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6 Reasons Why Technology Won’t Kill B2B Salespeople

YoungUpstarts

A new report from Forrester Research called “Death of a B2B Salesman,” predicts that one million U.S. B2B salespeople will lose their jobs to self-service e-commerce by 2020. I’ve seen first-hand the growth in the B2B sales industry. Here are 6 reasons why technology will not represent the death of the B2B salesperson: 1.

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4 Reasons A Diverse Sales Team Will Boost Revenue

YoungUpstarts

A recent survey from Career Builder , which polled 3,200 full-time workers and 223 human-resource managers, found that only 35% of women feel confident that compensation is dispensed equitably between the genders. Their new Brazilian management team led them to success in the market that had been eluding them.

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4 Tips To Build A Deep Virtual Bench Of Talent

YoungUpstarts

Having helped world-class companies recruit B2B sales executives for decades, here are have 4 ways to build a strong virtual bench: 1. Keith Johnstone is the Head of Marketing at Peak Sales Recruiting , a leading B2B sales recruiting company launched in 2006. Aggressively Target Passive Job Seekers.

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9 Steps Proven To Build A Successful Sales Team From Scratch

YoungUpstarts

Any entrepreneur yearns for revenue streams but if the product is not ready, the offering is shifting, the budget for an industry leader is not there or the appropriate management support is not in place, hiring salespeople can be a waste of limited resources. Don’t build too soon.

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Tale of Two Valleys: LA and the Bay Area from an Investor’s Perspective

Mucker Lab

After stints as a technology investment banker, a dot-com entrepreneur, and a product manager in Silicon Valley, I moved to Los Angeles in 2006. Certainly it is a negative to not have acquired the basic skills of product management. Ability” vs. “Knowledge”. Cashflow” vs. “Big Idea”.

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Austin Tech Happy Hour Pre-SXSW

Austin Startup

million IT professionals use the free Spiceworks network management application and integrated Facebook-like community to discover, buy and manage technology in a social way. We provide unique ideation processes to help companies create and enhance mobile, appliance, e-commerce, b2b and integrated consumer experiences.

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How Startups Can Convince Young Professionals To Join Their Fledgling Sales Team

YoungUpstarts

Consider the manager who learned that an employee was a race car enthusiast and decided to reward him with an opportunity to actually drive such a car. Keith Johnstone is the Head of Marketing at Peak Sales Recruiting , a leading B2B sales recruiting company launched in 2006. Yours can be the offer that can’t be refused.

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