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2017’s Top 4 Sales Trends

Sales and Marketing Management

Surely you heard some variation of that directive during 2017 sales kickoff season. In assessing the evolution of the sales process over the past year, we have identified a number of emerging trends that innovative companies are leveraging today to drive sales. The question is, how? That’s great news. That’s per rep.

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2018 Top MarTech Trends: Top Pain Points and Spending Priorities for CMOs

DiscoverOrg Sales

Whether you sell into the Marketing Department or you are marketer, check out our predictions for marketing spend in 2018, based on trends from year-over-year survey results. Three areas caused the most distress in Q3 2017: Dated or inaccurate data impedes effectiveness of marketing operations. New MarTech Spend.

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Top Trends in Successful Sales Development Teams

InsideSales.com

Since our last State of Sales Development study in 2017, we’ve seen a significant shift in the ratio of account executives (AE) to sales development reps (SDR). In 2017, 2018, and 2020, the ratio has declined from 3.0 Between 2017 and 2018, the industry rotated towards exclusively account-based models (47.7%

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Year-End Roundup: Top 10 Most Popular Blogs of 2017

DiscoverOrg Sales

An acquisition, sales and marketing tips, and thought leadership that often bucks the trend. Check out our most-read and most-shared blogs from 2017! 2017 has been the Year of the Data Breach. The post Year-End Roundup: Top 10 Most Popular Blogs of 2017 appeared first on DiscoverOrg. DiscoverOrg saw it coming.

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7 Must-Have Automated Documents for Sales Success

Companies are increasingly implementing technology to bring efficiency to their workforce. Data accessibility aside, teams continuously struggle with manual processes for document generation. Learn why automating your documents is key to sales success.

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TSE 696: Top B2B Sales Trends for 2017

Sales Evangelist

In this episode, he’s dishing out top B2B sales trends they’ve seen in 2017 (some of which are going to roll over to 2018). Here are the highlights of my conversation with Chris: […] The post TSE 696: Top B2B Sales Trends for 2017 appeared first on The Sales Evangelist. He works for Gong.io He works for Gong.io

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3 Reasons You Should Join 2017’s Conversational Presenting Trend

Hubspot Sales

Conversational presenting is a big trend in 2017. It signals a change in how audiences want to receive information and reveals a flashy slide deck isn’t enough to win over your prospects anymore. Treating each meeting like a conversation allows you to navigate presentations based on your prospect’s needs.

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From Sales Enablement to Sales Performance: Moving the Needle on the Metrics That Matter

Speaker: Mike Kunkle, Founder & Sales Transformation Architect, Transforming Sales Results LLC

To make matters worse, according to a 2017 study by CSO Insights, “Sales enablement is a growing trend, but sales performance is not improving. In hundreds of organizations, the sales enablement function is run differently, with a different focus, responsibilities, and initiatives. Clearly, something is missing.”

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In the Race to Win More Customers, Sales Needs Digital Transformation

Salesforce users were surveyed about the forces shaping today's workplace. Discover the results and why investments in digital transformation and automation are pushing sales teams ahead.