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Forrester: The Accelerating Death of the B2B Sales Rep

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I n this session, Forrester boldly predicted that 1 million B2B salespeople would be displaced by 2020, as B2B buyers by-pass reps who just take orders or pitch products, instead favoring digital self-service and more value-added interactions with a select group of more capable, consultative sales reps.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B.

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Now, in B2B, we have seen a similar dramatic shift towards prospects taking charge of the buying cycle, using on-line content marketing, resources and tools to drive research, comparisons and purchase decisions. Content Marketing and the Forgotten Sales Professi. How Do You Get Started in Content Marketing?

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: IDC: Economic Buyers, Digital Overload.

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Thursday, November 04, 2010 IDC: Economic Buyers, Digital Overload and Sales Enablement Define Marketing for 2011 I just had the pleasure of presenting a webinar with Randy Perry, VP Business Value at IDC. In this blog post, I present a few of the key research metrics and advice. We call this the “Internet fueled buying cycle.&#