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How much does it cost to win a sale – more than yesterday?

Sales Training Connection

Bain analyzed 200 large US-based companies between 2003-2011 – “over half of the companies had increasing sales and marketing expenses as a percentage of revenue.” Profit margins are under increasing pressure. During the sales process vendors are expected to bring real expertise to the party versus just selling products.

Margin 112
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Does the Vista view include ROI?

The ROI Guy

Because Vista is built on the Windows Server 2003 operating system, its core is more reliable than predecessor versions. When an upgrade is performed, some organizations offer training for users, although experience with Windows XP illustrated that most users were upgraded without formal training programs.

ROI 40