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How to Sell in a Recession: 3 Tips Based on Experience

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I spoke with Lou Wolf, VP of sales at ZoomInfo, to learn how he survived the recession that followed the dot-com crash of 2001 and the financial crisis of 2008. triggered the world financial crisis of 2008. He shared some concrete tips for how sales professionals can prepare for what may be in store over the coming months.

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Tech layoffs? Great companies are actively hiring marketing technology talent

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They have varying job titles around marketing operations and marketing technology, from technical marketing specialist to full-stack marketing developer, from marketing automation manager to CRM administrator, from martech solutions architect to marketing software engineer. There are many splendid varieties of marketing technologists.

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Recession Planning: Should You Cut Your Marketing Budget?

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For instance, in 2008, the committee took nearly a year to declare a recession occurred. Just because something was designed to make your team more efficient, doesn’t mean it’s fulfilling its promise. This PlanetMoney TikTok gives a humorous explanation of the situation. Cut Inefficient Tech The same goes for technology.

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4 Ways Technology Has Changed B2B Selling

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Between 2008 and 2014, use of cloud-based CRM jumped from 12% to 87% ( source ). Improved data maintenance: Working off of bad, incomplete data is a quick way to kill your sales efficiency. 3. Automation becomes standard. Luckily, the latest sales automation tools take these menial tasks and make them much more streamlined.

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2023 Predictions

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Here are a few thoughts I had about 2023 related to the economy, Conversation Automation, revenue teams, and more. Do you recall that this was during the 2008 Great Recession? I think companies should be even more aggressive in their deployment of automation in 2023. 2023 Predictions. By Jim Kaskade.

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96% of top level marketers believe that tech is driving in-house. Why?

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Efficiency is fuelling change . Greater efficiency is a top 5 reason for brands moving their marketing in-house. . In fact, efficiency is the ‘it’ word of ad tech. All providers promise streamlined workflows, efficient processes, and enhanced productivity – something that not all agencies can deliver. .

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Have We Really Improved Marketing Productivity?

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B2B marketing automation, content marketing, inbound marketing, and social media marketing are just of few of the technologies and techniques that have changed B2B marketing over the past decade or so. One indicator of B2B marketing and sales productivity is the efficiency of the demand generation process.

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