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6 Sales Trends That Could Fizzle This Year [New Data]

Hubspot Sales

The pandemic lifted virtual selling to new heights, and new sales tools emerged that made it easier to sell in the “new normal” because virtual channels were often the only way for work-from-home salespeople to contact prospects. 65% of consumers prefer to interact with a salesperson in person. Saying that cold calling is dead.

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2014 The Year of Execution and Strategy – Why Most Sales Organizations will be Chewed Up and Spit Out

A Sales Guy

I saw a lot of organizations trim their dead weight and build new and improved sales organizations. For 2014, I’m predicting it will be the year of execution and strategy and most companies won’t be ready. There is a massive influx of tools available to sales organizations. The economy is back and stable.

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The Difference Between Inside and Outside Sales, Explained 

Crunchbase

There comes a time when every business needs to decide on its primary sales strategy, which usually means considering inside sales vs. outside sales, or settling on a blend between the two. It’s no shock that the sales industry landscape has changed considerably over the last couple of years.

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What happened to the Miller Heiman Group? Introducing Korn Ferry Sell with Christoffer Ellehuus, #217

Vengreso

In a B2B sales environment that is oversaturated with sales tools and technology, how sales organizations create and leverage an integrated sales approach is key. In fact, Vengreso was the first outside sales training company in its 40 year history that Miller Heiman ever hired.

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Inside Sales vs. Outside Sales: What’s the Difference?

SalesLoft

The channels that inside sales reps use to acquire and connect with potential clients depend on your product, sales strategy, and clientele. . The rise of remote selling has blurred the line between inside sales and outside sales. This model is more cost-effective and scalable than outside sales. .

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Inside vs. outside sales: Which suits you best?

PandaDoc

We’ll explore inside vs. outside sales to show you what both entail and which kinds of companies need either one. Understand inside and outside sales While there are some key elements every sales proposal must have , there are also going to be some key differences depending on your business needs.

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Remote Selling Viewpoints with Hans Fuller of @StorySlab

SBI

Q: What are your customers doing to adapt to - or leverage - the trend towards distributed sales teams and remote selling? Many StorySlab customers rely heavily on outside sales and suddenly had to adapt to a remote selling world. Sales processes that were easy to instrument were already trending toward being more data-driven.