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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

To paraphrase the renowned sales guru Mark Twain, The difference between the right word and almost the right word, is the difference between telling your sales manager that the deal is dead, versus, the deal is no longer viable. Words are the hammers and nails of sales. Sales, like life, are greatly influenced by semantics.

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

The ROI Guy

That B2B buyers were thought to be anywhere from 57% to 85% complete in their decision making process before contacting sales. That much of the buying will not need sales reps anymore, and that over 1 million B2B salespeople would go the way of the dodo. Amazon continues to contribute heavily to the death of retail sales.

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

Xactly

As the market races to deliver AI products targeted at sales users, it’s just a matter of time – a few years, if not a few months – before AI becomes a trusted part of the sales professional’s daily technology stack, giving useful advice and admonitions throughout the rep’s day. Data is the Key Differentiator. Register for Webinar.

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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. Changes to IT sales and marketing strategies have been made to help fight frugalnomics, but are still not provocative / outcome -focused enough to meet changing buyer demands.

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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. Let the Good Times Roll?