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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! Build new alliances or alternate distribution channels. Up your activity on social media. How do we sell in this volatile economy?

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6 Ways To Make Sure Your Customers Get The Message

SBI Growth

The CMO world of multiple channels, social media, content marketing, demand generation, and lead development extends the importance of messaging to a much broader scale. What was true when I first founded buyer persona development back in 2001 is still true today – buyer personas not grounded in buyer research and insights are useless.

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This Is What Has Made B2B Sales More Challenging

Anthony Iannarino

Not too long ago, people believed the most significant changes in business-to-business sales were the internet and the social channels. Both the internet and social media were supposed to change sales forever, eliminating salespeople—along with everything that came before Twitter. The Rise of Purchasing.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Social Media ROI a Requirement for 2011

The ROI Guy

Monday, February 14, 2011 Social Media ROI a Requirement for 2011 With social media spending continuing to increase this year, CMOs are being tasked to justify the investment. Rising dramatically for 2011 is the quantification of conversion and revenue as a result of social media efforts.

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2014 The Year of Execution and Strategy – Why Most Sales Organizations will be Chewed Up and Spit Out

A Sales Guy

The Dow, S&P 500 are at historic highs and the Nasdaq is at it’s highest since 2001. Social selling and social media are disrupting traditional engagement channels. You need to know how your going to leverage social media and social selling. There is a massive influx of tools available to sales organizations.

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How to use the marketing flywheel method to supercharge your business

Nutshell

The flywheel model was first introduced in 2001, but it’s recently experienced a rebirth in the business world and inspired professionals everywhere to re-evaluate the classic sales and marketing funnel. Well, here’s another important term for you to memorize: the marketing flywheel.

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SMS sales: How B2B sellers can close more deals with text messages

Nutshell

Learn to leverage this underrated communication channel, and SMS sales just might become the secret weapon in your selling arsenal. Because of this, texting is viewed differently than other text-based communication channels like email. Both of these sales channels still have their place!

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