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Dan Lackner

Daniel is a senior sales leader with extensive experience in analytic software applications, CRM, SaaS solutions, and designing and implementing high velocity, predictable, recurring revenue models. He works closely with early to mid-stage technology companies to build a tight interlock with marketing and eliminate friction in the demand funnel. With a track record of success in sales, marketing, product management, engineering, and customer success, Daniel drives revenue growth with the design and implementation of sales processes, compensation plans, account strategy, training, and demand funnel management.

Financial Resilience: ITR Economics’ 15-Year Forecast to Help You Through the 2030s

Thu, Nov 14, 2024 | Posted by Pete Hayes

The below article from ITR Economics, a valuable and trusted resource for Chief Outsiders, details steps you can take to prepare for the economic depression coming in the 2030s. If you aren't confident that your business can weather the downturn, it may be a good time to reach out to one of our Fractional Chief Marketing Officers and Chief Sales Officers. They can provide the agile, adaptable support required to quickly pivot marketing and sales strategies as economic conditions evolve.

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Navigating the AI-Enabled Selling Software Landscape

Thu, Oct 3, 2024 — There was a time not so long ago when the tools-of-the-trade for a salesperson were a Rolodex, a landline phone, and a pair of comfortable shoes. Not anymore. Rolodexes of relationships have been replaced by LinkedIn connections, landline phones by synchronized communication streams, and comfortable shoes by online meetings and note takers, all powered by artificial intelligence.

What is AI-Enabled Selling and Why is it Important?

Tue, Sep 24, 2024 — Salesforce’s “State of Sales” report surveyed 5,500 sales professionals earlier this year. Two findings caught my attention. First, sales reps spend only 30% of their time selling during an average week. Second, 81% of sales teams said they are investing in AI. Of those using AI, 41% believe that they have “fully implemented AI.” The remaining 59% range from having no strategy at all, to tinkering with tools.

The CEO Mindset: Resolving Sales Performance Challenges | Part 5

Fri, Jul 14, 2023 — Part 5: Moving Your KPI Levers Into Alignment Managing a sales team can be a lonely job these days. Just a few years ago, the energy in a typical sales office was positively electric. The office reverberated with the sound of ringing phones, demonstrations, strategy sessions, pipeline reviews, and the clanging of the sales bell after a deal was closed.

The CEO Mindset: Resolving Sales Performance Challenges | Part 4

Mon, Jul 3, 2023 — Part 4: Is Your Sales Process Supporting Revenue Growth? At the dinner table, you tend to get immediate feedback when the recipe of the dish being served is not quite perfected. In the business world, where the steaks….er….stakes are higher, it is no less important to have a plan which appropriately combines the ingredients for world-class success.

The CEO Mindset: Resolving Sales Performance Challenges | Part 3

Fri, Jun 23, 2023 — Part 3: Technology Platforms for the Win The market for sales enablement platforms has never been more robust. As companies like yours clamor for clients, revenue, and growth, they’re showering billions on the latest technology tools to help get them there. In fact, a recent report projects that the global market for sales enablement tech will grow at a 15 percent rate over the next five years, topping $9 billion by 2028.

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