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Pandemic selling by the numbers

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Paul Nolan Almost half of small and medium-sized business owners (48%) have experienced a severe decline in demand or have stopped operations altogether in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, while 56% have pivoted to a new business model to survive. B2C having a tougher time of it. Pivoting in the pandemic.

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4 Marketing Trends to Expect for a Post-COVID-19 World

Sales and Marketing Management

It can make it hard to predict what B2B marketing and sales will look like when we enter the post-COVID-19 era. . Unlike B2C marketing, where customers can wait for many nonessentials, companies will need what you offer before they can begin recovering alongside the economy. . What To Do. What To Do. Next Steps.

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AI’s Role In Sales and Marketing

Sales and Marketing Management

That question kicks off the new book “Pivot to the Future” by three thought leaders from the consulting giant Accenture. There’s no reason it can’t have equally powerful impacts on B2B sales and marketing, but it’s in its infancy, experts say. “AI B2C companies dominate when it comes to using AI for most marketing activities.

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3 Things Your Prospects Aren’t Telling You

Shari Levitin

Meaning, the new frictionless experience of buying online, B2C, influences our expectations for all B2C and B2B transactions. I call these multi sensory wow experiences in the sales process “T-Shirt Moments” My friend Karen Keating, a top B2B seller, makes a point to send her customers a playlist before group calls.

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The Benefits of Hyper-Personalization for B2B (video)

Pipeliner

In B2B sales, it is all about consensus. Another example is a meditation coach whose primary idea was to build an online meditation course for B2C but ended up making B2B partnerships with rehabilitation clinics all over the United States. B2B can have the same conversational but not too overwhelming email marketing strategy as B2C.

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B2B Sales Training Techniques and Best Practices

Highspot

What makes it more complicated is that 90% of buyers don’t follow a linear sales funnel path , leaving sales reps little to no room for mistakes. This makes B2B sales training more important than ever. What Does the B2B Sales Process Look Like? What Is B2B Sales Training? What is B2B Sales Training?

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HubSpot’s 2022 Sales Strategy & Trends Report: Data from 1000 Global Sales Pros

Hubspot Sales

We surveyed over 1,000 sales professionals around the globe to find out the top sales trends of 2022, and one thing is certain – the pandemic made a lasting impact on the relationship between salespeople and their prospects. If you’re looking for a specific insight, you can skip ahead to these sections: The Top Sales Trends.

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