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

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The study highlights that today’s more empowered buyer is engaging digitally versus personally through most of the cycle. Forrester reports that this shift to digital buying is real, and as a result, there will be a 22% decline in the number of B2B sales reps over the next 5 years.

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

The ROI Guy

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. The End of Sales as we Know It?

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

The ROI Guy

In a recent survey by IDC, 24% of buyers indicated that the sales reps are not prepared for presentations at all, 30% indicate that they are somewhat prepared , and only 29% indicate that they are well prepared. How to Measure and Present the Effectiveness of Yo. The invitation often coming after key decisions have already been made.

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Three Big Myths Debunked at SiriusDecisions Sales and Marketing Summit

The ROI Guy

Forrester concurred , reporting that digital experiences are replacing sales reps at a rapid pace, foretelling a 22% decline in the number of B2B sales reps over the next 5 years = a total of 1 million sales reps expected to lose their jobs. 3 - More Activity = More Effectiveness? Provide portable tools that facilitate the conversation.