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How 2 Brands Successfully Shook Up Their Sales Strategy

Hubspot Sales

Pivoting your sales strategy is a significant, difficult decision, but if your business needs new life, it might be the way to go. In 2017 , Nike's sales growth hit a standstill. Those dismal numbers prompted Nike to reevaluate its sales strategy, and ultimately, inspired a pivot. Porsche also ranked first in two key J.D.

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Getting Culture Right: Five Lessons for Merger Success in the Sales Department

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: David Sill In August 2017, the DiscoverOrg sales team was working at top speed, well aware that Q4 was right around the corner, when our CEO announced the acquisition of a formidable competitor, RainKing. Says the study author, “…the employee must be pivotal. So, how do you avoid doom?

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Artificial Intelligence in Business Decision Making

SugarCRM

The Perception of AI for Businesses: 2017. SugarCRM surveyed in 2017 to find out how businesses were indeed approaching AI and data-driven processes. Here’s what the 2017 survey numbers indicated: Most businesses were using or planned to use AI. Only approximately 15% had a rigid no approach to AI in 2017.

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Selling With Video At Every Stage of the Funnel

Funnel Clarity

In 2017, publishers across different industries and verticals made a ‘ pivot to video ’ drawing praise and criticism alike. There’s no question that video as a medium is rapidly increasing in popularity. As HubSpot’s research shows, video is becoming the preferred content format by a clear margin.

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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. Pivoting is a signature startup move. How much funding will depend on how you define your particular pivot. While the U.S.

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AI’s Role In Sales and Marketing

Sales and Marketing Management

That question kicks off the new book “Pivot to the Future” by three thought leaders from the consulting giant Accenture. Predictions for the impact of AI, the authors state, suggest a doubling of the economic growth of developed countries between 2017 and 2035, potentially adding $7.4 trillion to the U.S. economy alone. AI’s Infancy.

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The 2019 World Class Sales Practices Report: Why Your Revenue Numbers Give Your Sales Team False Confidence

Miller Heiman Group

Among the B2B buyers polled in the study, the percentage of organizations claiming deep relationships with customers fell 4% since the 2017 study. In addition, sales organizations struggle both to close deals (despite a small uptick this year, the majority of forecasted deals still fell through) and to be perceived as true partners.

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