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How Google, Zoom, and Quarantinis Prove the Value of Online Training Software for Frontline Teams

Lessonly

To do so, companies are looking into online training platforms and other forms of interactive training software , which leads to an important question: Is online training effective? Let’s look at some common, COVID-related business problems that e-learning software and other online course platforms are positioned to solve. .

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The Perils of Piecemeal

Cincom Smart Selling

Smart companies don’t have software initiatives; they have business initiatives that drive software purchases. In a four-year period, this company consolidated more than 40 systems into less than seven. Smart companies consider their front-office processes strategically. How smart are you?

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Sales is Storytelling. Marketing is Storytelling. Business is Storytelling.

Sales and Marketing Management

“Whether it’s this year, 10 years from now or 100 years from now, a marketer’s success or failure will come down to one crucial skill: the ability to be an engaging and persuasive storyteller,” stated Amit Bivas, head of marketing at Optimove, makers of software that collects data to enhance customer relationships.

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4 Trends Shaping B2B Marketing in 2011

Pointclear

” In other words, they understand that in addition to being in the business of selling whatever they sell—be it shovels or software—they also need to be producing content as a cornerstone of their marketing, both to engage and educate their would-be customers. But producing any old content isn’t enough.

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Raising Prices When Costs are Rising

Braveheart Sales

Of course, smart companies play the arbitrage game: When costs are rising, pass along the price increases as quickly as you can while you try to delay accepting the cost increases from your suppliers as long as possible. However, if your higher cost inputs are commodities, freight, energy, etc.,

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21 Salespeople Reveal the Worst Sales Advice They Ever Got

Hubspot Sales

If you're in a company where they won't promote you, it is probably because of you -- you are not doing something required of you that will result in a promotion. Smart companies always want to keep good people. If they aren't promoting you, then the next company won't promote you either. Why is this bad advice?

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The Future of AI for Sales (And How to Prepare for It)

Sales Hacker

For instance, marketing language software — powered by machine learning — helped JPMorgan Chase increase headline clicks by as much as 450%. None of those parameters were discernible by splitting up companies by industry, location, revenue, or other traditional classifiers. Smart companies will start embracing AI today.