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22 Things We Learned About the Sales Industry in 2017

Hubspot Sales

Forty-seven percent of sales professionals were outbound sales professionals in 2017, with 43 percent doing inbound sales. Our 2017 “State of Sales” report showed companies spend around $4,581 annually on technology per rep. Our State of Sales 2017 study showed the average base/variable compensation split was 47:53. Only 60.9%

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Zoom Becomes Video Conferencing Leader During COVID-19. Why?

Zoominfo

“We do not want to grow too fast,” said Eric Yuan, CEO of Zoom, in a 2017 interview with Saastr. The company hasn’t had to do too much pursuing as of late, given that the pandemic—and the worldwide corporate transition to working from home that has accompanied it—has supercharged the demand for what Zoom sells: web conferencing software.

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75 Mind-Blowing Sales Statistics That Will Help You Sell Smarter in 2017

Hubspot Sales

Sales Statistics [2017]. Half of revenue is influenced by social selling in 14 common industries, including computer software, healthcare, and marketing and advertising. Forty-four percent looked to their manager, 35% to team training resources, and 24% to media. Sales prospecting stats. You’re not alone.

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16 Top Sales Conferences You Should Attend in 2017 & 2018

Hubspot Sales

So we’ve compiled a list (in chronological order) of the top sales conferences you should attend in 2017 and 2018. Sales Conferences 2017. SaaStr is a conference for -- you guessed it -- people working at SaaS (Software as a Service) companies. Speakers include: David Mattson (CEO and president, Sandler Training).

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7 Must-Have Automated Documents for Sales Success

Companies are increasingly implementing technology to bring efficiency to their workforce. Data accessibility aside, teams continuously struggle with manual processes for document generation. Learn why automating your documents is key to sales success.

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Responding to the Digital Sales Shift

Sales and Marketing Management

In fact, Kavadellas, CEO of Georgia-based Orasi, a software developer, reseller and consulting firm, was scheduled to play a round with a client and a prospect the day after we spoke with him in November for this story. Is it necessary to train sales reps on new skills? positive or negative,” he writes.

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Performance Platforms

Sales and Marketing Management

Online retail is expected to grow 8 to 12 percent in 2017 — three times higher than the growth rate of retail overall. Software is eating the world,” stated Marc Andreessen in a 2011 Wall Street Journal article. If software was eating the world then, it is devouring it now without stopping to chew. Source: DDB Worldwide).

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In the Race to Win More Customers, Sales Needs Digital Transformation

Salesforce users were surveyed about the forces shaping today's workplace. Discover the results and why investments in digital transformation and automation are pushing sales teams ahead.