2018 Hotlist: What’s In and
What’s Out in Sales
We’re Back with our popular Hotlist of “What’s In and What’s Out in Sales.” We’re in our 15th year of trend watching! Our list is loaded with pop culture and style trends.
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| What’s OUT | What’s IN |
|---|---|
| General merchandise stores | Amazon |
| Fidget Spinners | Cuddlers |
| #MeToo | #MyJobShouldNotIncludeAbuse |
| YouTube Stories | The new Vine |
| Self-driving cars | Flying taxis |
| Proza | Pet Edibles |
| Pumpkin Spice Latte | Flower Flavors |
| Baby Backpacks | The Fanny Pack |
| Uber | Solar Trains |
| Purchase Agents | Digital Twins |
| Silly Statements T-Shirts | Hoodies with Serious Statements |
| Marcia Clark | Tonya Harding |
| Millennial Bashing | Gen Z |
| House of Cards | Madame Secretary |
| Ergonomic Chairs | Standing Desks |
| Bulletproof Coffee | Bulletproof Labs |
| Soul Cycle | Taryn Toomey’s The Class |
| Paying cash for new home | Paying through Bitcoin for new home |
| PokemanGo | Magic Leap |
| Fake News | Telling the Truth |
| HR Managers | Culture Managers |
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Josiane Feigon is a Sales Futurist, pioneer, maverick, and visionary in the inside
sales community. She is the founder of TeleSmart Communications and the
author of Smart Sales Manager and Smart Selling on the Phone and Online.
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