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title: "10 Sales Marketing Quotes by 10 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Sales Marketing quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Sales Marketing sayings and thoughts."
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> [The difference between Sales and Marketing is that Marketing owns the message and Sales owns the relationship.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-jantsch/the-difference-between-sales-and-marketing-is-that-marketing-owns-the/)

[John Jantsch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-jantsch/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/077/john-jantsch-34376_customer_the-difference-between-sales-and-marketi_15528.png)

> [If you don't do sales and marketing, you'll forever be at mercy to those who do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eben-pagan/if-you-don-t-do-sales-and-marketing-you-ll-forever-be-at-mercy-to/)

[Eben Pagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eben-pagan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a67/eben-pagan-32946_compassion_if-you-don-t-do-sales-and-marketing-you_1666795.jpg)

> [At the heart of all sales and marketing is the ability to create demand even in the absence of logic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-samit/at-the-heart-of-all-sales-and-marketing-is-the-ability-to-create/)

[Jay Samit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-samit/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f27/jay-samit-13745_ability_at-the-heart-of-all-sales-and-marketing_3204621.png)

> [I knew nothing about sales, marketing or how to run a company. Nor did I have a desire to do any of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-behlendorf/i-knew-nothing-about-sales-marketing-or-how-to-run-a-company-nor-did/)

[Brian Behlendorf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-behlendorf/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/618/brian-behlendorf-27914_about_i-knew-nothing-about-sales-marketing-or_1626126.png)

> [“you must remove the walls between your sales and marketing organization and product development.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-ellis/you-must-remove-the-walls-between-your-sales-and-marketing/)

[Sean Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-ellis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb7/sean-ellis-37961_customer_you-must-remove-the-walls-between-your-s_364704.jpg)

> [Sales and marketing need to be joined at the hip, and aligned around the customer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donal-daly/sales-and-marketing-need-to-be-joined-at-the-hip-and-aligned-around/)

[Donal Daly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donal-daly/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24a/donal-daly-69692_customers_sales-and-marketing-need-to-be-joined-at_2120889.jpg)

> [I think what IBM is excellent at is using their sales and marketing infrastructure to convince people who have asymmetrically less knowledge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chamath-palihapitiya/i-think-what-ibm-is-excellent-at-is-using-their-sales-and-marketing/)

[Chamath Palihapitiya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chamath-palihapitiya/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e54/chamath-palihapitiya-10473_i-think_i-think-what-ibm-is-excellent-at-is-usin_981397.jpg)

> [“At the core, marketing is lead generation. Ads drive awareness . . . to drive sales. PR and publicity drive attention . . . to drive sales. Social…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/portfolio/at-the-core-marketing-is-lead-generation-ads-drive-awareness-to-drive/)

[Portfolio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/portfolio/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8c/portfolio-64116_leadership_at-the-core-marketing-is-lead-generation_1120641.jpg)

> [Often in companies, you'll see tensions between sales and marketing. Sales people will want to give discounts to clients because they often…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-duhigg/often-in-companies-you-ll-see-tensions-between-sales-and-marketing/)

[Charles Duhigg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-duhigg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a26/charles-duhigg-1088_always_often-in-companies-you-ll-see-tensions-b_443893.jpg)

> [Traditional sales and marketing involves increasing market shares, which means selling as much of your product as you can to as many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seth-godin/traditional-sales-and-marketing-involves-increasing-market-shares/)

[Seth Godin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seth-godin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/551/seth-godin-152_brands_traditional-sales-and-marketing-involves_1266661.jpg)

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