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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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CMO: Is Your 2014 Marketing Plan Obsolete?

SBI Growth

As CMO, you’re constantly trying to answer these 2 burning questions: Are customers responding to our marketing campaigns? What are we doing to adjust to the market demands? Perhaps in the past you laid out a multi-year marketing plan, or simply went year-to-year. It’s a solid marketing plan with an agile process approach.

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9 Steps to Boost Sales in 2014 Part 1 Visibility

Score More Sales

This brings up the first issue you need to think about in 2014 – are you and your company in all the right places online so that potential buyers will find you? People often say that this makes their market too small – instead it helps create clarity and someone will remember those who specialize in this space. Close More Deals.

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9 Steps to Boost Sales in 2014 Part 2 Planning

Score More Sales

CRM: Your CRM system will have to do’s for you (assuming you are setting next actions in your CRM system) – if not, START THIS in 2014. There is an easier way now – all leads in CRM. Inbound: Your inbound marketing program, if you use one, will offer you insight as well. Increase Opportunities. Expand Your Pipeline.

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Top 10 Priorities for the CMO Going Public

SBI Growth

He’s facing the extraordinary pressure of leading a Marketing organization at a firm poised to go public. They constantly prepare to meet tomorrow’s buyer behavior and marketing demands. The demands for the CMO keeping pace with the market require constant recalibration. Background. 5 Key Priorities.

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Is Account-Based Marketing the Holy Grail for Lead Generation Nirvana? [PowerOpinions Part 3]

Pointclear

I recently asked fellow industry leaders to weigh in on the rising popularity of Account-Based Marketing among B2B companies. Is ABM the Holy Grail to lead generation or just another black box solution destined to cost a lot of money, distract marketing and end up getting more bad leads to sales faster than ever before?

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Forget Social Selling—Try Social Engagement

No More Cold Calling

You bet, and it’s critical to increasing B2B sales effectiveness. The newly-released “ 2014 10th annual Lead Management & Social Engagement ” report uncovered an emerging trend in B2B sales this year: social engagement. Put simply: By giving to them, we give them a reason to buy from us. Social selling (i.e.,