A milestone was reached in the world of selling recently. ‘Adelaide-based artificial intelligence software vendor Complexica secured a software deployment contract with pharmaceutical company Pfizer Australia’ and launched the artificial intelligence engine, Larry, the Digital Analyst.
The early adopters and creatives have brought artificial intelligence into the realm of sales, and it is an exciting gamechanger.
However, there are two trains of thought going through many salespeople’s minds when it comes to the sales profession and AI.
1. ‘Will I stay or will I go?’ or
2. ‘Should I stay or should I go?’
The sky is not yet falling, however uncertainty is beginning to creep in, creating a clash between decisions that could mean evolution or extinction.
With statistics stating 22% of sales jobs will disappear by 2020 and knowing where there is smoke there is usually fire, the dialogue quite rightly turns to the future of some sales roles. Like any form of disruption, however, there will always be the disruptor, for
