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Sorry, But “How Many Touches Does it Take to Make a Sale?” is No Longer a Valid Question

The Point

Here’s Kathleen Schaub, now Vice President of the CMO Advisory Practice at IDC, interviewed back in 2011 : “The Internet and social media have triggered a turbulent change – the rich dialog has shifted online and away from the sales person. Today’s reality is a different world entirely. Plus, B2B buyers have become expert buyers.

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Think Your Inside Sales Team Has it Covered? Think Again.

The Point

Or you can make the smart investment, and integrate marketing automation seamlessly into your inside sales operation by incorporating automated, personalized, relevant email follow-up within 5 minutes of any new lead entering the funnel. Well, you can hire more telesales reps and throw more warm bodies at the problem.