The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

If you are in IT sales and marketing, there are three significant challenges of which you should be well aware when setting up your budgets and plans for 2016. Data Center Infrastructure – storage and networking are expected to decline a significant 3.8% IT Spending on the Decline? decline (compared to a paltry 1.6%

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 30, 2022

We’re all familiar with the “four Ps” of marketing: product, price, promotion, and place. Privacy compliance has become an essential part of modern-day marketing. Even though the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect in 2018, data collection and processing can still leave marketers feeling uncertain.

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Lead411

OCTOBER 31, 2018

One way to alleviate this anxiety is to reach out via multiple channels to find the best way your prospect or customer prefers to communicate. The data makes complete sense when you think about how often the average person checks their cell phone every day. The data doesn’t stop with text messaging.

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 25, 2013

A top trend in B2B marketing is the adoption of the Marketing Operations role. Not surprising, International Data Corporate (IDC) weighs in this month. Innovative CMO and CIO pairs will throw out the rule book when it comes to IT''s support of Marketing. Download this Marketing Team Capability Assessment to help.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Facebook was founded in 2004, Twitter in 2006, Instagram 2010, Snapchat 2011, and TikTok in 2016. We then grouped this data by company size to understand how much of an impact social media following has, depending on business size. The results of the data are astoundingly clear. The problem?

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Allbound

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Five Questions Channel Program Leaders Should Be Asking. 2018 has marked a major shift in the way governments, companies, and consumers view data privacy. The landmark 2016 EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect on May 25, 2018. Changing Privacy Requirements. What makes these laws really tricky?

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The Spiff Blog

MARCH 31, 2023

While the data we uncovered is concerning, it’s not surprising. Today we unveil some of our findings and attempt to unravel what this data means. But, because this particular data set only looks at variable pay, it forces us to think beyond the surface level reasons why women in sales are earning less than men.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 4, 2017

In fact, according to the CSO Insights 2016 Sales Enablement Optimization Study , the number of businesses with a dedicated enablement function has increased from 19% to 33% since 2013. What this means is that sales, marketing, and service processes need to be based on the needs, wants, and expectations of customers. Two things.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 31, 2018

At least 69 percent of businesses invest significant time and money into email marketing, according to a recent survey by business news website The Manifest. In short, it’s important that marketers stay on target. The need to create personalized marketing messages isn’t new; it grew as a natural extension of the dot-com boom.

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SBI

JUNE 25, 2020

For companies’ sales and marketing teams, this could mean changing messaging, altering their inside sales strategy, or re-thinking the kinds of businesses they’re targeting. Winning sales teams are able to apply data, such as how a buyer has engaged with a piece of sent content, to help them be more relevant in the moment.

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OpenSymmetry

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

This change in the buyer process requires retailers to be agile in their go-to-market strategies. State of the Retail Industry states that other major challenges in the industry include: Ability to deploy a real-time model across all channels to enhance the customer experience. Rachel Alexander is the Marketing Analyst at OpenSymmetry.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 8, 2017

This is particularly evident in channel programs. Additionally, sales and employee programs tend to outpace channel and customer programs in their use of individual travel regardless of company size.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 27, 2018

Author: Jake Shaffren The 2016 presidential election in the United States brought “fake news” into the vernacular of a growing number of Americans. You rely on the information you get through these channels, but you also know they are fraught with uncertainty. . It is not a new problem. Explore Existing Tools.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 21, 2021

He hosts The SDR Chronicles — a podcast and YouTube channel with over 100 episodes aimed at providing guidance, insight, and motivation to emerging sales reps. Davis conducts speaking tours and personally consults for businesses in need of guidance on sales and marketing alignment. Morgan J Ingram. Image Source: LinkedIn.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 16, 2017

Sean Ellis, a seasoned marketing leader, entrepreneur, angel investor, originally defined a “growth hacker” as "a person whose true north is growth.”. Lesson #1 : To expand market share, use “what if” analysis to leave your comfort zone and create new opportunities. Airbnb penetrating Craigslist’s marketplace.

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SugarCRM

JANUARY 30, 2024

A recent McKinsey study of more over 5,000 companies that ‘outpace’ their peers in building scalable growth found three key similarities in how these firms use Go-to-Market (GTM) technology. More than this, 41% of our respondents claim that capturing intent data and lead scoring is a higher priority than it was 5 years ago.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 30, 2023

Generative AI is a category of algorithms that draws from large, unstructured data sets to create new content, including text and images. Generative AI is a category of algorithms that draws from large, unstructured data sets to create new content. Other AI tools draw data from sources like a CRM, LinkedIn, or industry databases.

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Tenfold

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

It is a data-focused assessment of possibilities; and yes, there is a lot of guesswork involved. The ideal is to minimize the guesswork through the systems and strategies you implement – as well as the accuracy of the data you use. Bad Data = Inaccurate Forecasting. Correcting Bad Data. Forecasting in Current Business.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Over the last 10 years, inbound marketing has proven to be a great way to generate leads and acquire customers and help you hit your quota. But what if you don’t have a marketing department or your marketing team doesn’t practice inbound? Whoa -- face-to-face interaction in 2016? Revisit closed/lost opportunities.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 15, 2020

If the first few months of 2020 have taught us anything, it’s that uncertain times can call for quick pivots to sales and marketing plans. Businesses have had to evolve quickly with trade shows, events, and in-person sales meetings being canceled for the foreseeable future, likely throwing a wrench in many 2020 sales and marketing strategies.

