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84% of B2B Sales Start with a Referral — Not a Salesperson

Harvard Business

Outbound B2B sales are becoming less and less effective. In fact, a recent survey found that connecting with a prospect now takes 18 or more phone calls, callback rates are below 1%, and only 24% of outbound sales emails are ever opened. Why are more and more buyers avoiding salespeople during the buying process?

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Great Depression 2020?

CaseInterview.com

I’ve been noticing that there are questions lately about what caused the Great Depression and whether we’re at risk of something similar in 2020. Now, let's look at 2020 from an economic and medical history perspective and discuss why I think a recession is extremely likely. This is not true. It’s simply difficult to tell at the start.

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Trends Shaping the Automotive Industry in 2022

Epicflow

This year, the automotive industry is expected to continue its recovery following the headwinds of tough 2020. Electric Vehicles Production and Sales Will Grow. Interestingly, registration of electric cars in 2020 increased in major markets despite the pandemic [1]. . What else should we expect in 2022?

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Friday Fusion: December 11, 2020

Tsavo Neal

But when it comes to converting traffic into revenue, sales is the toughest part for me. Whether that’s selling on the phone or selling with words (copywriting), sales has never been easy for me. Despite all this, I’m working very hard to improve my sales skills. I’ll keep working on it until I’m a good salesman.

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5 Essential Pieces of a Prospecting Solution

Forward thinking sales leaders are starting to prioritize technology initiatives. Is your team focused on building a reliable tech stack for 2020? Five essential features to consider when assessing the vendor landscape. Steps your buying committee must go through when purchasing a prospecting solution.

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How to Maximize Your Impact by Creating an Online Course with Christy Ogilvie

Consulting Matters

You know the feeling I'm talking about - the one that describes 2020 perfectly. Do you have the tech figured out about course delivery and sales? "OMG - could anything else go wrong?". and got to work creating her first online course. We love Kajabi and use it exclusively as it has everything you need for courses.

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Friday Fusion: October 16, 2020

Tsavo Neal

Branding and marketing without sales is like building a super fancy restaurant that looks amazing on the outside…. How do you generate sales? If you want to generate more sales, make more offers. Then, it’s time for sales to take over — and to start generating revenue. Branding comes before marketing.

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2020 Database Strategies and Contact Acquisition Survey Report

Marketing and sales teams are feeling pressured to deliver authentic messaging to buyers at every point of their customer journey. This report aims to highlight the current state of B2B database and contact acquisition strategies and organizations’ goals to leverage data to fuel their go-to-market strategies in 2020 and beyond.