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Enterprise sales lessons: How I almost closed Google, Intuit & Oracle

Close.io

We were a tiny team—just myself as the founder and one engineer. I want to have engineers around the world teach each other.”. I want to have engineers around the world teach each other.”. Oracle broke our heart. But the most painful experience was Oracle. And finally, there will be some revenue!”.

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Applying Sales 2.0 in Real Life

Sales 2.0

The thing is that startup sales is very different from getting a sales job at an established, well known brand such as Google, Oracle, Marriott Hotels etc. Many startups are founded by great engineers who are great product visionaries yet they are clueless when it comes to getting business done. You have to be constantly hunting.

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How Will You Sell With A Restrictive US Privacy Policy Act?

SalesforLife

2000-2005: Transformation Era: 2000 - Marketing automation was in its infancy ( Eloqua - now Oracle – was only founded in 1999), so generating leads by email wasn't as strong as it was today. Even with the launch of Facebook and LinkedIn in 2003 and 2004, this had virtually zero impact on the sales community yet!

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Home for the Holidays: Personalized Sales in the Age of Amazon

Pipeliner

As per a consumer survey, 78 percent of buyers chose to shop in-store, spending six times more in brick-and-mortar stores than online. The primary reason why the odds are so heavily in favor of brick-and-mortar stores is these stores let consumers touch and feel products.”. Some DaaS providers include Oracle and Informatica.

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5 Ways a Time-Aware CX Platform Can Save You Time [and Money!]

SugarCRM

The time-aware CX platform is an innovative approach to tracking, analyzing, and engineering great customer experiences. Time-aware CX dramatically boosts the efficiency of many of the most time-consuming tasks that modern businesses face on a daily basis. A time-aware CX platform, enhanced by Sugar Discover.

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Maximizing Profits: How to Capitalize on Ecommerce Growth

LeadFuze

Expanding Through Social Media Channels Social media platforms aren’t just for selfies anymore—they’re prime real estate for marketing techniques designed specifically with consumer behavior in mind. You’ve got products; social media has eyeballs eager for fresh content—and oh boy, do consumers love videos.

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170+ Women in Sales Share Their Career-Defining Aha Moment

Sales Hacker

A Vietnamese immigrant, dedicated mother, and seasoned technology executive, Hang Black has an extensive background in engineering, marketing, sales, and entrepreneurship. She holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and lives in Los Altos, California with her two children. Anneke Seley. #12

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