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4 Trends Putting the “Value” Back in Value-Added Resellers

Hubspot Sales

If you follow Chief Martec ’s Scott Brinker, you already know the marketing technology landscape has seen explosive growth over the past ten years, growing from just 150 software businesses in 2011 to over 5,000 in 2017. But did you know this happening in sales technology now too? They need a growth stack.

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Implications for B2B Selling in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Mike Kunkle

AI cannot yet perform a brainstorming session that mimics humans, so explosions of innovation are still needed from salespeople, and senior management. Could AI have suggested/predicted the creation of the iPad? New ideas, new content, new approaches to customers is likely the domain of human beings. Adaptability.

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The Sliding Scale of Sales Transformation

Mike Kunkle

Sales Tech/Tools. Select and implement sales technology to support your sales force, create efficiency, and increase time spent selling and support effectiveness. Sales Comp/Recognition. Discuss, share, brainstorm, problem-solve, collaborate cross-functionally, use your best judgment, and decide.

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Twenty-Five for ’21: Predictions for the New Year, Part 1

SalesGlobe

We did, however, survey sales leaders from around the world, consult with SalesGlobe clients from Fortune 1000 companies, and interview experts on selling, strategy, communication, and sales technology in our weekly Rethink Sales Virtual Round Tables. Teams will collaborate less, decreasing productivity.