--- title: durhamlane Blog | trends description: trends | Helping businesses and sales professionals improve sales performance with tips, sales advice, and guidance. --- [Skip to content](https://blog.durhamlane.com/topic/trends#content) [durhamlane-logo durhamlane | Sales Training, Sales Outsourcing & Sales Recruitment durhamlane Logo | Sales Training, Sales Outsourcing & Sales Recruitment](http://durhamlane.com/) - [What We Do](http://durhamlane.com/sales/) - [Outsourcing](http://durhamlane.com/sales/outsourcing/) - [Training](http://durhamlane.com/sales/training/) - [Recruitment](http://durhamlane.com/sales/recruitment/) - [How We Work](http://durhamlane.com/how-we-work/) - [About](http://durhamlane.com/company/) - [About Us](http://durhamlane.com/company/about-us/) - [Our Team](http://durhamlane.com/company/team/) - [Blog](https://blog.durhamlane.com/) - [Careers](http://durhamlane.com/company/current-vacancies/) - [Our Work](http://durhamlane.com/our-work/) - [Contact](http://durhamlane.com/company/contact-us/) +44 (0) 191 481 3800 - [Created with Sketch.](http://www.twitter.com/durhamlane) - [Created with Sketch.](http://www.linkedin.com/company/durhamlane) - - [tel:+44%20(0)%20191%20481%203800](tel:+44%20(0)%20191%20481%203800) # Blog ![](https://blog.durhamlane.com/hubfs/Janine%20Rupf.png) ##### Is the Sales Role Dead? Posted by [Janine Rupf](https://blog.durhamlane.com/author/janine-rupf) on 02/10/17 09:45 [![](https://blog.durhamlane.com/hubfs/Businesspeople.jpg)](https://blog.durhamlane.com/is-the-sales-role-dead) The robots are taking over. In an age where you can stumble into your kitchen of a morning and ask a tiny grey box tell you what the weather will be like, it’s hard to argue with progress. Automation is certainly a good thing, but it takes no prisoners when it comes to jobs. From the switchboard operator to the ticket inspector, entire roles have been culled from the spectrum - more and more with each passing year. It’s enough to make anyone nervous. And with the sophistication and rise of artificial intelligence within the sphere of sales, we can’t help but wonder: *Is the Sales Role Dead?* [Read More](https://blog.durhamlane.com/is-the-sales-role-dead) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.durhamlane.com/is-the-sales-role-dead#comments-listing) ##### Topics [sales performance](https://blog.durhamlane.com/topic/sales-performance) [trends](https://blog.durhamlane.com/topic/trends) [thought leadership](https://blog.durhamlane.com/topic/thought-leadership) ![](https://blog.durhamlane.com/hubfs/Janine%20Rupf.png) ##### durhamlane take "The Leap" into quarterly journalism Posted by [Janine Rupf](https://blog.durhamlane.com/author/janine-rupf) on 31/07/17 12:14 [![](https://blog.durhamlane.com/hubfs/The%20Leap.png)](https://blog.durhamlane.com/durhamlane-take-the-leap-into-quarterly-journalism) This is a long-awaited day! The first issue of our industry led magazine „The Leap“  has gone live and is ready to be viewed here.  [Read More](https://blog.durhamlane.com/durhamlane-take-the-leap-into-quarterly-journalism) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.durhamlane.com/durhamlane-take-the-leap-into-quarterly-journalism#comments-listing) ##### Topics [Insider](https://blog.durhamlane.com/topic/insider) [trends](https://blog.durhamlane.com/topic/trends) [Innovation](https://blog.durhamlane.com/topic/innovation) [thought leadership](https://blog.durhamlane.com/topic/thought-leadership) [Tech Industry](https://blog.durhamlane.com/topic/tech-industry) ![](https://blog.durhamlane.com/hubfs/Janine%20Rupf.png) ##### Women in Digital Event brings young talent and businesses together Posted by [Janine Rupf](https://blog.durhamlane.com/author/janine-rupf) on 27/04/17 16:47 [![](https://blog.durhamlane.com/hubfs/DigitalCity.jpg)](https://blog.durhamlane.com/women-in-digital-event-brings-young-talent-and-businesses-together) This week, Alison chaired the “Women in Digital” event at Teesside University’s Digital City. Co-organised by students, the event opened up the debate on gender diversity in the digital sector and generated solutions to create a thriving environment for digital business in the North East. [Read More](https://blog.durhamlane.com/women-in-digital-event-brings-young-talent-and-businesses-together) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.durhamlane.com/women-in-digital-event-brings-young-talent-and-businesses-together#comments-listing) ##### Topics [News,](https://blog.durhamlane.com/topic/news) [event](https://blog.durhamlane.com/topic/event) [trends](https://blog.durhamlane.com/topic/trends) ![](https://blog.durhamlane.com/hubfs/Lee%20Durham.png) ##### Have sales and marketing grown up to be friends? Posted by [Lee Durham](https://blog.durhamlane.com/author/lee-durham) on 28/03/17 12:02 [![](https://blog.durhamlane.com/hubfs/Team-1.jpg)](https://blog.durhamlane.com/have-sales-and-marketing-grown-up-to-be-friends) The workplace is evolving at an alarming rate. The boundaries between home and work are blurred, and in the same way, departments have begun to merge too. [Read More](https://blog.durhamlane.com/have-sales-and-marketing-grown-up-to-be-friends) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.durhamlane.com/have-sales-and-marketing-grown-up-to-be-friends#comments-listing) ##### Topics [business development](https://blog.durhamlane.com/topic/business-development) [trends](https://blog.durhamlane.com/topic/trends) [marketing](https://blog.durhamlane.com/topic/marketing) ![](https://blog.durhamlane.com/hubfs/Janine%20Rupf.png) ##### A Meeting With: Alison Freer Posted by [Janine Rupf](https://blog.durhamlane.com/author/janine-rupf) on 21/03/17 12:00 [![](https://blog.durhamlane.com/hubfs/AF%20Journal%20Pic%2010%20Mar%2017-1.jpg)](https://blog.durhamlane.com/a-meeting-with-alison-freer) The director of consulting, learning and digital transformation at durhamlane on what drives her professional and personal life. 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