-to-market activities such as customer segmentation , territory planning , and prospecting. Every company uses different factors to normalize data.

Data 130

Data Segment Sales Qualified Lead Collateral 130

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

When most marketers think outbound marketing, they think emails, paid advertising, and other digital campaigns aimed at engaging their target audience. As is the nature of outbound marketing, some of our campaigns have been more successful than others. Don’t abandon outbound marketing entirely after your first failure.

Direct Mail 100

Direct Mail Paid Content Campaigns Examples 100

Hubspot Sales

MAY 2, 2022

BDRs try to capture outbound leads — prospects who show interest in a product or service but haven't made a purchase yet. A business development representative (BDR) is responsible for outbound lead prospecting. Perform cold outreach. This type of lead requires "cold outreach," namely cold calls and emails.

Sales Qualified Lead 77

Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring Outbound 77

Sales Hacker

MAY 29, 2023

There’s one major moment in my career graph I cherish: the transition from being an outbound SDR to an inbound AE. Related: 10 Tips to Build Internal Relationships in Your Sales Organization What to do on days 15-30 as a new AE Territory mapping After being assigned your territory, study up. That’s where your team backs you up.

Ideal Customer Profile 84

Ideal Customer Profile Study Sales Cycle Top of Funnel 84

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JANUARY 4, 2013

But I also had sales leaders who just raised the number by a percentage every year, not taking into consideration changes in the market or in opening up a new territory. In my sales career I had new revenue goals that seemed attainable, others that seemed like a healthy stretch – doable if everything worked together.

Sales Qualified Lead 224

Sales Qualified Lead Decision Maker Territories Outbound 224

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JULY 22, 2013

Think of yourself as an entrepreneur of your territory, or niche, or product line. Hopefully you have a great manager and leadership in your company with lots of direction, vision, and goals clearly stated. If not: Create a plan – guidelines – and metrics. Don’t let poor management stop you from being a great seller.

Inside Sales 203

Inside Sales Guidelines Lead Rank Lead Scoring 203

Highspot

AUGUST 31, 2021

Common models include inbound sales, outbound sales, account-based selling, or a combination of multiple models. For instance, if you adopted an outbound sales model, you would likely hire a large business development team to perform outreach to buyers and generate sales-qualified leads. Why Do You Need a Sales Model?

Lead Rank 94

Lead Rank Top of Funnel Buyer Persona Hiring 94

Chorus.ai

MAY 8, 2020

They discussed how outbound teams can adapt their messaging to cut through the noise and the benefits of mentorship. Dials are more effective than emails Outbound activity is down, but connect rates are holding steady. Dials are more effective than emails Outbound activity is down, but connect rates are holding steady.

Outbound 62

Outbound ROI Follow-up Call-back 62

Zoominfo

MAY 25, 2022

For sales professionals, BI finds the company and contact information that fuels personalized sales prospecting , accurate territory planning , and more efficient customer upselling. As they planned for their next phase of growth, the sales leaders realized they needed an outbound sales strategy that was as seamless and efficient as possible.

Scale 100

Scale Intent Signal SalesForce Intent Data 100

Anthony Iannarino

JUNE 25, 2019

This territory is terrible; no one here is buying. This broad generalization infected salespeople and sales organization with the belief that outbound prospecting was no more, having been replaced by inbound marketing, something that hasn’t proven true, and isn’t likely to in the next hundred years. No one answers their phone.

Territories 107

Territories Social Media Cold Calling Lead Rank 107

The Pipeline

JULY 22, 2013

I have worked with a number of sales organizations that have brought people in as say sales admins, then they move to inside sales, either in a support, or some form of outbound calling, then to field sales, all the way up to enterprise or national account status. This highlights the need for a more planned and patient hiring approach.

Hiring 267

Hiring Licensing Health Care Sales Talent 267

The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

It shows how outbound – today’s euphemism for cold – sales calls and e-mails affect and “more importantly disrupt vendor selection.” Further, some “Seventy-five per cent of IT executives have set an appointment or attended an event as a direct result of outbound email and call techniques.”

Cold Calling 292

Cold Calling Social Media Decision Maker Lead Rank 292

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JANUARY 10, 2013

That’s right – it’s your territory and your career – don’t wait for the powers that be to determine how social you can get. On page 4, there are 6 Steps for Getting Started with Social Selling that you’ll find helpful.

InsideView 249

InsideView Research Prospecting Eloqua 249

Sales Hacker

APRIL 6, 2020

By tuning into this data in real time, we can systematically identify and target the personas in our territory who are most likely to convert to customers. It’s important to make sure your request is processed for your account executives’ territories. Strategy: Freemium user data is arguably the most compelling form of intent data.

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Intent Data Lead Rank Intent Enterprise 75

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DECEMBER 27, 2013

If it is a new plan, or new territory – find the upside to it and see how you can make it work for you. If this is your new quota, or new list of contacts or achievements you must accomplish in your position, we’d just encourage you do to one step at a time, with forward motion going every day. Increase Opportunities.

