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Meet the Spiff Team: Chapter Three

The Spiff Blog

Marcello Albuquerque, Software Engineer. Born in California, Dave grew up in Boise, Idaho before moving to Seattle, Washington for undergraduate studies at the University of Washington in politics and economics. Benjamin Naugle, Software Engineer. Royce Joe, Software Engineer. Marcello was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Virtualization Software Cost Overruns at 44% of Large Enterprises

The ROI Guy

CIO insight published a recent planning guide for IT spending in 2011, and although they didn’t highlight in the summary, the study revealed from some startling findings about dramatic overspending in virtualization software. over spending compared to budget, nearly double the next highest overspending area.

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3 Sales Career Advancement Strategies From A Professional Baseball Player

Sales Hacker

With Colorado Springs and my professional baseball career in my rear view mirror, I headed to my new life in software sales. After a terrible first month in the 2009 season, I remember being benched and wondering: How many games I would sit out? Study the Success of Others. 3 Career Advancement Strategies for Salespeople.

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14 Pro Tips for Running a Successful Business

Hubspot Sales

We're losing more than we're gaining for the first time since those statistics have been tracked, and the crossover coincided with the recession of 2007-2009. Census Bureau, the overall number of business applications began to recover in late 2009 and has been trending up for the past ten years. You need to research, study, and learn.

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SMB IT Spending Recovers: Looking for ROI and Diagnostic Guidance

The ROI Guy

released its second annual Microsoft SMB/Partner Insight Report and the study shows that although SMBs remain concerned about the business climate, most will increase technology spending in 2010, highlighting the role of IT as a strategic business tool in this crucial sector of the global economy. percent over 2009 spending levels."*

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Inside Sales Growth Beyond CRM

Velocify

According to a 2012 Bridge Group study [1] , from 2009-2011 the number of inside sales jobs grew 124% in the U.S. Top inside sales teams leverage CRM and intelligent sales software to make best practices repeatable, maximizing resources for conversion.

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Heavy Hitter Sales Blog: Should You Get An MBA? Advice for.

HeavyHitter Sales

IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Martin: The Real Story of Informix Software and Phil White: Lessons in Business and Leadership for the Executive Team. » July 15, 2009. The bad news is you will be swamped with assignments, readings, and studying for tests. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012.