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4 Types of Sales Positions That Can Never Be Replaced by AI

Understanding the Sales Force

I began debunking sales articles when the first ones predicting the death of selling appeared circa 2008. Later, articles predicting the end of selling became both more prolific and more specific including the certain death of: Solution Selling Cold Calling Consultative Selling Sales Process SPIN Selling and more.

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Solution Selling: The Ultimate Guide

Hubspot Sales

You've probably heard of solution selling — it might even be your strategy of choice. It's a sales methodology that became popular in the 1980s, and it's based on a pretty simple premise: A salesperson diagnoses their prospect’s needs, then recommends the right products and or services to accommodate them.

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6 Sales Trends That Could Fizzle This Year [New Data]

Hubspot Sales

Sales trends come and go. In this post, I’ll review some sales trends we could see fizzle out throughout the year based on findings from our 2024 State of Sales Report. 6 Sales Trends That Could Fizzle This Year 1. 6 Sales Trends That Could Fizzle This Year 1. Prioritizing virtual selling. Why the change?

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Tech Sales – The shift from product selling, through solution selling, to customer needs selling

Artesian Solutions

Tech Sales – The shift from product selling, through solution selling, to customer needs selling. It can drive significant improvements in how they connect and engage with customers, deliver sales strategies, improve business development and guarantee long term customer success. Identification.

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5 Pieces of Terrible Sales Advice (& What to Do Instead), According to Coursedog's Director of Sales

Hubspot Sales

Welcome to "The Pipeline" — a weekly column from HubSpot, featuring actionable advice and insight from real sales leaders. Sometimes, the insight you get can help you shape more sound, thoughtful sales efforts — giving you a framework to help you better understand your prospects and how to cater to them. And you're in sales?

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What Is Sales? A Quick Guide

Hubspot Sales

The term, "sales", encompasses all activities involved in selling a product or service to a consumer or business. But "sales" means so much more for businesses. Companies have entire sales organizations comprised of employees that are dedicated to selling their products and services. What is sales?

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Why Inbound and Inside Sales Experts Think Sales Process is Dead Too

Understanding the Sales Force

Sales Process isn't even the only thing that inbound marketers say is dead. They'll have you believing that salespeople are no longer needed, selling is dead, and a consultative approach is dead too. Let's start with my recent Google search for "Sales Process is Dead." They support and enhance selling. April 29 2013.

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