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Trends Retail Consumer Social Media 145

Pointclear

AUGUST 18, 2015

In today’s B2B companies, marketing and sales alignment is critical to success. Unfortunately, few B2B organizations focus on creating, implementing and executing a defined marketing and sales process. Unfortunately, few B2B organizations focus on creating, implementing and executing a defined marketing and sales process.

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SalesLoft

DECEMBER 7, 2016

While no one knows exactly what 2017 will bring, we predict that the future of sales software will introduce more customization and the power of big data analysis to all industries. Customers flood the internet with data signals every day, and much of that we give freely to the websites we visit (whether consciously or not).

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Crunchbase

JULY 2, 2020

When UberEats first launched in EMEA in 2016, my team and I found ourselves immediately confronted with the challenge of scale. I also knew, as head of the food delivery business in Europe, that we were late in our entry into the market, and that the industry was evolving at an unprecedented rate.

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SalesLoft

MARCH 8, 2016

From marketing to sales development to sales, it’s all about account personalization and an agile, strategic process. Marketing has made incredible advances. ABE is the coordination of personalized marketing, sales development, and sales efforts to drive engagement and conversion at a targeted set of accounts.

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Connext Digital

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

This gives in-app advertising as much power and magnitude as traditional advertising channels in today’s digital landscape. In fact, a study reveals that in-app ads are projected to triple in value in the coming years, going from $72 billion in 2016 to $201 billion in 2021. More immersive, interactive and memorable. Expanded reach.

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Advertising Advertising Campaigns Top of Funnel 49

Connext Digital

JUNE 6, 2019

The past few years have been opportune times for mobile marketing. Since mobile device usage surpassed desktops in 2016, online marketers have chosen to maximize their efforts on the platform. It’s the perfect channel to grab their target audience’s attention. These figures have not gone unnoticed.

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Advertising Advertising Campaigns Ideal Customer Profile 75

CloserIQ

APRIL 23, 2019

They’re spending about a third of their day on tech support, approvals, pre-qualification, paperwork, and data entry. Photo source: The 6 biggest sales-tech trends to watch in 2016. You might already have a hunch of what’s going wrong, but you need to gather the data, information and materials that are going to prove your case.

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Tenfold

AUGUST 30, 2017

Information in today’s digital milieu has always been a double edged sword for sales and marketing. A 2014 research by the Acquity Group, a digital marketing company under Accenture, pegs the number of B2B buyers who do online research at 94 percent. This share spans across a variety of channels. Business websites lead at 84.3

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Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 27, 2014

It’s the time where you start seeing various pundits dusting off their crystal balls guessing what the big issues facing sales and marketing professionals in 2015. Marketing/Sales Integration. Marketing Automation/Tools. Demand Generation/Lead Gen/Content Marketing/Nurturing. Analytics/Big Data.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 12, 2018

Company research or data entry are two good places to start. Focus on your highest-performing channels. Some channels just aren’t modern-day winners for featuring services or products. And focusing on poorly-performing channels will almost definitely slow down your roll. It’s important to check your channels regularly.

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Zoominfo

JULY 14, 2023

But they can also face a winding path to purchase , sprawling buying committees, and a dizzying number of channels vying for their attention. For B2B marketers, that means the challenge of effectively reaching, engaging, and converting their target audience is more complex than ever. What is B2B Marketing?

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Connext Digital

JUNE 6, 2019

The past few years have been opportune times for mobile marketing. Since mobile device usage surpassed desktops in 2016, online marketers have chosen to maximize their efforts on the platform. It’s the perfect channel to grab their target audience’s attention. These figures have not gone unnoticed.

Advertising 40

Advertising Advertising Campaigns Ideal Customer Profile 40

LeadFuze

JULY 16, 2019

In short, B2B marketers can no longer ignore the importance of CX, dismissing it as a B2C marketing trend. . According to research, only 14 percent of large B2B companies claimed to be genuinely customer-centric in 2016. CX Maturity of B2B Organisations. Source: Accenture Strategy Report. Easier said than done, right?

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Customer Centric Selling

DECEMBER 20, 2016

By Gary Walker, EVP of Channel Sales & Operations, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company. If you were thinking you were going to rely on what you didn’t close in 2016, you are a little late to the party. Discounting: What has it cost you in 2016? Top Ten Prospects carried over from 2016.

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OpenSymmetry

MAY 23, 2016

According to Gartner research’s 2016 Sales Performance Management Magic Quadrant , the entire industry grew 10% in 2015, reaching a valuation of $715 million just in software sales with an estimated growth to $1.54bn by 2019. The total market including all consulting and managed services is estimated to be worth $2.7bn.

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Igniting Sales Transformation

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

From Debbie’s point of view what customers want is an experience that is channel agnostic, extremely consistent and relevant – relevant to them. In particular, we thank Gavriella Schuster , Corporate Vice President and Channel Chief at Microsoft, for her dedication to supporting women in technology, and making this podcast possible.

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BuzzBoard

OCTOBER 10, 2023

In the world of SMB marketing, every click, nudge, and interaction counts towards success. With technological advancements, shifting consumer behaviors, and the ever-evolving digital ecosystem, the playbook for success in SMB marketing is being rewritten at a breathtaking pace. At present, this world is in a constant state of flux.

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