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A Conversation With Eric Pratt: Why Sales Playbooks are a Necessary Complement to Inbound Marketing Plans

Costello

For Eric Pratt, more than thirteen years in the sales and marketing industry taught him a few things about how these teams can work together. This understanding led him to found Revenue River in 2009, a digital marketing and sales innovation agency. How can sales enablement complement inbound marketing efforts?

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The Slippery Slope Called Sales Enablement

Jonathan Farrington

A very well respected organization in the marketing and sales alignment business now reports that most companies have done all they can to help sales at the top of the funnel. Now what is needed, they say, is to provide support to sales people in the middle and late stages of the buying process. Sales Enablement.

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Your Sales Training Is Broken. Here’s How to Fix It.

Hubspot Sales

Later, I learned that the way I'd handled this objection demonstrated sales potential. Even though I didn't act or sound like the typical HubSpot salesperson in 2009, the management team thought I was smart, coachable, and could add value. They're product-agnostic and applicable to a wide range of sales scenarios.

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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. Latest Research. Let the Good Times Roll?

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Five Reasons You May Not Be Spending Enough on Content Marketing

The ROI Guy

In the B2C space, the Internet has dramatically impacted how books, apparel, electronics, music, cars and other goods are bought and sold. However, research by IDC recognizes that although sales enablement investments are significant, the investments may not be delivering on promises.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: The IT Hierarchy of Needs: Categorizing.

The ROI Guy

Wednesday, December 14, 2005 The IT Hierarchy of Needs: Categorizing IT Projects for Success The book written by Nicholas Carr, “Does IT Matter,&# continues to stir debate with various pundits, and certainly remains a hot topic in recent budget planning meetings between the CIO and Cx-level executives. Latest Research.

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PODCAST 54: How to Pick Your Next Company to Build a Great Career w/Nick Worswick from WeWork

Sales Hacker

Showpad is the leading sales enablement platform for the modern seller. Showpad’s all-in-one platform empowers sales and marketing teams to engage buyers through industry leading training and coaching software and innovative content and engagement solutions. From 2000 to 2009, the company grew 40% to 60% year over year.

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