𝟑𝟔% 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝟐𝐁 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐒𝐃𝐑 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫. 𝐒𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫𝐬?

A survey of 560+ B2B software companies found something interesting.

36% reduced their SDR or BDR teams this year. Only 19% grew them.

At first, this looks like bad news for anyone entering SDR roles.

But look closer, and the picture changes.

Companies that are truly AI first, where AI is the actual product, are not cutting these roles. Some are growing SDR headcount fast, even while the market shrinks overall.

So SDR roles are not disappearing. The generic version of the role is.

What is moving to AI:

Copy paste outreach

Basic list building

Repetitive follow ups

What still needs a human:

Understanding a prospect's real problem

Building trust with someone busy and skeptical

Adjusting on the spot when a call goes off script

So maybe the real question is not whether SDR roles will survive

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It is whether SDRs are building the skills AI cannot copy.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐃𝐑 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰?

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