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Sales Quota: The Complete Guide to Hitting & Crushing Quota in 2023

Veloxy

In 2018, Salesforce found that only 57% of salespeople expected to hit their quota. Jump to 2022, and Salesforce found that a staggering 72% of salespeople expected their team to miss annual quota. We’re living in an era where sales has the richest technology stack and set of professional capabilities than ever before.

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How to Build a High-Performing Inside Sales Team

Veloxy

As any business will attest, there’s no greater feeling than when your company grows and reaches a point where you need to expand your inside sales team. Naturally, more salespeople means more sales which translates to more revenue. So, what causes a low-performing sales team? Guide to Building an Inside Sales Team.

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Inside Sales vs Outside Sales: Comparing Pros and Cons

Veloxy

After years of remote sales work, you might be ready to evaluate what formula of salesforce will best meet your needs as a business and as an employee. Inside sales vs outside sales (aka field sales), which is the better model? How are inside sales and outside sales different? Meet quota goals.

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Are Inside Sales and Consultative Selling Mutually Exclusive?

Understanding the Sales Force

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan I don''t write about Inside Sales as often as I should. After all, everyone else is writing about it, some bloggers are devoted to it, and if you read what the inside sales bloggers are writing you would think that inside sales is king.

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Why Sales Quota Must be Perceived as Achievable

A Sales Guy

Ok, I’m coming back to the quota discussion. My last post about quota focused on the importance of quota aligning with business objectives and business strategy. RULE 1: Quota MUST BE perceived as attainable. When quotas are not perceived as achievable, sales people just give up and don’t even try.

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Inside sales guide: challenges, strategies, tips, and tools

Salesmate

Companies have started to build a workforce that finds prospects inside four walls. With inside sales, businesses are putting more effort than just selling their products. The same time when inside sales kicked its way up, the importance of customer support also grew humongous. So what exactly is inside sales?

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Road Warrior Prospecting (Ask Jeb)

Sales Gravy

What Kyle is experiencing is common for outside sales professionals. You can't prospect the same way as an inside sales rep with a dedicated desk and phone. Safety first; quotas second. What Kyle is experiencing is common for outside sales professionals. Safety first; quotas second. At days end,