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Death of the B2B Sales Rep? An Interview with the Sales Enablement Lab

The ROI Guy

The original recording can be accessed at: [link] There has been some controversial research from several top analysts on the Death of the B2B Sales Rep. Their research indicates that when B2B buyers are making a purchase decision, they go 57% of the way through the buyer’s journey BEFORE engaging with a sales rep.

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

The ROI Guy

From our research and best practices work with leading B2B sales and marketing groups, Alinean provides its top 5 predictions for 2011: 1. The consumer is now in charge: researching specifications, configuring and customizing solutions, getting peer reviews and advice, comparing prices, and “buying now&#.

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Three Big Myths Debunked at SiriusDecisions Sales and Marketing Summit

The ROI Guy

And plenty of controversy too, with SiriusDecisions taking on three big industry myths, with important new research findings: #1 - Death of a Salesman? According to the research results, Marisa reported that B2B buyers interact with sales reps at every stage of the buyer's journey.

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Top 56 B2B Marketing Posts for September 2010

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Tribes Rule the Hyper-Social Organization - Paul Gillin , September 8, 2010 I’ve been looking forward to reading The Hyper-Social Organization since I first heard François Gossieaux and Ed Moran discuss the findings of their “Tribalization of Business&# research at a conference two years ago. Disintermediation (3). Tweet This!