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Marketing vs. Sales: Their Major Difference and How They Work Together

Tenfold

While the goal of sales and marketing are notably similar (boost company revenue), this fact seems tangential in relation to their means of reaching that goal. Would it be surprising to know that a staggering 76 percent of marketers are overlooking the importance of sales enablement? Bridging the Sales and Marketing Wedge.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B.

The ROI Guy

These two market drivers will have important implications into 2011 and beyond for B2B sales enablement and marketing strategies and budgets. From our research and best practices work with leading B2B sales and marketing groups, Alinean provides its top 5 predictions for 2011: 1.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Tech Marketers May Need to Rethink.

The ROI Guy

Generating Awareness In order to start the engagement process with prospects, awareness needs to be created. Unfortunately, most sales professionals are being engaged later and later in the cycle by buyers, often after key decisions have been made. ► February (8) Boost Sales 10% with an Investment in Sales Enable.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: IDC: Economic Buyers, Digital Overload.

The ROI Guy

Thursday, November 04, 2010 IDC: Economic Buyers, Digital Overload and Sales Enablement Define Marketing for 2011 I just had the pleasure of presenting a webinar with Randy Perry, VP Business Value at IDC. However, many vendors would say that sales opportunities are not moving forward the way many would like.

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How to Boost Battlecard Adoption So Sales Wins More Competitive Deals

Sales Hacker

Battlecards, despite being one of the most popular sales enablement tools, too often go unused by sales teams. How can we combat this lack of adoption by Sales? The Battlecard Adoption Playbook consists of five parts and is designed to ensure that Sales leverages battlecards to win competitive deals. Let’s dive in.

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PODCAST 123: How to Go From a Transactional Model to a Subscription Model with Brandon Meyers

Sales Hacker

Sales enablement is easy. Okay, it’s not that easy, but Sapper Consulting has built REGIE to keep the promise of sales enablement and help carry the load to help keep your team doing what they do best, winning. We’ve got two sponsors, including a new one called Sapper Consulting.

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

Sales Hacker

B2B is H2H – human to human – and most women can leverage these powerful skills to create lasting connections with prospects, personalize value, and create customers for life. What would you tell a woman just starting a career in sales? What is your best piece of career advice for women in sales?

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