The Naughty Little Secrets Sales & Marketing Keep from Each Other


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The separation between Sales and Marketing departments stems from years of operating autonomously. The divide can be deeply ingrained in businesses processes and culture, and the problem isn’t solved by a loose agreement between department heads to work more closely together.

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I recently had the pleasure of visiting Professor John Hoffmire, a lecturer in disruptive innovation at Peking University’s HSBC Business School. We spent several hours discussing disruptive tactics to gain market share, brand notoriety and industry dominance, and John shared a deep insight into what the term “disruption” actually means.

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