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Surviving Tough Times….

Partners in Excellence

As I work to advise them, I stumbled on something I wrote in early 2001, another period of economic challenges. Since 2001 we’ve been through slowdowns a couple of times. ” Surviving Tough Times, Things We Have Learned (early 2001 version) The past year has created new professional and personal challenges.

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Not the “R” Word Again…

No More Cold Calling

What a roller coaster—this up and down economy—2001, 2002, then the Recession of 2008-09. The same “8 Killer Steps” that I talked about in 2001, 2002, and again in 2008 and 2009 still apply! Build new alliances or alternate distribution channels. Now we hear that recovery will be slow, and we might even experience a double dip.

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6 Ways To Make Sure Your Customers Get The Message

SBI Growth

The CMO world of multiple channels, social media, content marketing, demand generation, and lead development extends the importance of messaging to a much broader scale. What was true when I first founded buyer persona development back in 2001 is still true today – buyer personas not grounded in buyer research and insights are useless.

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This Is What Has Made B2B Sales More Challenging

Anthony Iannarino

Not too long ago, people believed the most significant changes in business-to-business sales were the internet and the social channels. It started with a downturn in 2001 and gained more momentum during and after the Great Recession. The pressure to perform flows from your client to you and your company. The Rise of Purchasing.

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Lead Management: Let’s Formalize this Relationship

Pointclear

As a sales and marketing thought leader with nearly 20 years experience, Tony has led the overall research function at SiriusDecisions since the company's founding in 2001. In most b-to-b organizations, this includes the pass from marketing to teleprospecting, and teleprospecting to field, inside or channel sales resources.

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How to use the marketing flywheel method to supercharge your business

Nutshell

The flywheel model was first introduced in 2001, but it’s recently experienced a rebirth in the business world and inspired professionals everywhere to re-evaluate the classic sales and marketing funnel. Well, here’s another important term for you to memorize: the marketing flywheel.

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SMS sales: How B2B sellers can close more deals with text messages

Nutshell

Learn to leverage this underrated communication channel, and SMS sales just might become the secret weapon in your selling arsenal. Because of this, texting is viewed differently than other text-based communication channels like email. Both of these sales channels still have their place!

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