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Sales Talk for CEOs: Mistakes and Lessons in Building a Sales Organization with Zvi Guterman (S2:E18)

Alice Heiman

Here’s the reality: you’ll make mistakes at every stage of building a company, especially when building a sales organization. Making mistakes—and learning lessons from them—is part of building a successful sales organization. 21:53] The importance of marketing to strengthen sales. [25:21] Click to tweet.

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GTM 71: Writer CEO Tells All: Securing Enterprise Customers with a PLG Motion | May Habib

Sales Hacker

May Habib started her career in banking at Lehman Brothers in 2007, a very interesting time to be in the frontlines of that world. She then worked at a sovereign wealth fund and started her entrepreneurial journey in software localization. 31:07) A consultative sales process and messaging considerations. (36:56)

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How Oracle Thrived in the 2008 Recession, Even with Missed Revenue Opportunities

SBI Growth

The year is 2007. The real estate market is flush. Stocks are booming. Getting a loan has never been easier. Companies are investing in themselves, growing their businesses, and increasing shareholder value. Now fast forward to 2008. The real estate bubble.

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How to Get Into Tech Sales in 2023

Hubspot Sales

If you have an interest in tech — and an even greater interest in helping people — a career in tech sales could be a smart move. Here, we'll cover the basics of tech sales, the pros and cons of working in this industry, and how you can kickstart a career in tech sales in 2023. What is tech sales? What is a tech sales rep?

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BEYOND IT: The Breadth of DiscoverOrg’s Sales & Marketing Intelligence

DiscoverOrg Sales

Back when DiscoverOrg was founded in 2007, our goal was to provide sales and marketing professionals with accurate intelligence on IT decision-makers. However, another one is that in 2007 IT spending was hotter than it’s ever been. However, another one is that in 2007 IT spending was hotter than it’s ever been.

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Sales 2.0

Sales has come a long way in the last decade when we started playing around with the concept of “social selling” and deploying “sales 2.0” When I first started writing about sales in 2007 my main angle was that we should “bring science to selling”. Everything seemed to be left up to the individual sales person.

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Factory worker or owner?

Sales 2.0

When I first started writing about sales in 2007 my main angle was that we should “bring science to selling”. Everything seemed to be left up to the individual sales person. Some great thought leaders have written and spoken about this so much, that some actual change has occurred in real sales organizations. Great stuff!

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