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2010 vs. 2020: 9 Sales Strategies That Changed Dramatically in the Last Decade

Hubspot Sales

2010 Sales Strategies. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics , from 2008 to 2010 consumer spending decreased in the areas of food, housing, entertainment, personal insurance, pensions, apparel, and services. In 2010, 7.2% Over the past decade, digital marketing has changed the way consumers make buying decisions.

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The Psychology of Choice: How to Make Easier Decisions

Hubspot Sales

Choice is our ability to make decisions when presented with two or more options. The psychology of choice explores why we subconsciously make the decisions we do, what motivates those decisions, and what needs these decisions are meant to satisfy. And that can make choice difficult. What is Choice?

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Winning Over Buying Groups: How to Sell to Multiple B2B Decision Makers

Brooks Group

Ten to fifteen years ago, a seller could huddle up with three or four decision makers and quickly decide on a purchase. Since 2010, the average buying group has grown from three to four decision makers to six to 10 according to research by Gartner. Decision-making time, compared to five to seven years ago, has increased by 60%.

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The Five Health Care Trends Every SAM Needs to Know

Strategic Account Management Association

Back in 2009-2010, the architects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) assumed that integrated delivery networks were the answer to health care’s affordability problem. Early in 2020, many health care organizations were already leveraging AI to improve decision making and automate difficult or tedious tasks. Where are we now?

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Selling challenges in professional services: Sales processes and skills

Red Star Kim

Nervousness – Shyness, modesty, lack of confidence and fear of failure can make fee-earners reluctant to organise meetings to take the next steps in building a potential client relationship. There is rarely a deep understanding of how disparate and disconnected decision-making units are across such large organisations.

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The Ultimate Game Changer

SBI Growth

Competition got more aggressive; funnels are filled with more “no decisions” than ever before. Sign up for SBI’s 7th annual research tour: " How to Make Your Number in 2014: A Sales Strategy You Can Execute." Results - In a study in 2010 by McKinsey showed that 75% of solution selling projects fail. Has your sales process?

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Opioid Response Strategic Plans: Maximizing the Impact of Opioid Settlement Funds

Envisio

If we summarize the next decade, from the year 2000 to 2010, opioid use exploded. By 2010, American deaths hit 16,000 per year and Fentanyl took us by storm. With a well-structured plan in place, we can make a significant impact on addressing the opioid epidemic. Safer” opioids. They were ordered to pay $600 million in fines.