Monthly Archives: March 2011

Do You Share Oracle’s Vision of “Predictive Analytics” for CRM?

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Lisa

Some great conversation about the potential of CRM is still percolating around the March 7-8 Sales 2.0 Conference in San Francisco. In particular, we’re intrigued by questions generated by presentations from Justin Shriber, Regional Vice President of CRM On Demand … Continue reading →

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4 Tools for B2B Sales: Playbooks, Presos, Demos, Data

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Lisa

These exclusive video interviews (recorded by the DreamSimplicity team live from the floor of the Sales 2.0 Conference last week) are a great review of four B2B sales solutions that enable sales reps to do their jobs better and more efficiently: 1) … Continue reading →

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8 Impressions & Some Practical Tips from the March 2011 Sales 2.0 Conference

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Lisa

The water-cooler talk and audience questions on Monday and Tuesday at the Sales 2.0 Conference gave us a sense of what top-level sales leaders (Sales VPs, Directors, CEOs — the folks who are the core of Sales 2.0 Conference attendees) … Continue reading →

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Sales 2.0 Conference in SFO: Day 1 Recap

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Lisa

When it comes to event recaps, it’s difficult to beat web-tools guru Miles Austin, of fillthefunnel.com. He’s using a cool new software, Storify, to track highlights from each keynote, panel, and breakout session — including top tweets (without all the retweet noise) … Continue reading →

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The Human Element of Selling: Sales 2.0 Report

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Lisa

You might expect that a lot of conversation at a sales and technology conference would be about technology and tools. But we’ve heard a lot this morning about the human element of selling. Namely: The way sales professionals interact with customers … Continue reading →

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A Chance to Get Advice from “Celebrity CMO” Jeff Hayzlett

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Lisa

One very popular Sales 2.0 Conference speaker we always look forward to hearing from is “Celebrity Chief Marketing Officer and Cowboy” Jeff Hayzlett. (Go here to read one of our past Q&As with him.) On Tuesday afternoon, Jeff will be … Continue reading →

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Sales 2.0 Conference Mobile Event Guide

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Lisa

Stay organized on Monday and Tuesday at the Sales 2.0 Conference — download our mobile event guide and get a handy list of agenda times, speakers, locations, and a sponsor booth map. Download ‘The Conventionist’ from the Apple App Store … Continue reading →

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Win an iPad at the Sales 2.0 Conference

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Lisa

We can’t promise the kind of swag that you might get if you were attending a Royal wedding , but there will be some pretty sweet prizes up for grabs at the Sales 2.0 Conference on Monday and Tuesday, including … Continue reading →

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Social Selling For The Win

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Lisa

Why do some companies win at leveraging social networking sites, while others become famous for social media blunders and mishaps? We decided that no Sales 2.0 Conference attendee should end up in the latter category — which is why we’re … Continue reading →

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The Growing Influence of the Internet on B2B Selling

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Lisa

DreamSimplicity at Sales 2.0 Conference March 2010 from Derrick Lee on Vimeo. Why does the Sales 2.0 Conference continue to grow in attendance? One logical answer is the increasing influence of the Internet on the way sales gets done. In … Continue reading →

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