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Back to the Future: F2F selling is returning, but virtual selling is here to stay

Strategic Account Management Association

According to research we conducted during the second half of 2020 (involving salespeople and sales executives at more than 100 B2B companies), just 31 percent of respondents said they expect to return to pre-pandemic levels of in-person sales activities ( Figure1 ).

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20 Stats That Make the Case for Sales Automation

Hubspot Sales

Or maybe, you struggled to find the right deck or piece of sales content to best convey your value proposition at the right time. 61% of businesses leveraging automation reported exceeding revenue targets in 2020. AI adoption in sales has been forecasted to grow 139% between 2020 and 2023. Sales Automation Stats.

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Private client management and marketing: Business plans, recruitment, assessments and automation (Nov 2023)

Red Star Kim

We talked about the importance of employer brands too ( Employer Value Proposition – EVP – at DAC Beachcroft is described in this post PM Conference Report 2022: Strategy implementation (kimtasso.com) ). kimtasso.com).

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Return on sales in B2B Wholesale – What is it and how to increase it?

QYMATIX

This article will discuss ROS and how sales executives can improve it using predictive sales software and AI in B2B. According to a study by the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) on the ROS of German companies in 2020, the average ROS for the wholesale and foreign trade sector (which includes B2B wholesalers) is around 4.8%.

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AI Washing: AI or not AI, That is the Question

QYMATIX

“As AI accelerates up the Hype Cycle, many software providers are looking to stake their claim in the biggest gold rush in recent years,” says Jim Hare, research vice president at Gartner. In approximately 60% of the cases – 1,580 companies – there was evidence of AI material to a company’s value proposition.”

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Sales Enablement Trends to Look Out for in 2020 and Beyond

Showpad

It will be critical for Sales organizations to closely examine all such factors if they hope to optimize their Sales enablement program for substantial, ongoing success in 2020 and beyond. In these moments, sellers may have tunnel vision solely for the closed deal and want to aggressively push value propositions on prospects.

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Lean Startup Methodology: What It Is and How to Implement It

Hubspot Sales

However, what worked to build new companies in the 2010’s isn’t necessarily the best course of action in 2020 and beyond. A well thought-out business model canvas should include the following elements: Value proposition — The main concept or objective of your business. Scaling a company doesn’t have to be a destructive process.