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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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“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). As a student studying physics, I was convinced that sales is the last thing I would consider for my professional life. Preface : Wolrad Claudy is a great friend and client. He’s one of the most fascinating sales leaders I’ve worked with.

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

Sales Hacker

In a prior life, Amit also led product and UX teams at Yahoo and Oracle. Amit is a Stanford GSB alumnus and has served on its alumni board, and has also studied human-computer interaction and engineering at the University of Minnesota.

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Five Ways Live Chat Can Increase Sales

Sales and Marketing Management

A recent Oracle survey noted that only 40 percent of participants currently employ a live chat platform ( Source ). Power and Associates Social Media Benchmark Study, millennials are more likely to use online media for interactions than the telephone. The adoption rate of such technology, though, is still not ubiquitous.

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4 Reasons Marketers Love Jay Baer

Zoominfo

Convince & Convert is a consulting firm that helps the world’s most iconic brands like The United Nations, Nike, 3M, and Oracle use technology to win new customers, and keep the customers they’ve already earned. Jay Baer is the President of Convince & Convert.

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Why Are 75% of Salespeople Ineffective?

No More Cold Calling

How many of us studied sales in college? Engineers, scientists, accountants, lawyers—these folks all study their crafts. They’ll think you’re the Oracle of Delphi. Because no one ever taught them how to sell. But most sales reps enter the field without any formal training. You’ll be dead on.”. Read the rest of this article.

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2018 Sales Kickoff Meeting Ideas, Themes, Agenda, Best Practices Planning Guide

HeavyHitter Sales

Martin is the foremost expert on “Sales Linguistics,” the study of how salespeople and customers use language during the decision-making process. His Heavy Hitter sales training program has helped over 100,000 salespeople become top revenue producers at companies including IBM, Google, Oracle, PayPal, and Lenovo.   Steve W.

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