{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Blog | EU Business School","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog","author_name":"EU Business School","author_url":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/author\/communications\/","title":"Technology Sales: Connecting Customers With Technology &ndash; EU...","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"yz8vBXuFjI\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/technology-sales-connecting-customers-with-technology\/\">Technology Sales: Connecting Customers With Technology<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/technology-sales-connecting-customers-with-technology\/embed\/#?secret=yz8vBXuFjI\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Technology Sales: Connecting Customers With Technology&#8221; &#8212; Blog | EU Business School\" data-secret=\"yz8vBXuFjI\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/business-school.jpg","thumbnail_width":"1969","thumbnail_height":"1313","description":"Coinciding with the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), and as a result of the perfect storm of technological innovations that brought it about, the traditional concept and functions of \u2018sales\u2019 has changed. With all this technological innovation \u2013 such as artificial intelligence (IA), the internet of things (IoT), robotics, quantum commuting and 3D printing &#8211; it is no longer feasible to manufacture and sell a product or even provide a service without ongoing backup and support. Sales staff require ongoing training and refresher courses in how best to use these new technologies. In addition, technology advances at such a rapid pace [&hellip;]"}