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Selling in the New Gig Economy

Crunchbase

Bureau of Labor Statistics admits that the number of gig workers in the country is difficult to confirm, in 2017 their best estimate was 55 million. trillion to the economy in 2017. Do you offer 24-hour customer service? The benefits you offer your customers can be rational or emotional in nature. While the U.S.

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Why Sales Decisions Rooted in Real Empathy Are Key

Crunchbase

Consider the irony: In May 2020 Pepsi released a study on consumer perceptions of brand empathy, but very few consider Pepsi to be an empathic brand right now because of poor decisions it made in 2017. My friend Andy Paul challenges companies that claim they are going to “lead with empathy.” How Can You Develop Real Empathy?

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Is revenue operations just another word for sales operations?

InsightSquared

What I’ve seen happen is a siloing in data structure and processes for marketing, customer, services, and sales teams. In 2017, we talked a lot about the goal and strategic value sales operations offers an organization — what’s the objective of the revenue operations department?

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Servitization: When Manufacturers Become Service Companies

SugarCRM

These new services complementing the use of manufactured goods come with new ways to interact with your customers. In short, manufacturing companies that are building a servitization business model invariably need to figure out how also become a software-as-a-service business.

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The 25 Sales Leaders You Should Get to Know in 2020

Crunchbase

He’s constantly on Twitter ( @godardabel ) sharing relevant research and interesting findings related to sales, and is definitely someone to follow in order to up your sales game. Kustomer is an omnichannel SaaS platform specializing in customer service. Max Altschuler. VP of Marketing at Outreach. Company Funding: $239 million.

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The 10 Best AI Tools for Small Businesses and How to Use Them

Hubspot Sales

Customer Support AI opens up the potential for small businesses to offer 24/7 assistance to their customers. According to our State of AI Report , customer service professionals cite this as AI's biggest benefit. This round-the-clock support is driven mainly by AI-powered chatbots and self-service tools.

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The 54 Sales Leaders You Should Get to Know in 2020

Crunchbase

His meteoric rise to VP of sales did not go unnoticed–he’s definitely a sales leader to keep on your radar in the coming years. Why Cynthia should be on your radar: Cynthia Barnes is the definition of a sales leader and champion for women in sales. Kustomer is an omnichannel SaaS platform specializing in customer service.