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4 Types of Sales Positions That Can Never Be Replaced by AI

Understanding the Sales Force

I began debunking sales articles when the first ones predicting the death of selling appeared circa 2008. Back then, new digital marketing companies were telling everyone that salespeople would be replaced by inbound marketing. Inbound is King," they said. They average only 1.5 meetings booked per week!

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10 Most-Read Sales Articles of 2018

Zoominfo

The conclusion of 2018 not only allows us to look back and fine-tune our business strategies, but it also affords us the opportunity to reflect on a few things we got right this year. This year, the ZoomInfo team published nearly 250 blog posts related to sales, marketing, recruiting, and business growth. So, allow us to indulge.

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Rethinking Metrics: The Shift from MQL to Pipeline in Marketing

Sales Hacker

Only one month into 2024, we’re already seeing a significant shift in the marketing metrics world. As we step into this new era, we re-evaluate what truly matters in the marketing landscape. Kevin White (Head of Marketing) of Common Room explains why replacing MQL with pipeline is the way to go.

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Welcome, Gen A: The Age of Automation for Sales and Marketing is Here

Zoominfo

Yet a similar phenomenon has already happened with another technology: sales and marketing automation. . But more than 30 years later, we are still talking about these same productivity gains — and automation remains elusive for many sales and marketing teams. Why has automation failed to gain traction despite its obvious promise?

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Most Popular Article of the Last Two Years!

Mr. Inside Sales

I thought you’d benefit from my most popular article I’ve published over the last two years. Response One: “That’s great, and I’d just like to see if we could get on your vendor list for the next time you’re in the market. Back to qualifying…. Response Four: “I understand – I didn’t expect to catch you in the market right now.

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Top 10 Kurlan Sales Articles of 2013

Understanding the Sales Force

I wrote and posted exactly 100 new articles since my final article of 2012 when I announced your favorite all-time Kurlan article. I''ve chosen 10 from this year''s articles that were either very popular, contained many comments, or thought-provoking. Actual Coaching Call - Use it to Coach Your Salespeople to Success.

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How to write Blog Articles that Attract Customers

Lead411

How to write Blog Articles that Attract Customers Orbit’s survey shows that only 22% of blogs produce good marketing results. Perhaps there’s a lot of generalized advice in the content marketing industry, like “write for users, not Google” or “high-quality content ranks higher.”