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Optimizing Sales Training for Outcomes

Richardson

Therefore, effective leaders seek sales training solutions that have measurable results. Consider that the average annual growth in new product patents filed from 2010 to 2017 was double that of the entire period spanning 1980-2009, according to IFI Claims.

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The Hidden Talent in Your Ranks

Sales and Marketing Management

Rather than battling for new hires in an uber-competitive job market, smart companies are moving to train and promote from within. In fact, Research from Gartner-owned CEB found that median time to fill posts increased by 30 business days, or six weeks, between 2010 and 2017. Tight Times Yield Smart Strategies.

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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. Over the last three years, the number of sales technologies has grown from 300 in 2015 to 715 in 2017.

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The 3 Ways Experienced Sales Reps Typically Fail.

MJ Hoffman

While a tactic or technique may have been very effective in 2010, 2012, or even 2016, technology, industries, jobs, and people change. I asked a group of salespeople I was training to describe the purpose of an email subject line. However, in 2017 email subject lines have a different purpose. That’s an issue.

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10 Most Important Sales Trends That Will Define 2019 (And Predictions)

Sales Hacker

I think we’ll start to see more training and conversations trending in this direction. Companies to watch: Educational resources like Sales Hacker, new training and copy companies like CopyShoppe , and intent data companies like LinkedIn , Bombora , Signal HQ , and Demandbase. Mindtickle , Brainshark , and LevelJump for Training.

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It’s About Quality, Not Quantity: What An Olympic Skier Taught Us About Grit, Patience, and Practice

Lessonly

When she was 13 years old, she saw Hannah Kearney win a gold medal at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, and that’s when she knew she wanted to try for the Olympics herself. She was down for the count and in recovery for two years, which in the world of Olympic training is catastrophic. Like, way behind. It would make our day!

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Will Outside Sales Recover When the Pandemic Ends?

Zoominfo

Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) came into mainstream use between 2010 and 2016. Two years later in 2017, Outside Sales had already started spending almost half their time (45.4 It revolutionized Inside Sales by lowering costs, widening the addressable market, and introducing automated dialing to the cold-calling process.