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

Hubspot Sales

2010 Sales Strategies. With consumers and businesses navigating a challenging economy and sobering job market, many companies were focused on staying afloat. In 2010, 7.2% Over the past decade, digital marketing has changed the way consumers make buying decisions. For ages, sales and marketing teams worked in silos.

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3 Reasons to Market Your Small Business Like A Drug Dealer

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Andrew Frazier You need to market your small business like a drug dealer. It does until you take a closer look at their marketing and sales strategy. Small business owners can learn a lot from analyzing what drug dealers do in terms of defining their target market, performing marketing activities, and building relationships.

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Why Traditional Marketing Is Broken (and 5 Ways to Fix It)

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Jim Ewel This should be the golden age of marketing. We have more tools at our disposal to implement and measure marketing, and, until the pandemic hit, advertising budgets were at record levels. The traditional marketing plan is broken. The traditional marketing organization is broken. How do we fix this?

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The Pipeline ? Top Sales & Marketing Awards 2011

The Pipeline

December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010. August 2010. April 2010. March 2010. February 2010. January 2010. Top Sales & Marketing Awards 2011. One for Top Sales & Marketing Blog , where I share the company of last year’s winner S. August 2011.

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Listening Tops the List of Must-Have Communication Skills for Success in Selling

Connect2Sell

businesses found that upgrading team members’ communication effectiveness is associated with a 30% improvement in the organization’s market value. IN 2010, approximately 11 million business meetings took place every day in the U.S. Consider these findings: A study of 267 leading U.S. This adds up to over $50 million in annual losses.

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Building Loyalty Evolves with Data, Smartphones, and Personalization

Zoominfo

As part of go to market, loyalty initiatives include a mix of actions, such as VIP programs, product upsells, and campaigns for user-based reviews. Loyalty is one of the four building blocks that creates a core go-to-market framework for businesses. Loyalty marketing has evolved over the years. Source: ZoomInfo.

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The Pipeline ? 23 Marketing Tips For Avoiding Small Business Failure

The Pipeline

December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010. August 2010. April 2010. March 2010. February 2010. January 2010. 23 Marketing Tips For Avoiding Small Business Failure. Unfortunately there are also many sales and marketing reasons. Avoid Ad Hoc Marketing.