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    Are we really looking at a 75% reduction in sales heads by 2020?

    Gerhard Gschwandtner, publisher of Selling Power - in a characteristically provocative piece - recently predicted that the number of sales people in the United States could decline from the current 18 million to around 4 million by 2020. He quoted a Gartner report that ...

    What is your marketing for?

    John Wanamaker - described by Wikipedia as the father of modern advertising, and a pioneer in marketing - is famously and ...

    Why you may need to redefine your competition

    Who (or what) does your company really compete against? For the majority of B2B product or service offerings, the answer is ...

    Why stalking your website visitors isn't a very good idea

    I recently received a LinkedIn message from someone whose profile I had accidently visited, saying something along the lines ...

    Sales Leaders: Are you really training your sales people to succeed?

    CSO Insights have just released their eagerly-awaited annual review of the state of sales performance - reflecting detailed ...

    Why Sales doesn’t care about Aligning with Marketing - but ought to

    I admit it. I’ve been guilty of promoting the benefits of sales and marketing alignment as if they were self-evident to ...

    Why Your Sales Process Doesn’t Matter

    Coming from somebody who has consistently sought to promote the value of focus and process in all matters connected with B2B ...

    What can we all learn from Apple’s stunning success?

    Apple has just posted results that far outstrip analyst expectations - nearly doubling their revenue year-on-year and more ...

    B2B Marketing: Why Maximising Leads Won’t Maximise Revenues

    I come across many marketing organisations that seem to believe that the more leads they generate, the better they are ...

    How to Make Your B2B Marketing Content Irresistibly Attractive

    There has been no shortage of articles highlighting the growing importance of having great content to support your sales and ...