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How Oracle Thrived in the 2008 Recession, Even with Missed Revenue Opportunities

SBI Growth

The year is 2007. The real estate market is flush. Stocks are booming. Getting a loan has never been easier. Companies are investing in themselves, growing their businesses, and increasing shareholder value. Now fast forward to 2008. The real estate bubble.

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Enterprise sales lessons: How I almost closed Google, Intuit & Oracle

Close.io

And finally, there will be some revenue!”. We hustled hard, we pitched perfectly, the product concept was great, and high-level leadership loved it, not just at Google, but also at Intuit and Oracle. Oracle broke our heart. But the most painful experience was Oracle. We had our doubts. We were too small.

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Oracle Taught Me Customer Service Can Help Align Sales and Marketing

Jeff Davis

It was such a pleasure being invited to attend Oracle's Modern CX conference this past week as a marketing influencer. Thank you Oracle for such an outstanding conference and opportunity to connect with passionate CX professionals. The I also learned a ton from interviewing CX thought-leader - Shep Hyken. create togetherness.

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“Why I Love Selling” Wolrad Claudy

Partners in Excellence

I first met him years ago when he ran global sales for Tekelec (acquired by Oracle). Here is what I got: “ Being passionate about selling can be beneficial for several reasons: Financial Success: A strong focus on selling can lead to increased revenue and financial stability. Preface : Wolrad Claudy is a great friend and client.

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GTM 79: Surviving and Thriving with Frugal, Gorilla GTM Against Giant Incumbents | Amit Pande

Sales Hacker

Amit Pande is CMO and EVP of Strategy at Aviso AI, a leading revenue intelligence platform. In a prior life, Amit also led product and UX teams at Yahoo and Oracle. 43:00) One thing revenue leaders believe to be true that Amit thinks is bull$. (45:45) 21:12) Changing the playing field in a competitive market. (22:15)

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What’s the Scoop? July 25, 2022

Zoominfo

If you’re not familiar with ZoomInfo’s Scoops, they consist of actionable insights that your sales, marketing, and recruiting teams can use to improve their workflows and increase revenue. This week’s list includes Wells Fargo, Oracle, Microsoft, and loanDepot. The tally of disclosed headcount lost is nearly 7,000.

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The 4 Fundamentals of Revenue Intelligence That Actually Matter to Sales Teams

Mindtickle

Revenue intelligence sounds like a dream come true for any sales leader. Of course, you want more intelligence about how to predict and grow revenue. According to Salesforce , it’s simply “a data-driven way to sell [using] AI and automation to create visibility across the revenue lifecycle.”. Increase visibility into deal flow.

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