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The 5 Top Media for Cold Prospecting

Pointclear

According to the Direct Marketing Association’s Power of Direct Marketing study, B-to-B marketers spent $14 billion in 2011 on telephone marketing for lead generation in the U.S. That compares to $7 billion spent on direct mail and $4.5 billion on search marketing for the same purpose.

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10 Most Important Sales Trends That Will Define 2019 (And Predictions)

Sales Hacker

Finally, tech is being built to make that easier than ever with personalized video, direct mail, LinkedIn, etc. Sendoso , PFL for Direct Mail Platforms. Tools that can accurately tell you the Next Best Action to take are coming and coming quick. Companies to watch: LinkedIn as a channel.

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Cold Call, Root Canal, or Abstinence—You Pick

No More Cold Calling

According to a 2010 survey of 1,226 salespeople, most would choose abstinence. In addition to buying lists, sending direct mail, dropping off brochures at company headquarters (yes, that still happens), or sending spam emails, we’ve added social media to the mix. What do salespeople dread most?

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The End of Marketing as We Know It: Overcoming Buyer Challenges with Interactive Smart Content

The ROI Guy

Although new channels drove the growth in digital marketing over the prior decade, the next decade of marketing innovation will be driven by strategies and tools to address these significant and fundamental changes in buyers: Overcoming Information Overload; Fighting Frugalnomics; Fueling Prospect Driven Buying Cycles.

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Best Sales Blogs: The Ultimate List of 55+ (Recently Updated!)

LeadFuze

Direct Mail Marketing: What it is, Why Snail Mail Works, and How to Execute it. Sales Technology Blog (Smart Selling Tools). As far as my sales philosophy goes I marry (much like a mixed martial art) traditional selling methods with personal branding and the newer tools such as Linkedin, Twitter etc. The Gist: .

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Alinean Launches Interactive White Papers

The ROI Guy

Overcomes Marketing Information Overload, Transforming Traditional White Papers into Dynamic, Personalized Engagement Tools Alinean, the leading creator of value-based interactive sales and marketing tools for B2B vendors, today launched a new demand generation tool for B2B marketers – Alinean Interactive White Papers.

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Marketing Hierarchy of Needs: Achieving Marketing Efficiency and Effectiveness

The ROI Guy

This represents substantial growth when compared to 2009 cut-backs; however, even with the 2010/2011 snap-back in spending, most marketing budgets will remain below pre-recession levels. For example, an IDC survey of technology marketers revealed that 2010 revenue grew at a healthy 5.8% world-wide, and that this greatly exceeded the 3.7%