Manufacturers must use lead generation

Companies in traditionally business-to-business industries are often under the misapprehension that marketing initiatives are not for them. This is particularly true for the manufacturing sector, which is more sales dominant and less marketing oriented. While you...

Accurate databases boost insurance sales

There is no doubt that knowledge is power, and any compilation of information is valuable. Databases are extremely hot commodities, as myriad organisations and industries rely heavily on this information for a variety of purposes. Nowhere is this more true than in the...

Semiconductor sales on the increase

Worldwide semiconductor revenue is on pace to reach $336-billion in 2014 – a 6,7% increase from 2013, and up from the previous quarter’s forecast of 5,4% growth, according to Gartner. Sequential growth in the second quarter of 2014 is outpacing...

Cisco, NetApp announce $3bn FlexPod sales

Cisco and NetApp have announced that the FlexPod integrated infrastructure solution has generated $3-billion in joint sales since its launch in 2010. FlexPod unit shipments have grown 81% year-over-year, with demand for FlexPod solutions now reaching a $2-billion...

Tech sales lose out to poor communications

There is new and ever more capable technology at our disposal but, as a leading sales training organisation warns, technology salespeople are often the first to miss the opportunity to bring this to the masses. Doug Tucker, MD of Sales Commando, believes that those at...