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"One of the things we're most proud of is that we help to create sales careers.” In November, BAO headquarters relocated from its home of eight years in Andover to new office space in Chelmsford, MA.
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137. That’s the number of dials it takes to secure a single meeting with a cybersecurity decision-maker. An increasingly crowded market, it’s understandable that the number of calls needed to secure a meeting in cybersecurity is 19% higher than other tech solutions.
Marketing and sales teams’ success relies heavily on the leads they generate, qualify and subsequently close. However, at several points along the sales cycle, the issue of lead quality can cause the two to be at odds.
The lack of experience within inside sales organizations makes the process of training and onboarding new ISRs critical. But 48% of high tech organizations offer just 2 to 3 weeks of training for new inside reps.
It’s simple, really. The more inside sales reps dial the phone, the better results they get. And the reverse is also true: reps who do not pick up the phone see low levels of quota attainment.
"Inside sales is a critical function, but most orgs don’t believe that these teams are optimized." That's why BAO recently conducted a market research study of inside sales leaders at high tech companies to better understand their team’s roles and responsibilities.
Made up of 19,000+ companies the mid-market is large, fragmented & frequently misunderstood. But it’s a target market with an abundance of high growth companies that have a myriad of tech challenges & active initiatives.
