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I think you're right, in common parlance the terms overlap to the point where they do seem to become interchangeable. I think the focus of sales is closing deals and generating revenue at that moment. Business development is about the long game and building lasting relationships. So in that context the activities around those distinctions are just very different.
They are just one job divided in two so that they can focus with one or another if that makes sense. From example in the car business they got people cold calling all day to generate walk in traffic and appointments and sales focuses on closing the deal. So same same but different.
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I thought bd was mainly to get new leads or grow the business via increasing territory etc