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To Get B2B Leads, Pick Up the Damn Phone!

No More Cold Calling

That’s what Eric Schmidt, then chairman and CEO of Google, told the graduating class of the University of Pennsylvania in May 2009. Successful sales professionals understand that technology is a must-have business tool. The Sales Technology Tipping Point. You are the ultimate sales technology.

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To Get B2B Leads, Pick Up the Damn Phone!

No More Cold Calling

That’s what Eric Schmidt, then chairman and CEO of Google, told the graduating class of the University of Pennsylvania in May 2009. Successful sales professionals understand that technology is a must-have business tool. The Sales Technology Tipping Point. You are the ultimate sales technology.

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4 Trends Putting the “Value” Back in Value-Added Resellers

Hubspot Sales

If you follow Chief Martec ’s Scott Brinker, you already know the marketing technology landscape has seen explosive growth over the past ten years, growing from just 150 software businesses in 2011 to over 5,000 in 2017. But did you know this happening in sales technology now too? These are services like lead generation (e.g.,

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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. The sales enablement team is the guiding hand throughout this entire process.

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

Highspot

Highspot’s platform combines sophisticated machine learning and intuitive user experience to define modern sales enablement. According to Gartner research: “By 2021, 15 percent of all sales technology investments will be applied to sales enablement technology, up from the 2017 level of 7.2 206-817-4339.

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Everything You Need to Know About Choosing the Best VoIP Providers

Sales Hacker

You may not see a use for it at the outset but recording sales calls can actually be invaluable for training. Your own sales team members can re-listen to their recordings and identify areas for improvement. Accredited with the Better Business Bureau since 2009, 8×8 has an A+ rating but no positive reviews.

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

Sales Hacker

The conversations that followed were so authentic and encouraging that we decided to expand this conversation to other badass women in the sales world. Lori speaks, writes, coaches and trains company leaders on ways to find, recruit, retain, and promote more women in sales and helps women become part of the best profession – B2B sales.

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