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Keys to Cracking the Code on Marketing and Sales Alignment The results of a recent Red Herring CMO survey revealed that marketing and sales alignment remains one the top five strategic issues for 2007. Approximately 42% of the respondents termed it a crucial problem. Companies attempting to resolve the issue often approach the problem by trying to tighten the alignment of marketing activities within the sales cycle, improving coordination around lead generation, and increasing sales force participation in the marketing process. Sadly, these attempts often fail. Here's how to enact meaningful change. Get the full story. Please note: This article is available to paid subscribers only. Get more information or sign up here. |
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Roy Young
IBM Marketing Champion Uses Online Marketing to Boost Divisional Revenue and Share of the SMB Market Sandra Zoratti, vice-president of worldwide marketing of the soon-to-be-formed InfoPrint Solutions Company, a Ricoh/IBM joint venture, added interactive marketing to the InfoPrint Solutions Company marketing mix to multiply the reach of the sales force in pursuit of the coveted small and medium-sized business market. Here is an overview of Sandra's innovative marketing communications approach. Get the full story.
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Round Three of the MarketingProfs Book Club: Q&A With 'Made To Stick' Authors With spring comes not only a new season but a "sticky" new segment. Book Club is back for "Round Three" with the hottest book of the year, "Made To Stick" by Chip and Dan Heath. "Made To Stick" analyzes why some ideas survive while many others die. But that's not all; the authors have deconstructed why ideas that didn't have revenue incentives, like urban legends and fables, have amplified across social groups and through many generations. Here, they discuss this plus more of the book's concepts. Get the full story. |
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Kathy Rizzo
Lead Nurturing: Cultivating Relationships and Growing Sales Through Continued Dialog Lead nurturing has become an integral component of an overall marketing strategy. While there is an ever-growing incentive to implement an effective lead nurturing strategy with business partners and prospects, determining which specific tactics to utilize can prove challenging. Get the full story. Want the nitty gritty on lead generation? Get this template now.
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Homestyle SEO: How to Cater to a Regional Audience If your business targets a local region, the trick is connecting with those in your own back yard. It's wonderful to rank well in search engines for a competitive search phrase, but if your product is only available to a small subset, how much time and bandwidth can you afford to waste dealing with visitors from too far afield? By taking the right steps early, you can get better search rankings from your SEO campaign, and more importantly, attract an audience from the right locale. Get the full story. Get a whole bushel full of advice for mere pennies. This is just one of the many gems you'll get on SEO as a Premium member. Get it now.
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Jody Canavan
Five Quick Tips for Creating Conversations Salespeople Will Use If you're like most marketers, you're probably struggling with the best ways to help your salespeople have more meaningful conversations with customers and prospects. Here are five quick tips for creating scripted conversations to help salespeople more effectively communicate your company's business value to customers and prospects. Get the full story. |
Paul McCord
How to Develop Client and Customer Trust Selling is not so much about the features of our products or services—or even the benefits the customer receives. Rather, it is about our relationship with the customer. People do business with people they trust. Get the full story. |
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