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Death of the B2B Sales Rep? An Interview with the Sales Enablement Lab

The ROI Guy

We recently had the pleasure of talking sales enablement with the Sales Enablement Lab and Thierry v. Tom Pisello, Alinean's CEO / Founder was interviewed about the recent proclamations on the Death of the B2B Sales Rep, and what his thoughts were on the future of B2B selling and sales enablement.

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Maximizing Sales Impact Through Effective Communication

Janek Performance Group

Magic Metaphors In sales, the power of metaphor cannot be underestimated. Take, for example, the iconic moment on October 23, 2001, when Steve Jobs introduced the original Apple iPod. By simplifying our language, we can enhance clients’ understanding of our message and make engaging with us easier.

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IT Spending on the Rise, But Frugalnomics Still Reigns

The ROI Guy

Although Gartner’s predictions bode well for IT vendors, IT buyers have fundamentally and permanently changes since the bursting of the tech bubble in 2001. This is a fundamental and permanent change that began with the bursting of the tech bubble in 2001, and has only been reinforced by the Great Recession. Enterprise Software 244 8.4

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4 Steps to Ensure AI/ML has the Right Data to Learn

Xactly

AI for sales is what is known in scientific circles as “narrow AI,” meaning that it’s focused on a limited set of tasks and thus built around a limited set of data associated with those tasks. That would require an enormous amount of data which itself would pose massive management challenges.

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What do Myth Busters, B2B Sales Reps and Real Estate Agents Have in Common?

The ROI Guy

Despite these advances, not only does the real estate agent exist, but they appear to be more engaged than ever, with 89 percent of buyers retaining an agent, up from 69 percent in 2001. Join us on July 23 rd to learn more in our live SiriusDecisions Interview: Death of the B2B Sales Rep? So why are real estate agents still relevant?

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Alinean Named to Inc. 5000 - Fastest-Growing Private US Companies

The ROI Guy

Leading Value-Based Sales and Marketing Tool Provider Awarded For Entrepreneurial Growth We were pleased to learn today that Alinean was named to Inc. For those of you who know Alinean, we founded the company in 2001 and are headquartered in Orlando, Florida. 5000 list of fastest-growing private US companies.

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

The ROI Guy

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. The Big O – Outcome Selling The Demand Spectrum and Value-Based Sales & Market. Latest Research.