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Replacing the Sales Funnel with the Sales Flywheel

Harvard Business Review

I’ve been using the sales funnel for 28 years, my whole career. This year, I retired the funnel — threw it a party, gave it a gold watch, and congratulated it on its move to a condo in Florida. ” The intention was right, but there was no operational impact. clu/Getty Images. It was the right thing to do.

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How AI Helped One Retailer Reach New Customers

Harvard Business Review

After digesting all of this data, Albert identified and bought more than 6,400 keywords to improve performance across RedBalloon campaigns in the first 24 hours of operation. As a result, the conversion rate from Facebook campaigns managed by Albert increased by 750% in Albert’s first year of operation. Not Albert.

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B2B Salespeople Can Survive If They Reimagine Their Roles

Harvard Business Review

Map the customer journey and redesign your sales funnel. In addition, each needs to rethink its sales funnel, the process for finding, attracting, and retaining customers. Research firms such as Forrester can assist by documenting the total costs and resources required for a firm to field a first-rate digital operation.

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