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How to Sell in a Recession: 3 Tips Based on Experience

Zoominfo

I spoke with Lou Wolf, VP of sales at ZoomInfo, to learn how he survived the recession that followed the dot-com crash of 2001 and the financial crisis of 2008. After graduating from college in 2001, he began his sales career at BrassRing, an applicant-tracking software company.

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The Rule of 24 with Bob Riefstahl and Dan Conway, 2Win! Global

Igniting Sales Transformation

Conway show you how to not only survive, but thrive and dominate selling software in the new digital landscape. In working with the best and brightest technology and software firms across the globe from the largest top 10 Enterprises to startups, we are seeing a massive shift. Inside Rule of 24, executives at 2Win!

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Choosing the Right Sales Metrics for Management

SalesLoft

Salesforce was founded in 1999 and has been selling software for less than 20 years since. Concur, one of the oldest SaaS companies , only moved from selling CD-ROMs and traditional on-premise software licenses to a SaaS model in 2001. Here is a calculator you can play with to understand the impact of each of these levers.

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SMS sales: How B2B sellers can close more deals with text messages

Nutshell

You can use this to your advantage and build trust with your prospects via conversational SMS messages. Just like with email marketing, there are software tools available to make your SMS sales efforts more effective and efficient. Keep in mind that some email marketing software includes SMS capabilities as well.

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CPQ Helps Find Buyers

Cincom Smart Selling

One way CPQ (configure-price-quote) software improves sales is by helping to identify buyers for products and services. This vehicle was brought to market in 2001. CPQ can keep that conversation focused. Before you can sell something, you need to have some understanding of who might buy it. CPQ can help. Crossover SUV buyers. •

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The Fastest Growing Companies in Boston Hiring For Sales

CloserIQ

Drift provides a conversational sales and marketing platform that allows businesses to better connect with prospects and customers. HubSpot, a leader in inbound content marketing software, is perhaps Boston’s best-known startup. Their software provides a better way for bond issuers to communicate with investors. Founded 2014.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Social Media ROI a Requirement for 2011

The ROI Guy

Rising dramatically for 2011 is the quantification of conversion and revenue as a result of social media efforts. Tom’s latest entrepreneurial endeavor, Alinean, was founded in 2001 to develop SaaS software for changing the way B2B sellers reach frugal buyers with interactive white papers, assessment, ROI and TCO tools.