Lead Rank 255

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Decision Maker Sales Qualified Lead 255

DiscoverOrg Sales

MARCH 27, 2017

Account-Based Sales Development (ABSD) is a coordinated strategy that combines personalized, multi-channel, multi-threaded, outbound activities to create high-value opportunities in new and existing customers. Q: How can outbound and inbound focused teams best come together to create a cohesive ABE strategy? Use both together.

Account Based Marketing 120

Account Based Marketing Account Top of Funnel Webinar Metrics 120

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MAY 27, 2013

Yes, I know how busy you are – I was a seller with a quota and territory for many years. Remember that positioning yourself online, finding strategic partners, and listening for insight into your niche should not compete with calling or connecting time. It may not be easy, but it is do-able. And you must do it to get ahead.

Inside Sales 230

Inside Sales Trade Show Ideal Customer Profile Telecommunications 230

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AUGUST 10, 2012

What is the gold in your territory and your sales plan? Lori Richardson is recognized as one of the “Top 25 Sales Influencers for 2012″ and one of “20 Women to Watch in Sales Lead Management” Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside and outbound sellers in technology and services companies.

Sports 201

Sports Territories Outbound Engineering 201

Nutshell

MAY 10, 2023

Hovering over the bar graph brings up the visitor list for each region, giving you a quick view of the visitors in your sales territories. VisitorIQ is a beneficial tool for any company that relies on outbound sales or marketing to generate leads. You can also see the percentage of your visitors located in each state.

Analytics 62

Analytics Data Lead Rank Lead Scoring 62

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AUGUST 20, 2012

Works a territory of some type. Works a territory of some type. Lori Richardson is recognized as one of the “Top 25 Sales Influencers for 2012″ and one of “20 Women to Watch in Sales Lead Management” Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside and outbound sellers in technology and services companies.

Inside Sales 193

Inside Sales Travel Outside Sales Territories 193

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JUNE 3, 2013

It’s funny how territorial people can get at their job, isn’t it? The main reason this works well is that they know that I am calling on others within their company and they won’t be surprised or feel that I’m going over their head.

Inside Sales 213

Inside Sales Lead Rank Lead Scoring Decision Maker 213

Openview

OCTOBER 13, 2017

One of the things I think has to align with your business model is whether you are an inbound organization for the front end of the funnel or an outbound organization at the front end of the funnel. If you’re arguing about inbound versus outbound, that’s a problem. I drove them to that event. At yellow, we want 12 percent.

Marketing 74

Marketing Top of Funnel Outbound Inbound 74

Alice Heiman

MAY 10, 2022

If they are doing outbound in a territory, the same criteria are applied to determine where to put the time and effort. If your sales team has a glut of leads and no way to prioritize them, you need to be sure they understand and use the Ideal Customer Criteria you’ve built. They need to do the research and prioritize those leads. .

Strategy 140

Strategy Buyer Persona Lead Rank Lead Scoring 140

criteria for success

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Marketing typically provides the foundation of both inbound marketing and outbound lead generation. Is there an opportunity for expansion, such as a new territory or a complementary offering? As you finalize your targets, you’ll want to work with marketing on a plan for how they will engage these targets.

Buyer Persona 98

Buyer Persona Ideal Customer Profile Buyer Trade Show 98

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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. He started just one year ago. He worked it, and has a year under his belt along with his first large deal.

Inside Sales 182

Inside Sales Guidelines Territories Outbound 182

DiscoverOrg Sales

JANUARY 22, 2019

It is a crucial data point for many common sales and marketing activities: segmentation, lead routing, outbound outreach, territory planning, and more. Sales and marketing professionals use employee counts to understand a company’s size. The larger the company, the larger the budget (usually).

Social Media 179

Social Media Media LinkedIn Data 179

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. Territory Alignment. Need for the product.

Sales Qualified Lead 266

Sales Qualified Lead Pipeline Lead Rank Lead Scoring 266

Engage Selling

MARCH 26, 2012

They expect: 100 outbound calls a day. In addition, they have changed each territory 3 times in 4 weeks and gave the Latin American territory to a non Spanish speaker in marketing when one sales rep speaks fluent Spanish. No sales have been made to date. Sales closed from cold call to contract signed in 5 days.

Hiring 75

Hiring Territories Cold Calling Outbound 75

Crunchbase

MAY 3, 2021

Crunchbase’s recommended companies feature allows you to get new accounts recommended for you automatically based on your territory, accounts saved to your CRM, and unique activity on Crunchbase. Edit your territory in Crunchbase.

Ideal Customer Profile 130

Ideal Customer Profile Customer Lead Qualification Territories 130

Sales Hacker

MARCH 14, 2018

Covering the security, sharing, and export of personal data emanating from EU territories, GDPR supersedes the outdated and optional Data Protection Directive of 1995. In a recent Sales Hacker webinar , attendees indicated that “outbound” was their highest concern related to upcoming privacy regulation.

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NetSuite Outbound Licensing Revelation 68