If you’re managing an inside sales team, you’re probably tracking at least a few sales metrics. But if you’re looking for new ways to have the best quarter of your career, try taking a deeper dive. Obvious metrics like revenue per rep and time to close are probably never not going to be in the must-track category. […]

Conversation analytics is the detailed examination and evaluation of live or recorded phone conversations between two or more people. It uses technology to capture the conversation and generate reports on the structure, words used, emotions, and outcomes. Conversation analytics software is typically comprised of multiple components. First, it captures dialogue via call recording, then uses […]

The general perception of a salesperson is that of a smooth-talking, effortless extrovert with a magnetism that makes people just want to buy. Everyone wants to be the rep that easily delivers a perfect pitch, nails the value prop, and has the prospect ready to sign in seconds. If you are one of these reps, […]

Nothing has the power to influence your professional image more than the content you share in your LinkedIn status update. Don’t believe me? Think about it – most people in your network will look at your LinkedIn profile page once, and then forget you exist for a while. On the other hand, everyone in your […]

We’re excited to announce that our Founder and CEO Howard Brown will be participating in this year’s ITEXPO in Las Vegas. He’ll be part of an exciting panel that discusses the future of enterprise telecommunications. Along with Howard, the panel will feature Larry Lisser (Embrace) as moderator, as well as TextGen’s Thomas Howe and VSnap’s […]

Revenue.io CEO Howard Brown joined forces with RingLead CEO Donato Diorio to deliver a fast-paced webinar, How to Leave the Perfect Sales Voicemail.  Attendance was off the hook for this treasure trove of actionable, data-driven strategy tips for inside sales reps, managers and entrepreneurs. The webinar is now available for free, on demand. If you’re like me, you’ll walk […]

2020 update: This post contains legacy content regarding Revenue.io features. For the most recent up-to-date information about Revenue.io, please check out our amazing solutions at www.revenue.io   In our iPad mini Productivity Guide, we discussed some of the ways that the smaller-sized tablet can help improve overall workflow. Now we’ll focus on how you can […]

If you’re not one of 54.3% of sales reps that meet or exceed their sales goals, you’re probably wondering how to become one. You may think it requires constant pitching, non-stop prospecting, and continuously pushing towards a close. If so, you’re wrong. Top-performing sales reps get that way by doing things very differently. They do […]

The growth of inside sales teams shows no sign of letting up. While it’s hard to imagine most companies abandoning outside sales completely (Avon comes to mind) –  there are many situations when an in-person meeting is irreplaceable – growth is clearly trending toward centralized in-house teams. And with those investments, companies are increasingly looking for […]

Salesforce recently polled over 2,300 global sales leaders. The result: one of the deepest dives I’ve seen yet into the factors that are making and breaking today’s inside sales teams. One of the most interesting things in Salesforce’s State of Sales 2015 report are the major challenges according to Salesforce customers. This is a subject that I’ve been especially interested in […]

You work in cold calling driven sales long enough and you’re bound to hear it: that story about the salesperson who closed a six or seven figure deal from a cold call. In fact, I recently had dinner with a retired business to business (B2B) salesperson who had a stack of success stories that started […]

Not all of your prospects are meant to be your customers!That’s why it’s so important to clearly define what a sales-qulaified lead (SQL) is for your company.