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How Data and Intelligence Are Going to Change the Sales Industry Forever

Crunchbase

Before technology, sales was primarily based on outside field salespeople making face-to-face sales meetings with prospective and current customers. In turn, they were supported by inside sales representatives focusing on helping them complete their daily tasks. Automate and analyze tasks.

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The Top Ten Changes In Sales Over The Past Ten Years

Bernadette McClelland

Today the business manager and the purchasing manager’s roles have been elevated and are considered pivotal senior management roles. According to Manpower, the role of a salesperson is in the top five hardest jobs to fill every year and in 2014, it was second hardest role worldwide. Besides many today have their own gatekeepers.

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First Direct Lending Achieves Rapid Growth with Velocify

Velocify

Since opening in 2014, they’ve had to be highly innovative and nimble in order to successfully differentiate themselves in such a competitive market. Since opening in 2014, First Direct Lending has grown from five loan officers to well over 100 and counting – a 20x increase in their salesforce. Business Growth Without Hurdles.

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PODCAST 135: Pushing Through the Zone of Discomfort Towards Personal Growth with AJ Bruno

Sales Hacker

I think that that’s kind of crazy to look at, but it was still relatively new, at least for an inside sales team. Sam Jacobs : What were the key inflection points as you’re getting a company literally from zero up to 25 million, 150 person sales organization? Meltwater didn’t have them. So yeah, it was fun.