Paul Writer

Let’s merge Sales and Marketing for Growth

Let’s merge Sales and Marketing for Growth

Roll over CMO - welcome, CGO! Let’s merge Sales and Marketing for Growth When I joined Infosys in 1998, Marketing and Sales had different bosses. After...
6 Things Salespeople Want

6 Things Salespeople Want

Social selling is the context to bring Sales & Marketing together for bigger business results. “Selling through social channels is the closest thing to...

5 Ways Technology has Helped Meet Sales Needs

Have you ever walked out of a store which is offering an end of season discount on premium products because of the unskilled salesman?...

A Look Into The Future Of Selling Online

With recent research from sales management software review site, GetApp revealing that 85 percent of consumers have abandoned a purchase online, something has clearly gone wrong with...
8 Ways to Drive Growth Without Discounts

8 Ways to Drive Growth Without Discounts

Last week a founder pre-empted my discussion on user rewards and incentives on an ecommerce app by asking “Why do I need to give...
Sales Results in A Week Data Analytics in Marketing

Sales Results in A Week: Data Analytics in Marketing

Campaign performance - 1.9% response resulted in 779 customers shopping (by way of coupon redemption) - 42% were pure offline customers –they made their first online purchase - Average Transaction Size (ATS) of 4400 ->resulted in net sales of Rs 34+ Lakhs - Campaign cost: Rs 27,000

Dear Sales, Marketing Automation Is for You, Too!

With a name like “marketing automation”, it’s not surprising that sales teams are confused about this type of platform. As a member of the...
Reflections on Approaching My Sell-By Date!

Reflections on Approaching My Sell-By Date!

LinkedIn is running a Pulse series where professionals share all the right – and wrong – ways to leave a job. This is a...