This review has allowed us to listen to contributions from around the globe about the changing world of sales, but the buyer has changed and to me this is all rooted in buyers. We can debate, discuss and dissect all we like but sellersneed to be where buyers are
Published: May 07, 2015
Technology enables companies to carry out a vast array of marketing-related tasks more efficiently than ever, conferring significant benefits for CMOs and their organisations in their quest for greater revenues, reduced costs and a vastly improved customer experience.
But while the advantages of technology are undeniable,...
Published: Apr 25, 2018
Organizations like Microsoft, Amazon, and Google are turning to experimentation to relentlessly pursue high-performing digital products, campaigns, and experiences. Whether you’re completely new to experimentation or you’re looking to upgrade your current capability, this eBook is designed to help you understand...
Published: Jan 08, 2018
Sales and marketing. They’re lumped together so much in conversation, you’d think they’re a perfect combination — like peanut butter and jelly. But the relationship is more often like oil and water.
Get five suggestions any organization can follow to better align their sales and marketing...
Published: Jan 28, 2016
A sales stack is a collection of software solutions that support a sales organization’s efforts to generate revenue.
In this first annual Sales Tech Benchmark Survey, we identify the most commonly used sales technologies, and which are being considered most for the year ahead. This will give us a clear view...
Published: Jun 19, 2018
Amazon, Ebay, Alibaba … be they large or small, general or specialised, the economic position of marketplaces is always secure. Marketplaces are very effective for online retailers: their large amounts of traffic can give great visibility to your products, and therefore increase sales dramatically.
But...
Published: Dec 14, 2016
Recent Aberdeen research has uncovered that, on average, sales teams only achieve 55% of their company’s annual sales goal. Based on the performance ranges of all surveyed sales organizations, this result, in itself, should be alarming.
Simultaneously, the top pressure cited by 44% of sales organizations is...
Published: Jun 19, 2018
In our 36-criteria evaluation of CRM suites for enterprise organizations, we identified the nine most significant CRM suites from eight prominent vendors — Infor, Microsoft, NetSuite,
Oracle, Pegasystems, Salesforce, SAP, and SugarCRM — and researched, analyzed, and scored them.
This report...
Published: Jan 05, 2018
Through 4 customer interviews and data aggregation, Forrester concluded that Anaplan planning platform has the following 3-year financial impact.
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Published: Sep 29, 2017
Sales organizations are undergoing a paradigm shift, driven by digital transformation, to deliver meaningful customer engagement.
Organizations are advancing beyond agent productivity and capitalizing on technology’s ability to deliver key insights and predictive analytics that can unlock revenue growth. ...
Published: Feb 15, 2018
You have bold ambitions for your sales team. You want to—and need to—reinvent productivity. But the success of your sales team is stifled by silos. It’s no wonder they’re struggling when their transactional systems, social networking, and productivity tools are separate.
With the Microsoft...
Published: Jan 12, 2018
We asked analysts and industry leaders what customer engagement trends they thought were key for 2017 and beyond.
From cutting-edge technologies such as IoT and bots to a new spin on old ideas, hot topics boil down to five key trends that will define the customer experience going forward.
In this ebook, learn:...
Published: Jul 26, 2017
The 2017 Magic Quadrant provides Gartner’s annual analysis of the contact center infrastructure vendors. The report examines the innovations driving the market and compares vendors based on completeness of vision and ability to execute.
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Published: Jul 26, 2017
Customer service is a very complex initiative for organisations.
As simple as it sounds to “just answer questions,” the speed at which new terms are introduced, the rise of new channels, and the nuances of implementing new solutions makes it almost impossible for those in charge to succeed. When...
Published: Jan 21, 2016