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How Marketing Fails by Failing to Market Itself

SBI Growth

One of the most difficult responsibilities for a B2B marketer is sales enablement. The sales field is often critical of any marketing effort. Marketers can feel like they are in a can’t-win position. Marketing teams begin to resent their peers in sales. Marketing teams begin to resent their peers in sales.

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“Why I’m So Interested In Selling,” Martin Mackay

Partners in Excellence

I joined PeopleSoft in 1996 as the head of Product Marketing and Strategy for Europe. Having been the VP International Marketing for a couple of years, my boss at the time told me “It is time you had a real job” and gave me my first sales management role. I remember my first $1m deal – at PeopleSoft in probably the year 2001.

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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! Broaden Your Perspective/Narrow Your Focus: Is your sales and marketing focus working? How do we sell in this volatile economy?

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IT Sales & Marketing Grows More Complex: Only 5% of CIOs Can Authorize IT Investments Alone

The ROI Guy

Surprisingly, CIOs alone have authorized only 5% of IT investments , confirming what many IT sales and marketing professionals already know, that the vast majority of IT purchase approvals involve more stakeholders, as well as significant executive scrutiny. To this end, we recommend the following best practices: 1.

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7 Must-Have Automated Documents for Sales Success

Companies are increasingly implementing technology to bring efficiency to their workforce. Data accessibility aside, teams continuously struggle with manual processes for document generation. Learn why automating your documents is key to sales success.

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IT Spending on the Rise, But Frugalnomics Still Reigns

The ROI Guy

Leading the recovery is a resurgence in infrastructure investments, with Computing Hardware expected to grow 11.7%, followed by Enterprise Software (9.5%), Telecommunications (6.9%) and IT Services (6.6%) and IT Services (6.6%). Enterprise Software 244 8.4 This has led to a snapback in hardware spending in both 2010 (12.1%

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4 Steps to Ensure AI/ML has the Right Data to Learn

Xactly

As the market races to deliver AI products targeted at sales users, it’s just a matter of time – a few years, if not a few months – before AI becomes a trusted part of the sales professional’s daily technology stack, giving useful advice and admonitions throughout the rep’s day. Register for Webinar. The AI Data Specifics.

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