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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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Focus on the Most Fascinating Thing | Sales Motivation and Sales.

The Sales Hunter

Guest post Monday brings us Jeff Beals , an award-winning author who helps professionals do more business and have a greater impact on the world through effective sales, marketing and personal branding techniques. What’s your area of self marketing expertise? So, what’s your area of self marketing expertise?

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Bulls, Bears, Bernanke and BtoB Lead Generation

Pointclear

Here are the results for Q1, 2001 through Q2, 2012: The numbers say the following to me: Leads trend in the direction of GDP. Overall lead rates trended down in 2002 and from 2008 – Q3 2009—yep, just as the economy did. When the GDP is up, the lead rate increases, and vice-versa. Lead rates never dropped to zero.

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IDC: Tech Marketing Budgets Up, But Lag Revenue Growth

The ROI Guy

IDC has just completed their annual Tech Marketing Benchmarks Survey, and the news is good for tech marketing teams. The latest survey (completed 9/10) reveals that large technology vendors have increased their marketing budgets by 3.7% in 2010 compared to 2009 levels. market spending growth. compared to 2008.

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CFO is Now Top IT Decision Maker, making Value Sales / Marketing More Important Than Ever

The ROI Guy

The survey was conducted from late October 2009 through January 2010. Already a growing trend since the bursting of the tech bubble in 2001, more senior financial IT decision making means that proving the value of proposed projects, and quantifying bottom line impact is more important than ever. A true value partner.

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Marketing Hierarchy of Needs: Achieving Marketing Efficiency and Effectiveness

The ROI Guy

For marketers, the news is good overall. According to research from IDC and Forrester, marketing spending is anticipated to increase between 3 to 5% for 2011. In the current environment, marketers are still being asked to do-more-with-less, driving a significant change in strategies, campaigns and go-to-market channels.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Tech Marketers May Need to Rethink.

The ROI Guy

Friday, October 22, 2010 Tech Marketers May Need to Rethink Budgets for 2011 according to new Harte-Hanks research Technology marketers are challenged today with handling proliferating marketing channels to reach and engage more overloaded, skeptical and frugal buyers than ever before.