I understand that the title of this post might seem ludicrous to some. But bear with me, because I’m going to give you four compelling reasons why sales experience shouldn’t be your primary concern when hiring new SDRs. One of the most common things that managers look at before hiring new sales development reps (SDRs) is a proven track record […]

Not long ago, we showed you an example of a great compensation plan for your outbound sales development reps (SDRs). But what about inbound SDRs? Inbound SDRs, sometimes called marketing qualification reps (MQRs) or lead response reps, are a vital part of any inside sales team. They’re tasked with following up with leads that come in […]

Do you have a sales playbook? If not, you could be missing out on a lot of potential revenue. According to a recent article in HBR by Jason Jordan and Robert Kelly, companies that defined a formal sales process grow revenue 18% faster than those who don’t! And guess what? Sales reps know it, too. […]

Do you recall a time, not so long ago, when sales reps kept notes on post it notes or spreadsheets? When they dialed leads manually? When they knew little-to-nothing about the prospects they were calling? Luckily, those days are gone. Why? Because tools like intelligent dialers, email templates, local presence dialers, and screen sharing have transformed the […]

In today’s fast-growth B2B sales environments, sales and technology are one and the same. And Sales Hacker’s CEO Max Altschuler is no stranger to sales technology. Max and the Sales Hacker team are gearing up to host Sales Stack 2015, a B2B tech-focused sales conference, this November. Gearing up for Sales Stack, we recently sat […]

We B2B marketers don’t just need to be great storytellers. We also need to be well-versed in the strategies, tactics and tools needed to capture meaningful data and enable sales. The best B2B marketers understand sales processes and know how to not just optimize lead flow, but empower Sales to close bigger deals and better […]

It’s difficult to keep pace with the whirlwind changes that are transforming sales processes each year. New sales acceleration tools and controversial selling methodologies (The Challenger Sale comes to mind) have made the sales profession radically different from when I took my first inside sales job seven years ago. Back then I didn’t even have a CRM […]

As our customers already know, Revenue.io wasn’t just built for inside sales reps. Features like call recordings and our predictive call analytics give managers the insight they need to coach reps more successfully. But we’ve recently added some additional goodies that give our customers even more power to coach reps in real time. Here’s a breakdown of […]

According to the Bridge Group’s recent Inside Sales for SaaS report, by simply using dialing software, inside sales reps can have 22% more conversations each day. But our Intelligent Dialer for Salesforce delivers a barrage of high-octane sales acceleration features that will empower your reps to have far more conversations than that. Here at Revenue.io, […]

The famous management consultant Peter Drucker once said, “If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.” So it’s not surprising that when a sales team is winning, chances are that they’re using sales analytics. In fact, the recent State of Sales report from Salesforce reveals that top performing sales teams are 3.5 times more likely to leverage […]

Inside sales compensation plans might not—at first—seem like the sexiest topic. But I have news for you: awesome sales comp plans can actually be the secret sauce to not only hiring great reps, but motivating them to peak performance. We recently participated in a webinar covering how to create and implement inside sales compensation plans that drive powerful results. […]

What makes the ideal B2B customer? Having a clear profile of your ideal accounts will save your sales organization a lot of time and resources. After all, the last thing you want is to have your SDRs spending their valuable time chasing unqualified prospects. Therefore, it’s paramount that SDRs have a clear understanding of the types of […]