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B2B Salespeople Need to Act More Like Travel Agents

Harvard Business

By 2012, our research shows, nearly 60% of a typical B2B purchasing decision — researching solutions, ranking options, benchmarking pricing, and so on — was happening before the buyer even had a conversation with a supplier. Related Video. The 8 Types of Salespeople. Only three are effective.

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How My Company Created an Apprenticeship Program to Help Diversify Tech

Harvard Business

The program recommended soft-skills training, daily and weekly plans to achieve technical milestones, clear expectations on their output and performance, and daily video calls to gauge happiness, give encouragement, and deliver feedback. However, if you invest in creating talent, these same costs would only amount to $723k.

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