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Three Forces Drove Venture Capital Trends in 2020

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Looking back on 2020, it surprised some to see that VC funding remained strong despite economic, social, and political uncertainty. For many venture capitalists, 2020 was an opportunity to invest in the tools and technology that accelerated due to the pandemic. Three trends appear to help drive the increased funding in 2020: .

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Are Businesses Releasing More or Less Products in 2020? Depends on Size.

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Any way you toss the numbers, it’s shocking: Companies have launched more new products so far in 2020 than in each of the prior two years. Through just September 2020, companies have rolled out 7% more products than in 2019 and 19% more than in 2018. Mid-market organizations struggle. Source: ZoomInfo. Source: ZoomInfo.

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7 Skills You’ll Need in Marketing for 2021

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Jim Ewel With 2020 behind us (thankfully), how should we prepare for 2021? If you’re a marketer, here are seven essential skills marketing leaders will need in the new year. . Wasn’t 2020 the year when we needed every bit of resolve we could muster to deal with the avalanche of change? 1: Able to adapt. .

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How a Marketing Leader Relentlessly Drives Alignment With Sales

SBI Growth

Marketing leaders have faced numerous difficulties over the past year, but one challenge is not exclusive to just 2020—sales and marketing alignment. Getting this correct is more imperative now than ever before and can make-or-break your growth strategy. Ultimately, companies.

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3 Actions CEOs Take to Capture Market Share From the Competition

SBI Growth

The 2019 fiscal year is in the rearview mirror, and 2020 has officially started. Strategic planning is finished, and plans to get off to a fast start in FY20 are in motion. For many CEOs, the strategy and approach used.

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Market Expansion: Three Approaches for Companies Looking to Grow

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The map shows the literal market expansion T-Mobile achieved from the purchase. Market expansion strategy is one of four quadrants that make up the go-to-market framework for businesses. A core piece of expansion is the idea of increasing a seller’s total addressable market. How a company already performs in a new market.

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2021 Job Market: Watch for Funding, Flexibility, and Diversity

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A public health crisis, limping economy, divisive election, and heavy unemployment have all made the job market unpredictable. Comparing the period from April 2019 through April 2020, there were increases for angel and seed funding (up 27% year over year), series A funding (up 15%), and series B funding (up 8%).

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