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

The ROI Guy

To prevent complete disintermediation of sales from the prospect’s decision making process, sales professionals must be made relevant and important again to buyers.

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Three Big Myths Debunked at SiriusDecisions Sales and Marketing Summit

The ROI Guy

These findings directly contradict the other analyst findings that b-to-b sales reps’ roles and importance are declining due to a disintermediation by B2B marketing and digital resources. Create a sales support function that provides reps what they need to keep selling. More activity does not equate to more effectiveness.