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Why Professional Development Is Important

Strategy Driven

But this assumption is wrong, as technology and the world are constantly developing and evolving. And technology does this too. Applying the knowledge you get through training or participation at seminars and conferences in your organization contributes to its development. More Engagement, Inspiration, and Loyalty.

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In Sales, Social Media's Indirect Benefits Matter Most

Harvard Business Review

There's no better place to get a sense of the potential downside of social media for business than in B2B sales environments. Sales managers are under a lot of pressure to get their reps to exploit interactive online technologies to the max, but that's a lot easier said than done.

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The Growing Power of Inside Sales

Harvard Business Review

We spoke with Mike Moorman, a senior leader in ZS Associates'' B2B sales and marketing practice and a leading authority on sales management, about how inside sales (which refers to sales positions done remotely from headquarters, without face-to-face meetings with clients) is transforming the way that B2B companies interact with their customers.

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Get More from Your Event Spending

Harvard Business Review

Yet, after sales force costs, events are the biggest line item in many marketing budgets, especially for B2B firms. Technology to do this exists, and it has implications for what managers can do before, during, and after the events they sponsor or attend. No technology can help managers who are unable or unwilling to set goals.

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