What is the difference between Inside sales and Outside sales?

Inside sales is the sale of products or services by personnel who reach customers by phone or online, rather than by meeting them in person. Inside sales relies on the phone, email and the internet to reach customers and is common in the retail industry.

Outside sales is the sale of products or services by sales personnel who go out into the field to meet with prospective customers. ... They often travel to meet customers face-to-face, as well as to maintain relationships with existing customers.

At the most basic level, the difference between inside and outside sales comes down to where the sales process happens: Are you selling in person or remotely? Inside sales professionals identify, nurture and turn leads into customers remotely, while outside sales professionals meet and attempt to close their prospects face-to-face.

Traditionally, inside sales only involved those made over the telephone — telesales. But thanks to the Internet, inside sales now encompass those made via Skype, email, or any other cyber-communication methodology – as long as the salesperson is working from behind a desk. Forbes contributor Ken Krogue provides an updated term for it: remote sales.

Outside sales, meanwhile, are the exact opposite. The Department of Labor considers an employee an ‘outside salesperson’ if he or she makes sales outside the office, usually through face-to-face meetups with clients.

Inside sales reps often sell remotely, from an office base.

outside sales eps travel, brokering face-to-face deals

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Inside sales - Backend sale, Remote Sale, Virtual Sale - Eg. Call Center doing sales. Outside sales - B2B Face to Face - Eg. Supermarket etc

Inside sales is the sale of products or services by personnel who reach customers by phone or online.

Outside sales is the sale of products or services by sales personnel who go out into the field to meet with prospective customers

Simply:

- Inside Sales  : Sales through electronic ways (telesales, internet ...etc)

                        [Salesperson is working from behind the desk]

 

- Outside Sales: it's the traditional way (Face to Face).

Inside Sales are who generate sales from walkings and Phone call Customers this can be operated as a call center and generate sales and leads.

Outside Sales are who promotes the procucts by visiting clients outside closing leads by meeting prospective clients.

Hi, Telesales is the best example of 'inside slaes' or you can say sale over phone call. While outside sale is a face to face sale. Thanks Aamir