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What is the State of Marketing in 2013

Score More Sales

The annual “State of Marketing” Global Survey of Marketers has again been completed, and results were announced at the Smarter Commerce Global Summit last week. You can download the complete results from the IBM State of Marketing 2013 Global Survey. The biggest takeaway? They can adjust offers in real-time.

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Sales Influencers 2013 Predictions

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The 2013 predictions about selling this year are out! At the end of last year, they asked us all what we thought would be the trends for sellers and sales leaders in 2013. The piece – 2013 Make or Break Predictions from the Top Sales Influencers Online was just released yesterday. Marketing Automation Becomes a Necessity.

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Why Traditional Marketing Is Broken (and 5 Ways to Fix It)

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Jim Ewel This should be the golden age of marketing. We have more tools at our disposal to implement and measure marketing, and, until the pandemic hit, advertising budgets were at record levels. The traditional marketing plan is broken. The traditional marketing organization is broken. How do we fix this?

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39% of Marketers Do Not Have a Defined Content Marketing Strategy

SBI Growth

In the Future of Content Marketing survey, 39% of nearly 60 respondents indicated they did not have a defined content marketing strategy. If you have read my past three articles on content marketing ( article 1 , article 2 , and article 3 ), then this percentage number is strikingly similar. Effectiveness.

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3 Key Must Have Sales Strategies for 2013

A Sales Guy

If you run or lead a sales team, there are a bazillion things your 2013 sales strategy can and should contain. That being said, there are three general or macro things your 2013 sales strategy MUST have to be complete; a social selling strategy, a content marketing strategy and deliberate learning plan.

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How to Bridge the Sales & Marketing Divide

SBI Growth

More often than not, sales and marketing live in siloes. Reps wonder what marketing does and contributes; marketing complains reps ignore their efforts. For a company to survive these days, sales and marketing must work in concert. The best marketing leaders know how to overcome the divide and gain credibility with sales.

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2014 Planning Metrics for B2B Marketing Leaders

SBI Growth

The Holy Grail of 2014 Planning: Marketing Contribution as a % of Total Revenue. 2013 is the last year executives accepted activity-level results from marketing. Expectations of marketing accountability have increased to the level expected of sales performance. Executive marketing leaders need to push the debris aside.

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