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What I learned About the Future of Sales Enablement at #Transform18 hosted by Showpad

Jeff Davis

The theme was “Reimagining Sales Enablement”. As a keynote speaker and business coach focused on strategically aligning Sales and Marketing, I attended because I wanted to see what the future of Sales Enablement looks like. I had the pleasure of attending Showpad’s first ever US conference - TRANSFORM18.

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Demand Gen vs. Lead Gen: Which is ‘Best’ for Startups?

Zoominfo

Sales enablement Includes playbooks, ROI tools, and battle cards 4. Market intelligence Includes internal surveys, external focus groups, and SWOT analyses Why is this distinction important? When you’re starting out, you may need to spend fairly equally across demand creation and sales enablement.

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Sales Enablement Effectiveness?

The ROI Guy

IDC research shows that because of frugal buyer sentiment, 62% of B2B vendors need more leads in order to generate the same amount of sales, and 72% indicate an increase in sales cycle time over the past 6 months. Sales Enablement Ineffectiveness? So why are the sales enablement investments not paying off?

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Accelerate Slow Sales Cycles with More Sales Enablement Investments?

The ROI Guy

According to Andrew Gaffney in his article Marketers Shifting Focus To Sales Enablement To Accelerate Slow Pipelines , “Deals expected to close in the current quarter are often getting clogged and pushed out later in the year. So how is the sales enablement role evolving within b2b vendors? Productivity is a science.

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Highspot Raises $60M Series D Round Led by ICONIQ Capital

Highspot

Technology Leader in Burgeoning Sales Enablement Category Is More Than Doubling Across Key Business Metrics. SEATTLE, June 4, 2019 – Highspot , the highest customer-rated sales enablement platform , today announced it has secured $60 million in Series D funding. Defining Modern Sales Enablement.

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Forrester and IDC think Sales Enablement is a Big Deal. and We Agree!

The ROI Guy

A new role has emerged at many leading B2B companies, Sales Enablement, and recent research from Forrester and IDC proves this new sales enablement practice as the key linchpin required to help a B2B company bridge the gap between their business strategies and how they execute in the field. April 2009).

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Welcome to The Decade of Sales

Factor 8

Consider the terms “Tech Stack” and “Sales Enablement” weren’t even terms in 2009. Sales leadership, marketing leadership, and our customers expect more from our sales departments. Ten years ago, the average lifespan of an inside sales rep was above two years. Doubtful this was big? The outcome? years today.

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