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Stop Doing Stupid Sh*t: 18 Outdated Sales Tactics to Abandon in 2018

Hubspot Sales

Sales is fun, critically important to scaling businesses, financially lucrative, and intellectually stimulating. But being a salesperson in 2018 is very different than being a salesperson in 1987. Although it’s arguably more difficult to sell effectively in 2018, it’s easier for top performers to differentiate themselves.

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Inside vs. Outside Sales: How to Structure a Sales Team for Success

Hubspot Sales

Inside vs. Outside Sales. Inside sales reps often sell remotely, from an office base, while outside sales reps travel, brokering face-to-face deals. 47% of all salespeople work in inside sales, with 53% representing outside sales. Outside or inside sales? Out of the 5.7

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Gartner Recognizes Showpad as Representative Vendor in Market Guide for Digital Content Management for Sales

Showpad

percent increase from 2018. The process of identifying and implementing the right sales enablement technology specifically can be daunting so you need to know where the players fit in the solution ecosystem. Earlier this year Gartner predicted global IT spending to total $3.8 trillion in 2019 — a 3.2

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5 Game-Changing Trends Shaping the Future of Sales [New Report]

Sales Hacker

What tactics should sales leaders execute to still come out on top? State of Sales (Third Edition). But, tech-savvy sales professionals who know how to read and translate data into insight are being recognized on the sales floor. How should smart professionals turn the next wave of growth pains into profit? Silos are out.

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Sales Automation: 210+ Tools to Turbocharge Your Sales Process

Sales Hacker

To thrive in the new economy, you need sales-enabling technologies that optimize your existing tools, talent, and teamwork. Related: Best 160+ Sales Tools: The Complete List (2018 Update). Pros and Cons of Using Sales Automation. Analyze, manage, and improve sales performance. Perform data analysis.

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PODCAST 10: Using Data to Align Marketing, Sales, and Customer Success

Sales Hacker

I think we are in good shape where we will be cash flow positive for the entirety of 2018. It’s not until I started poking around and speaking to people that I realized that when direct response marketing was done well, it was no different than really managing long-term financial analysis. Sales and marketing stack.

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Sales Hacker’s Top Sales Trends & Predictions You MUST Be Aware Of In 2018

Sales Hacker

The race to the 2017 finish line is in full throttle – While last minute closed deals are still trickling in, B2B organizations are researching how to shape next year’s sales strategy to align with the top sales trends that are expected to emerge in 2018. – Lars Nilsson , VP of Global Inside Sales, Cloudera.

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